Honorable Mention

Light Between Hours — II. The Sacred Watcher
DESCRIPTION
On a frozen mountaintop, the sleeping city below flickers faintly while Fuji stands unmoving beyond a silent sea of clouds.As the sky pales, the mountain emerges as a silent watcher, bridging the fragile rhythm of human life with the enduring scale of nature.
This work captures a stillness where darkness yields to dawn, and the sacred rises without sound.
AUTHOR
Amateur landscape photographer and former camera technology developer.I often travel through the mountains and countryside of central and northern Japan, especially around Nagano and Yamagata.
I have a deep love for the breathtaking colors of sunrise and sunset.