Katsuhiko "Katsu" Tokunaga (born 1957) is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese military aviation photographer, specialized in air-to-air photography

Air-to-air photography

Air-to-air photography is the art of photographing aircraft in the air, while using another aircraft as a photo platform. It is especially popular among military aircraft photographers and aerobatic pilots flying at air shows....

. He works for a large number of aircraft manufacturers including Dassault, Embraer, Eurofighter, Korean Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Mikoyan-Gurevich, Pilatus, Saab and Sukhoi.

Tokunaga started his career in the backseat of a United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 T-33A Shooting Star

T-33 Shooting Star

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948, piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the...

 in 1978. To date he has flown between 50 and 60 fast jets in some 50 countries, logging 1400 flight hours. He has also flown with and photographed the British Royal Air Force Red Arrows

Red Arrows

The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton, but due to move to RAF Waddington in 2011...

, Japanese Blue Impulse

Blue Impulse

, or 11 Squadron, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Originally founded in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres, the team switched to the Mitsubishi T-2 in 1980 and then to the Kawasaki T-4 in 1995...

, Canadian Snowbirds

Snowbirds

Officially known as the Royal Canadian Air Force's 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team whose purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel". The squadron is based at...

, Croatian Wings of Storm

Wings of Storm

Wings of Storm is the aerobatic display team of the Croatian Air Force. The group was officially formed in the spring of 2005, but the group first performed on June 23, 2004 during the European sailing championship hosted that year in Zadar....

, Chilean Air Force Halcones

Halcones

Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia Halcones The High Aerobatics Squad Hawks, known simply as Hawks , is an active group of nine officers of the Chilean Air Force trained to do aerobatics. One of the Halcones signature moves is recreating Chilean flag in the air using smoke.The team flies the Extra 300...

, French Patrouille de France

Patrouille de France

The Patrouille Acrobatique de France , also known as the Patrouille de France or PAF, is the precision aerobatic demonstration team of the French Air Force. Originating in 1931, it is one of the world's oldest and most skilled demonstration teams...

, Italian Frecce Tricolori

Frecce Tricolori

The Frecce Tricolori , officially known as the 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Aeronautica Militare, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, province of Udine...

, Portuguese Asas de Portugal

Asas de Portugal

The Asas De Portugal is a flight demonstration team created in 1977 integrated with Esquadra 103 of the Portuguese Air Force. They are Portugal's national aerobatic flying team and fly two ex-Luftwaffe Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet...

, Slovak Biele Albatrosys, Spanish Patrulla Aguila

Patrulla Águila

Patrulla Águila is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Spanish Air Force, based at San Javier airbase near La Manga, in the Murcia region of Spain...

, Swedish Team 60

Team 60

Team 60 is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Swedish Air Force.The team, at the time still unnamed, was formed in 1974 as a group of 4 SK 60 from the Air Force Central Flying School at Ljungbyhed AFB in southern Sweden...

, Swiss Patrouille Suisse

Patrouille Suisse

The Patrouille Suisse is an aerobatic team of the Swiss Air Force. The team flies six Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter/bomber jets. The Patrouille Suisse was founded on 8 August 1964 as a part of the Swiss Air Force...

, Swiss PC-7 Team

PC-7 Team

The PC-7 Team is an aerobatics team of the Swiss Air Force. It derives its name from the airplane used, nine Pilatus PC-7 trainers.-History:The team was established in 1987, but did not return next season. In 1989 it was re-established for the 75th birthday of the Swiss Air Force...

, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, United States Navy Blue Angels

Blue Angels

The United States Navy's Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels, was formed in 1946 and is currently the oldest formal flying aerobatic team...

 and Yugoslavian Letece Zvesdes.

He also published many books including 'Smoke Trails: The last of the F-4 Phantoms' (in cooperation with Jamie Hunter), 'Super Blue' and 'Top Teams'.