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Standing Tall Antero Wallinus-Rinne
Norway

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Abstract
Amateur

"Standing Tall"


Synurbization Joshua Sarinana
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Abstract
Amateur

"Synurbization"


Light Waves Elizabeth Kazda
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Abstract
Amateur

"Light Waves"
White strips of paper illuminated and colored by spectral light from prisms in sunlight. This is not a computer created effect.


Of a Gannet Jan Bellamy
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Of a Gannet"


The Train Terrance R Pack
Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"The Train"
Subway engine and car. Taken in the abstract to emphasize how no one pays attention to each other. Every one and everything becomes a blur and melts into the background as one.


Taking the Stairs Steve Burkett
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Taking the Stairs"
The last vestiges of a Washington DC building and a wandering walker


Catching the Sky Patrick Ems
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Catching the Sky"


Net Kazik Salwa
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Net"


Fontana dei quattro fiumi Jan Follby
Sweden

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Fontana dei quattro fiumi"
Double exposure made in camera in Rome 2017


Cracked Terrance R Pack
Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Cracked"
Not only was I fascinated by the cracks in the window but it was what you could see beyond the window that attracted me and commanded my attention.


Swift Emo Gene
Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Swift"


Painterly Rivets Doug Olson
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Painterly Rivets"
Patch & Paint to 1940's Era Street Bridge


Refraction Carol Rusinek
Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Refraction"


Ferris Wheel Reflection Jolie Ritchie
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Ferris Wheel Reflection"
Taken at the Minnesota State Fair after a quick evening downpour


Unused beach lockers Mathew Oldershaw
UK

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Unused beach lockers"
Taken while out walking on Towan beach


Wrapped (1) Emo Gene
Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Wrapped (1)"


Embryo Larisa Korzhenevskaya
Russia

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Embryo"
COMPUTER ART AND FANTASY


Elegant Tern Fly By Bill Klipp
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Elegant Tern Fly By"
It was sunrise as we approached Isla Rasa or Bird Island, a nesting spot for hundreds of thousands of Elegant Terns in the Sea of Cortez. As we bobbed around in our zodiac I tried some motion blur


National Museum 2 Brian Jones
Australia

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"National Museum 2"
National Museum of Australia, Canberra


Red flower Klaus-Juergen Roericht
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Red flower"


Wind Storm Elizabeth Kazda
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Wind Storm"
A mixture of colorless oil and water on glass. The color and the light come from my created technique of using spectral light from prisms in sunlight.


the battle Klaus Lenzen
Germany

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"the battle"
seen at the Duesseldorf (Germany) Triathlon


Encounter Ab Borg
Netherlands

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Encounter"
While photographing the background the biker suddenly appeared and made the composition


beach Adriana Kastelan
Croatia

Nominee
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Amateur

"beach"
Sunset on beach taken with ICM


La petite robe noire Alessio Fangano
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"La petite robe noire"
Under the cherry trees, a dark figure strolls elegantly.


Limits Alex Politis
France

Nominee
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Amateur

"Limits"


Melting Colors Andreas Rothbart
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Melting Colors"
Creating an abstract photograph of colors by crushing blocks of watercolors into gallons of liquid soap.


Endless Summer Belinda Keyte
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Endless Summer"


Red Madonna Betty De Oliveira
South Africa

Nominee
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Amateur

"Red Madonna"


Colour Abstract Bob St-Cyr
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Colour Abstract"
Ponteix along the Creek at Sunset


Sprague Truck Window 9951 Bob Neiman
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Sprague Truck Window 9951"
Sprague Truck Window 9951


Augusta #186 C E Morse
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Augusta #186"
Detail of of found object: MasterCard window decal


Emergent Totem Carolyn Edelstein
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Emergent Totem"
The seemingly recognizable image is not what it seems. Are the objects that create the final image recognizable? Most people say no.


Orange and the Blue Chris Salm
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Orange and the Blue"
Abstract of the sky at dusk


On the Bright Side Dana Mikaelle
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"On the Bright Side"
Even in the deepest darkness, there is always a bright side...


On the Path Daniel Munteanu
Romania

Nominee
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Amateur

"On the Path"
staged photograph, intentional camera movement technique


E pluribus ununm? Daniela Gobetti
Italy

Nominee
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Amateur

"E pluribus ununm?"
A large flag on a wall in Detroit, which today's divisions may shred into an infinite number of separate threads.


Phoenix Denise Dethlefsen
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Phoenix"


Organic Balance Diane Kaye
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Organic Balance"
Equivalence.


Rows Diane Kravetz
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Rows"


The Burning Bush Dominique Genin
Belgium

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"The Burning Bush"
A strange light in the dune ignites the bush


Cosmic Dance Dr.Samarendranath Mandal
India

Nominee
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Amateur

"Cosmic Dance"
Hand Animation show in China


Cascade Elizabeth Kazda
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Cascade"
Scored and folded white strips of paper illuminated and colored by spectral light from prisms in sunlight. This is not a computer created effect.


Acceleration Elizabeth Kazda
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Acceleration"
A mixture of colorless, clear liquids on glass. The color and the light come from my created technique of using spectral light from prisms in sunlight.


