Breakthrough

• Photographer
  Takahiro Nakayama
• Technical Info
  Sony ?1 (ilce-1), Fe 24-105mm F4 G Oss, Iso100, F/7.1, 1/125s, 5500k
• Photo Date
  2025-05-26

This cat once faced imminent euthanasia. After learning he was on a kill-list, I immediately contacted his rescuer and brought him home the next day. Saved from an abusive breeder, he came to me weak and barely able to open his eyes, so I took him straight to the vet. Today he lives freely and with quiet confidence. This black-and-white photograph captures him breaking through a fragile paper wall—a metaphor for escaping darkness and finding warmth and safety. The image expresses resilience and the truth that beyond the barrier of despair, happiness is waiting—a reminder of the countless rescu