Canvassing Opinion- Which Picture?

I found out my prize for the Photo Comp is to have any image I want blown up to 100cm x 70cm and digitally scanned onto a canvas. This leaves me with a problem- which image should I choose!? Obviously its got to be one that has meaning to me, as well as being striking enough to look good on a canvas that size. Also- given the spread of my photos- it will almost certainly be a picture taken in Japan.

So far the candidates are…

1.Fuji from Tokyo

2. The Inland Sea from the Seto Ohashi Bridge

3. People on the Sea, Hokkaido

4. One of Two Landscape Shots from Hokkaido

5. Train Picture!

6. Sumo Picture!

As you can see I haven’t really narrowed it down that much- in fact any image for this or this set could really be included in the shortlist. The key is to remember that I want to choose an image that looks good at 100cm x 70cm.

Guardian Photography Award Winner!

I won the November competition for my photo of snowmen in the Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido! Check it out here and here

My picture on the front page of the Guardian! Inconsiderately placed in a side bar rather than as a main story, but above the fold (or should that be scroll)

At least here it’s centre-stage…

Click the images to enlarge!

SteveSaysKanpai Wins Guardian Photography Award!

Hurrah! Britain’s number one liberal-intelligentsia newspaper and tip-top international website Guardian Unlimited has proclaimed me winner of their November Photography Award competition!

The image that won- one of snowmen at the Sapporo Snow Festival 2007, is a theme oft repeated in photos and I’m a little disappointed they didn’t pick one of my other entries. Still, a win’s a win. And this win means a £200 laser-scanned canvas print of my pic.

Most importantly I can now declare myself a “Guardian Award Winning Photographer”.

Success!

Victorious Image

Image I Thought Should Have Won

Check out a selection of my Hokkaido pictures by clicking here.