In the Silence of Snow

Photographer

Susumu Inoue

Category

Minimalist Photography - Wildlife

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2025

Country / Region:

Japan

This small, pure white bird is "Shima-enaga." It lives only in Hokkaido, Japan, and its charming appearance has earned it the name “snow fairy.” On a quiet winter day as snow falls gently, one Shima-enaga rests on a branch with new buds. Are its tiny eyes searching for the distant spring, or simply dwelling in the stillness of this moment? Rising from the silence and soft white space, its figure appears like a painting, or a fleeting scene from a story. I hope you can sense the silent world and the story of a single long-tailed tit.