TITLE: Floating Torii

Early morning on the shores of lake Biwa. This is the famous red-orange torii in Ryōbu-style, at Shirahige-jinja shrine. Torii is a symbolic gate to a shinto shrine and the boundary between the sacred and ordinary space. A clean shot with a minimalist touch and a fifty-fifty composition to create a strong focus on the point of interest.

AUTHOR: Yancho Sabev (Belgium)

Awards:
2017: Silver medal in the category “People / Lifestyle” at the Tokyo International Photo Awards
2019: Two bronze medals in the categories “Action” and “Portrait” at One Eyeland photo competition
Silver medal in the category “Architecture” and Three Honorable mentions in the categories “Nature”, “Visual Arts”, “Photojournalism” at the International Chromatic Awards
2020: First place in the photo competition “Space and time”
Bronze medal in the category "Street" at the One Eyeland "World’s Top 10 Black & White Photo Contest"
Bronze medal in the category “Abstract” at the One Eyeland “World’s Top 10 Fine Art Photo Contest”
Bronze medal in the category "Landscape" at the RISE International Photography Awards
Silver medal in the category “Landscape” and two Honorable Mentions in de categories “Portrait” and “Street” at the Chromatic Awards
2021: Bronze medal - Honor of Distinction - in category "Abstract" and an Honorable mention in the category "Silhouette" at the Annual International Color Awards
Selected as one of 101 best contemporary portrait photographers at The International Portrait Photographer of the Year
2022: Silver medal and Merit of Excellence in Portrait category at the Black & White Spider Awards
Bronze medal in "Street" category and Honorable mention in the "landscape" category at the Chromatic Awards
Silver medal at One Eyeland the World’s Top 10 Black & White Photographers and Rang #1 among all Belgium photographers
2023: Gold medal in the category "Abstract" and Silver medal in the category "Long Exposure" at the MUSE Photography Awards