/ 2026 / Portraiture / Children
Before the Applause
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerAsuka Kato, Japan
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Date of Photograph2021.6-2026.6
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StudioNauraa Hauska
A performance on stage shines brightly.
As her mother, I wanted to preserve not only the applause, but everything that led to it.
The struggles, the tears, and the quiet days of perseverance.
To me, those unseen moments are every bit as precious as the performance itself.
