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Between Two Worlds

Sanghoon Park

South Korea

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From above, tens of thousands of spectators dissolve into waves of color. Individual lights lose their separate identities and become part of a larger rhythm, transforming Busan Asiad Main Stadium into a temporary constellation—a collective landscape that disappears within hours.

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Discovery of the Year

A Temporary Constellation

A vast sea of mist stretches to the horizon, merging with the sky. Along its edge, a solitary boat glides between open water and drifting fog. Below, high-rise apartments meet the coastline as Oryukdo Island emerges beyond, revealing a rare harmony between nature and the modern city.

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Nominees

Edge of the Mist

Beneath the Milky Way above Gomosanseong Fortress, a roe deer paused just long enough to be recorded during a long exposure. The photograph captures a rare moment when an ancient landmark, the night sky, and a wild animal briefly aligned in a single frame.

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An Ordinary Night

Centered on Seoul's Express Bus Terminal and surrounded by dense residential towers, the highway network resembles the intricate pathways of a semiconductor circuit. Roads become conductive lines, while streams of traffic mirror the flow of people, data, and energy through a modern city.

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Urban Circuit

Thousands gather for a music festival, each creating a small space of their own. From above, these individual moments merge into a vibrant pattern where color, distance, and human presence form a single composition, revealing how personal experiences become one shared landscape.

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Honorable Mentions

Human Pattern

Fresh snowfall blankets Seoul as morning light breaks through the clouds. From above, the brief rays illuminate the city, revealing a quiet winter landscape where snow, light, and urban life meet for only a fleeting moment.

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First Light

Hidden among the mountains of Busan, a village founded by Korean War refugees remains surrounded by a modern skyline. From above, the quiet settlement contrasts sharply with the dense high-rise city beyond, revealing two eras within one landscape.