THEME #16Winners2020OCT
STREET
WINNERS LIST
THEME SUMMARY
Courtesy of Akio Nagasawa Gallery
A place where people cross each other, a place full of encounters. The energy emitted by streets are chaotic yet evolves each day as if to materialize our human ambitions. On one hand, the cluttered paths that were once filling every corner of the cities have gradully disappeared due to the recent urban developments, on the other, we have reached the time where we can access any location in the world through Google Street. Studying the rapidly changing streets closely along with its past, present and future, we look forward to seeing your work challenging the idea od street snaps and revolutionarizing our preconceptions of street photography.
[Submission Period] from October 15 to January 5
JUDGE
Daido Moriyama
（写真家）
Born in Osaka in 1938. After launching his career as a designer, he became the assistant to Takeji Iwamiya in 1960. He was then, referred by Iwamiya to join the photographic collective VIVO and moved to Tokyo in 1961. With VIVO’s discontinuation, he became the assistant of Eikoh Hosoe and was involved in the production of Ordeal by Roses (Shueisha, 1963). In 1967, he received the New Artist Award from the Japan Photo Critics Association for his works, including the photo series “Nippon Gekijo” published in the photography magazine, Camera Mainichi. From 1968-70, he joined the experimental photography magazine Provoke from its second issue and made a lasting impact on Japanese photography with the release of a radical new style called ‘are-bure-boke’ (‘grainy, blurry, out-of-focus’ in Japanese). In 1974, his works were accepted by the “New Japanese Photography” exhibition that toured museums in the US, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Saint Louis Art Museum, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA). In 1999, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the SFMoMa, which then toured other museums including MoMA in New York. Other notable large-scale shows include solo exhibitions in 2003 and 2016 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain and the joint exhibition with William Klein at the Tate Modern in 2013. In 2020, he held another solo exhibition, “Moriyama Daido’s Tokyo: ongoing” in Tokyo Photographic Art Museum followed by another joint exhibition with Shomei Tomatsu starting in November titled “Moriyama – Tomatsu : Tokyo” in Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris).
NOTE
Applicants under the age of 18 must obtain consent from a parent or guardian before applying. If an applicant is under 18, it will be assumed that consent has been obtained.
PRIZE
| Grand Prix | -Exhibition of your work at Uwajima Photo Festival 2025 UWAJIMA SIGHTS |
|---|---|
| Second Prize | Exhibition of your work at Uwajima Photo Festival 2025 UWAJIMA SIGHTS |
| Shortlist | Introduction of your work on the official website of Uwajima Photo Festival 2025 and on IMA ONLINE |
GUIDELINES
IMA next is a photo competition that aims to support emerging photographers to succeed in the art photography world.
| How to apply | – From the “ENTRY” button on the application theme “Open call” page, proceed to the dedicated form. – One entry allows you to upload 1 to 5 photos, however in that case, all your photographs in the entry will be judged as 1 series. If you would like to submit multiple series, please make another entry. There is no limit to the number of entries per theme. – Please read the Terms of Use before applying. By submitting your application, we will assume that you agree to the Terms of Use.
|
|---|---|
| Who can apply? | – Applicants under the age of 18 must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before applying. If an applicant under 18 applies, it will be deemed that they have obtained such consent. – Otherwise, anyone is welcome! We have no restriction in terms of your nationality, age, gender or experience (Professional/Amateur). |
| Submission period | August 21, 2025 – September 21 |
| Image requirements | – All submissions need to be still photographs, no moving images will be accepted. All sorts of post-production processes are allowed. – DVD/Blue-Ray submissions will be rejected. – If the submitted work is deemed non-photographic, it may not be judged. – One entry can include up to five files, each up to 10 MB in size. – Any work that violates the rights of a third party (copyright, trademark right, portrait rights) cannot be submitted. If the work includes anything created by a third party (art work, films, photographs, music…etc.) and if it may concern any other rights, there is a need for you to have gotten permission from all party involved before you enter. – After the winners are decided, they may be asked to submit high-resolution image data for printing large works to be exhibited at Uwajima Photo Festival 2025 UWAJIMA SIGHTS. – You may submit between 1 and 5 photos per entry; however, the number of works that can be exhibited may vary depending on the exhibition location. |
