A meeting, which was open to the public, of the selection committee that decides the Grand Prize winner of New Cosmos Photography 2011 (the 34th competition) was held at a hall located on the first floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography on Friday, November 11, 2011. The five Excellence Award finalists were Grand Prize nominees: Maya Akashika, Yoshiyuki Okuyama, Masanori Kito, Patrick Tsai, and Mariko Yamada. After presentations by all of the candidates, and questions from the judges, the meeting was held and Maya Akashika was selected as the Grand Prize winner.
The New Cosmos Photography 2011 (the 34th competition) Grand Prize winner is Maya Akashika!
During her award speech after receiving the Grand Prize, Maya Akashika could not believe it and had this to say: “Right now I am so excited. I am really happy, and I will be able to continue shooting even more photos.”
