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Manfred Schroeder Switzerland 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Abstract Amateur "Glacier Melt" |
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maria jose tasada USA 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Abstract Amateur "Deca(Y)de" |
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Marisol Pastor Spain 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Abstract Amateur "Parallel Reach" |
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Oliver Raschka Germany Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "DARK CITY LIGHTS #1-35" An illuminated bench photographed at night. |
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Jennifer Bucheit USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "RePhotography #2" |
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Shifra Levyathan Israel Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Lost Purpse" |
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Stan Friedman USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "2plus2" |
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Scott Covrett USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Perforated Drain Pipe #1" A 30' long by 4' steel French drain pipe taken from 30' away. |
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Dale Duncan-Johnson USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Midnight Blue" |
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Linda Cutche New Zealand Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Walk in the Sunset" |
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Edwin Loyola Philippines Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Seasons" |
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Michael Koester Germany Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Walker" |
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Manash Ray India Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Hide n Seek" |
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Donna Rosser USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Jazz" Fall foliage with pine needles |
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Klaus Pfeiffer Germany Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Identity" |
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Susan Beever USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Nature's Gold" Grass At Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA |
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maria jose tasada USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Bubbles " |
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Bob Neiman USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Lower Antelope Canyon 7724" Lower Antelope Canyon 7724 |
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Martina Platte Hong Kong Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "The Park" |
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Jennifer Bucheit USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "RePhotography #3" |
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Karl Franger Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "The Crown Princess, Vancouver, BC" The crown princess leaves the harbour. |
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Jill Snyder USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Delta Shadows" Papyrus reflections in the Okavango Delta |
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Sylvia Wright Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Azzurro" |
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Alex De Bruycker Belgium Nominee Abstract Amateur "Untitled (4)" |
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Alexandra Nemeth USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Sunset Fire" Photographing the sunset at Brazos Bend State park, during the exposure I moved my camera creating the fire-like abstract image. |
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Alexandra Nemeth USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Gull Point Sticks" Photographing early morning, from dawn to sunrise at Lake Yellowstone's Gull Point Drive area, I was impressed with the smooth color layers of reflections contrasting against the silhouettes of sticks |
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Amanda Harner USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Droplets" |
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Amanda Harner USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Flavors" |
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Amy Siqveland USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Art Changes Politics in Cuba" These artists decorate their homes to push for change in a place where the govt must sanction murals and most are propaganda. |
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Andrea Csepregi Hungary Nominee Abstract Amateur "Untitled (5)" |
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Antero Wallinus-Rinne Norway Nominee Abstract Amateur "Around the World" |
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Antero Wallinus-Rinne Norway Nominee Abstract Amateur "Maroussi" |
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Antero Wallinus-Rinne Norway Nominee Abstract Amateur "Space Odyssey" |
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Antero Wallinus-Rinne Norway Nominee Abstract Amateur "Nature Becomes Art" |
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Antero Wallinus-Rinne Norway Nominee Abstract Amateur "Mindfullness" |
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Arlene Vidor USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Broad Window" The windows and walls at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles inspire. |
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Arlene Vidor USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Plasma Screen" Plasma Screen TV in an atrium |
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Barbara Corvino Italy Nominee Abstract Amateur "Winter Impressions" |
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Bas van der Poel Netherlands Nominee Abstract Amateur "You Spin my Head Right Round" Shot taken in an abandoned Palace in Poland. |
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Bernard Werner USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Metallic Reflections" |
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Betty De Oliveira South Africa Nominee Abstract Amateur "Geometric (1)" Geometric forms |
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Betty De Oliveira South Africa Nominee Abstract Amateur "Africa Divide" A play on forms |
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Betty De Oliveira South Africa Nominee Abstract Amateur "Textures of New York" From Times Square |
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Bob Neiman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Lower Antelope Canyon 2 7888" Lower Antelope Canyon 2 7888 |
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Brittany Comunale USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Oil Spill" Looking over a boat, I noticed a beautiful scene in the water, which was created by an oil spill. |
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C E Morse USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Easby #19" Detail of found object |
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C E Morse USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Finnto #73" Detail Image of found object |
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C E Morse USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Noberron #81" Detail Image of found object |
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C E Morse USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Vanwa #68" Detail Image of found object |
