The Stories of the Top 7 Aquascapers ∣ Insights & Interviews

This year's Grand Prix was awarded to the work depicting the nature of a mountainous virgin forest. At first glance, the layout may seem plain, but the balance of the composition and the expression of...

The first Bronze Prize went to the work, which made impressive use of undulating, curved driftwood. By passing several arches of driftwood overlapping the space at the back center, the tunnel effect e...

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 d...

The third Bronze Prize went to this work for its impressive use of powerful driftwood. In addition to the bold placement of large driftwood as the base, the entire layout is covered with thin driftwoo...

The Grand Prize winner is this work, which expresses a bold composition through the unique use of driftwood. Whether the driftwood was artificially processed is unclear, but the skill of the creator i...

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 sp...

This work illustrates a river flowing through a forest. While the theme itself has been seen before, the technical sophistication garnered high praise from the judges. The large tree roots washed by t...

A painterly work that expresses depth well with a bold composition. The highly deformed world, as it seen through an ultra-wide-angle lens, may divide opinions depending on the viewer. However, this c...

This work boldly uses driftwood to depict a giant tree. The large, thick branches radiating outward from the center of the aquarium create an impactful presence, while the aerial roots hanging from th...

The sixth place (Bronze Prize), with a score of 947 points, went to Mr.Takashi Hosoda from Japan for the work "meotogi". Two out of ten judges selected this work in their top ten, and Mr. Albert Conne...

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 viewe...

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 o...

This work, which depicts a mountain stream flowing through a forest, won the Gold Prize following the Grand Prix. It is a landscape represented by the Oirase mountain stream in Japan, and the atmosphe...

The first Silver Prize went to the work with its impressive arrangement of driftwood and stones. The motifs of a forest and a mountain stream are similar to those of the Gold Prize-winning work, but i...

The second Silver Prize went to the work, which depicts a canyon through a dynamic composition. The composition, which is made up of a detailed combination of materials, is linear and extremely deform...

The first Bronze Prize went to the work with its fresh greenery and soft expression. The compositional material is stone, and although a large number of stones are used, the hardness of the stones dis...