A Faith Shaped by Time

Photographer

LIN JHE-YU

Category

Black & White Photography - Religious

Company

Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

Submission Group

Student

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Taiwan

Weathered by years of incense, touch, and devotion, the deity’s face bears the marks of time—each crack and texture etched with silent prayers. In monochrome, light and shadow intensify the distance between the divine and the human. The figure remains still, yet its gaze feels present—observing, witnessing. Meanwhile, people continue to place their hopes, fears, and faith within this space. This is not merely a statue, but a memory of belief—preserved and shaped by time itself.