Bronze in Nature/Flowers / 2025 / Nature / Flowers

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Flowers
• Photographer
  Susumu Inoue, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  2025.4.26
• Website
  https://ssmgoing914.myportfolio.com/
• Instagram
  instagram.com/penpen_pcz/

The yellow tulips, gently leaning on each other, looked like a couple holding on to a fleeting moment—aware that their time together might not last. There was a quiet sadness in their closeness, as if they were cherishing a bond that carried little promise for the future. In their delicate posture, I sensed a silent story of love that may never fully bloom. I hope you can feel that subtle, human-like drama hidden in this fragile scene.

"Not just what the eyes see, but the beauty reflected in the heart."

Rather than merely documenting scenes as they are, I am drawn to the impressions that remain long after the moment has passed.

What interests me is not the clarity of what was seen, but the way those impressions soften, shift, and quietly take on a different form within memory. Through photography, I seek to reconstruct that process and preserve what was certainly there, even as its shape continues to change.

Awards IPA 2025 Honorable Mention 1
PX3 2025 Bronze 1
TIFA 2025 Honorable Mention 2
NYPA 2025 Gold 2,Silver 1,Bronze 1
FAPA 12th Nominee 1

MUSE 2026 Silver 2
LPA 2026 Gold 1,Silver 1