/ 2025 / Analog / Other

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Hsiao Fen Kuei, Taiwan

This work was photographed through a kaleidoscope, a gift from a friend. Through mirrored reflections and refractions of light, it reveals a composition that is both abstract and profound.
A deep, oceanic blue core appears near the lower edge—an irregular oval, glowing softly like a nebula touched by light. Layers of blue ripple inward and outward in silence, surrounded by shadows fading into black.
From the upper right, a gentle leak of amber light spills across the frame—warmth brushing the edge of darkness. The image holds a quiet tension between stillness and light, where form, color, and