The Ina Nobuo Award (伊奈信男賞, Ina-Nobuo-shō) is given annually by the Nikon Salon, an organization of exhibition spaces in Japan that is sponsored by Nikon Corporation. The award was started in 1976; it is named in honor of Nobuo Ina, a photography critic who headed the Nikon Salon from 1968 until his death in 1978.

The award is given to the photographer of what is judged to have been the most outstanding exhibition held in a Nikon Salon within the year running from October through September. As of 2014, the award consists of a statuette, one million yen, and a Nikon D4S camera body and lenses (AF-S NIKKOR 50mm F1.4G).

Recipients

Awards
 YearPhotographer
1 1976Gashō Yamamura
2 1977Masahisa Fukase
3 1978Hiromi Tsuchida
4 1979Satoshi Kuribayashi
5 1980Bishin Jumonji
6 1981Meitoku Itō
7 1982Shinzō Hanabusa, Shisei Kuwabara
8 1983Gorō Nakamura
9 1984Akihisa Masuda
10 1985Masao Gozu
11 1986Shigeichi Nagano
12 1987Ichirō Tsuda
13 1988Hiroh Kikai
14 1989Noriaki Yokosuka
15 1990Chuyung Yoon
16 1991Akihiro Sakaki (ja)
17 1992Kiyoshi Suzuki
18 1993Kunihiro Suzuki
19 1994Eimu Arino
20 1995Hiromi Eguchi
21 1996Yoshikazu Minami
22 1997Michio Yamauchi
23 1998Dale Caruso
24 1999Shunji Dodo
25 2000Hideaki Uchiyama (ja)
26 2001Hiroshi Yamazaki
27 2002Seiichi Furuya
28 2003Hiroshi Ōshima
29 2004Kiyotaka Shishito
30 2005Nobuo Shimose
31 2006Chihiro Minato
32 2007Keizō Kitajima
33 2008Kenshichi Heshiki
34 2009Jun'ichi Ōta
35 2010Hitoshi Fugo
36 2011Yi Sangil
37 2012Brian Y. Sato
38 2013Kōgorō Suzuki
39 2014Osamu Kanemura

Bibliography

  • Ina-Nobuo-shō 20nen (伊奈信男賞20年) / Ina Nobuo Award '76-'95. "Nikon Salon Books 23." Tokyo: Nikon, 1996. An excellently-printed selection of the award-winning works. Text in Japanese only.
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