/ 2025 / Nature / Earth

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Hideo Hori, Japan

This work was taken at Happo-one in the Northern Alps of Japan.

During the harsh winter season, bad weather continues, so it's rare to look up at the mountains.

This work depicts a beautiful, sublime mountain emerging from its stature and gazing down at the world below.

I wanted to express the awe and nobility of the mountains.