Gallery Photography Competition Winning Works Gallery 2023

[Shooter comment]

This is a frame at the "Oedo Kashiki Parade" of the "Nihonbashi Kyobashi Festival". The people of the Edo Fire Memorial Party showed off Edo fire extinguishing techniques such as woodworking and dressing. I was able to think about the culture and traditions of the Edo period.

[Jury comment]

The fire extinguishing people capture the moment they pass through Nihonbashi well. The vigorously waving wear placed in the center of the work and the movement of the work full of dynamism give the work strength.

[Shooter comment]

This bridge has been supporting and connecting the times for 400 years from the Edo period to Reiwa. I am very honored to receive the award at Nihonbashi, where my roots are located. From here Nihonbashi to the world, we pray that it will be a bridge that connects love and peace.

[Jury comment]

I think it is a work that expresses the atmosphere of Nihonbashi very well as a night view. Focusing on the Kirin statue, taking advantage of the lighting of the elevated part of the Metropolitan Expressway, such as the flow of the river, the work has a realistic perspective contrasting with the shadow of the Nihonbashi railing.

[Shooter comment]

Ginza has an elegant atmosphere, and I've been here for a long time. This time it happened to be a pedestrian paradise day on Saturday, so I was surprised by the large number of people and, above all, tourists from various countries. People from various countries are walking around Ginza, and I felt hope for a bright global world in the future.

[Jury comment]

Ginza is a pedestrian paradise, but it is a work that conveys the atmosphere of overcoming the corona disaster and returning bustle again straight. I often see Ginza, which is rich in international nature, where many foreigners enjoy and come and go around the town.