●ULTRA

●A Landscape by Japanese Spa Stream

●TOPOPHILIA

●Kiyoshi Niiyama’s World of  Photography

●Kiyoshi Niiyama’s World of Photography vol.2

●Revisiting Renowned Cameras

Every photographs in Japan,

Only one almanac

To coincide with the Day of Photography on June 1st, the Photographic Society of Japan has been publishing“ Japan Photo Almanac” since 1958. As the Society had been categorized as a Public Interest Incorporated Association in 2011, the contents has been modified to make the Almanac more accessible and appealing to the general public. The current Almanac not only reports on events and developments in Japanese photographic culture during the previous year, but also provides information about photography-related organizations, art galleries and people whose activities were outstanding in the previous year, information on new products, and photographic industry news. “Japan Photo Almanac 2015” covers the period from January 1 through December 31, 2014.

Major Contents

1. Preface by MUNEYUKI Masayuki, the Chairman of the Photographic Society of Japan
2. The Works by Prize Winners at Almanac Gallery 2014
3. Roundtable Discussion: Photography 2014
4. Interviews with People in Topic 2014
5. In Memoriam
6. News 2014 in Japan
7. Overseas News 2013
8. Books on Photography 2014
9. Photography in Advertisement 2014
10. Best Three Photographs in 2014
11. Photo Exhibitions in 2014
12. Special Feature 1: The Attraction of Reviving Pictorialism / Special Feature 2: Food Photography Now
13. Photographic Galleries and Museums in Japan
14. Photographic Organizations
15. PSJ Activities Repor

YONEDA Tomoko

●The 64th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Face

[Looking at "The Three Brothers" rocks by a prisoner-dug tunnel: Alexandrovsk Sakhalinsky from “We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness”]

ISHIZUKA Genitor

●The 30th Higashikawa New Photographer Award

[PIPELINE ICELAND #1, 2012]

MASUYAMA Tazuko

●The 30th Higashikawa Hidano Kazuuemon Award

[Please Smile!]

Jorma PURANEN (Finland)

●The 30th Higashikawa Overseas Photographer Award

[Imaginary Homecoming, 8, 1991]

SAKAI Koji

●The 30th Higashikawa Special Photographer Award

[199405011118424914049 from Series “Sight Seeing”]

Osamu James NAKAGAWA

●The 14th General Photography Festiva“l Photo City Sagamihara” Professional Photographer Prize

[GAMA CAVES]

Kishor SHARMA (Nepal)

●The 14th General Photography Festiva“l Photo City Sagamihara” Asian Professional Photographers Prize

[Living in the mist ―the last nomads of Nepal]

HAYASHI Natsumi

●The 14th General Photography Festiva“l Photo City Sagamihara”

New Photographer Prize

[Today’s Levitation]

INOUE Kazuto

●The 14th General　Photography Festival“ Photo City Sagamihara” Amateur　Photo Contest Gold Prize　[Tokai no ko (Urban Kid)]

SUDO Ayano

●New Cosmos of Photography 2014 (37th competition)　Grand Prix

[Gespenster]

UCHIDA Kyoko

●The 26th Shashin-no-kai Award

[Dark Light]

ONO Kei

●The 26th Shashin-no-kai Award

[NEW TEXT]

HANDA Yasushi

●The 45th Kodansha Prize for Photography

[IRON STILLS]

YOSHIDA Akihito

●FOTO PREMIO 2014-2015 Grand Prix

[Brick Yard]

OE Takaaki

●MIO PHOTO OSAKA 2014 [My Dear Days]

KIM Insook

●MIO PHOTO OSAKA 2014

[Retelling Tales of the Cherry Blossoms]

NODERA Mako

●MIO PHOTO OSAKA 2014

[Those Who Cherish the Sky]

YONEZAWA Junko

●Visual Arts Photo Award 2014 Grand Prix

[Akai Ito (A Thread of Red)]

NAKASHIO Masaki

●The 10th Younosuke Natori Photography Encouragement

Award 2014

[Proud Celebrants―Spinning Time―]

TAKAHASHI Satoshi

●The 10th Younosuke Natori Photography Award 2014

[Fighting For Social Justice―The Cambodian Women's Land

Rights Activists―]

YAMASHITA Tatsuya

●The 10th [1_Wall Exhibition] of Photography: Grand Prix

[Decontamination]

YAMASHITA Tatsuya

●The 10th [1_Wall Exhibition] of Photography: Grand Prix

[Decontamination]

FUJIMOTO Keiji

●The 15th Ueno Hikoma Award of the Kyushu Sangyo University Photo Contest

[Missing Half～girl trafficking in

Nepal]