Orna Elzbieta (Ela) Kurowska
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Orna"
Orna is a miniature composition made from soft, translucent organic gels which have ability to glow when subjected to deformation and captured in cross-polarized light. The name comes from a Latin wo


Surreal Angle Emo Gene
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Surreal Angle"


Flooded Emo Gene
Canada

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Flooded"


flying ufo Erika Tanzer
Austria

Nominee
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Amateur

"flying ufo"
at the lightfestival of the company Swarovski in Wattens


After Midnight in the Enchanted Forest Gillian Hunt
UK

Nominee
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Amateur

"After Midnight in the Enchanted Forest"


Paradox IV Grayson Dere
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Paradox IV"
An exploration of in-camera techniques to create abstract photography


Frozen Forest Helle Nielsen
Denmark

Nominee
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Amateur

"Frozen Forest"


Accusing Eye Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee
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Amateur

"Accusing Eye"
Saltwater crocodile eye gazes out from the socket created by the removal of a tree branch reproachful of mankind's depredation of the natural environment.


Message in the Rocks Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee
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Amateur

"Message in the Rocks"
Over the millenia various forces have defined the rock structure at South Coyote Buttes, Utah, leaving clues as to how the patterns evolved 2018


Madrid Ilya Trofimenko
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Madrid"


Red saturday Ilya Trofimenko
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Red saturday"


Yellow and Blue James Lawton
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Yellow and Blue"


Communication Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Communication"
Diversity converges.


The Red and the Black Jim Sterne
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Red and the Black"


The Furrowed Land Joseph P. Smith
Malta

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Furrowed Land"
Abstract detail from a rusting hut found in the Maltese countryside


Liquid Silk 3 Karen Hanley Colbert
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Liquid Silk 3"
Ambrosia for the imagination in delicate wisps.


Imagination Part I Katherine Young
UK

Nominee
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Amateur

"Imagination Part I"
Metro station in Dubai seen differently


Timeline Kellie Klein
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Timeline"
from the series Meditations on Water


Into the Night Kirsty Collister
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Into the Night"
Beyond the infinity pool into the ocean


Path To The Unknown Leif Sohlman
Sweden

Nominee
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Amateur

"Path To The Unknown"
path to the unknown. A pathway over Dyarna south of city Enkoepng, Enkoping, Sweden a May day 2018 presented in an abstract environment. The image is created from a photography


IPhone at the Eye Doctor Lilyan Aloma
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"IPhone at the Eye Doctor"
Double Exposure iPhone, NYU Langone, East 41st Street, NYC


Red, white and blue Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Red, white and blue"
Facade of the Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles, California


Yellow Glass Tree M.L. Gitchel
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Yellow Glass Tree"
A friend made this stained glass tree.


drawing Marco Enderli
Switzerland

Nominee
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Amateur

"drawing"
Air traffic in the sunset


Flames Maria Olloqui
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Flames"
A blazing flower amidst darkness.


Transit Mariano Belmar
Spain

Nominee
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Amateur

"Transit"


The loop Mario Brenna
Italy

Nominee
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Amateur

"The loop"
Home


The Road Trip Maryellen Aoibhell Stewart
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Road Trip"
Hours of lights on the road is like a van gogh experience


Manifestation #2 Massimiliano Balo'
UK

Nominee
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Amateur

"Manifestation #2"


Future of Travel Mathew Schwartz
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Future of Travel"
A view out the front of an autonomous subway line in South Korea


Abstraction Mayda Rumberg
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Abstraction"
Bar ceiling


Motion Michael Koester
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Motion"


Universal understanding Narcis Mursa
Romania

Nominee
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Amateur

"Universal understanding"
Photo represents Red Rocks Hills situated in Mehedinti County-Romania


Abstract Nathalie Anctil
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Abstract"
Structure from the Palais des Congres of Montreal


To Space... Paula Goldfader
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"To Space..."


Country musicians Poul Helt
Denmark

Nominee
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Amateur

"Country musicians"


The Dreamer I Raluca Caragea
Belgium

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Dreamer I"


Tepee Canyon 1 Randy Fullbright
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Tepee Canyon 1"
Tepee Canyon agate from South Dakota U.S.A.


A Different Street 4 Ray An
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"A Different Street 4"


abstract-8 Bit II Remo Camerota
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"abstract-8 Bit II"
Deep Cuts, memories of my mothers before dementia is just that. I wanted to create a series where I could help my mom remember the special times we had when we used to admire and listen to the Albums of yesteryear.


Blue Zebra Roger Parvin
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Blue Zebra"
Street Art


untitled Ron Geipel
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"untitled"
made by bacteria


Water Reflections, Venice (from The Lagoon series) Scott Bolendz
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Water Reflections, Venice (from The Lagoon series)"


Mapping Susan Jacobs
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Mapping"


Steam # 1 Susan Jacobs
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Steam # 1"


Escalating Situation Suzan Mandla
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Escalating Situation "
Using ICM (intentional camera movement) to convey the chaotic motion of people on an escalator.


Floating while Dreaming Sylvia Gardner
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Floating while Dreaming"


maelstrom Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"maelstrom"


Mesozoic Birthing Tim Lucas
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Mesozoic Birthing"


peake into space Trevor Kerry
UK

Nominee
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"peake into space"
External control panel of Tim Peake's re-entry vehicle from space on display at Peterborough Cathedral, UK. The red colour induced by the lights mirrors the heat of re-entry, the purples the mystery


The Queue Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Queue"
Tour bus line up. Oil and water macro.


Alpha Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Alpha"
Give me an "A"


Night Walkers Wendy Gibson
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Night Walkers"