/ 2025 / Special / Night Photography

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Yukio Nodo, Japan

Captured on a rainy night in Tokyo, this photograph seeks to evoke not just a scene, but a sensation. The glow of streetlamps reflects on the wet pavement, melting into golden and blue hues. A lone passerby walks beneath an umbrella, their figure both present and fleeting—like a memory in motion. The rhythm of falling rain, the shimmer underfoot, and the hush between footsteps create a silent symphony. Through this image, I hoped to convey the feeling of being wrapped in the sound and moisture of a rainy night—a moment suspended between solitude and connection.