The art of aquariums — amazing underwater landscapes

These landscapes are like the scenery for a fantasy movie or a delightful concept art for some game. But in fact, these are" just " aquariums.

Aquaristics could be called a sport, because it has everything-difficulties, competition and, of course, the desire to achieve unsurpassed results. The people who created these amazing aquarium landscapes are experts in many fields — biology, design, photography, and they have also mastered one of the most difficult arts — the art of patience. In the end, it took months or even years to create some of these water masterpieces.

There is even an International Aquarium Competition in the world, and every year it awards awards to the best designers of underwater landscapes. We invite you to look at the most impressive of them.

"The smell of the forest". Pavel Bautin, Russia, 2010. Grand Prix of the International Aquarium Science Competition.

"Pale wind". Takayuki Fukada, Japan, 2013. Gold of the International Aquarium Science Competition.

"The whisper of firs". Serkan Setinkol, Turkey, 2013. 27th place in the competition.

"Brightness!" Chow Wai Sung, Hong Kong, 2011. Bronze.

"The way to heaven". Dmitry Parshin, Russia.

"Wild West". Stepan Erdelic, Croatia.

Georgi Chaushev, Bulgaria, 2012. Top-100 of the contest.

Francisco Wu, Spain, 2012. Top-100 of the contest.

Long Tran Hoan, Vietnam, 2012. Third place in the competition.

"Pilgrimage". Shintaro Matsui, Japan, 2013. Fifth place in the competition.