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Awarded work is decided from 1,023 points, the highest number of entries in the past
Announcement of "Four Seasons Photo Contest in Hokkaido"

-The award-winning works will be held at "Chika-ho" during the summer vacation-

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July 18, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

Photograph of [Grand Prize in landscape category with Expressway]
[Landscape Category with Expressway Grand Prize]
[Hokkaido's four seasons best award] photo
[Hokkaido's four seasons best award]

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu Ward) conducted a screening of the "10th Hokkaido Four Seasons Photo Contest" that was recruited from February to May this year, and selected 2 Grand Prizes and 13 points in total. .

We started this contest in 2008 (Heisei 20), and this time we received a total of 1,023 entries.

The prize-winning works will be exhibited during the summer vacation in Chikaho, the underground plaza in front of Sapporo Station. In addition, the submitted entries will be posted on SA / PA in various areas in Hokkaido, as well as on our PR media.

Please take advantage of the Expressway, visit the shooting location, and experience the four seasons of Hokkaido.

1 winning works

The above pictures are the two highest awards. Other winning works Attachment [PDF: 1.3MB] It is as follows.

  • Application period
February 1, 2019 (2019) -May 12, 2019 (2019) [About 3.5 months]
  • Recruitment department
  1. "Landscape with Expressway" category
  2. "Four Seasons of Hokkaido"
  • judge
Professor Ryusuke Ito, Department of Arts and Sports Culture, Hokkaido Kyoiku University

2 Exhibition overview

An exhibition of award-winning works will be held during summer vacation.

  • Date and time
    August 8th (Thursday) to 12th (Monday) 10:00 am to 7:00 pm each day
  • place
    Sapporo Station Underground Square Chi Ka Ho Kita 1 Article Event Space (East)
Image of the award-winning exhibition

Review by Professor Ito

The "Four Seasons Photo Contest in Hokkaido" has reached its 10th anniversary.

This time, we received a record number of 1,023 entries. It can be said that the work level was also the highest ever. A major feature of this contest is that many of the works that dramatically enhance the colors and light of the work were seen due to the spread of processing technologies such as RAW development and image processing software. Among them, the actual feeling of the judging was that "a work with expressive power", or so-called "strong work", was "discovery" such as not observing the artist's eyes and taking photo opportunities. The surprise and delight of the works that discovered the sense of the four seasons and beauty from everyday scenes was reflected in a prominent expression.

Photo of Judge Professor Ito

The three prize-winning works in the "Landscape with a Expressway" category were lyrical works using "evening light" as a material even though the seasons were different. Although it was a theme section called "Expressway" that seemed difficult, it was a number of submissions that showed even more potential for expression. I would like to ask many people who apply for masterpieces in the “Four Seasons of Hokkaido” category to take on the challenge, and I think this is a worthwhile category.

Next time, I would like to see works with a new perspective on the seasons and trips with the motif of Hokkaido's nature and people's lives.

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Ryusuke Ito. Born in Sapporo in 1963. Video artist. In the field of art film and video art, he is making presentations at domestic and overseas film festivals and museums. He is currently involved in the education of video and media art, including photography, at Hokkaido University of Education. There are also many manga reviews under the name of “Kenji Murasame”. Professor at Hokkaido University of Education, Department of Arts and Sports, Culture and Culture. Graduated from the University of Chicago attached graduate school.

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