About

Sumio Harada is a wildlife photographer based in Glacier National Park. He first started taking photographs of mountain goats in Canadian Rockies in 1987. In 1989 and 1991, Sumio stayed in Glacier National Park and fell in love with the park. He moved to West Glacier from Japan with his wife and daughter. Since 1994 he has spent much of his time in the Rocky Mountains, especially Glacier National Park, where he photographs nature as “his lifestyle.”

His images have been published in WILD HARMONY OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MOUNTAIN GOATS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL WILDLIFE, Ranger Rick, GEO, MONTANA MAGAZINE, MONTANA OUTDOORS and many magazine, books in the world.

Since 2016 Sumio have been shooting videos of wildlife and landscape in and around Glacier National Park. NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) will be running TV program using his footage in 2024.

Sumio received his U.S. permanent resident status as an extraordinary photographer in 2005. Now he lives near Glacier National Park with his wife Kumi.