/ 2026 / Nature / Astrophotography

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Aliace Uesan, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  2023
• Website
  https://link.uesan.tokyo/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/ryu.uesan/

Photographed in Tokyo, this image reveals a quiet nocturnal landscape far from the city’s familiar lights. A narrow pier stretches across a dark lake toward the forest and the Milky Way, transforming an ordinary passage over water into a bridge between the earth and the sky. Through long exposure, starlight, reflection, and artificial light merge into a hidden nightscape within Tokyo.

Aliace (Uesan) is a Tokyo-based photographer whose work spans multiple genres, including fine art, architecture, astrophotography, macro, and motion. With a foundation in observing the night sky through telescopes, his transition to photography was driven by a desire to preserve ephemeral beauty through images. His approach emphasizes unconventional technical experimentation and non-standard perspectives, often seeking expressions that are visually striking yet conceptually resonant.

Awards International Photography Awards (IPA) 2024
Non-Professional Nature/Underwater 2rd PRIZE

International Photography Awards (IPA) 2025
Professional Nature/Macro 3rd PRIZE
Professional Event/Competitive Event 3rd PRIZE
Professional Architecture/Bridge Honorable Mention

Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2024
Gold Winner – Architecture: Cityscapes
Silver Winner – Architecture: Industrial
Honorable Mentions – Fine Art: Portrait, Nature: Sunrise/Sunset, People: Portrait

Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2024 – Professional
Honorable Mentions – Nature: Macro, Advertising: Travel/Tourism

ONE EYELAND
Bronze Winner - WORLD'S TOP 10 MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2024

35AWARDS thematic photo competition
Bridges - BEST of Bridges contest
Bicycle - BEST of photographers