1st Annual Winners & Nominees

Amateur


Photographer of the Year

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Brian Belefant | USA
Bird
1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Martin Zurmuhle | Switzerland
Looking for Shelter
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Jackie Weisberg | USA
Dies
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Judith Orr | USA
No Ghost Bar

Abstract

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Jackie Weisberg | USA
Dies
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Jackie Weisberg | USA
1020
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Peter Ware | UK
Palm Springs
Nominee
Anthony Gordon | USA
Dog (1)
Nominee
Anthony Gordon | USA
Dog (2)
Nominee
Anthony Gordon | USA
Flowers (1)
Nominee
Bapi Chakraborty | Canada
Grooming Parrots
Nominee
Blair Witzel | Canada
Running
Nominee
Brian D. Fox | USA
Brunello
Nominee
Carla Maio | Portugal
Spinach (2)
Nominee
Carla Maio | Portugal
Spinach (3)
Nominee
Eddie Bonesire | Belgium
Homage
Nominee
Francis Aliefeh | UK
Concentric Circles (1)
Nominee
Glen Gaffney | Canada
Graduation Reflections
Nominee
Hugo De Wolf | Netherlands
Cast Iron
Nominee
Jackie Weisberg | USA
India in Mind III
Nominee
Jackie Weisberg | USA
India in Mind I
Nominee
Jackie Weisberg | USA
India in Mind II
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
School of Fish
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
Dark Light
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
Sunset Stripped
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
Its Water Under the Bridge
Nominee
Julie Shrive | UK
Tears
Nominee
Mauro Manuini | Italy
Maybe Tomorrow
Nominee
Peter Rees | UK
Sailing Home
Nominee
Ross Brown | Canada
Trails Over Versailles
Nominee
Sheila Smart | Australia
Pegs
Nominee
Viveca Venegas | Puerto Rico
Angels Ballroom / Lenticular Cloud

Architecture

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Mikhail Semerov | Russia
Chess
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Ross Brown | Canada
Waves of Copper
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Susan Beever | USA
Sunday Morning in L.A.
Nominee
Alonzo Spann | USA
No. 63-63
Nominee
Anthony Gordon | USA
Swimming Pool
Nominee
Blair Witzel | Canada
Tear Me
Nominee
carrie marino | USA
Ceiling
Nominee
Denis Laptev | Russia
Russian Church
Nominee
Dragomir Misina | UK
Knjaz
Nominee
Hugo De Wolf | Netherlands
Constricted in Cables
Nominee
Hugo De Wolf | Netherlands
Colors in Contrast II
Nominee
Jeremy Freeman | USA
The Judge
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
Through the glass ceiling
Nominee
Luan Cox | New Zealand
Borano Buildings
Nominee
Peter Voerman | Netherlands
Budhnat
Nominee
Peter Ware | UK
Buj Al Arab
Nominee
Ricardo Araujo | Portugal
Columns
Nominee
Robert Vizzini | USA
United Nations (3)
Nominee
Robert Vizzini | USA
Guggenheim Sky
Nominee
Robert Vizzini | USA
Downtown Halo
Nominee
Robert Vizzini | USA
Suspended Puddles
Nominee
Robert Vizzini | USA
Empire State (1)
Nominee
Ross Brown | Canada
Grecian Colors
Nominee
Sheila Smart | Australia
Avalon Surf Club
Nominee
Trevor Kerry | UK
Stairwell
Nominee
Vittorio Colamussi | Italy
Ferrara Walls (1)

