Architecture nominee

“The Land of Connections” is Yoshihiko Wada’s life work project which focuses on especially the large scale type of bridges in Japan.
The statistic shows that there are over 15,7000 bridges (length over 15m)in the country .Japan surely is “the land of connections”.

Not only capturing the structure of the bridges, it is important to include the surrounding scenery for well understanding their locations.
Then the 2x1 ratio panorama is both suitable for horizontally long bridges and its surroundings.
Tech info:
Each image were 3-5 stitched panorama along with 3-5 minutes (for each) long exposure for eliminating moving objects,acquiring for flat sea with a dramatic sky. Also “Black and white” approach can focus on the design
of bridges. Combining those techniques makes the series so unique that makes different from other typical bridge scenarios.

[Biography]
As well as being a passionate photographer, Yoshihiko is also a professional sound designer in the very demanding video game industry.

In search of something new and fresh, Yoshihiko's passion for photography started in 2011 when he purchased his first DSLR, a Nikon D90 which was the beginning of his unique photography career.

Waterfalls were his first obsession and found himself totally enamored with the surrealistic smooth flow caused by ND filters and found himself visiting a creek near his home every weekend, and experimenting with various filters.

He gradually changed his preferences and photography style and now finds himself in his most comfortable place in the black and white fine art genre.

[Awards]

MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2015
1st Place Winner-architecture Photographer of the Year 2015
"Between the Eternity"

ND AWARD2015/ Architecture:Other- 2nd Place-
"Calculated chaos"

EPSON Pano Awards 2015 amateur (built)ranked 22nd/50th

Honorable Mentions from many international photo competitions:PX3, IPA, MIFA, ND awards, monochrome awards.