/ 2025 / Special / Special Effects

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  KAZUTOSHI KAWAKAMI, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  Composite work: 20250605
• Website
  https://azumoyou.wixsite.com/azuto
• Instagram
  kazutoshi_kawakami

This work presents a fantastical narrative that brings together two worlds that would never meet in reality. An African elephant buried in earth, crying for help, and an Asian elephant approaching to offer aid upon sensing its distress. These two species, separated by geographical constraints and unable to encounter each other in nature, demonstrate profound empathy and the will to rescue beyond the boundaries of species.

[Awards & Honors]
- 9-Time Official Team Japan Member, World Photographic Cup (WPC)
- Represented Japan with 22 Official Artworks on the Global Stage (WPC)
- Gold Medalist (Commercial Category), World Photographic Cup (WPC) 2026
- Silver Medalist (Commercial / Digital Art Categories), World Photographic Cup (WPC) 2022 & 2023

[Jury & Professional Experience]
- Official Jury Member, Black & White Photo Awards (2023 - 2025)
- Founder and Chief Photo Analyst, PrimoraPhoto Service (Launched 2025)

[Community & Philanthropy]
- Volunteer Artist, Great East Japan

Awards World photographic Cup 2026
GOLD medal in the commercial category