Five Minutes to Midnight

Photographer

Uryutalk

Category

Black & White Photography - Fine Art

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Japan

A woman sits beside a stopped clock whose hands have nearly reached the hour, roses already past their fullest bloom at her side. Rendered in deep monochrome, the image holds the last quiet moment before something ends — not with alarm, but with composure. It is a portrait of waiting: of beauty and time meeting at the edge, and choosing stillness over flight.

Credits

Model
Rion Fujikawa
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Professional
2026

Photographer

Marcel van Beek

Category

Nature Photography - Aquatic/ Underwater

Country / Region

Germany

Professional
2026

Photographer

Noel McIntyre

Category

Black & White Photography - Photojournalism

Country / Region

Ireland

Amateur
2026

Photographer

Evia Huang

Category

Editorial Photography - Culture

Country / Region

Taiwan

Amateur
2026

Photographer

Jo Emerald

Category

Fine Art Photography - Wildlife

Country / Region

United States