Hideaki Edo, The Feathered Artist (ANIMALS 2025)

The egret stands quietly by the water, as if reflecting upon a painting it has just created. The layered reflections on the surface spoke to me like waves of creative ideas - whispering possibilities and inviting me to consider how inspiration becomes creation. Choosing black and white was my way of capturing not just what I saw, but what I felt: that art can be found everywhere, even in the most ordinary places.

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