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Summer vacation is coming soon. A short summer memory in one photo

"11th Hokkaido Expressway Seasons Photo Contest" now being held

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August 3, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) The 11th Hokkaido Expressway Seasons Photo Contest Is held.
This photo contest started in 2008, and we have submitted about 4800 wonderful photos in total, we want you to feel the Expressway close to you, want you to take a picture of "lively Hokkaido" through the attractive scenery unique to Hokkaido I am carrying out from the thought.
This year, children's summer vacation has been shortened due to the effects of the new coronavirus's self-restraint period. Going out during the short summers of Hokkaido and even shorter summer vacations will be an irreplaceable memory. Please take that memory into one photo and enter this photo contest.

Left: "Take a picture" Takeshi Sawaki (10th Expressway Scenery Excellence Award) (Photo taken at: Doo Do Usuyama SA)
Left: "Take a picture" Takeshi Sawaki (The 10th Expressway Scenery Category Excellence Award)
Right: "Summer Sun Pillar" Yuko Kato (9th Common Prize Honorable Mention)
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Right: “Summer Sun Pillar” photo by Yuko Kato (9th Common Prize Honorable Mention)

1. Recruiting department/themes/prize

  1. "Landscape with Expressway" category
    Theme: Pictures of Expressway and SA/PA as part of the landscape, my Expressway, fun of SA/PA
    Grand Prize: 1 work Travel ticket worth 100,000 yen
    Excellence Award: 2 works Travel ticket worth 50,000 yen
  2. "Four Seasons of Hokkaido"
    Theme: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
    Grand Prize: 1 work Travel ticket worth 30,000 yen
    Spring prize, summer prize, autumn prize, winter prize: 1 piece each Travel ticket worth 10,000 yen

    3. *In addition to the above, 5 works from both categories will be selected as a "common award". (The prize is 5000 yen for travel ticket)

2. Application period

Until December 31, 2020

3. Application method

Details: Attachment [PDF: 205KB] Application requirements

  1. Web（最終日の24時まで有効）
    https://www.driveplaza.com/trip/area/hokkaido/event/photocon_result2020/
  2. Mail (effective postmark on the last day)
    Please fill out the application form and send it to the secretariat together with the CD-R containing the photo data.

Four. Result announcement

February 2021 (planned)

  • We will contact the winners and announce the winning works on our website.
  • The award-winning works will be exhibited in the underground pedestrian space "Chi Ka Ho" in front of Sapporo Station. (Scheduled for April 2021)

judge

Photo of Ryosuke Ito, Professor, Hokkaido University of Education
Hokkaido University of Education
Department of Arts and Sports Culture
Professor Ryusuke Ito

Due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus, various events were canceled this year, and there were severe situations in which we had to refrain from going out. I think that many people are once again aware of the freedom and joy of visiting various places.
It is at this time of year that I would like you to showcase the happy moments of each day through a photo contest.
We hope that you will be able to introduce the "energetic Hokkaido" by scooping up the beauty of nature that spreads beyond the journey and the statement of living there with a viewfinder called "individuality".

A professional photographer will teach you! Expressway shooting techniques

Kyosho Otaki photographer foto-f8 representative photo studio
Photographer Kyosho Otaki
Advertising photo studio foto-f8 representative

Unlike the landscape photography that expresses the beauty of nature, shooting with the theme of a huge, inorganic structure such as a Expressway may make you wonder how to cut it. So I interviewed Yasumasa Otaki, a professional photographer who does rough work on railway photos. I was taught the points and techniques to be careful when shooting.

Image image of camera icon 1 Adjust colors for more dramatic shots
Image image of camera icon 2 Create a well-balanced composition by changing the angle
Image image of camera icon 3 Read and control the light

Check the web for details! https://www.driveplaza.com/trip/area/hokkaido/event/photocon_result2020/point.html
We also introduce techniques that can be used with smartphones and compact digital cameras.

Also recommended for summer outings

Expressway is free to get on and off with a fixed amount. "Hokkaido Tourist Fly Path" that allows you to quickly and conveniently move to the shooting location
https://www.driveplaza.com/etc/drawari/2020_hokkaido/

300 spots covering all roads. Get a lottery gift when you go out "Hokkaido smartphone stamp rally" https://www.driveplaza.com/special/hokkaido_stamprally/

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