Winners of the 15th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest have been decided!
~21 works depicting nature, daily life, events, etc. were awarded~
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- Winners of the 15th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest have been decided!
April 24, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO東日本北海道支社（札幌市厚別区）は、令和6年4月から12月にかけて作品を募集した「第15回北海道高速道路の四季フォトコンテスト」について、北海道教育大学の伊藤隆介教授による厳正な審査を経て、301名の方から寄せられた計1,128点の応募作品の中から、計21点の入賞作品（別紙【PDF：1.4MB】）を決定しました。
「高速道路のある風景」部門の最優秀賞には、えり&にしやん さん（札幌市）の作品『朝陽に向かって』が、「北海道の四季」部門の最優秀賞には、金沢 貴樹 さん（芽室町）の作品『恵みの雨』が、新設した「高速道路のある風景 in インスタグラム」部門の最優秀賞には、遠野 彼方 さん（@fjbpg626）の作品がそれぞれ選ばれました。
(Top prize in the "Expressway Landscape" category)
（「高速道路のある風景 in インスタグラム」部門 最優秀賞）
(Top prize in the "Four Seasons of Hokkaido" category)
This contest has been held since 2008 with the aim of promoting tourism by fostering familiarity with Expressway 's Expressway and spreading the word about Hokkaido's attractive scenery. Entries were accepted in three categories: "Expressway Scenery" for works that incorporate the expressways into the scenery, "Hokkaido's Four Seasons" for works that express Hokkaido's four seasons, and a new "Expressway Scenery on Instagram" category. The winning entries can be viewed on a dedicated page on NEXCO EAST 's" DraPla."
Commentary by Professor Ryusuke Ito (Summary)
The 15th "Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" received nearly double the number of submissions compared to the previous year. This year, we received many impressive works depicting nature, daily life, events, and more, and we enjoyed appreciating the perspectives, expressions, and techniques used to capture the "Four Seasons of Hokkaido."
The winner of the Grand Prize in the "Landscapes with Expressway" category was "Towards the Morning Sun" (Eri & Nishiyan), a highly lyrical photograph taken on Doto Expressway. In addition to the subject being a straight road that continues on forever, which is typical of Hokkaido, the morning sun is miraculously placed at the center of the symmetrical composition. Although most of the image is backlit, the morning sky spreading out over the silhouette of the horizon, and the way that light is reflected on the road and trucks (or the parts that are not visible) seem to evoke a sense of story and emotion.
The winner of the Grand Prize in the "Four Seasons of Hokkaido" category, "Rain of Blessings" by Takaki Kanazawa, was overwhelming in both its expressive color and composition. The angle of the sunlight pouring down from between the clouds onto the ridges of the fields and the gentle direction of the ridges of the earth resonate with each other, creating a sense of quiet dynamism.
今回のコンテストでは、「高速道路のある風景 in インスタグラム」部門も新設されました。
最優秀賞は遠野 彼方 さんの長時間露光によると思われる作品で、空、大地のディティールと質感が、様々な光と色彩と絶妙なハーモニーを生み出す、複雑で見応えのある一品です。
Now that the snow has melted, spring has finally arrived in Hokkaido. A beautiful year begins with the blossoming of cherry blossoms. Grab your camera or smartphone and head north, south, east and west on Expressway. We hope you will enjoy collecting memories while discovering the four seasons of Hokkaido that are unique to you.
(The full text can be viewed on the DraPla dedicated page.)
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Ryusuke Ito
Born in Sapporo in 1963. Videographer. In the field of art film and video art, he makes presentations at film festivals and museums in Japan and overseas. Currently, he is involved in the education of video and media art including photography at Hokkaido Kyoiku University. There are also many manga reviews under the name of "Kenji Murasame". Professor, Imaging Laboratory, Department of Arts and Sports Culture, Hokkaido Kyoiku University. Completed the Graduate School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from FY2021 to FY2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this "Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" will contribute to SDGs Nos. 8 and 17 as business activities that will lead to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the revitalization of local communities.
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