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A Bow

I took this photo years ago when visiting Yamagata Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. When the maiko bowed, I knew I had to press the shutter. And it remains my favorite photo ever since.

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Photographer of the Year Contest

2026

Bronze

Portrait

Non Professional

A Bow

I took this photo years ago when visiting Yamagata Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. When the maiko bowed, I knew I had to press the shutter. And it remains my favorite photo ever since.

About Artist

Jerfareza Daviano

Jerfareza Daviano is a photographer from Indonesia, currently based in Sendai, Japan, who is passionate about portraiture and street scenes. In his free time, he writes about his photographic musings on his website. He has experience contributing to lifestyle publications, and his photograph was featured on the cover of the English edition of a novel by a Japanese author. His current street work centers on people and how they look unfiltered from his point of view, where he puts himself in the position of an invisible observer as scenes unfold. He uses film as much as digital, preferring one over the other for emphasis.

Jerfareza Daviano

Photographic Areas of Focus

Portrait, Street

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Japan

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