写真・構成：岩崎量示
The English translation follows after the Japanese text.
〈タウシュベツで日没を〉
12年前の今日、3月14日。日が暮れたあとの、糠平湖上でタウシュベツ川橋梁を眺めていた。西の空には細い月が沈みかけており、その月明かりを使って橋を撮ろうとカメラを構えていた。
空には薄い雲が漂い、視線を上げるとオリオン座が橋の向こうに浮かんでいた。月明かりが消えてしまう前にシャッターを切る。
Twelve years ago today, on March 14, I found myself on Lake Nukabira after sunset, watching the Taushubetsu Bridge. A thin crescent moon was setting in the west, and I was hoping to use its light to photograph the bridge.
There were thin clouds drifting overhead, and when I glanced up, I saw Orion hovering beyond the arch. I quickly took a few shots before the moonlight disappeared completely. Even such a brief moment still lingers in my mind, a mix of fading winter skies and a silent arch.
Ryoji Iwasaki