Threads Discovery Project | find new pieces 'road' | Encountering Untapped Talent | Focus #673

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'find new pieces' is a discovery project that seeks out outstanding works from the multitude of submissions on Threads, delivering their allure through our magazine. Each edition sets a new theme, gathering works from around the world that resonate with it, introducing us to yet-unseen talents (new pieces).

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This time, we are introducing 21 works selected from countless submissions from around the world.
Let us now explore these remarkable artworks, each brimming with unique perspectives and sensibilities.

Even a single road stretching into the distance imbues a photograph with the scent of a journey.
Intersections, slopes, wet asphalt, highways at dusk.
The allure of a road lies in how it invites us to imagine what lies ahead.

Yet, every encounter is always fleeting.
The light on a familiar route to school, a corner where you got lost in a new city, the lingering presence of a passing car.
The atmosphere of a road, where you can almost sense footsteps, the wind, and even the distant sound of traffic lights.

These fleeting moments accumulate, and within the photograph, the unique time and distance of that instant remain.
What kind of 'distance with the road' have you captured?

Show us the singular moment of your own road, one that exists nowhere else in the world.

Yishih

📷 APPLE iPhone 6
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cizucu Editorial Team
The perspective captured from inside the car draws the viewer directly into the convoy. The unpaved red earth road, the dust, and the line of white vehicles evoke a strange sense of reality, as if traversing a distant land. Rather than a 'road,' it feels more like a 'route,' imbued with a sense of urgency toward a destination. This is a robust photograph that questions not the romance of travel, but the meaning and weight of movement itself.

Michael

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Two people ride their bicycles slowly alongside an abandoned railway. The path once traveled by trains and the one now taken by people run quietly parallel, separated by greenery. The tracks, no longer racing, and the unhurried backs of the cyclists share a similar atmosphere. Despite the urban backdrop, time seems to flow differently on this promenade, and the 'distance with the road' becomes a 'distance with time'—a tranquil, poetic image.

Black_GR

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Countless steel beams form a symmetrical corridor, as if running through the interior of a giant organism. The lone rider at the central axis accentuates the scale of the structure and the smallness of humanity. Are they stopped, or about to move forward? This ambiguity heightens the sense of anticipation that roads evoke. A work filled with quiet tension, where architectural beauty and the romance of travel intersect.

JaydenYu

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Bands of red and white light flow along a nighttime expressway, curving as if heading toward Mt. Fuji. The long exposure visualizes time itself, layering the trajectories of countless travelers into a single frame. The composition, where the majestic Fuji converses with artificial light, reaffirms the grand scale of Japanese roads. A work of overwhelming presence, where movement and stillness, nature and civilization, coexist in perfect harmony.

Ansel

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A narrow dirt path winds down a hillside, leading into a city dissolving into mist. Whether it's morning fog or backlight, a soft white light envelops the entire city, evoking a dreamlike landscape. The contrast between the rough grass in the foreground and the distant signs of life quietly speaks to the meaning of walking this path—the sense of returning from the wild to human habitation. The warmth of homecoming, felt especially on a downhill path, is beautifully captured in this work.

Downey Chou

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A solitary figure in a black coat walks along a snow-covered promenade. In a world so white that even footprints are erased, their presence alone carries a palpable gravity. The diagonal composition, cutting across the river and path, brings a sense of still tension to the frame, conveying both cold and silence. It is only when someone walks that a 'road' comes into being. The snow, erasing everything, reminds us of this simple truth—a dignified winter scene.

写施練

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From a high vantage point, roads, tracks, parking lots, and intersections intertwine in a complex web, resembling the anatomy of a living creature. Amidst this intricate circuit, a single red bus traces a curve. In a composition dominated by countless lines and symbols, only the red seems to possess warmth. The meticulous design of urban roads is both astonishing and moving, as people quietly navigate this network—an aerial view that inspires a sense of wonder.

권오범

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On a narrow path cutting vertically through a golden field, a figure in a red top stands alone. The contrast of red against the endless browns and golds brings a palpable warmth to this vast landscape. A small car is visible ahead, as if both person and vehicle are engaging in a dialogue with the field at their own pace. The waves of dried grass and the straight path evoke the sound of wind and the dryness of autumn—a scene filled with the atmosphere of the season.

PinkBuBBle

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People running along the road, sitting by the roadside, or lying on the grass—each existing in this place at their own pace. The warmth of the road as a natural gathering place, rather than merely a line for movement, is gently conveyed from this aerial perspective. Amidst the riverside greenery and gentle light, the road simply exists, quietly embracing people's time. This image captures the richness of a road where there is no need to hurry.

tatami0908

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Perhaps a Taiwanese intersection, where motorcycles densely fill the road, all facing the same direction and standing still. Despite everyone being stationary, the image radiates an energy on the verge of bursting. Rendered in black and white, individual colors and personalities are stripped away, leaving only the pure mass of a 'group about to move.' The road makes people wait, and people wait for the road. In that instant at the signal, the city's breath is condensed.

