/ 2026 / Fine Art / Still Life

Ornamental pumpkins

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Photographer
    Shunsuke Kanamori, Japan
  • Date of Photograph
    2022-10-24
  • Instagram
    @kafaand

Ornamental pumpkins sit quietly.

Based in Toyama, Japan, he is a photographic artist who dedicated himself to studying photography step by step through a prolonged period of medical recovery. Channeling his background in pharmaceutical research and design into conceptual photography, his work captures the profound stillness embedded in shifting landscapes and traditions through the contrast of light and shadow.

Awards 2026 Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) — 2xHonorable Mention (Still Life & Architecture)
2026 International Photography Awards (IPA) — Honorable Mention (Tradition/Culture) & 3x Official Selection
2026 Photo Journalism Prize (PJP) — Shortlisted
2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) — Bronze Medal (Tourism) & Honorable Mention (General News)
2024 Sony Monthly Open-Entry Photography Contest — Shortlisted

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