Stephen Cozart

United States of America

I should win because Ghost has never been about imitation — it’s about incarnation. My costume isn’t just a tribute; it’s my way of stepping into the theater Tobias built — where satire meets sanctity, and where fans like me get to play our part in the dark mass of creativity he started. I’ve followed Ghost since Opus Eponymous, through every incarnation, every mask, every revelation. The evolution of Ghost has mirrored my own — becoming bolder, more unapologetically creative, and delighting in the strange beauty of contrast. This photo captures what Ghost has always meant to me — that light and shadow can coexist, that satire can be sacred, and that performance can reveal more truth than confession. After years of worshipping at the altar of riffs and irony, I figured it was time to offer something back to the clergy — photographic proof that the congregation is still alive and well.

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