Climate : Its Blessings
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:30 am
The climate provides all living things on Earth with abundant blessings, such as the energetic sun and rain that brings water to nurture life. The state of the climate also clearly shows the current situation of the Earth. Last year's Excellence Award winner was a memorable masterpiece featuring clouds reminiscent of a dragon god floating in the blue sky and a vast expanse of ocean. This year's contest also welcomes a variety of works, including the beauty of forms created by the climate and scenes that sound a warning about the current state of the Earth.
This photo was taken in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture in July 2010. During a drive, my child found a swarm of dragonflies and went to catch them with a net. Children playing in nature are at their best. I hope that this rich natural environment, which provides children with new discoveries, will continue forever.
Judges' evaluation
The Excellence Award winner, who captured a child absorbed remove background image in catching insects under a blue sky filled with clouds, exuded a sense of freedom. The two Honorable Mention winners, "Earth Blue YOU LOVE EARTH?" with its unique composition, and "Toyota Morning," which captured the emotion of autumn rice terraces, were also excellent works.
Company Comment
The Excellence Award-winning work "Sky and Earth" is striking in its contrast between the vibrant colors of the sky with clouds playing and the lush green of the grass that grows straight up, giving it a sense of strength and vitality. The back view of the boy standing firmly on the ground also appeals to the importance of leaving a rich natural environment for the future.
Aiming for sustainable growth, ITOCHU Corporation is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact. In 2010, the company's Environmental Policy was revised to include the preservation of "natural ecosystems and biodiversity," and the company will continue to make various environmental and social contributions both at home and abroad under its corporate philosophy of "responsibility to bear the wealth of the world."
This photo was taken in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture in July 2010. During a drive, my child found a swarm of dragonflies and went to catch them with a net. Children playing in nature are at their best. I hope that this rich natural environment, which provides children with new discoveries, will continue forever.
Judges' evaluation
The Excellence Award winner, who captured a child absorbed remove background image in catching insects under a blue sky filled with clouds, exuded a sense of freedom. The two Honorable Mention winners, "Earth Blue YOU LOVE EARTH?" with its unique composition, and "Toyota Morning," which captured the emotion of autumn rice terraces, were also excellent works.
Company Comment
The Excellence Award-winning work "Sky and Earth" is striking in its contrast between the vibrant colors of the sky with clouds playing and the lush green of the grass that grows straight up, giving it a sense of strength and vitality. The back view of the boy standing firmly on the ground also appeals to the importance of leaving a rich natural environment for the future.
Aiming for sustainable growth, ITOCHU Corporation is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact. In 2010, the company's Environmental Policy was revised to include the preservation of "natural ecosystems and biodiversity," and the company will continue to make various environmental and social contributions both at home and abroad under its corporate philosophy of "responsibility to bear the wealth of the world."