/ 2025 / Analog / Photojournalism

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Yi Lun Wang, Taiwan

At a Taiwanese military academy, young cadets conduct tactical drills in the first light of dawn. They advance with rifles before earthen embankments, participating in an intensive eight-week military training program. Here, these future soldiers face both physical challenges and the cultivation of military discipline. Each training session transforms these students into capable military personnel, building their combat skills and unwavering determination. This image captures their pivotal transformation from students to soldiers, embodying Taiwan's military education tradition.