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Bambu explosion Giovanni Sonsini
Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
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Amateur

"Bambu explosion"
photo taken in a building of Expo 2015 in Milan - Italy


Beach resort Cristiano Di Gioia
Italy

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
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Amateur

"Beach resort"


Kinetic Boost #1 Yancho Sabev
Belgium

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
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Amateur

"Kinetic Boost #1"


Infinity Stefano Degli Esposti
Italy

Honorable Mention
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"Infinity "
Study of architectural features of Walkie-Talkie building, London (UK)


Shadow Niklaus Fringeli
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
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"Shadow"


Basic curves and color Sara Szpektor
USA

Honorable Mention
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Amateur

"Basic curves and color"


All In A Dream Bill Rosenberg
USA

Honorable Mention
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Amateur

"All In A Dream"
A dream evolves at Il Vittoriano in Rome.


Pond Algae Alexander George
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Pond Algae"
Algae growth and fallen leaves in a pond


Another TV Show Bruce Fraser
Australia

Honorable Mention
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Amateur

"Another TV Show"
This is a multiple image taken in New Zealand. Camera were a Canon 5D IV and a Sony A7R3 - The camera was a Sony A7R3 with a 24-240mm lens


The world teetering on the brink Marion Rodgers
Australia

Honorable Mention
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"The world teetering on the brink"


Face Niklaus Fringeli
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
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"Face"


Hands of Time Volker Kesting
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
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"Hands of Time"


Poltalloch Station Barn Study Brian Rope
Australia

Honorable Mention
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Amateur

"Poltalloch Station Barn Study"
This is a study of a barn at Poltalloch Station in South Australia. I collected the component images during my one and only visit there. It is about the building, the machinery and its cast shadows.


Ball Toss Marianna Armata
Canada

Honorable Mention
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"Ball Toss"
Macro milk drop collision photography composite


Megacity 2071 Alex Politis
France

Honorable Mention
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"Megacity 2071"
A futuristic downtown view


Farrago #10 C E Morse
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Farrago #10"
Freight trains collide


Melbourne GPO Remi Joseph d'Argent
Australia

Honorable Mention
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"Melbourne GPO"
Crowd Movements Just before confinement lockdown started


Knock on wood Ivan Pesic
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Knock on wood"


China Town Red on Blue Aengus MacNeil
USA

Honorable Mention
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"China Town Red on Blue"
A Chinese Lantern ,Chinatown ,Los Angeles


From Paper to Petals Sara Szpektor
USA

Honorable Mention
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"From Paper to Petals"


visions 01 Akishige Kano
Japan

Honorable Mention
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"visions 01"


Do Not Enter David Vogel
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Do Not Enter"
Remains of an 18th Century Latvian Russian fortress prison.


Red Dump Truck James Lee
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Red Dump Truck"
Saw this dump truck at the gas station and it looked like a good photo from a distance. The closer I got, the better the photo.


A touch of Jade Sue Trower
UK

Honorable Mention
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"A touch of Jade"


Confusion Mitchell Anolik
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Confusion"


Broken Screen David Vogel
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Broken Screen"
18TH Century Latvian Russian fortress window remains


Redacted (MCU Park) Susan Jacobs
USA

Honorable Mention
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Amateur

"Redacted (MCU Park)"
Painted out construction shed panels have become for me a visual representation of our current experience


Railwaystation Hans Bauer
Germany

Honorable Mention
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"Railwaystation"


road Adriana Kastelan
Croatia

Nominee
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"road"
on the edges of sea


visions 04 Akishige Kano
Japan

Nominee
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"visions 04"


River Druid Alfonso Moreno
Spain

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"River Druid"
Water is the biggest sculptor. Water paired with particles originated in glaciers, can create shapes that remind of ancient druids that control the flow of the water on the way to the ocean.


The quiet before the storm Andreas Torsten Schuler
Germany

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"The quiet before the storm"
Attention! The storm...


Dreich today Berry Bingel
UK

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"Dreich today "
Dreich ( pronounced dri ch ) an old Scottish word: meaning dreary, bleak, gloomy, grey, depressing, devoid of sunshine; one of the most used words in Scotland to describe the weather.


Emergence Bill Rosenberg
USA

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"Emergence"
The changing artistry of Wynwood Walls in Miami offers a never ending pallet. This is a compilation of 2 images.


Approaching Warp Speed Blaine Reid
USA

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"Approaching Warp Speed"
The Enterprise, a carnival ride at the S. Florida State Fair, as it approaches its peak speed.


