Only I Can Hear

• Photographer
  Yohei Kawashima
• Photo Date
  31th July 2025

A young person walked while wearing headphones to block out all sound, keeping a watchful eye on his surrounding. Only he was illuminated by the light streaming through the skylight, and with no one else present, a sense of loneliness hung in the air. He seems both to want to be alone and to be afraid of it. This photograph vividly captures the struggles of today's youth, who constantly battle loneliness as their connections to society grow increasingly tenuous due to the proliferation of social media.