07/08/2026
一輩子在拍攝熊，最後卻葬身灰熊掌下 —— 星野道夫逝世30週年
1996年8月8日，日本攝影師星野道夫 (Michio Hoshino) 被棕熊襲擊身亡，終年44歲。
十九歲時，星野道夫在日本一間舊書店發現一本阿拉斯加攝影集，震撼人心的自然景觀令這位異國青年十分嚮往。他寫信給阿拉斯加Shishmaref村長，半年後收到歡迎他前往的回信，於是他在翌年夏天踏足阿拉斯加，與當地愛斯基摩人生活三個月。在那裏他第一次看見熊、體驗前所未有的生活，更令他對阿拉斯加充滿無限嚮往。
回到日本後，畢業於慶應義塾大學經濟系的他，曾擔任動物攝影師田中光常助手，之後在1978年再次踏足阿拉斯加。十八年歲月裏，他的足跡遍及這片土地的每個角落，拍攝當地的極光、冰河、馴鹿、海豹、北極熊等，還有牠們的生存環境，許多溫馨及捕魚的畫面，均是他在漫長的等待後捕捉的。這些照片在《朝日周刊》的專欄「Alaska 風のような物語」連載，結果獲得第15屆木村伊兵衛賞。雖然相片的成功為他帶來名譽，但他在大自然面前依然保持好奇及純真之心，在等待的過程中享受心靈的寧靜。
1996年，他參與日本TBS電視台節目在俄羅斯堪察加半島拍攝外景，當時他並沒跟隨工作人員入住木屋，而是在木屋旁搭建帳篷過夜，結果不幸遭受棕熊襲擊身亡。據悉，星野道夫在阿拉斯加從來不攜帶槍械，他不想因為依賴武器而失去對動物的敬畏之心，可見他對大自然的敬重及自我的勇氣。
順帶一提，由於他的經歷充滿戲劇性，因此網絡上流傳著他離世前拍攝的最後照片——一隻棕熊闖進帳篷。其實這張照片是網民偽造的，但卻依然在網絡上廣為流傳，令他的故事更添傳奇色彩。
On August 8, 1996, Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino was attacked by a grizzly bear and died at 44. Michio Hoshino was impressed by Alaska’s stunning landscape images when he was 19. He wrote to the mayor of Shishmaref, Alaska, and received a letter welcoming him half a year later, so he set foot in Alaska the following summer and lived with the Eskimos for three months. He saw a bear for the first time and experienced a remarkable life.
After returning to Japan, he graduated from Keio University and later worked as an assistant to the animal photographer for two years, and then set foot in Alaska again in 1978. Over the next eighteen years, he traveled to every corner of this land, photographing reindeer, seals, and their living environment, and capturing how polar bears catch fish. These images became a great success.
In 1996, he took part in a Japanese TV program on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. At that time, he did not follow the staff to live in a wooden house but set up a tent next to the wooden house for the night. Unfortunately, he was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear. It is said that Michio Hoshino never carried fi****ms in Alaska. He does not want to lose his awe for animals because of his dependence on weapons. This shows his respect and courage for nature.
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