Shared Silence

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Wildlife
• Photographer
  Yushi Kaisyakuji
• Photo Date
  2024/5/30

Two giraffes share a moment of quiet intimacy—necks gently intertwined, eyes soft and unguarded. Through deep shadows and monochrome restraint, this image reveals not action but emotion, not spectacle but stillness. It invites viewers to see beyond species, to sense a universal need for connection. A portrait not of wildlife, but of presence, empathy, and the quiet truth found in shared silence.

Yushi Kaisyakuji is a Japan-based photographer whose work centers on black-and-white portraits of wildlife, seeking to reveal the emotional architecture that lives beneath the surface of each creature. Rather than documenting appearances, he strives to capture the inner pulse—the quiet dignity, tension, and resilience—that defines a living being. His approach follows the tradition of photographers who believed that the camera can carve out the soul of its subject, not merely its outline.