/ 2025 / Nature / Seasons

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Akira Ishiwatari, Japan
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/akira.photographer/

This photograph captures a metasequoia tree ablaze with autumn foliage, its fiery orange leaves contrasting against a clear blue sky. The carefully crafted composition highlights the tree’s vitality and dynamic energy, expressing the life force amid "death" as the leaves fall. This image transforms nature into an artistic expression, celebrating the beauty and resilience of the changing leaves.

I am a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan, with a career spanning since 2015. Initially focused on portrait photography, I have since expanded my practice to encompass a diverse range of genres, including food, fashion, and landscape photography. I am particularly drawn to capturing fleeting, serendipitous moments under natural light or in authentic environments, favoring the spontaneity of real-world settings over controlled studio setups.

Awards ＜2017＞
IPA(International Photography Awards)
Architecture-Interiors 2nd.

＜2011＞
RICOH PHOTO CONTEST in Japan Winner.