/ 2026 / Nature / Trees

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Takahiro Kurita, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  8 February 2026
• Website
  https://kuriphoto.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/bluebleukei

What drew me was the dense structure of the trees beneath the snow. The white surface quiets the scene, but the branches remain intricate, tense, and alive. I wanted to capture that coexistence of silence and complexity.

Takahiro Kurita was born in Kamakura-city, Kanagawa Prefecture,Japan.
Currently living in Tokyo and taking snapshots and portraits.
Last August, I held a solo exhibition on the theme of my hometown of Kamakura-city.

Awards Selected for the 2019 Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS) Exhibition