TIFA 2025 Special Categories / Night Photography

Snowfall Silence,Shibuya

  • Prize
    Bronze in Special Categories/Night Photography
  • Photographer
    Sampo
  • Technical Info
    Ss1/125,iso2000,f2.8,full Frame
  • Photo Date
    February 5, 2024.

This image captures Spain-zaka in Shibuya under falling snow at midnight. Streets that normally pulse with people stand empty, transformed by the rarity of snow in Tokyo. Neon and lamplight scatter across the wet surface, turning the slope into a muted stage. The quiet is not absence but atmosphere, where architecture, signage, and snowfall converge. By night, the city reveals another identity: fragile, reflective, and composed. The photograph is less about what is seen than what is felt in the rare stillness of an urban heart.

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