Masao Torii: Photographer / Kayo Aoyama: Free Announcer / Yoshihito Miyaike: President of NEXCO CENTRAL (in no particular order, titles omitted)
Masao Torii: Photographer
This photo contest, which receives many applications each time, will be the 8th. From this time, Kayo Aoyama, who is a freelance announcer and is active in various fields, will join the examination. I think that the fresh opinions from the perspective of women were reflected in the selection process.
Meanwhile, in 2015 < Highest award > "Snow Local Railroad" by Setsuo Sawada was the winner. It's a dramatic image reminiscent of one scene in a movie, and the train in the snow that falls is <Expressway and landscape > It seems to have become an attractive motif. < Outstanding performance award > Rikio Nakazawa's "Early Spring Expressway", which has been selected as a member, well expresses the gentle atmosphere reminiscent of spring haze. same < Outstanding performance award > Kazushige Kojima's "Pray for Safety" is a work in which a Expressway is imprinted in a drop on a flower, and its flexible idea and focus are interesting. same < Outstanding performance award > Yasuo Kinoshita's "Amazing view of autumn leaves" is exactly what the title says, and captures the scenery of autumn leaves between consecutive short tunnels. same < Outstanding performance award > Ikuo Hoshino's “View of the Southern Alps” captures the Chuo Expressway that runs straight across the Kofu basin against the backdrop of the snow-covered Southern Alps as a large-scale landscape. It is rare that you can encounter the weather like this picture. others < Special award > As a result, Masaru Yamazaki's "Dawn of Toyama" and Hiroshi Shinji's "Ume no Sato" were awarded. The number of other honorable works and prize-winning works captured from a unique perspective increased with each passing, and there were many works that made full use of advanced technology.