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Tokyo Academic Park Photo Contest 2008 Winners!

　 We are pleased to announce the winners of Tokyo Academic Park Photo Contest 2008. All photos were taken by foreign exchange students and Japanese students, and staffs of Tokyo Academic Park and all winners were judged on the basis of creativity related with the theme ("Connections") by majority vote or judges. Thank you to all the students and staffs who submitted photos and thanks to all of you who voted during the event.

Tokyo Academic Park Photo Contest 2008

Organizer: Tokyo Academic Park

November 27, 2008 (Thu)～December 11, 2008 (Thu) 10：00～18：00

Grand Prize
"Light to heaven"　Aymen Charef （Tunisia）

Look for a path to heaven.
Light that connects to it do exist despite all odds.

Tokyo Academic Park
Superintendent Prize　
"INTERFERENCE"　
Ly Hung Anh （Vietnam）　

The connection between day and night,
the connection between human and nature. The connection of life.

Tokyo International Exchange Center Prize　
"worship"　
Shimizu Hitoshi （Japan）

One scene that the light of Japanese lantern connects people

Miraikan Prize
"www.com"
Cinta Rose （India）

The spider web is a network which is symbolization of various connections, including web. In this photo, there are two spiders which is a rare sight of interaction.

AIST Tokyo Waterfront Prize
"Mom, give me a stocking !"　
Chen ZhiYong （China）　

My HIME, My princess!

Honorable Mention

"The connections for a stable future"　
Le Dung （Vietnam）　

　

The connection between human and human is one of the most important factors to make the other stable ones and to build up a stable future for us. This photo was taken in Daiba (Tokyo Bay) on October 28, 2007.

"Passion"　
Desmond Yeo （Singapore）

The woman jumps, her body tenses as she is immersed in her performance. The crowd is captivated by her passion, and they connect without words, but with music.

"CONNECTION
BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY"　
Nafees Uddin Chowdhury （Bangladesh）

No moon, no sun, no morning, no noon,
no dusk, no dawn, no proper time of day rather the connection of them.
"Present from Heaven"
Lim EunSil （Republic of Korea）

My baby after waiting for a long time, it is a precious treasure from the heaven on the fifth year of marriage.

"TIEC is a big bridge which connects different cultures."　
Wasanthamala Badalawa （Sri Lanka）
Yagi Miyuki （Japan）
　

We live in TIEC. When we play with our children, they make many friends from various countries and a friendship between parents also begins accordingly. We knew many countries and learned their cultures without realizing. TIEC helped to build cultural bridges.

"Flying away into the Sunset"
Kim Yeong Ha （Republic of Korea）

Sunset that looked up by people who are neither friends nor acquaintance is one. Under the same sky, everyone changes into a smile.

"Imaginary VS. Reality"　
Sathita Kaveevivitchai （Thailand）

People are living in two worlds in parallel, one is the imaginary, the other is reality.
At the point of connection, that is the place we should belong. "A moment connects day & night"　
Higashide Takanobu （Japan）

I captured the most beautiful moment in a day, which is from day to night.

"Rendezvous"　
Rebecca Jennings （USA）

Paint on asphalt
"Connection of Life with Mother"
Kayastha Ragab （Nepal）

My mother has given birth to me so I became able to come in this world. My mother cries while I cry, and smiles while I smile. My tear and smile are linked with to her. I cannot explain how much my mother loves me, even herself doesn't know about it.

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Tokyo Academic Park Superintendent Prize　 "INTERFERENCE"　 Ly Hung Anh （Vietnam）　 The connection between day and night, the connection between human and nature. The connection of life.		Tokyo International Exchange Center Prize　 "worship"　 Shimizu Hitoshi （Japan） One scene that the light of Japanese lantern connects people

Miraikan Prize "www.com" Cinta Rose （India） The spider web is a network which is symbolization of various connections, including web. In this photo, there are two spiders which is a rare sight of interaction.		AIST Tokyo Waterfront Prize "Mom, give me a stocking !"　 Chen ZhiYong （China）　 My HIME, My princess!


Honorable Mention
"The connections for a stable future"　 Le Dung （Vietnam）　　 The connection between human and human is one of the most important factors to make the other stable ones and to build up a stable future for us. This photo was taken in Daiba (Tokyo Bay) on October 28, 2007.		"Passion"　 Desmond Yeo （Singapore） The woman jumps, her body tenses as she is immersed in her performance. The crowd is captivated by her passion, and they connect without words, but with music.

"CONNECTION BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY"　 Nafees Uddin Chowdhury （Bangladesh） No moon, no sun, no morning, no noon, no dusk, no dawn, no proper time of day rather the connection of them.		"Present from Heaven" Lim EunSil （Republic of Korea） My baby after waiting for a long time, it is a precious treasure from the heaven on the fifth year of marriage.

"TIEC is a big bridge which connects different cultures."　 Wasanthamala Badalawa （Sri Lanka） Yagi Miyuki （Japan）　 We live in TIEC. When we play with our children, they make many friends from various countries and a friendship between parents also begins accordingly. We knew many countries and learned their cultures without realizing. TIEC helped to build cultural bridges.		"Flying away into the Sunset" Kim Yeong Ha （Republic of Korea） Sunset that looked up by people who are neither friends nor acquaintance is one. Under the same sky, everyone changes into a smile.

"Imaginary VS. Reality"　 Sathita Kaveevivitchai （Thailand） People are living in two worlds in parallel, one is the imaginary, the other is reality. At the point of connection, that is the place we should belong.		"A moment connects day & night"　 Higashide Takanobu （Japan） I captured the most beautiful moment in a day, which is from day to night.

"Rendezvous"　 Rebecca Jennings （USA） Paint on asphalt		"Connection of Life with Mother" Kayastha Ragab （Nepal） My mother has given birth to me so I became able to come in this world. My mother cries while I cry, and smiles while I smile. My tear and smile are linked with to her. I cannot explain how much my mother loves me, even herself doesn't know about it.


Click here for prize winners of 2007 !