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BIFA 2023

Aurora Blizzard

  • Photographer
    Hidenori Sono
  • Agency / Studio
    Studio O'nos

This is a photo of the blue pond in Biei, Hokkaido, located in the north of Japan. The pond, which looks blue due to the minerals dissolved in the water, is closed with ice in winter, and the footprints of various animals are carved on it. It was minus 20 degrees Celsius that day and it was awfully snowing. A blizzard night presents a special scenery. The lights hitting the snow created a beautiful landscape that looks like an aurora. I was able to cut out a wonderful scenery with the lights that shows a different scenery against the daytime one.

This is Studio O'nos, established in August 2020. We are a small photo studio in Fukuoka prefecture. Under the slogan "Changing the future with photos", we are selling panels of such photos that will heal and cheer up the customers who decorate them. The idea of "with photos" rather than "by photos" is that our photos are a supporting role, and the main role is, of course, each customer. A single photo selected by the customer will move you. If you change your mind, you change your behavior. If you change your behavior, you change your future. We believe that it is our meaning to exist.