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Steer Wrestler Steve Evans
Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Amateur

"Steer Wrestler"



Dancing on Water Christine Borg
Malta

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Sport
Amateur

"Dancing on Water"
France's Mixed Duet Final step it up in a graceful display of strength at the LEN Junior European Championships, at the National Pool Complex in Malta, in July 2021



Determination Matthew DeZee
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Sport
Amateur

"Determination"
The image is of an athlete in the World Police and Fire Games. As a sports photographer I endeavor to capture many aspects of the athletic event – emotion, finesses, strength, determination, elation, disappointment. This photo is one of a series on determination. This participant was equally as good with his left arm as he was with his right. But what set him aside from some of the other athletes was his determination to win.



Pink sunset Surf Sue Trower
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Pink sunset Surf"



Air Jordan Bob Shor
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Air Jordan"
Promenade Brooklyn Heights, NY



The Chess Master of McLevy Green Lawrence Russ
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"The Chess Master of McLevy Green"
The architecturally and historically significant Devon Bridge, a bascule drawbridge spanning the Housatonic River between Stratford and Milford, Connecticut, U.S.



Cow fight Eric von Schulthess
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Cow fight"
Eringer, a very small but strong cow, linving in the Canton of Valais. These cow fights are a hughe tradition and thousend of people witness these events. One very special rule: only female are allowe



Untitled #2 Malu Baiatu
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Untitled #2"



The Ice Skater Volker Birke
Germany

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"The Ice Skater"
Nikon D800. Lake Steinhude in winter, a lone ice skater challenging the elements (pretty thin ice what had just developped over the night before). Just a couple of meters away: still open water!



Powder Explosion Tinu Mueller
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Powder Explosion"
Colorful Skate Session.



Warp Speed Anne Dignam
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Warp Speed"



Felucca Sailing Raymond Williams
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Felucca Sailing"
Sailing on the Nile in a traditional Egyptian felucca



Perfect Form Cindy Poulin
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Perfect Form"



The Serve Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"The Serve"



Anticipation Jamie Johnston
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Anticipation"
Waiting for the first big snowfall!



Tennis court Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Tennis court"
abandoned tennis court in Hongkong



Barrel Racing Ruth Ball
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Barrel Racing"
Taken at local community rodeo



Fairy Tail Ship Radek von Hirschberg
Poland

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Fairy Tail Ship"
05/2022



Ecstatic Danny Valk
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Ecstatic"
Taking the win at the Dutch TT at Assen, MotoGP rider Pecco Bagnaia looks ecstatic to a point that he's almost floating, coming loose from the bike to take flight.



Aerial Course at the Montreal  Waterfront David O'Rourke
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Aerial Course at the Montreal Waterfront"
Young people trying their hand at an aerial course with Montreal's Bonsecours Market in the background.



Dive Walter Siefker
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Dive"



Shadow Lifting Robin Zygelman
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Shadow Lifting"
The shadow is keeping up with his man in Boca Raton, Florida



team jerseys Carol Smokler
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"team jerseys"
laundry drying on a windy day



Disaster Diverted Jamie Johnston
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Disaster Diverted"
A hot air balloon landed close---way too close, to power lines.



Flight Without Wings Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Flight Without Wings"



Shadows Antero Wallinus-Rinne
Norway

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Shadows"



Mille Miglia Antonio Cunico
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Mille Miglia"



Zening Before the Waves Brendan Berryman
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Zening Before the Waves"
This image was captured at Winki surf break in Victoria Australia. Winki is next to the iconic surf location of Bells Beach, and by the stance, maybe having a Zen moment before the waves



Rodeo Spill #10 Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Rodeo Spill #10"



Bull Riding #3 Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Bull Riding #3"



Love in the Air Brittany Comunale
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Love in the Air"



Days of Heaven Chuck LaChance
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Days of Heaven"
The joy of youth and sport



This fight is yours! Crispin Anderlini
Malaysia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"This fight is yours!"
An MMA fighter is urged on by his coach in Auckland, New Zealand. All are invested in the outcome.



And They're Off! David O'Rourke
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"And They're Off!"
I was lucky enough to be able to position myself in the starting gate car for this image and memory of a lifetime.



Street Soccer Elena Santucci
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Street Soccer"
Perugia - Ponte San Giovanni



Stay strong...stay focused Flo Fritz
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Stay strong...stay focused"
Guided morning sports activities on a La Réunion beach



Urban cycling lifestyle Frank Proost
Luxembourg

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Urban cycling lifestyle"



Driving off road in the desert Giovanni Sonsini
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Driving off road in the desert"
Photo taken during an off road race in Margham desert - Dubai



Balloon Glow 1 James Meldrum
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Balloon Glow 1"



Ice Fishing Jamie Johnston
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Ice Fishing"
Yep--the crazies are still out there, sitting on the ice, in sub freezing temperatures, waiting for the trout to bite.



Ice Sailing Jamie Johnston
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Ice Sailing"
A speed demon ice sails across a Colorado reservoir. Although a dangerous sport, all five of the members of this ice sailing club were well past retirement age.



Dog Sledding Jamie Johnston
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Dog Sledding"
Colorado dog sledding.



The Fall Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"The Fall"
An Athlete long jump fall.



Polo Pony, After The Game Julie Blair
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Polo Pony, After The Game"
End of a chukker. Sweaty Polo pony after his work is done.



Algae Bloom Julio Lucas
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Algae Bloom"
Scuba diving beneath an algae bloom.



Dive in Julio Lucas
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Dive in "
Preparing for a giant stride.



surfer Dudes Kathryn Zerbe
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"surfer Dudes"
catching a curl on Assateague Island VA



Lago di Braies Boat Reflections Kathy Sergio
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Lago di Braies Boat Reflections"
Lago di Braies early morning boat reflections



Serena Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Serena"



Culture Clash Matthew DeZee
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Culture Clash"



Resilience Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Resilience"
The waves follow one another, without interruption. The human constantly struggles to confront them, although he only manages to do so sometimes. The triumph quickly makes forget all the failures.



Tickets Available Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Tickets Available"
Tickets Available



And Yet They Move Oren Hasson
Israel

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"And Yet They Move"
Shai Cohen and Shai Mendel in the 2022 Israeli National Paralympic Cycling Championship contest in Tel Aviv Velodrome



Eye on the ball Peter Mcfarlane
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Eye on the ball"
ladies floor excercise 2001 GWG Brisbane



Stretch Peter Mcfarlane
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Stretch"
ladies floor excercise 2001 GWG Brisbane



Basketball court Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Basketball court"
shadow of a basketball hoop



Wolfdog sportive high jump Petra Theilemann
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Wolfdog sportive high jump"
Wolfdog training highjump on the beach in Noordwjik Netherlands



Flying High Raymond Williams
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Flying High"



Speed Climbing. Sascha Dietze
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Speed Climbing."
Climbing at Lake Garda.



The Jumper Stephen Castle
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"The Jumper"
A competitor at the Sydney Horse Trials tackling a water jump.



Gravity Defying Sue Trower
UK

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Gravity Defying"



He's Down Sue Ratcliffe
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"He's Down"
Staying on is hard!



Cyclists Terry Self
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Cyclists"
Cyclists riding to raise funds to conquer cancer



Home Kicker Tinu Mueller
Switzerland

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Home Kicker"
Gian Simmen enjoys a rare snowday in his backyard



Need For Speed Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Need For Speed"
Some things never change- the need for speed and the thrill of victory.



Serena Williams at the US Open Wilfred A Sessoms Sr.
USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Serena Williams at the US Open"
Serena Williams Serving at the US Open NYC