/ 2025 / Special / Others “Special”

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Itta Nagata, Japan
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/nou_japan_picture?igsh=ODlkeGN5YXNleHFt

This photograph captures the moment when one person begins to walk away, with their back against a solitary tree. The clouds stretching out behind them resemble the trails of a contrail, symbolizing the path left behind as they move forward. In life, farewells are inevitable. They come in many forms—people, nature, and countless other things. Whether we wish for them or not, we are bound to accept them as part of our journey. Just like the figure in this photograph, we too, leave traces behind as we part ways and step forward into new worlds, embracing the unknown.

I am a Japanese university student.
I take photographs that capture the impression of a landscape or a moment that will not last forever.