Fine Art

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Martin Zurmuhle | Switzerland
Looking for Shelter
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Crescenzo Giacomo Notarile | USA
Trees
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Brian Belefant | USA
Boat
Nominee
Brian Belefant | USA
Piggies
Nominee
Brian Belefant | USA
Deck
Nominee
Brian Belefant | USA
Monsters
Nominee
Crescenzo Giacomo Notarile | USA
Torso
Nominee
Douglas Lander | UK
Looking Back
Nominee
Francis Aliefeh | UK
St. Paul's Cathedral II
Nominee
Ilona Wellmann | Germany
The Stranger
Nominee
Ine de Louw | Netherlands
Quiet Shiver
Nominee
Ine de Louw | Netherlands
Nosy
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
Roundabout Midnight
Nominee
Julie Shrive | UK
Breakthrough
Nominee
Julie Shrive | UK
Prospect
Nominee
Marie Sauvaitre | USA
New York (2)
Nominee
Marie Sauvaitre | USA
Beauduc (2)
Nominee
Merel Zwart | Netherlands
Wearable Art (2)
Nominee
Oscar Saraiva | Portugal
Enamorados
Nominee
Paul Laidler | UK
Here
Nominee
Peter Ware | UK
Thai Hats
Nominee
Sheila Smart | Australia
Girl with Black Umbrella

Nature

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Brian Belefant | USA
Bird
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Hennie Kempen | Netherlands
Mirror and Movement
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Erik Bilstra | Netherlands
Winter
Nominee
Aaron Fink | USA
Clown Fish C47
Nominee
Bapi Chakraborty | Canada
Beluga Blue
Nominee
Bapi Chakraborty | Canada
Grooming Parrots
Nominee
Bapi Chakraborty | Canada
Spread
Nominee
Blair Witzel | Canada
Painting of the Sun
Nominee
Carla Maio | Portugal
Consett
Nominee
Claudia Fernandes | Portugal
Cacela Beach
Nominee
David Shulman | USA
Catching Ketchum
Nominee
Denis Laptev | Russia
Small Space
Nominee
Denis Laptev | Russia
Russian
Nominee
Denis Laptev | Russia
Still Life
Nominee
Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston | USA
Peyto Lake
Nominee
Francis Aliefeh | UK
Squirrel
Nominee
Frank Colder | Netherlands
On the Road to Baarn
Nominee
Gerard Kingma | Netherlands
Jumping Lamb
Nominee
Glen Gaffney | Canada
Can You Feel the Love
Nominee
Hugo De Wolf | Netherlands
Icelandic Myth
Nominee
Ilona Wellmann | Germany
Winter Solitude
Nominee
Ine de Louw | Netherlands
Flower Balls
Nominee
Ine de Louw | Netherlands
Quiet Shiver
Nominee
Jean-Charles Folliet | France
Impesanteur
Nominee
Jean-Charles Folliet | France
Le Sommeil De Ulysse
Nominee
Jeremy Freeman | USA
Lava Morning
Nominee
Jill Graves | USA
The Fall Gather
Nominee
John Morris | USA
Motion
Nominee
John W. Chapman | USA
Page Arizona Slot Canyon
Nominee
Joseph Hutchings | UK
Leaf Microcosm
Nominee
Judith Orr | USA
Its Water Under the Bridge
Nominee
Martin Zurmuhle | Switzerland
Morning Light
Nominee
Massimiliano Boschini | Italy
Flowers
Nominee
Pat Goltz | USA
Let there be Light
Nominee
Paul Pietjouw | Netherlands
Breakfast
Nominee
Paul Pietjouw | Netherlands
White Mountain Goat
Nominee
Ricardo Araujo | Portugal
The Fisherman
Nominee
Ross Brown | Canada
Almost Gone
Nominee
Sheila Smart | Australia
Duck at Lake Matheson
Nominee
Sheila Smart | Australia
Dueling Pelicans
Nominee
Susan Beever | USA
Radiant Sunflower
Nominee
Viveca Venegas | Puerto Rico
Where Angels Dance

