Mayumi Takeuchi Wins Nikkor Photo Contest Grand Prix for Underwater Bird Shot
At the 74th Nikkor Photo Contest, Mayumi Takeuchi from Kanagawa captured the Grand Prix with her stunning underwater photograph of a booby, receiving a prize of 500,000 yen (approximately $3,161) along with a Nikon Z8 camera worth $4,300. This contest, which has welcomed Japanese photographers since 1953, also announced the results of the 52nd Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition. In the web open category, Toru Shinohara from Tokushima secured first place out of 6,288 participants, earning 300,000 yen. In the Print Division, Gold was awarded to Sanae Ono from Kanagawa. Among junior high and high school competitors, Akari Ogushi from Wakayama achieved Gold, with 824 students participating in the print category.
Key facts
- Mayumi Takeuchi of Kanagawa won the Grand Prix at the 74th Nikkor Photo Contest
- The contest has run annually since 1953 and is open to Japanese amateur and professional photographers
- Takeuchi received 500,000 yen (about $3,161) and a Nikon Z8 camera body worth $4,300
- Toru Shinohara of Tokushima won the web open category against 6,288 competitors
- Koichiro Ikeda of Fukuoka won web Nature Gold for two owls in flight shot with an 800mm lens
- Ryo Takano of Niigata won the Under 35 web category with a nighttime glacier landscape
- Print Division winners each received 100,000 yen, with Sanae Ono and Rui Nagumo taking Gold
- 824 students entered the junior high and high school print competition
Entities
Artists
- Mayumi Takeuchi
- Toru Shinohara
- Tatsuya Sato
- Erika Iguchi
- Junko Kato
- Mitsumasa Fujishita
- Koichiro Ikeda
- Keiko Negishi
- Masato Nakata
- Yasuyuki Konishi
- Akira Sato
- Ryo Takano
- Minaho Imai
- Kumiko Takane
- Go Marui
- Ryo Takase
- Sanae Ono
- Masaya Akamatsu
- Reiko Toki
- Yoshiyasu Nagura
- Teruhiko Yono
- Rui Nagumo
- Norihiro Ikuma
- Ryo Omoto
- Arihiro Saito
- Akari Ogushi
- Yui Kawashima
- Koto Isomura
- Shiori Tanaka
- Aoi Nakano
Institutions
- Nikon
- Nikon Japan
- Nikkor Photo Contest
- Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition
- PetaPixel
Locations
- Kanagawa
- Japan
- Tokushima
- Niigata
- Fukuoka
- Tokyo
- Wakayama
- Osaka