Continuing from the first time last year、this time too"Hanzan Photo AwardI am playing a major role in the jury.。This photo award is for the owner and photographer of "Hanzan Gallery"Zhang Yi-kunIt was launched by (Nippon Photography Institute, Musashino Art University Graduate School) on its own.、I am aiming for the following quotation。I met Mr. Zhang at the graduation production examination committee of Nippon Photography Institute.、I respect the quality of the work and the wide range of activities.。Because he asked me to participate、I wanted to be able to cooperate, albeit with little effort.。
in recent years、An increasing number of international students are coming to Japan to study photography from China、The points of contact between the photographic cultures of both countries have gradually increased.。there、Aiming to further promote exchange of photography culture between Japan and China、Katsumata、In 2020, we started the "Hanzan Photo Award" to explore new ways of expressing photographs from Asia.。The target is、Let's say young Asian authors under the age of 35。Nurturing the foundation for building the future between Japan and China、In Asian photography地平I hope it will be an opportunity to expand。
Also、Judges、Japan、A writer active in the Chinese photography world、critic、I asked the curator。For judges with different photo cultures during the day、Not just choosing the Grand Prix、While having a dialogue、Clarify the characteristics of each photographic culture、We hope that you will proceed with discussions that can be shared.。As a result, this "Half Mountain Photo Award"、Japan and China、Furthermore, I would like to aim to become a bridge in the Asian photography world.。
myself、I have been a lecturer at a photography school for many years.、Basically I like to see the works of young artists。Also, many of my seminar students are international students.、I have a lot of sympathy for his desire to revitalize the exchange of photography culture between China and Japan and Asia.。……However、Judging the work of others is a difficult task.、Both mentally and physically、It also consumes a lot of time.。In fact, the number of entries last year reached 640 works.、It took about a week just to see the work。And the final examination in the form of an online interview is a long time that lasts for nine and a half hours.、All the participants and the judges became sick。Anyway、It is an honor to be blessed with such an opportunity、You get more than you get tired。I am looking forward to meeting an unknown good work this time as well!
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