Nikon Film and Photo Contest 2024-2025 Photo Competition Photo Story Category
Grand Prize
Farewell-able
Lei Yang
Chinese mainland
Story
We sometimes say “leave” or “farewell” when moving, reflecting our ties to people and places. Before leaving China, I photographed my hometown to understand what, for me, is farewell-able.
Comment
This series was made before I came to Japan. At that time, I parted with people, places, and versions of myself. I realized that some separations are simple, while others are filled with sorrow — those are “farewells.” Farewell-able explores the emotional scale of goodbye through what I found hardest to release. I’m deeply grateful to Nikon for selecting this work. It has allowed a personal farewell to be seen by more people.
*The works and comments that have been selected are expressions of views and opinions of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the organizer.
Farewell-able
Lei Yang
Chinese mainland
Story
We sometimes say “leave” or “farewell” when moving, reflecting our ties to people and places. Before leaving China, I photographed my hometown to understand what, for me, is farewell-able.
Comment
This series was made before I came to Japan. At that time, I parted with people, places, and versions of myself. I realized that some separations are simple, while others are filled with sorrow — those are “farewells.” Farewell-able explores the emotional scale of goodbye through what I found hardest to release.
I’m deeply grateful to Nikon for selecting this work. It has allowed a personal farewell to be seen by more people.
*The works and comments that have been selected are expressions of views and opinions of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the organizer.