“Drive Ondo(Japanese festival dance music)”
Only when something tugs at my heartstrings do I press the shutter.
When I’m relaxed, I become more tolerant,
Probably taking photographs helps me all the time.
Each day passes so quickly,
I just accumulate them.
The music goes on at Chinatsu (Chi-summer) festival,
With a smile, smile, and smile.
It goes on and on.
Selecting judge: Nobuyoshi Araki
There is joy in life and great excitement. It is a tremendous jump. This book shows the photographer’s good relationships with others, which makes me feel the power to live. It is very nice that her stance of “life is always happy” is reflected here. Her grandma and grandpa look attractive. I feel her energy in challenging something. After all, personality is what counts. The viewer has to feel that a photographer is attractive and charming. A photographer has to photograph energy of life and life itself. Please take pictures of joy of living. This competition goes beyond the qualitative borderline of pictures, so this one is awarded a good work.
