TIEC Photo Contest 2018

Tokyo International Exchange Center (TIEC) hold the "Photo Contest" for international students and Japanese students who live in TIEC, and staffs of Tokyo Academic Park*. We dicided the grand prize of photo contest by your vote.

*Tokyo Academic Park is a consortium of Tokyo International Exchange Center (TIEC), National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tokyo Waterfront.

(1) Organizer: Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
(2) Co-Organizer: Tokyo Academic Park

"Source of personal energy"

Saturday, August 11th, 2018 - Sunday, September 2nd, 2018
(Awards presentation ceremony was held on October 3rd, 2018)

Tokyo International Exchange Center, Plaza Heisei 1F, Multipurpose Space
(Tokyo Academic Park, 2-2-1 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
＊Admission: Free

92 Photography that was taken by residents and staffs of Tokyo Academic Park.

Exhibition Place: 397
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Every morning, as I open my eyes I receive a little kiss and a beautiful smile that in her language just tells me "papa, wake up and work hard again! "

The photo of three generations of a farming family on harvest day. Despite hot weather, the smiles are always on their faces. The optimism is a everyday-source of their personal energy.

There is a young mother helped her kid jump over the stream between river stones in Kamogawa River, Kyoto. I captured the moment and felt the love from every mother on our growth.

Only in Japanese.

Only in Japanese.

Only in Japanese.

The Nile River is considered the longest river in the world. The blue water, blue sky, sun shines, soft breeze blows along the Nile, all keeping you cool and happy.

I sat down on the beach, I absorb the vitamin sea, and look beyond horizon
The sea reminds us of how little we need to survive...
This fisherman does not need a google map…

Grab your food. Find your path. Live your life.

My source of energy is definitely my family, especially when we are happy. When they are smiling, nothing can make me depressed.

A day without fishing is like a day without sunshine. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Every cast is a new opportunity.

My favorite thing is feeling happy and bringing joy to people I care about. So naturally I love capturing people’s happiness in my pictures.

Watching Red-crowned cranes at the break of dawn as they settle on a frost covered river.

Source of personal energy: My source of personal energy after coming to Japan is eating Raman with gyoza. Ramen is the most delicious and tastiest food in Japan among the Japanese food varities. It is so satisfying to eat Japanese ramen whenever you are happy or sad. Hope everyone accepts it. I like to capture different kinds of foods with my camera.

The lovely cat has been with the growing up of the small girl for years. They are close friends. The photo was taken in Kazakhstan.

Only in Japanese.

The snow changed Tokyo into magical place. We should always look for the unexpected beauty!