Honorable Mention / 2024 / Nature / Landscape

ARIAKE

The Ariake Sea in Kyushu is said to have the greatest tidal range in Japan.
Many dramatic scenes unfold here.The curves, which can only be seen at certain times throughout the year, were fantastic.

My hometown, Saga Prefecture, is hidden famous production area of wheat in Japan. I have taken 70,000 photos of wheat fields for the past 7 years. By fascination of those vitality, I obtained a trademark registration for "mugigrapher®︎," means "a photographer specializing in wheat and barley" in Japanese.
"Unusual always exists with usual days. Decay also exists with beauty." This perspective is connected to all of my photographic stances, including street snaps.

Awards I won "Sony World Photography Awards" 2023 Japan National Awards 1st Place and 2nd Place in the same category in 2024.