SHIMABUKURO Ayaka

●The 15th Ueno Hikoma Award of the Kyushu Sangyo University Photo Contest: Junior Grand Prix

[After the Rain]]

Niclas Hammarström

(Kontinent / Sweden)

●The 10th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards in 2014 :1st Prize

[Aleppo]

YOSHIMURA Masanobu

● APA AWARD 2015 Advertising Works Department, Prize by

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

[PEPSI NEX ZERO Forever Challenge]

OOIGAWA Shigeru

●APA AWARD 2015 Photographic Department, Prize by

the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology

[From Renna]

TAKADA Yasuko

●39th 2014 JPS Exhibition Award: Prize by The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

[Before the Performance (95-year-old Player)]

NODERA Mako

●The 12th Public Competition of Japan Photographic Association: JPA Prize / Prize by The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

[The First Spring Gale]

SHIBUYA Takehiro

● The 33rd NHK WORLD Calendar Photo Contest: Gold Prize

[Tree of Affection]

TAKADO Fumio

●The All-Japan Photographic Exhibition 2014: Gold Prize

[Holiday]

CHONAN Koichi and TAKAHASHI Ryou

●Nihon Shinbun Kyokai Awards 2014

[Distant Seas ―

The 400th Anniversary of the Keicho Mission]

MATSUMOTO Sueko

●Mainichi Photo Contest 2014: Prime Minister Award

[The Cheerful Season]

MAEDA Toshihisa

●The 54th FUJIFILM PHOTO CONTEST Grand Prix

[Rush of Billows]

 HORI Yukiko

●2014 FUJIFILM Portrait Photography Contest Gold Prize

[Congratulations! Now You Are a Working Adult.]

KURIHARA Yoko

●The Memorial Contest of Annual Day of Photography 2014: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prize

[Being Bright and Animated]

OGAWA Toshie

●The Memorial Contest of Annual Day of Photography 2014: Minister of the Environment Prize

[Shining Kaleidoscope]

YAMAMOTO Tae

●48th CANON PHOTO CONTEST Grand Prix

[Late Summer]

MIYAZAKI Kunihiro

●The 66th Chunichi Photographic Exhibition: 6th Division,Category of Photographs taken in Foreign Countries, Minister for Foreign Affairs Prize

[Motorcycle Surfing]

STANMEYER

(USA, VII for National Geographic)

●World Press Photo of the Year 2013

[African migrants on the shore of Djibouti City at night raise their phones in an attempt to catch an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia―a tenuous link to relatives abroad. Djibouti is a common stop-off point for migrants in transit from such countries as Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, seeking a better life in Europe and the Middle East.]

Adrian PORTUGAL

●The 75th International Photographic Salon of Japan Special Prize

[PORTRAIT IN AGUADULCE]

KURONO Tomohumi

●Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix for News & Documentary

[Climbers Fleeing from a Volcanic Eruption of Mount Ontake]

KOSUGI Kenjirou

● Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix for Theme Photos “Being Moved”

[Wow, That’s Great!]

OKUBO Ao

●Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix for Primary & Middle School Students

[Grandpa, You Are Scary!]

YAMAMOTO Sayo

●Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix for High School Students

[Boys]

TAWA Yuji

●Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix for Family

[Family]

NAKAJI Isao

●The 99th Kenten Exhibition: Grand Prix

[A River Covered

with Leaves of Maple Trees ]

SUZUKI Motohiko

●The 88th Kokuten Exhibition: Kokuga Prize

[A Hushed Silence of Light]

SAKURAI Haruo

●The 49th Nihon Kougakai Photographic Exhibition: Nihon

Kouga Prize

[Central Figures on the Border]

NOGUCHI Tomosumi

●The 40th Shiten Exhibition: Shiten Prize

[Time in the Old Part of Tokyo]

YAMADE Kazunari

●The 62nd Nikakai Association of Photographers award

[The Light of The Moment]]

WATANABE Shigeko

●The 66th Sankikai exhibition, Category of Photography:

Sankikai Prize

[Brave Dance/Heartbeat of Gods]

KUMAGAWA Hiroshi

●All Japan Alpine Photographic Association Exhibition 2014:

All Japan Alpine Photographic Association Prize

[Glow at the End]

SAKURAI Yoshishige

●The 1st Irie Taikichi Memorial Prize

[Days of Hundred-yearold Mother]

SHIKATA Kazuo

●The 61th National Photographic Exhibition of Japan Photo

Culture Association: Prime Minister Award

[Great Purple Emperor, A Japan’s National Butterfly, Endangered Species]