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• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Kuolun Hsu, Taiwan
• Date of Photograph
  2015/11/20
• Instagram
  @leohsu.photo

This image, taken in Myanmar, captures a group of boys playing football in the golden light of dusk. Their pitch is not a stadium, but a patch of dusty earth, its backdrop, a thousand-year-old temple. The contrast between the sacred and the spirited highlights the beauty of cultural coexistence. Unfazed by setting or circumstance, these young players chase the ball with joy and intensity, as if the World Cup were unfolding on holy ground. Their shoes may be worn, but their dreams are vibrant.