/ 2026 / Nature / Underwater

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Tadashi Kasamo, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  September 15 2025
• Studio
  Aimy photo
• Website
  https://aimyphoto.jp/wp/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/kasa_aimyphoto/

This photo was taken in the sea off Palau.Palau is a beautiful island nation surrounded by oceans that nurture a rich ecosystem.The unique topography creates strong tidal currents in the surrounding sea area.The currents bring abundant plankton, attracting a wide variety of organisms, large and small.

This photo shows a school of Bigeye trevally.There was a huge school of several hundred bigeye trevally, each over 80cm long.The beauty of the group's formation and the vast ocean that nurtured them are captured in a single photograph.

Born in 1995 in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.

After seeing a certain photo, he decided to become a photographer. While working at a major manufacturing company, he taught himself photography and continued to take landscape photos.

Became independent as a photographer in 2023.

Currently, in addition to landscape photography, he also handles a wide range of activities including family photography in the studio, sports photography, and underwater photography.

Awards 2023 International Photography Awards Professional Division Nature Category　Honorable Mention.
2024 International Photography Awards Professional Division Nature Category　Honorable Mention.
2025 Prix de la Photographie Paris Professional Division Nature Category Bronze.