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Carlos Cabral Portugal Nominee Abstract Amateur "Royal Mast" |
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Carlos Cabral Portugal Nominee Abstract Amateur "Helmsman" |
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Claude Valon Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Valongramm I" Astrovagina |
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Claude Valon Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Aleppo" World, shame on you! |
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Danny Valk Netherlands Nominee Abstract Amateur "Detail of 18th Century Observatory, Jaipur, India" Picture shot during a trip through India and Nepal. |
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Dave Kendrick USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Cage" Looking into an interior through a latticed window with reflections of trees at sunset. Is the viewer looking at the cage from their own cage? |
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Deb Tatonetti USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Scarves Abstract 2" |
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Debbie Hartley Australia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Oil on Water II" |
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Denise Dethlefsen USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Wyoming Winter - Train" |
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Diane Kaye USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Birds of Paradise" Scanner-as-Camera |
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Dieter Schweizer Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Ice-Face" I found this piece of Ice at the black Beach near the Glacier Lagoon "Joekulsárlón" (South of Iceland). |
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Edwin Loyola Philippines Nominee Abstract Amateur "Spring" |
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Giovanni Sonsini Italy Nominee Abstract Amateur "White Ellipses" These white ellipses are a detail of shading system for visitors to the Pavilion of South Korea in Milan Expo 2015 |
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Giovanni Sonsini Italy Nominee Abstract Amateur "Castelluccio Plateau" Italy - Castelluccio di Norcia - The Castelluccio plateau fields take on a patchwork of colors that make them look like an abstract painting |
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Gregoire A. Meyer France Nominee Abstract Amateur "Love" Street Art Paris by Gregoz |
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Irina Spagnolo Russia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Sun" Sun and its reflexions |
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Iva Nash USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Round and Round" Carousel in Virginia Beach, VA |
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James Meldrum USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Liquid Rainbow" A reflection at the base of a waterfall |
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Jan Follby Sweden Nominee Abstract Amateur "Dark" |
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Jan Follby Sweden Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Redhead Lady" |
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Jan Follby Sweden Nominee Abstract Amateur "Marked #2" |
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Jean-Marc Felix Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Glass and Mirrors" Carmelo Lopéz at the Glass Museum Frauenau in Germany |
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Jeff Olson USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Sand Sea Surf Sky" |
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Jennifer Bucheit USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Junk Mail" |
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Jennifer Bucheit USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "RePhotography #6" |
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Joan Caulfield New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Untitled (8)" Looking back over Auckland at Sunset |
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Karen Morton New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Alice" |
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Karen Morton New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Anenome" |
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Karen Morton New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Look Up" |
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Katherine Richmond USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Luminance" Engaging the viewer with a flow of mystery, these intoxicating landscapes of bold colors, dynamic shapes move beyond the original form and gives it a new meaning. |
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Kelly Tamayo USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Rebar l" Woven layers of rebar, intersecting against the cascading plywood of a 60 foot freeway construction wall. Creating a dimensional delight of depth, lines, and colors of shadows and light. |
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Kelly Tamayo USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Outland l" |
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Kieron Monahan USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Boston Star Wars Cloud City" The Prudential Tower rises above the storm over the rest of Boston, USA. |
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Klaus Pfeiffer Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Imagine" |
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lagi cf Taiwan Nominee Abstract Amateur "Vanishing Point" Taiwan is best country for me, I'm happy i'm grow up here. there are plenty of delicious food in this small island and friendly people, so many special place. |
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Laszlo Perlaky USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "White Sand" I photographed this waterfall like sand pattern at White sands National Monument. I liked the play of light on the sand ripples and made a simple composition. |
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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Nostalgia" |
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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Origin Story" |
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Linda Cutche New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Hottest Beach" |
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Linda Jarrett New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Pretty in Pink" An expression of colour and motion. |
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Lois Alexander-Mandel USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Spider" |
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Lois Pierris USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Ghana Tradition" A small village on the coast of Ghana was full of brilliant color and traditional design |
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Louis Agius Malta Nominee Abstract Amateur "Hamburg Steeple" |
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Luca Izzo France Nominee Abstract Amateur "Moving Landscape - Gloden Gate Study" 16-35/16mm f11 1/40sec iso 100: In this Project i use the multiple exposure technique in order to think about certain artistic traditions. the theme of velocity and movement in The Futurist |
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Lucy Galpin USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Life's Treadmill" My everyday treadmill to work could be perceived as extremely boring, it is anything but that. I revel in the beauty of nature and delight in the unique nuances of the ever-changing environment. |
