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Shinya Itahana | 2026 Black and White Photo Contest | 1st Place Winner | Professional

Shinya Itahana

Japan

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1st Place

Gold

The fierce rock face is this world, and the sublime stream of water falling from the heavens seems to show us the way with its light.　And we are just a part of the cosmic flow of time.(Tottori, Japan)

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Silver

Holy Stream

The bare minimum of small red wooden houses for Tibetan Buddhist monks are spread out on the slopes of a mountain at an altitude of about 4,000 meters. Chanting Buddhist sutra can always be heard from somewhere just below the clouds. The wind seems to carry it to somewhere else. (Eastern Tibet)

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Honorable Mention

Just below the cloud

The world drawn by the scattered cherry blossoms.
(Tottori, Japan)

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Nominee

Scattered Flowers Map