Reflections Bruce Fraser
Australia

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"Reflections"
Image was taken in Rockingham Western Australia with a Sony A7R3 with a 100mm macro lens. Multi exposure, SS1/200 sec, f/10, 100mm, ISO 160


Vancouver #91 C E Morse
USA

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"Vancouver #91"
Study of a found object: derelict automobile


The World on Edge Carol Rusinek
Canada

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"The World on Edge"


Pick a color... any color Charlotte Temple
USA

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"Pick a color... any color"
Pick a color ... any color


Birch Trees Christian Robold
Greece

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"Birch Trees"
Picture taken with ICM technique at Teufelsmoor in Northern Germany


If David Hockney Were Heterosexual, Dubuque, 092719ZBS Christopher Paul Brown
USA

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"If David Hockney Were Heterosexual, Dubuque, 092719ZBS"


A Ghostly Visit Claudia Zeien
USA

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"A Ghostly Visit"
Old meets young in London - Slow Shutter Photography


Bird of Fire Damaso Avila
Spain

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"Bird of Fire"
A stylized image of the Auditorio de Tenerife, an emblematic building on the island where I live, the largest of the Canary Islands (Spain).


Broken Daniel Villanueva
Spain

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"Broken"
Turning the camera for this broken sunset


Dreams Daniela Gobetti
Italy

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"Dreams"


Highrise David Vogel
USA

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"Highrise"
Several stories of a downtown high-rise at sunset.


Wako Grass Deb Tatonetti
USA

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"Wako Grass"


Fuel Stop Duncan Cunningham-Reid
Australia

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"Fuel Stop"
Couple of shakes and a roll.This was taken whilst waiting for my partner


Aardvark Edward Mann
USA

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"Aardvark"
The only living species of the order Tubulidentata, very little known about total numbers, but populations seem to be decreasing. The odd shape lends itself well to abstraction, as a the animal itself seems a bit abstract. From the Afrikaans translated to "earth pig" The end of its long snout resembles a pigs. Southern Kalahari, South Africa.


Elements Elizabeth Schatz
Canada

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"Elements"
Swaths of blue, green, and soft ochre tinged with deep orange fill Mother Earth. Coveting beauty is not enough. Respect.


Geometric abstractionism Fabio Rossi
Italy

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"Geometric abstractionism"


Monet's Flamingos Frank Proost
Luxembourg

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"Monet's Flamingos"
Reflections of two flamingos at dusk reminding me the great Impressionist paintings of the late 19th century.


Terrible dream Frantisek Rerucha
Czech Republic

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"Terrible dream"
Dreams are the entrance into another world. They usually bring sense and maybe a message. These messages can be warning or encouragement.


III_1_A_S_1224 Frits Van de Reep
Netherlands

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"III_1_A_S_1224"
Frits van de Reep - III_1_A_S_1224


High Noon Grayson Dere
USA

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"High Noon"
An exploration using only in-camera techniques to create abstract photography


Apple Tree Raising Hartmut Rieg
Germany

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"Apple Tree Raising"


Lost in White Hilda Champion
USA

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"Lost in White"
Blown off the tree by the wind, these petals are in the twilight, the sea of white. On the path to total decay, but still their flamboyancy strikes a contrast to the anonymous white.


Urbangraphy 190818 Ilya Trofimenko
Germany

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"Urbangraphy 190818"


Urbangraphy 190908 Ilya Trofimenko
Germany

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"Urbangraphy 190908"


Birthday Ilya Trofimenko
Germany

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"Birthday"
Happy and "colourful" mood, despite a gloomy rainy everyday life.


Reflections on A VW Irene Hill
USA

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"Reflections on A VW"


Parede de Espuma Isbel Dias
Brazil

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"Parede de Espuma"
Photography of sea foam, worked mainly with color artifacts and image rotation, obtaining an abstract and striking finish.


Here After James Abell
UK

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"Here After"


Confetti Jane Strisik
USA

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"Confetti"


Maori Greenstone Jeanne Tifft
USA

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"Maori Greenstone"
Close-up of a large greenstone on display at Te Puia


Granville Street North Jeff Lucas
Canada

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"Granville Street North"
Long exposure (5 min) looking north up Granville Street Entertainment District with intentional camera movement (ICM) in Vancouver BC Canada.


Pandemic Meal Jill Snyder
USA

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"Pandemic Meal"


Spinning top Joan Caulfield
New Zealand

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"Spinning top"


Red Background Jober Costa
Brazil

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"Red Background"


Red Forest John Raso
Canada

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"Red Forest"


basilika san giorgio maggiore Karin Furter
Switzerland

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"basilika san giorgio maggiore"


Reflection Las Vegas II Klaus Tesching
Germany

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"Reflection Las Vegas II"
Las Vegas, Reflection of Hotels around


The Dance Klaus-Juergen Roericht
Switzerland

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"The Dance"


The Burp Larry Bean
USA

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"The Burp"
A mini eruption at Norris Geyser in Yellowstone National Park


Expiration Lee Grossman
USA

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"Expiration"


Magnolia on abstract Leif Sohlman
Sweden

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"Magnolia on abstract "
Magnolia on abstract. A white photo on a white magnolia on an painted abstract bacground. This mixed media presentation contains a photo of a white flower on a background blurred to an abstract digita