People

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Stan Friedman | USA
Waiting for the Bread
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Paul Smits | Netherlands
The Wonder of You
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Galina Lebedeva | Russia
You Are Capable to Make So?
Nominee
Brian Belefant | USA
Agony
Nominee
Brian Vikander | USA
Life's Passion
Nominee
Charles Meacham | USA
Ethiopia (2)
Nominee
Charles Meacham | USA
Ethiopian Woman
Nominee
Charles Meacham | USA
Ethiopia (3)
Nominee
Charles Meacham | USA
Boys
Nominee
Deboarah Jutz | USA
Swedish Beauty
Nominee
Denis Laptev | Russia
Not a Season
Nominee
Denis Laptev | Russia
Table Etude
Nominee
Edward Ritger | USA
Man With Cigar, Near Mandalay Burma
Nominee
Edward Ritger | USA
Five Kids, Near Kalaw Burma
Nominee
Galina Lebedeva | Russia
Washermen of Windows
Nominee
Hennie Kempen | Netherlands
Looking Out Over Lhasa
Nominee
Jean-Charles Folliet | France
La Cohorte
Nominee
Jean-Charles Folliet | France
La Bille Egaree
Nominee
Jennifer Grant | USA
Doll Face
Nominee
Jeremy Freeman | USA
Clowin' Around
Nominee
Lina Prokofieff | France
Circles
Nominee
Luree Salisbury | USA
Threshold
Nominee
Madeline Ring | USA
Peruvian Fruit Vendor
Nominee
Martin Amis | UK
Lily
Nominee
Massimiliano Boschini | Italy
Sikh Trio
Nominee
Mayda Rumberg | USA
Curves
Nominee
Peijin Chen | USA
Little Girl Skipping
Nominee
Peijin Chen | USA
Tibetan Confetti
Nominee
Peijin Chen | USA
Hitch Hiker
Nominee
Peter Voerman | Netherlands
Family Life
Nominee
Peter Voerman | Netherlands
Nepal Girls
Nominee
Peter Voerman | Netherlands
Little Angel
Nominee
Piyanari Scott | USA
T Boys
Nominee
Ron Adair | USA
Bold
Nominee
Sheila Smart | Australia
Smoker
Nominee
Simon Bode | Germany
Orange
Nominee
Tina Lorien | Denmark
White in White

Photojournalism

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Ilona Wellmann | Germany
Photokina 2004
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Ryan Heffernan | USA
Photo 50 Cents (Trinidad, Cuba)
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Gautam Narang | UK
Rainbow Turban
Nominee
Anthony Gordon | USA
Slaughter (3)
Nominee
Blair Witzel | Canada
Woman On a Bicycle
Nominee
Brian Vikander | USA
Imam Flight
Nominee
Charles Meacham | USA
Ethiopia (4)
Nominee
Gautam Narang | UK
The Law of Love
Nominee
Gautam Narang | UK
Ironic
Nominee
Gautam Narang | UK
Muslim
Nominee
Gautam Narang | UK
America in Your Hands
Nominee
Ryan Heffernan | USA
Soccer Kids (Tilcara, Argentina)
Nominee
Ryan Heffernan | USA
Somali Basketball (Lewiston, Maine)
Nominee
Ryan Heffernan | USA
Baseball Boy (Trinidad, Cuba)
Nominee
Ryan Heffernan | USA
Somali Girl (Lewiston, Maine)
Nominee
Sidney Cheung | Hong Kong
Dirty Galaxy
Nominee
Sidney Cheung | Hong Kong
Old Lady
Nominee
Susan Beever | USA
Stampede

Still Life

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Judith Orr | USA
No Ghost Bar
2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Edward Ritger | USA
Red Sandals, Melacca Malaysia
3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Ross Brown | Canada
Poppy
Nominee
Alonzo Spann | USA
No. 10-10
Nominee
Bob Tetro | USA
Window Flower in Blue Vase
Nominee
Brent Robinson | Canada
Trick or Treat
Nominee
Carla Maio | Portugal
Pumpkin
Nominee
Catherine Roberts Leach | USA
No. 76417
Nominee
Danielle Colella | Canada
Oddball
Nominee
Francis Aliefeh | UK
Gladioli Paloma Blanca
Nominee
Francis Aliefeh | UK
Tulips
Nominee
Hugo De Wolf | Netherlands
36 Speed Duck
Nominee
Ilona Wellmann | Germany
Old Things
Nominee
Joydeep Mukherjee | India
Apatini
Nominee
Luree Salisbury | USA
Bill's Kitchen
Nominee
Paul Smits | Netherlands
Floating Girl
Nominee
Peter Ware | UK
Spoons