ice carving secrets: sculptures by Junichi Nakamura

 

    Japanese artist Junichi Nakamura is widely regarded as one of the best ice sculptors in the world. He has taken the gold medal at two Olympic ice carving competitions and has won numerous world championships and even traveled to Chicago in 2000 to win the U.S. national championship. The photos and video below were taken at competitions in Alaska, Canada, and Utah. In each case, Junichi had teammates or a helper that also worked on the sculpture and they’ve been credited whenever possible. Many of the photos below were taken by Patrick Endres. Patrick has hundreds more ice sculpture photos and thousands of other images from Alaska at his site at www.alaskaphotographics.com. (continued below)

 
 
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sculptures by Junichi Nakamura

Most of the photos and the video above are also posted elsewhere on this site, but this gallery collects many of Junichi’s photos in one place. Junichi has given permission for his sculptures and likeness to be posted on this site and they may not be reproduced without permission. For many more photos of Junichi’s work, purchase his book “Visions of the Master” from Ice Crafters ($98, but worth it.). The blog entry that introduced this gallery is here.