Still, She Walks

• Prize
  Silver in People/Wedding
• Photographer
  Shunkai Kitsukawa
• Technical Info
  16mm, Ss 1/200, Iso100, F9.0, Full Frame
• Photo Date
  13/09/2025

This photograph explores the quiet anxiety beneath a bride’s “joyful departure.” Her turned back hints at hesitation and inner conflict beneath the beauty of ritual. The white dress, usually a symbol of hope, becomes a metaphor for emotional fragility—light and easily swayed. Behind her, Tokyo Tower looms, perhaps symbolizing societal pressure or rigid expectations. The monochrome and cloudy sky reflect her emotional state. Is marriage pure joy, or does it carry quiet echoes of fear and doubt? That question is left to the viewer.