/ 2023 / Special / Night Photography

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Shintaro Ueyama, United States
• Date of Photograph
  9/11/2021
• Studio
  Self-Employment
• Website
  https://www.triangleny.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/triangle_ny/

An installation created in the Manhattan night sky has become an internationally powerful symbol of 9.11 for two decades.

Everyone who looked at the "Tribute in Light" seemed to see in it a different meaning, but I felt a personal connection with every single person at the moment the crescent moon just entered between the two lights.

This photograph is imprinted on my mind as my image of the beginning of a new era that we would never yield to terrorism.

I am a New York–based photographer originally from Nara, Japan. Since 2010, I have pursued photography independently, using the city as a stage to explore the relationship between urban landscapes and natural light.

My work balances stillness and movement, shaped by a Japanese sense of aesthetics and an intuitive response to New York’s energy. In portraiture, I avoid excessive direction, focusing on the moment when a subject naturally blends into their surroundings.

Through light, shadow, and space, I create images that feel both immediate and timeless.

Thank you,

Shintaro Ueyama

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