The Threshold of Dreams: Where Heaven Meets the Deep

Photographer

JUNYA HIGASHI

Category

Fine Art Photography - Surreal

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Japan

Captured in Okinawa during a dramatic summer squall, this image freezes a fleeting moment of transcendence. As the sun dipped toward the horizon, its final rays pierced through the rain, casting a perfect rainbow across the darkening sky. As a PADI Mermaid Instructor and underwater photographer, I seek to bridge the gap between our world and the mysteries of the ocean. This piece explores the "split-level" perspective—a literal and metaphorical boundary where the ethereal beauty of the atmosphere meets the silent, mythical realm of the sea. It is a visual representation of a dream manifesting in the physical world, where the mermaid serves as the guardian of this sacred, transient union between air and water.