Friday 26 August 2016

30th Annual Lake Towada Four Seasons Photo Contest

30th Annual Lake Towada Four Seasons Photo Contest
第30回十和田湖の四季写真コンテスト (Towadako no Shiki Shashin Contest)

The feeling of Lake Towada... Get hooked.  十和田湖感に…はまる。
(Towadako kan ni ... hamaru.)

2016 30th Annual Lake Towada Four Seasons Photo Contest flyer 第30回十和田湖の四季写真コンテスト チラシ

Contest Details
  • Theme: Events/Festivals, the Four Seasons, etc. of Lake Towada, Oirase Gorge, Hakkoda, and/or Jukairain (樹海ライン)
  • Contest Judge: Mitsuhiro Wada, photographer
  • Contest Awards & Prizes
    • Minister of the Environment Award (1): 20,000yen + Certificate
    • Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award (1): 20,000yen + Certificate
    • Governor of Aomori Award (1): 10,000yen + Certificate
    • Governor of Akita Award (1): 10,000yen + Certificate
    • Mitsuhiro Wada Award (1): 20,000yen + Certificate
    • Mayor of Towada Award(1): 10,000yen + Certificate
    • Mayor of Kosaka Town Award: 10,000yen + Certificate
    • Special Mention (5): 5000yen + Certificate
    • Honourable Mention (5): Certificate
  • Contest Result Announcements: Winners will be notified by late January 2017
    Results will be announced in Aomori/Akita Prefecture newspapers and on the Lake Towada National Park Association Website around mid-February 2017 
  • Award Ceremony: Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Towada Visitor Center (Yasumiya) (map)
  • Contest Exhibit: Saturday, February 25 - Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Towada Visitor Center (Yasumiya) (map)
  • Copyright: Winning photographs will become property of the contest sponsors; winners will be asked to submit the digital data for photograph(s) on CD-R 
Entry Requirements/Restrictions:
  • Photo Size/Specifications: A4 colour print (composite photographs, image processing, etc. are not permitted) (A4 = 27.0 x 29.7cm; 8.27 x 11.69 inches)
  • Max. Submissions: 10 photos per person (professional or amateur)
  • Only unpublished works should be submitted
  • Only photographs taken in/after January 2016 are eligible
Entry Submission/Deadline:
  • Please attach an entry form  including your postal code, address, name, age, photo title, photograph location, and date of photograph to each photograph submitted (see translated sample below, download form here)
    2016 30th Annual Lake Towada Four Seasons Photo Contest entry form 第30回十和田湖の四季写真コンテスト 応法用紙
  • Submit entries to:
    〒018-5501
    青森県十和田市十和田湖畔休屋486番地
    (一社)十和田湖国立公園協会
    十和田湖の四季写真コンテスト係
  • Deadline: Entries must by received by Thursday, January 5, 2017
  • Return of Photographs: Winning entries will not be returned. For return of non-winning entries, include a self-addressed, stamped return envelope with your entry submission.
Inquiries:
Lake Towada Four Seasons Photo Contest Office: 0176-75-2425

More Information:
Lake Towada National Park Association Website (Japanese): http://towadako.or.jp/event/post1229/

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