Sep.27.2007

New Cosmos of Photography Tokyo Exhibition 2007 to open
Grand Prize selection open committee meeting to be held during exhibition

The New Cosmos of Photography Tokyo Exhibition 2007 will present Excellence Award-winning works by six artists and Honorable Mention works by 27 artists, who were selected from among 1,277 entrants of the year 2007 (30th competition). A solo exhibition of new works by Grand Prize winner 2006, Kozue Takagi entitled “laboratory1:” will be held concurrently.

The open committee meeting to select one Grand Prize winner from among this year’s Excellence Award winners will also be held during the exhibition. The Grand Prize selection open committee meeting, highlighted by Excellence Award winners’ presentations, will also provide a forum for provocative exchanges with the judges, where those attending can hear about their ideas on photography directly. What is more, related events held on the day when the Grand Prize selection open committee meeting is held include a talk session with Mr. Bohnchang Koo, a photographer who represents South Korea and is a guest judge this year, and Mr. Kotaro Iizawa, a photo critic who represents Japan, and is a regular judge. After the session, a draw will be held to choose five people from among the audience to whom an autographed photo book of Mr. Bohnchang Koo will be presented.

If you would like to attend the Grand Prize selection open committee meeting and talk session with judges, please make advanced reservations. We hope you will take this opportunity to attend the events.

1. New Cosmos of Photography Tokyo Exhibition 2007

Date	Saturday, November 3 – Sunday, November 25, 2007
Time	10:00 – 18:00 (Thursday and Friday until 20:00)
Closed	Mondays
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (Exhibition Room on 1st basement) 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo (inside Ebisu Garden Place) Tel: 03-3280-0099 7-minute walk from JR or Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Ebisu Station
Admission	Free
Exhibiting artists	Excellence Award winners 2007 (30th competition): Yuuki Aoyama, Megumi Kurosawa, Noriko Takuma, Toshifumi Tafuku, Shinya Nakazato and Daisuke Nakashima (a total of six artists) (honorific titles omitted) Honorable Mention winners: 27 artists
Organizer	Canon Inc.
Co-organizer	Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Also scheduled	Kozue Takagi’s solo exhibition of new works “laboratory1:” [Grand Prize winner 2006 (29th competition)]

2. Grand Prize selection open committee meeting

Date	Friday, November 9, 2007 from 15:30
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 1F Hall
Capacity	150 on a first-come-first-served basis (advanced reservation required)
Admission	Free (bring the reply postcard of the Reservation Notification on the day)
Committee	Nobuyoshi Araki (photographer), Kotaro Iizawa (photo critic), Fumio Nanjo (director of the Mori Art Museum), Daido Moriyama (photographer), Ryoichi Enomoto (art director) and Bohnchang Koo (photographer) (honorific titles omitted)

Excellence Award winning works 2007 (30th competition)

Related events (honorific titles omitted)

1. Talk session with exhibitors

Date	1st session: Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 16:00 2nd session: Sunday, November 4, 2007 from 16:00 3rd session: Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 16:00
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Exhibition Room on 1st basement
Admission	Free (advanced reservation not required)
Artists (scheduled)	1st session: Noriko Takuma and Daisuke Nakashima, Excellence Award winners 2007 (30th competition) Kozue Takagi, Grand Prize winner 2006 (29th competition) 2nd session: Yuuki Aoyama, Megumi Kurosawa, Toshifumi Tafuku, Shinya Nakazato, Excellence Award winners 2007 (30th competition) 3rd session: Grand Prize winner 2007 (30th competition) (to be selected on November 9, 2007) Kozue Takagi, Grand Prize winner 2006 (29th competition)

* Admission cannot be guaranteed if there are more visitors than the capacity of the venue.

2. Talk session with guest judge
(conducted on the same day as the Grand Prize selection open committee meeting)

Date	Friday, November 9, 2007 13:30 – 14:45
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 1F Hall
Capacity	150 on a first-come-first-served basis (advanced reservation required)
Admission	Free (bring the return postcard of the Reservation Notification on the day)
Artists (scheduled)	Bohnchang Koo and Kotaro Iizawa

* The draw will be held on the day to choose five people from among the audience to whom an autographed photo book of Bohnchang Koo will be presented.

How to make reservations for the Grand Prize selection open committee meeting and talk session with guest judge

Capacity	150 for each event on a first-come-first-served basis
How to make a reservation	Please send reply postcard (ohfuku hagaki). No applications are accepted by phone or on the website. (1) talk session (2) Grand Prize selection open committee meeting (3) Both Send a reply postcard with your name and corresponding number indicating which of the above events you wish to attend on the outgoing card, and with your name and address on the reply card. (To see how personal information is handled, visit the New Cosmos of Photography website.)
Reservation period	Reservations are accepted from today until the seating capacity is reached. (When the capacity is reached, this will be informed on the New Cosmos of Photography website.)
Number of reservations	Each postcard can reserve seats for up to two persons. (For two persons, write the name of the accompanying person.)
Notification	Those booked by reservation will be notified by reply card. (Unsuccessful applicants will also be informed.) Bring the postcard of the Reservation Notification on the day, and show it at the entrance.
Address	Mainichi EVR System, Inc. New Cosmos of Photography Related Event Registration Center Nishikawa Bldg. 3-3-9 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 Tel: 03-5202-4732 (10:00 – 17:00 on weekdays)