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• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Yusuke Harada, Japan
• Website
  http://www.yusukeharada.com

People walk through a deserted bar area with umbrellas in heavy snow in Tokyo.
Heavy snow fell in the Kanto region, including Tokyo, February 5, 2024. During the 24-hour period through noon on Tuesday noon, 8 centimeters of snow is forecast in Tokyo's 23 wards, according to the weather agency.

Yusuke Harada, born in 1979, is a Japanese photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. He has photographed the world’s major conflicts and its hidden crisis. He has independently photographed and documented throughout Africa, Middle East and Asia. His works have received several awards and grants, and have been published in several magazines and newspapers in Japan and other countries. He is also contributor to NurPhoto Agency.

Awards 2014. Honorable mention, Shuukan Kinyobi Reportage Award
2013. Mainichi Shinbun Prize, 13th Ueno Hikoma Award
2012. Finalist : Documentary single, The New York Photo Awards
2012. Honorable mention, Best in show at Foto8 summershow
2012. Shortlist : Open category, KL PHOTOAWARDS
2012. Picture of the year, The PGB Photo Award.
2011. Nominee, 12th Ueno Hikoma Award.