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Lynn Hedges New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Rangitoto Sunrise" Sunrise ..Rangitoto Island Auckland NZ |
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Manfred Schroeder Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Long Time Exposure " Long exposure on soft ground |
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Manfred Schroeder Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Three Eys" |
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Marianna Armata Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Frozen Bubble" frozen soap bubble on rabbit fur |
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Marisol Pastor Spain Nominee Abstract Amateur "Lucy in the Sky" |
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Martha Pollay USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tracks" |
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Maryellen Aoibhell Stewart Australia Nominee Abstract Amateur "A Condition of Passion" In a bitter hot arid land is this exhilerating play between parched earth and nourishing water, while daring animals traverse the muddy shoreline desperate for relief, Arhnem Land, Australia |
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Mathew Oldershaw UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Colours in Light" Sun light reflected onto a mixture of water, washing up liquid and glucose. |
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Nathan Wirth USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Four Shades of Twilight" Four hues of twilight ... |
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Newton More USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Paris 2" Pompidou Center, 2015 |
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Oliver Raschka Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "STATIC TENSIONS #45" The shown image is part of the series STATIC TENSIONS, which is about the impact of the omnipresent mass media advertisement in urban spaces. The images reflect the tensions we are confronted with whe |
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Panos Hanjaras Greece Nominee Abstract Amateur "Energie Immobile avec Lignes Bleues" |
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Peter Rees UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Imachar" Shoreline design,Isle of Arran,Scotland |
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Raimund Feiter Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Eat the Pizza" |
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Ray An Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Library Spirit" |
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Ray An Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Currents" |
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Ray An Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Resonance" |
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Richard Zimmerman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Untitled (3)" |
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Robert Finkelhor USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Traveller's Tree" |
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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Light Notes" St Paul, Minnesota, USA |
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Sarah Caldwell New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Westminster Bridge" |
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Sergey Majorov Russia Nominee Abstract Amateur "I and I" I and I |
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Sergey Majorov Russia Nominee Abstract Amateur "It Was Raining Yesterday" It was raining yesterday |
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Shifra Levyathan Israel Nominee Abstract Amateur "Geometrics" |
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Shifra Levyathan Israel Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tulip (1)" |
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Sonal Shah USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Kandinsky on York" Taken on York Avenue, New York |
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Susan Jacobs USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Local Flooding" |
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Susan Jacobs USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Deep Sea III" |
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Susan Jacobs USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Elevated I" |
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Suzan Mandla Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Into the Storm" Captured through my windshield as I drove into a snowstorm just as it was starting. |
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Sylvia Wright Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Swirl" |
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Taeyeol Lee Korea (South) Nominee Abstract Amateur "Wave" In Kuusamo/Finland |
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Tanja Kuic USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Bird Brain" |
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Tanja Kuic USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Swept Away" |
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Tanja Kuic USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Detached" |
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Terrance R Pack Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur " Warp Factor One" Taken from the 27th floor of the Sheraton Hotel Toronto Ontario |
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Tim Lucas Australia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Icey Patchwork" With the rising temperture moving towards spring the frozen layer over the Oslo Harbour cracks and melts. With the ebb and flow of the tide these pieces crack and float freely, battling for space. |
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Timofey Tararin Russia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Shape" Distorted diagonal drawn by the shadow. |
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TING-HAN CHENG Taiwan Nominee Abstract Amateur "Night" |
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Tom O Scott USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Geothermal Color Burst" Close-up of bacteria formations from West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. |
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Tom O Scott USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Life at the Bottom of the Sea" An unusual pattern found on an aging safety glass window of an old truck in Encinitas, CA. |
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Vadim Linetskiy UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Circle of Interest" |
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Vanessa Cilloniz USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Scales" Shedding away old skin |
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Vincent Morban Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Thames Board Walk" On a Thames cruise along the boardwalk - street scene |
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Vincent Morban Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Split Personality" The dark and the bright side of me |
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Vincent Morban Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Rain Forest" It was raining so hard we had to stop the car and pull over on the side of the road for a while and .... |
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Wes Pettus USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Drops" Little lenses of the world. |
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Yoram Gelman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "GCT Abstract No2" |