Coming of Age
In Japan, Coming of Age is celebrated when girls and boys turn twenty years old. It is an important occasion when they leave their teens and become adults with rights, responsibilities and liberties. It is a formal once in a lifetime event. The girls customarily wear kimono and the boys kimono or Western suit. Every year the occasion is marked on the second Monday of January.
Coming of Age Photography by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed has been identified as an exceptional example of communication design by the A' Design Award. Coming of Age Photography was awarded the Iron A' Design Award in Photography and Photo Manipulation Design in 2020. The A' Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Award is an international, jury-voted, fair and ethical design recognition program which recognizes superior design of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, photojournalism, fashion shots, architectural images, wildlife captures, sports events and more.
