/ 2025 / Portraiture / Culture

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Shinsuke Kawanabe, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  May 4th, 2025
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/nabecam/

All is but Mind.

This portrait is inspired by a Buddhist concept and the Japanese Hannya mask—a symbol of inner demons born from jealousy.

What if the fear we project onto others is just a reflection of ourselves?

The true enemy may not be out there… but within.

This image is a mirror—and a question:
Can the world change, if I begin by facing my own?