The Silent Shrine
Photographer
Jiasiou Wu
Category
Architecture Photography - Religious
Company
Jianran light
Submission Group
Professional
Year
2025
Country / Region:
Taiwan
A golden Buddha rests atop a crumbling temple, surrounded by cracked tiles and creeping vegetation. This forgotten sanctuary in rural Taiwan contrasts sacred permanence with temporal decay. The deity watches in silence, unmoved, while the world around it falls away. It is both presence and absence—faith lingering in form, but hollow in spirit.
Photographer / Company
Takuma Kimura
Category
Special Category - Travel Photography
Country / Region
Japan
Photographer / Company
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Category
People Photography - Lifestyle
Country / Region
Taiwan
Photographer / Company
Matthew Tuffield
Category
International Photography - Australia Photography
Country / Region
Australia
Photographer / Company
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Category
Fine Art Photography - Nature
Country / Region
Bulgaria