Famous contest

The water flow running through the left front side from the right far corner is well expressed. A sense of depth created by driftwood is overemphasized, but the layout's balanced composition

This aquascape reminiscent of a submerged tropical forest won the Grand Prix of IAPLC2021 making a fresh start. Although works with a submerged forest motif are not so unusual every year, a huge

This year's Grand Prix went to the work, which evokes a towering rock wall. The wall is made of thin layers of slate-like stones, and the gentle curves drawn by the cracks in the rock evoke the

The second Bronze Prize went to the work depicting a forest in autumn. Although the motif of this work is the same as those of the second and third place-winners, the placement of a large fallen

Fine branch-like material used in this layout is a trend in the recent contests and this is why there are naturally many layout works based on the similar concept. Among such similar works, this

The composition creates an image as if you were looking up at a land erosion from a cave. Making hanging vines and spreading roots with fine branches is a commonly practiced technique nowadays,

Featuring the skillful expression of perspective using driftwood and overwhelming natural feel, this creation has the contents and dignity suited for the Grand Prize winning layout. Particularly,

The third Bronze Award winning aquascape gives an interesting impression made by a nice blending of its diorama like aspects and underwater appearance. Among many entries showcasing forest

This Gold Prize winning work is very meticulously created using many pieces of branch-like slim driftwood. The composition is highly novel and skillful. However, the rating varied by judges as it

This year's Grand prize goes to Mr. Josh Sim of Malaysia. What inspires us the most about this work is its novel and powerful approach to the composition brought out by fine planting details.

Despite its frequently-seen combination of stones, driftwood and trendy fine branch-like materials, this layout produces dynamism and emphasizes perspective by placing layout materials until the

This year's Grand prize goes to an energetic driftwood aquascape. When this type of composition is made, rocks are often glued together to form the framework, but in this work, large driftwood

The second Bronze Prize went to an aquascape which is a fusion of a interesting composition and beauty of aquatic plants. As a trend of recent contests, compositional eccentricity tends to be

Interestingly, the first Bronze Award winning aquascape uses straight driftwood pieces similar to the ones in the Grand prize work. Making the most of the characteristics of driftwood, the layout

Here is the second Bronze Prize winning layout characterized by its gentle wood work. The maker mainly used moss for the layout, but he has avoided a monotonous manner by planting lighter green

The composition using plenty of trendy fine branch-like materials and having two tunnel-like open spaces is nothing new. What is noteworthy about this layout is its color sense and the contrast

The arrangement of Tiger lotus leaves impression in this Nature Aquarium style layout. Composed of driftwood and rocks, its simple concave composition is well-balanced on both sides, and it

An authentic concave aquascape won the second Silver Award. Its radially-arranged wood work is reminiscent of Takashi Amano's Nature Aquarium layouts while planting details and the color tone are

The expression depicting an overhangling rack walll lis very powerful. The bold and wild composition helps express the water flowing from the rear right of the center to the left front, adding a

This layout is highly regarded with its dynamic composition, giving a strong sense of perspective. We can find it in the shadows on the central pillar and at the right corner of the scene, the