Bronze / 2020 / Press / Nature/Environmental

Yoshiyaki

Prize

Bronze in Press/Nature/Environmental
Photographer

Atsushi Taketazu, Japan
Studio

The Yomiuri Shimbun

An aerial photo shows Yoshiyaki, reed burning, in the Watarase retarding basin straddles Tochigi, Ibaraki Gunma and Saitama Prefecture,JAPAN on March 16, 2019. About 440 reed farmers set fire to about 1,500-hectare reed field and 9,200 spectators enjoyed watching the dynamic fire show. The annual burning started in 1950' to avoid harmful insects and prompt plant growth.

I am a photographer of The Yomiuri Shimbun.
The Yomiuri Shimbun is a daily Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo and other major Japanese cities.

Awards IPA,PX3