The winners of the Tokyo International Photography Competition’s 5th Edition were part of a traveling exhibition in Taipei (Taiwan), New York (USA), Sydney (Australia), and Tokyo (Japan).

To put it simply, borders primarily enforce boundaries, minimizing—if not eliminating—gray areas.

They can indicate physical lines separating political and/or geographic regions, and they can also be applied to metaphysical confines we apply to our everyday lives via human interaction and relationships.

We encourage you to consider the concept of borders as both physical barriers and intangible perimeters.