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Nobuko Oyabu

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  • Barnstorm X: 1997 - Student (Orange: Jeff Adkins, Henrik de Gyor, Veronika Oberhammer )
    • Celebration slap

    The College World Series, Omaha, NE, 2001.
    Bio:
    Nobuko Oyabu is a freelance photographer now living in Arlington, VA. After working for daily newspapers for 7 years, Oyabu has been dedicated to her personal project called "Faces of Rape & Sexual Abuse Survivors" between her freelance work and being a mom. She has exhibited her work and spoke at colleges and conferences all over the U.S since 2002, and in Japan since 2006. In 2002, She testified at the Congressional Caucus of Women's issues, exhibited her 'Face Project' at the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda, and became a visiting faculity at Poynter Institute. Lately, she writes and photographs for Japanese publications. Her book entitled 'STAND' was published in Japan in Fall, 2007, and made a topseller list in Tokyo in the same year.
    Work History:
  • Freelance based in Arlington, VA - Photographer/ Writer (Jul 2009 - )
  • Freelance base in Omaha, NE - Photographer/ Writer (Jul 2002 - Jun 2009)
  • The Omaha World-Herald - Staff Photographer (Jan 2000 - Jun 2002)
  • The Dispatch, IL - Staff Photographer (Feb 1996 - Dec 1999)
  • The Oshkosh Northwestern, WI - Part-time Staff Photographer (Oct 1995 - Dec 1995)
    		• Education
  • Columbia College Chicago - BA Photography/ Photojournalism May 1995
  • Associated Press Diverse Vision Workshop - Las Cruces, NM Jun 1996
    • URLs
  • Personal Project: http://www.nobukoonline.com
    Address
    Arlington Virginia
    United States
    		Phone
    Work 402-871-8579
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