Bronze in Press/Political / 2025 / Press / Political

• Prize
  Bronze in Press/Political
• Photographer
  Izumi Osaragi, Japan
• Studio
  Atelier Allegria

In the heart of Dhaka, flags waved not as symbols of nations—but as cries, fists, and prayers.
This series captures a moment of raw, unfiltered solidarity with Palestine, expressed through defiance, grief, and communal spirit.
It is not reportage. It is not performance.
It is the breath of justice seen through the hands of the oppressed.
In the flags, in the sweat, in the silences—something holy burns.
This is not a protest.
This is Dies irae.

Born in Saitama, Japan in the 1990s, he began photography in junior high with his father's PENTAX. After a pause due to illness, he resumed in 2017 and now works across genres—landscape, macro, documentary, and cosplay. His cyanotype works began in 2018. He published L'Orvieto (2020) and Zassō Yūgi (2021). In 2023–24, he documented slums and tea plantations in Bangladesh. His cinematic style in cosplay photography earned him the Grand Prize (Photographer) at COTY2025. He is a member of the Saitama Prefectural Artists Association.

Awards 2017: Selected, Fujifilm 50,000-Person Photo Exhibition (Japan)
2019: Awarded, Pictorico Photo Contest (Japan)
2019: Selected, The 69th Saitama Prefectural Art Exhibition (Japan)
2019: Exhibited, Meishiban (Business Card-sized) Photo Exhibition (Japan)
2022: Selected, The 70th Saitama Prefectural Art Exhibition (Japan)
2023: Selected, The 71st Saitama Prefectural Art Exhibition (Japan)
2023: Selected, The 107th Nika Exhibition, Art Photo Division (Japan)
2024: Selected, The 108th Nika Exhibition, Art Photo Division (Japan)
2024: 2nd Prize, IPA (International Photography Awards, USA), Professional – Macro Category
2024: Official Selection, IPA (International Photography Awards, USA), Professional Division
2024: Silver Winner, New York Photography Awards, Professional*5
(People Category//Macro Category//Minimalist Category//Street Category//Minimalist Category )
2024: Honorable Mention, New York Photography Awards, Professional*5
(Fine Art Category*2//Macro Category//Architecture*2)
2024: Gold Winner, TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards), Professional*2
(Portrait Category//Macro Category)
2024: Honorable Mention, TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards), Professional*2
(Architecture Category//Street Category)
2025: Gold Winner, MUSE Photography Awards, Professional*6
2025: Silver Winner, MUSE Photography Awards, Professional*4