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Satoru Nakahara Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Dramatic Photography in Photography and Photo Manipulation Design
Satoru Nakahara acknowledged for photography and photo manipulation design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Dramatic Photography by Satoru Nakahara has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Photography and Photo Manipulation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Dramatic Photography
Dramatic photography has been taken by the minimum light that is everywhere every day. Next, it was changed the color to black and white by using the software with the computer. And it was changed the exposure to stir people's image. Lastly, it was trimmed from the rectangle to the square to eliminate waste and to constitute the balance of the light and people.
About Satoru Nakahara
He is a teacher and photographer. He captures both works from design perspectives. In his photography, he takes pictures of his curiosity and creative mind when he feels the beauty in casual scenes of everyday life. He hopes that anyone who watches his photos will feel in their mind that the story will begin. Contributing to human creativity and creating the view of the world are his eternal theme and his pleasure.
Award Record
This recognition makes Satoru Nakahara a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Award
The A' Photography Design Award is an international photography competition recognizing good photographic creations by best photographers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to photographers, photojournalists, advertising agencies and digital artists from all countries. Typical entries include portraits, landscapes, still lifes, photojournalism, fashion shots and architectural images. The awarded photography designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/photography
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/88602
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/88602
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!88602
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/252597
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Dramatic Photography
- Function
- Photography
- Category
- Photography and Photo Manipulation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts and Entertainment
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Satoru Nakahara
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #88602
Credits
- Image Credits
- Satoru Nakahara, the end of the start, 2015; Satoru Nakahara, the hole of the road, 2013; Satoru Nakahara, Water city of Tokyo, 2013; Satoru Nakahara, children and the sea, 2016; Satoru Nakahara, Senbon trees, 2015
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- When you see these photos, you may wonder which the painting work or photo work is. When you see these works, you may consider which the ending or the beginning is. If you stir up the imagination and curiosity of the seer, you can use these work styles and use these photos. Dramatic photography will suggest a new style of thinking and appreciation of art and realize every demic demand and curiosity everywhere. Changing the point of view, the world seems more interesting.
- Inspiration
- Rembrandt and Vermeer works, the light is a spotlight that has people image the story of some backgrounds and interpret their messages from their artworks. Dramatic photography reappears their artworks in usual family trips and everyday life. These photos where were took in Tokyo and home town and summer vacation's place in common where everyone can go. Dramatic Photography will make peoples stir their imagination and curiosity, feeling and so on.
- Research
- What is the light.? Did Rembrandt and Vermeer catch the light in their works? How can people get inspired by the light in the photos?
- Challenge
- To emphasize people dramatically by using the minimal light and the composition like Rembrandt and changing to Black and white photo.
- Realization and Technology
- These pictures were taken by a small digital camera and change the exposure by using the software inside the computer and software on sale everywhere.
- Operation and Interaction
- To brining the impact and imagination to viewers more, the black and white photography style and the square flame were chosen.Because It is the most simple style.
- Project Duration and Location
- These works were taken from 2013 to 2016 at Shinjuku and Toyosu in Tokyo, Numazu in Shizuoka, Maldives, Hawaii and so on. These photos were up to web site.
- Specifications
- These photos were taken OLYMPUS CAMERA STYLUS2 TOUGH and used dramatic mode and simple mode.
- Keywords
- Night Photography, Black and white, Travel, Tokyo, Art photography
