Prayers for a better tomorrow
A woman looks at about 6000 prayer paper candles, also called Manto candles at the Sakura square in Hase-dera, commonly known as the Hase-Kannon is one of the Buddhist temples in Kamakura City during the annual candle ceremony for good fortune and good health in the coming year on January 1, 2021.Many people write their wishes on the paper candles to "I hope the Covid-19 goes down".
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Biography
Satoshi Takahashi is a Japanese photojournalist. Born in Akita Prefecture in 1981, he studied photography at the Department of Photography at Nihon University's College of Art. He started his career as a freelance photojournalist in Cambodia in 2007. In March 2019, he was awarded the 38th Domon Ken Award for his photobook RESISTANCE, which compiles work shot in Cambodia between 2013 and 2018. This is one of Japan's most prestigious awards for documentary photography, and the book has been added to the permanent collection of the Ken Domon Museum of Photography.
