Bubble eruption of frozen flowers

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Macro
• Photographer
  Chu-Hsuan Kuo, Taiwan
• Date of Photograph
  July 5-12 2025.

As a self-taught macro photography learner my shooting experience during this week was amazing. Eventually I found the bubbles squeezed out from frozen petals and leaves were as fascinating as romantic flowers. In -20 degree Celsius freezer, those tiny warm air molecules burst out from flowers and they looked like flying bullets with dramatic strong power. The shapes of the bubbles kept changing during the process of shooting. The random compositions were even more bizarre. I created backlight with only two simple flashlights and some recycled find glass beads which were made by myself.

Amateur photographer retired from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

Awards The 31st Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition of Taichung City, Short-listed,2026 (Taiwan)
PX3, Silver, Nature, Macro, Special, 2025.
BIFA, Silver, Nature, Macro, Special, 2025.
TIFA, Honorable mention, Collage, Fine art, 2024.
TIFA, Honorable mention, Architecture, 2023.
TIFA, Honorable mention, Smart photography, 2023.
China Steel Company Photo Competition, 1st place, 2025,2022,2020.
China Steel Company Photo Competition, 3rd place, 2021, 2023 (Taiwan)
Kaohsiung Ocean Photo Competition, 3rd place, 2019 (Taiwan)