Honorable Mention TIFA 2025 Fine Art / Still Life

Annihilation 2

  • Photographer
    Sung Joon Kim
  • Technical Info
    1/200, ISO64, f5.6. fullftame 45mp sensor, Nikon Z7
  • Photo Date
    June 12, 2022

Flowers are the most radiant celebration of life in the world. With their dazzling colors, vibrant resilience, and splendid forms, they symbolize life itself. From the moment a tiny bud peeks out to the instant it reaches full bloom, a flower showcases diverse forms of beauty. Yet, flowers too face death. A withered flower holds no trace of life. However, even in its lifeless state, beauty is reborn. The annihilation of a flower creates a new kind of beauty after all attention and gazes have drifted away. Death, disappearance, and oblivion become the foundation for another birth.