At the World Grand Prix Photography Award Spring 2026, photographer Michiyo Nishikubo received the Silver Award in the category of Black & White & Fine Art Photography – Silhouettes for the evocative work Tree of Life. Captured on the nearest uninhabited island to Tokyo, the photograph reflects the quiet resilience of life existing beyond the noise and intensity of the modern city. Through minimalist black-and-white composition and atmospheric silhouette imagery, Nishikubo tr

At the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Winter Season, The Grand Mission of Painting the Dragon Gods received the Gold Prize in the Mixed Media Painting category for its imaginative reinterpretation of Taiwanese temple culture through printmaking, watercolor, and childlike storytelling. Inspired by the artist’s childhood experiences in Taiwan’s temples, the work transforms traditional dragon imagery into a vibrant narrative where heritage, imagination, and youthful creativit

At the World Grand Prix Photography Award 2026 Spring Season, LEE GUNMOK was awarded both the Platinum Award and Photo of the Season for Net, a work that distills the passage of time, labor, and nature into a single, minimalist visual language. Captured along the West Sea of Korea, the photograph transforms fishing nets into abstract lines suspended across water. Through long exposure and careful observation of tidal rhythms, the image transcends documentation—becoming a medi

At the World Grand Prix Photography Award Spring 2026, The Stone Geisha by Corinne Vallienne received the Gold Award in the Fine Art Photography category for its poetic reinterpretation of Tokyo’s urban identity through layered symbolism, architectural abstraction, and the visual language of Japanese tradition. Part of Vallienne’s ongoing series Concrete Ukiyo-e (Ukiyoe de béton), the work explores the emotional and aesthetic tension between contemporary metropolitan structur