Riparium

A recreation of a shoreline or riverbank, emphasizing the emergent growth of aquatic plants.

1st place

Ancient Echo

Karsten Dünne Germany

2nd place

Wetland

Nobphacha Yimyou Thailand

3rd place

Eden’s Riverbank

Swan Michelet France

All Other Entries
4th

Between Two Worlds

Nazım durmaz Türkiye

5th

Floating Island

Johan Park South Korea

6th

Serenity

Dong Qiang China

7th

丛生的溪流

pan gang China

8th

Breath

彭昶尧 China

9th

Cakar Langit

arih setyo nugroho Indonesia

10th

Beyond the Margin

Arthur Carvalho Valgueiro Brazil

11th

Fragments of Forest and Paradise

Hadhiyyah N. Cahyono Indonesia

12th

Beyond the Ancient Tree

jun su HA South Korea

13th

Papuashallowknsui

Kamil Niedzielski Poland

14th

Nature’s Reclamation

Jascha Gusmeroli Australia

15th

United by Nature

Hadhiyyah N. Cahyono Indonesia

16th

Whispering Roots

Pawel Cylo Poland

17th

The Ridge

Srinath srinivasan Italy

18th

Whispering Ravine

Sookyung Suh South Korea

19th

O meu xardín

Anxo Tenreiro Spain

20th

Wild Reclaimed

Arzu songur Türkiye

21st

PI - First Bank

Vincent C Ireland

22nd

The Rock

JOSE FRANCISCO RIVERA BENITEZ Mexico

23rd

Knsui

Kamil Niedzielski Poland

24th

Initium

Bautista Mikael Fonseca Cannuni Argentina

25th

The Tranquil Forest

jun su HA South Korea

26th

Deep Jungle Valley

jun su HA South Korea

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