JiMMY☀️

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Under a cloudy sky, a stone balustrade bridge stretches straight into the distance. Trees swayed by the wind, scattered pebbles, and faint figures in the distance—all seem to whisper that this place was once bustling. The subdued gray tones quietly evoke feelings of nostalgia and solitude. Even without people, the road remains a road. Its solitary strength resonates deeply in this work.

Azuki

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A narrow gravel path flanked by grass on both sides disappears into the mist and light. With no pavement or signage, only the worn tracks prove its existence as a 'road.' The backlight streaming from the mountain ridge creates a fantastical haze, gently yet surely concealing what lies ahead. The boundary between nature and road, so close yet unreachable by human hands, is beautifully rendered in this image.

hsien

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With arrows pointing straight and right, two figures in orange cross the boundary between directions. Light and shadow divide the asphalt, and the border between brightness and darkness forms a line of choices. From this aerial view, the relationship between arrows and people becomes clear. Even if the road says 'go,' it is always up to us to decide where. The freedom found in everyday life shines brightly in the small motorcycles.

Ben Chen

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The wet road, glistening with melted snow, stretches straight toward the horizon between leafless woods. This Hokkaido-like scene eloquently demonstrates how the mere fact that a road continues can be so expressive. Utility poles line up in rhythm, extending the sense of perspective to its limits. Though simple and straight, the image curiously tightens the viewer's heart. The dignified atmosphere unique to northern roads, running between winter and spring, pervades this work.

JO SEONGGYEONG

📷 SONY α7 IV
💙 15

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The sky, melting from pink to orange, luxuriously occupies two-thirds of the frame. Into this beauty, a bus quietly sets off. Each passenger is either on their way home or continuing their journey. The ambiguous time, when streetlights are just beginning to glow, stirs a sense of wanderlust. The vastness of the sky and the smallness of the road appear equally precious in this unforgettable twilight scene.

Joshfotos

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The night sky, tinged with the presence of the aurora, covers the frame, while a single car's headlights shine as a solitary point of light on the horizon below. Stars, snowy fields, and an endlessly straight road overlap, creating the illusion that the road extends beyond the earth into the cosmos. Under such a vast sky, what is that light striving toward? This photograph beautifully embodies the duality of solitude and freedom—a work imbued with a unique cosmic perspective.

chiiiiiiiiii

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The forked arrows in the foreground pose the question of this photograph: which way to go? Yet the rider's silhouette faces straight ahead, advancing over the triangles formed by flag shadows. The strong black-and-white contrast accentuates the geometric patterns of the road, making the entire street resemble a stage set. Even when faced with a fork, people often proceed straight ahead—this work reminds us of that simple truth.

Zen

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The characters for 'pedestrian' are cracked and peeling, yet still etched into the pavement. The wear and tear of the paint records the history of countless footsteps. Rather than photographing the road from above, the shift in perspective to make the road itself the subject is striking, and the texture of the asphalt and blue-green hues radiate a unique beauty. A road for people to walk on, quietly gazing up at those who pass by—this is such a photograph.

Kang.fujii

📷 FUJIFILM X-Pro3
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A stone-paved promenade curves in a large arc, and at the junction where it branches into a T, a lone figure stands. Are they deciding which way to go, or have they not yet chosen? That small silhouette appears profoundly human amidst the geometric beauty of the road. The black-and-white gradation highlights the texture of the paving stones, giving the road itself the presence of an abstract painting. Without grand words like 'crossroads of life,' this composition quietly says it all—a work of subtle strength.

CLori

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A road carved out of darkness, with a single beam of light streaming through a gap. Only the red taxi seems permitted to exist within that light. The aerial perspective accentuates the car's solitude, quietly questioning where it is headed. The boundary between shadow and light resembles the border between 'the road ahead' and 'an irretrievable past,' transforming an ordinary traffic scene into a quiet poem.

Brian

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The yellow tactile paving in the foreground gleams in the light, while beyond it, rows of red brick columns stand in order, and a cyclist in a blue jacket disappears into the darkness. The interplay of yellow, red, and blue transforms this ordinary passageway into a vivid stage. The tactile paving asserts, 'This is the road,' the bricks declare, 'There is history here,' and the blue figure simply glides away. This layering leaves an unforgettable afterglow.

How did you find it?

The theme 'road' reveals entirely different expressions depending on the light, weather, time, and even the pace at which one walks, even though it is always the same 'road.' The works submitted this time conveyed not only the gentle familiarity of everyday paths, but also the excitement of travel, the scent after rain, and the solitude and quiet of night—each photographer's unique 'time with the road.'

Discovering yet-unseen talents (new pieces)—that is the very role we hope to fulfill through this project, and we hope your creative expression will reach the hearts of many.

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