Christmas light in creek Leif Sohlman
Sweden

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"Christmas light in creek"
Christmas light in creek. The day before Christmas eve the sun came up over city Enkoeping (Enkoping) Swedene for the first time for weeks. It coloured the reeds in creek of city Enkoeping in orange m


Forty-Second Street Times Two Lilyan Aloma
USA

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"Forty-Second Street Times Two"
Double Exposure, Seventh Avenue Subway, Times Square, New York City


Lavender Orb Lois Alexander-Mandel
USA

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"Lavender Orb"


the grater good Lucy Lasky
USA

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"the grater good"


Air & Water No.6 Marc Ward
USA

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"Air & Water No.6"
A motion blur of a Tennessee lake sunset


Dali Impersonation Margaret Puente
USA

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"Dali Impersonation"
My interpretation of a staircase as Dali may have seen it


Cyclops Maria-Camilla Fiazza
Italy

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"Cyclops"
In-camera intentional camera motion


Alien Eyes Marie Altenburg
USA

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"Alien Eyes"
We never know who's watching!


Permafrost Martine Lemarchand
France

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"Permafrost "
Defrosting permafros. It was 38°C on Saturday 20 June 2020 in Verkhoyansk, Eastern Siberia.


Untitled Mary Anne Chilton
USA

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"Untitled"


Asocial Massimiliano Balo'
UK

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"Asocial"


Heliconia View Mauricio Arango
USA

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"Heliconia View"


Orange and Silver Spoon Mayda Rumberg
USA

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"Orange and Silver Spoon"


Disco is Back! Melissa Lackey
USA

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"Disco is Back!"


Skin Maze Mieke Douglas
UK

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"Skin Maze"


Legs Mimmi Moretti
Italy

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"Legs"


Parallelwelten Nadja Naujoks
Germany

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"Parallelwelten"
Moos am Ende des Tages


Blue Night Natasha Do
USA

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"Blue Night"


Orb Niklaus Fringeli
Switzerland

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"Orb"


Jewels 5 Pablo Madanes
Argentina

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"Jewels 5"
Nature is our life support. A gift, and I want to express my gratitude. Fruits are present of nature from which we extract precious nutrients so long as we preserve our only environment in which we ca


Colour Study 6 Paul Gravett
Canada

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"Colour Study 6"
The Colour Study series aims for pure abstraction, originating originates with photographs of coloured papers and films, stacked in a 3D tower of glass shelves.


Fifth Avenue Paul Kessel
USA

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"Fifth Avenue"
reflection of Fifth Avenue


Leakage 2 Paulo Mittelman
Brazil

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"Leakage 2"
Looking closely at any object, like a spilled oil barrel, opens up endless possibilities for me.


Cafe life in Paris Poul Helt
Denmark

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"Cafe life in Paris"


Ballet Duo Remi Joseph d'Argent
Australia

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"Ballet Duo"
Ballet Movements


Ribbons Robert Truran
USA

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"Ribbons"
Mother Nature provided the elements to capture this photo


The Sunset That Capsized Romain Curutchet
USA

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"The Sunset That Capsized"
That night on the California coast, I set my mind free and experimented with intimate 1 second exposures of the sea washing away on the beach. This is the result of one of these experimentations.


Shapes and Colors Matter Sara Szpektor
USA

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"Shapes and Colors Matter"


Eisgeist Sepp Koeppel
Switzerland

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"Eisgeist"
Gefrorenes oder das Eis wird immer dünner


Kaleidoscope Smadar Sasson
USA

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"Kaleidoscope"
Water kaleidoscope of reflected ripples


The Squareness of Colour Sonal Shah
USA

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"The Squareness of Colour"


Visit Stefan Neagu
Romania

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"Visit"
Analog photography, collage, Hasselblad 503CW, Fujifilm FP100C


Redacted (Promenade) Susan Jacobs
USA

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"Redacted (Promenade)"
Painted out construction shed panels have become for me a visual representation of our current experience


Wrapped (Red) Susan Jacobs
USA

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"Wrapped (Red)"
Rain light


Hidden Message Terrance R Pack
Canada

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"Hidden Message"
I am fascinated by the letters and or numbers that appear in this photograph.


Elogio Thomas Brasch
Canada

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"Elogio"
from the series, Enlightenment. Taken in Toledo, Spain, 2019


Study in blue Trevor Kerry
UK

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"Study in blue"
Tiny portion of a stained glass window in Liverpool cathedral


Upsidedown Ulrike Strauss
Germany

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"Upsidedown"
Photographic and digtial art. 2019-2020. Even if the world is falling apart - we have only this single world and it is beautiful. I want to encourage people with a positive view.


Blue Jazz Vivian Koppelman
USA

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"Blue Jazz"


Bare Volker Kesting
Netherlands

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"Bare"


No Where Stairs Willa Davis
USA

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"No Where Stairs"
A blast of color in a burnt out abandoned home.


Japonisia xavier Blondeau
France

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"Japonisia"
the Japanese nude revisited by Atmån