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  1. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] A Hidden Paradise - Kam Pul Kwong / HongKong China - IAPLC 2024

    This fantastical work stands out for its originality in handling the central space. While the composition falls under a concave structure, the creator added a landform-like structure in the central...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] A Hunting Ground - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2015

    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 helps...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Ancient Tree - YOYO PRAYOGI / Indonesia - IAPLC 2021

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Ascend - Matthew Israel Manes / Philippines - IAPLC 2022

    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 flow...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Autumn Rhyme - Liwei Guan / China - IAPLC 2022

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Beauty of nature - Quan Nguyen Minh / VietNam - IAPLC 2013

    The second Bronze Prize went to this layout featuring an impressive presence of moss. The technique to express trees by the combined use of small driftwood and moss has very often been seen in IAPLC...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] BREATH OF THE WILD - Roger Goh / Singapore - IAPLC 2017

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Butterfly Hideaway - Steven Chong / United States - IAPLC 2018

    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, but...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Chapada Diamantia - Ana Paula Cinato / Brazil - IAPLC 2013

    The third Bronze Prize winning entry was a dynamic Iwagumi layout. What catches the viewers' eyes the most in this layout is the main huge stone placed to the right of the center, which produces a...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Congo - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2017

    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,...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Covered in green again - Katsuki Tanaka/Japan - IAPLC 2024

    This work impresses with its strong composition and the contrasting colorful arrangement of aquatic plants. The composition, unified by diagonal lines, is simple but exudes strength, drawing the...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Creek in Forest - Qi Zhang / China - IAPLC 2019

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Deep Nature - Paulo Vitor Pacheco / Brazil - IAPLC 2015

    The layout shows distinguishing methods of stone andi driftwood arrangement and use of cosmetic sand. It brings to mind a carefully calculated painting. Every detail is created with care and...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Destiny - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2013

    The second Silver Prize went to the layout featuring an impressive arrangement of driftwood and shade plants including ferns. Combination of different sizes of driftwood attached with ferns...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Diamonds - Philip Schwarz / Austria - IAPLC 2023

    The second Bronze Prize went to the work in which you can feel a strong current of water. The expression of water currents can be felt from the composition of the radially arranged driftwood and the...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Dream - Wang Chao / China - IAPLC 2016

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Dream On - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2019

    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. This...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Dryad's Ladder - Jin Liang / China - IAPLC 2017

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Eden - Siak Wee Yeo / Malaysia - IAPLC 2020

    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...

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    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Embrace - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2021

    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...

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