カメラに向かう白い下着を着た女性

The sun was rising over the quiet town of Aomori, casting a warm golden glow through the sheer curtains of a small apartment. Inside, a woman named Yuki stood in front of her full-length mirror, her heart racing. She was in her twenties, with dark hair cascading down her shoulders and an infectious smile that could light up any room. Today, however, felt different. Today was the day she would finally take the plunge into a world she had long admired from afar—photography.

Yuki had always been captivated by the art of capturing moments. As a child, she would sneak her mother’s old camera, snapping pictures of everything from the cherry blossoms in the park to the cats that lounged lazily in the sun. But as she grew older, she found herself caught in the mundane rhythm of life, working a job that barely paid the bills while her dreams faded away like the sunset.

Now, standing in her bedroom, she felt a flicker of that childhood passion