Weihong Liu, Silent Solitude of Lake Tōya (LANDSCAPE 2025)

A lone tree stands resilient amid the untouched expanse of snow, its branches adorned with frost against the pale winter sky. Footsteps trail through the pristine landscape, leading toward the quiet embrace of nature. Captured at Lake Tōya in Japan, this image evokes a sense of solitude and serenity, where time seems to pause in the stillness of the season.

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