/ 2026 / Nature / Macro

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Ryuta Suzuki, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  15/11/2025
• Website
  https://rs-photographie.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/ryuta._.photo

Against a backdrop enveloped in vibrant blue, a grasshopper is seen taking a temporary hold on a man-made rope. The image focuses on the powerful contrast between the cool blue space and the warm, organic life. The moment the insect pauses on the rope symbolizes the fragile and fleeting connection (Ephemeral Hold) between nature and human creation. This macro-portrait captures the creature's delicate resting place and the transient safety it finds there.

Awards IPA 2025
nature / macro(series) & nature / underwater Honorable Mention

BIFA2025
Nature / Macro Gold
HM×2
Winners Interview

TIFA2024 HM×2
TIFA2025
Nature / macro Bronze
Nature / underwater Bronze
HM×5

PX32025
Nature / Underwater BRONZE
HM×2

LPA2025 nature / macro Gold
Winners Interview

EPA2025
nature photography / macro Gold

GPA2025
Nature / Macro Gold
Winners Interview

35awards 2024 Top100/underwater and Top50 in Japan.
35awards 2025 Top100/underwater, Top100/macro(The only Japanese to win a prize) and Top35 in Japan. (24th place)

1839Awards Photographer of the year2025 Macro Nominee × 2