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A Soldier's Rest

A young Cambodian soldier takes a rest inside a tent during the Thai-Cambodian border dispute on July 26, 2011. He was tired from the dispute between the two countries over possession of the area around the World Heritage Site of Preah Vihear Temple. A kitten was by his side as if to comfort him.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2024

2nd Place

Overall Contest Winner

Silver

Photojournalism

Professional

A Soldier's Rest

A young Cambodian soldier takes a rest inside a tent during the Thai-Cambodian border dispute on July 26, 2011. He was tired from the dispute between the two countries over possession of the area around the World Heritage Site of Preah Vihear Temple. A kitten was by his side as if to comfort him.

About Artist

Satoshi Takahashi

Satoshi Takahashi is a Japanese photojournalist. He was born in 1981 in Akita, Japan. He studied photography at Japan University College of Art Department of Photography. Satoshi began his career as a freelance photojournalist in Cambodia since 2007. He had spent 11 years in the country covering social issues. In October 2018, Satoshi went back to Japan and currently he has been focusing on documenting stories of vanishing cultures in Akita prefecture concurrently with covering Cambodia. His photos have been published in newspapers, magazines around the world. In March 2019, Satoshi won the Domon Ken Award, one of Japan's most prestigious prizes for documentary photography, for his latest photobook, The Indomitable Spirit of Cambodian Resistance. Compiling works photographed in Cambodia between 2013 and 2018, the book documents social movements resisting the authoritarian regime. It has been selected for the permanent collection of the Ken Domon Museum of Photography. In addition, the book received several international photography awards, including The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), International Photography Awards (IPA), Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) and Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA).

Satoshi Takahashi

Photographic Areas of Focus

People, Photojournalism, Travel

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Japan

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Satoshi Takahashi - 2024 Color Photo Contest | 2nd Place Winner | Professional

Interview

Satoshi Takahashi  - 2024 Color Photo Contest | 2nd Place Winner | Professional
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Photojournalism

People’s Vote Award
Nominee +1
Emilie Favier

Emilie Favier

People

Honorable Mention
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Thibault Gerbaldi

Thibault Gerbaldi

People

Silver
Nominee
Thibault Gerbaldi

Thibault Gerbaldi

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