An imaging apparatus 100 includes a light emitting part 103 configured to irradiate a subject(s) with light; an imaging part 101 configured to image the subject(s); the imaging part 101, a distance information acquiring part 102, and a distance calculating part 203 each configured to acquire a distance to the subject(s); a shadow estimating part 204 configured to estimate, based on the distance acquired by the imaging part 101, the distance information acquiring part 102, and the distance calculating part 203, a shadow(s) generated by the light from the light emitting part 103 in an image shot by using the imaging part 101; and a shadow correcting part 205 configured to correct the shadow(s) estimated by the shadow estimating part 204 such that the shadow(s) is lightened.