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Miniature Size Landscape Photography by Katsuhiro Ohkuchi Is Granted the Golden A' Design Award in Photography and Photo Manipulation Design
Katsuhiro Ohkuchi honored for photography and photo manipulation design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Miniature Size Landscape Photography by Katsuhiro Ohkuchi has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Photography and Photo Manipulation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Miniature Size Landscape Photography
Miniature Size Landscape is a photography series that presents small natural scenes as if they were vast worlds. Grasses, mosses, flowers and other plants growing at the feet of passers-by become the setting. A one inch tall dwarf figure travels through each scene, and every view is composed as if seen through the eyes of that dwarf. The images are made with a wide macro lens, focus stacking for deep focus, and linear, occlusive and aerial perspective. The aim is to recall the imagined worlds of childhood and to encourage care for nature.
About Katsuhiro Ohkuchi
I am a freelance photographer and photo retoucher. My photographs capture beautiful natural scenery from a unique perspective. I could provide a variety of people surprises and the beauty and fun of nature. I am convinced that my photographs could be better marketing materials for companies that values of nature and have interesting ideas. I've just become a freelancer since last year. I hope to hear from you!
Award Record
Katsuhiro Ohkuchi is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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://dezigners.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://dezigners.org/121547
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121547
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121547
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/301484
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.do/katsuhiro
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Miniature Size Landscape Photography
- Function
- Photography
- Category
- Photography and Photo Manipulation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts and Entertainment
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Saddle Brown and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Katsuhiro Ohkuchi
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121547
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image #1 Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi, Miniature Size Landscape, 2010. Image #2 Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi, Miniature Size Landscape, 2012. Image #3 Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi, Miniature Size Landscape, 2017. Image #4 Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi, Miniature Size Landscape, 2018. Image #5 Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi, Miniature Size Landscape, 2018.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Landscape with grasses, mosses, flowers and other plants that looks a small world are spread at our feet. Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi takes photos to make it look like a big world by using trick of the eye. 1 inch tall dwarf go on a journey around the small world. A dwarf’s eyes are the imaginary world of their childhood.
- Inspiration
- Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi was trying to find impressive landscapes that anybody have never seen when he was a student. One day, he remembered the imaginary world of his childhood that a very small dwarf adventure in the park. He thought Landscapes that he was looking for are already exists close people. He thought take photos a world by small dwarf's eyes at the same time. Then, he have been studying the method for take recreate photos by their eyes.
- Research
- His works are taken fantastic photos from familiar and common landscape. He takes photos to make a small world look like a big world by using trick of the eye. Then, when they see his works, they raise awareness of environmental issues by knowing of a beautiful familiar place and remember their special childhood of adventuring in a little world.
- Challenge
- Shooting methods have continued to change due to the evolution of hardware and software as a result of shooting for 10 years. Therefore, he always tried to keep up to date with the latest information. This research has availability such as shooting videos and shooting in a studio imitating a huge space, and he plan to continue this research in the future.
- Realization and Technology
- Photographer Katsuhiro Ohkuchi's works that takes recreate photos by small dwarf's eyes incorporate of wide macro lens, deep focus by focus stacking, linear perspective, occlusive perspective, aerial perspective and deja vu effect. Those are important elements that humans perceive size. He came up with this photography technique ten years ago, and he is still studying it.
- Operation and Interaction
- Please remember the imaginary world of childhood that adults have forgotten. He hopes people become conscious of a beautiful small world are spread at feet, and be more kind to nature even just a little. He is sure that no one will throw trash on the world after seeing his work.
- Project Duration and Location
- This work started in 2010 and published on Behance from 2020.
- Specifications
- CAMERA NIKON D3000 5000 series Olympus OMD EM1 mark2 Application Adobe photoshopCC
- Keywords
- nature, photography, landscape, micro, macro, flower, fantasy, miniature, travel, japan
