2016 Japan Photo Contest Winners

The 2016 Japan Photo Contest judging took place on July 22^nd at the Consulate-General of Japan in Calgary, having received 220 photo entries from across our jurisdiction, more than doubling the number of entries from the previous year. We would like to sincerely thank all of those that entered this year's contest for their spectacular photos and the stories behind them. With so many beautiful entries that often held deep meaning, the Consul-General and accompanying photographer judges, Mr. Gerry Thomas and Mr. Tony Wong, had a difficult time narrowing them to the final ten.

The winners will be honoured at a reception in August, as well as have their photos printed and displayed at Consulate-General events in promotion of Japan and Japan-Canada relations.

The winning photos for 2016 are:
Grand Prize Winner

Nicholas Sarich - Grand Prize

1. "Japan & Canada" Category

Ken McManus - 1^st Place


Timothy Ma - 2^nd Place


Robert Hui - 3^rd Place

2. Culture, Food & Festivals of Japan Category

Monique Nenson - 1^st Place


Visti Kjar - 2^nd Place


Taylor White - 3^rd Place

3. Nature & Landmarks of Japan Category

Luca Li - 1^st Place


Lei Shao - 2^nd Place


Owen Murray - 3^{rd Place}