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Find the Door Glenn Goldman
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
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"Find the Door"
First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. Eileel Saarinen, architect (1942). Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.



City Gas Station Charles Schiller
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
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Professional

"City Gas Station"
Urban Abstract



Blue Cheese Carlos Ocando
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
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Professional

"Blue Cheese"



parking I Ron Steemers
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"parking I"



Colour levels of a staircase Jonathan Banks
UK

Honorable Mention
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"Colour levels of a staircase"
Looking down the colour levels of a staircase



McLaren Paula Durbin
USA

Honorable Mention
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"McLaren"



Centrifugal Force Nina Papiorek
Germany

Honorable Mention
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"Centrifugal Force"
the view through a labyrinth of rusty elements with a silhouette in the background



A street cafe Maki Amemori
Japan

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"A street cafe"
A café space that seems to be waiting for people.



Attraction Ryan Creevey
Australia

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Attraction"
From a larger personal series 'Attraction' - a mesmerising fusion of science and art. Capture the enchanting interplay of magnetic forces in a studio environment.



ABYSSAL Seb Michel
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"ABYSSAL"
In the mystic ether of "Abyssal," an enigmatic series transcends the boundaries of shadow and light. It's a visual exploration, a dance between darkness and clarity.



Untitled #2 (From the 'Fallen' series) Paul Coghlin
UK

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Untitled #2 (From the 'Fallen' series)"



Beach Umbrellas Steven Edson
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Beach Umbrellas"
Out of focus beach umbrellas



Rust and Peeling Paint; Astoria, Oregon Loren Nelson
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Rust and Peeling Paint; Astoria, Oregon"
Original iPhone 8+ image of rust and peeling paint on an old railcar in Astoria, Oregon



The way over Hermann Praeg
Austria

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"The way over"
On a wide area we see tracks leading away from here. It shows a transition from one world to another. It is not clear whether we are looking at water, gold or desert sand.



apple store 5th ave nyc Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"apple store 5th ave nyc"



composition 777 Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"composition 777"



CHAOS Gerlinde Keating
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"CHAOS"



Cease David Moore
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Cease"



Swan Cloud Marc Santos
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Swan Cloud"
Performance of 'Swan Lake' from above. Dance movement combined with camera motion. Women of the ABT Corps de Ballet.



monochrom, not monochrom - blue Janik Buergin
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"monochrom, not monochrom - blue"



Amaryllis Terry Wild
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Amaryllis"



'One Eye Phil' Phil Toy
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"'One Eye Phil'"
Aqueous immersion moment



Sky Painting Catherine Roberts Leach
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Sky Painting"



Weathered Reverie #5 Seth Mayer
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Weathered Reverie #5"
New stories emerge as time and decay move forward.



Lamp Reflection 2 Loren Nelson
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Lamp Reflection 2"
Original iPhone 8+ image of the inside of a brass floor lamp in London



Dockside Charles Schiller
USA

Honorable Mention
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"Dockside"
Fishing Boats



Frost Jeff Schewe
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Frost"
Frost on a window at sunset.



Building Marshall Clarke
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Building"
A building in sunlight reflected in the water outside



Lumination Lou Fischer
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Lumination"
Abstracts in the night.



composition in brown Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"composition in brown"



A Peacocks Ambiguity A. Fabres
UK

Nominee
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"A Peacocks Ambiguity "



Rank & File Aaron Packard
USA

Nominee
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"Rank & File"
Projectile tips of 5.56 ammunition photographed during the manufacturing process.



A happy couple Anand Sharan
India

Nominee
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"A happy couple"
The joy of celebrating the Pushkar festival



Santa_Barbara_Noon_2018 Annet Katan
USA

Nominee
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"Santa_Barbara_Noon_2018"
Santa_Barbara_Noon_2018



WaterBalloon Anthony Nex
USA

Nominee
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"WaterBalloon"



Picasso meets Monet Axel Bussmeyer
Germany

Nominee
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"Picasso meets Monet"
Picassso meets Monet is part of the series "hommage ä Monet" and internationally shown and for sale as striclty limited and signed edition to 8



Blink Bahar Kural
USA

Nominee
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"Blink"
An abstract shot of Times Square that captures its energy and vibrancy



Ghost in the Machine Barbara Warren
USA

Nominee
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"Ghost in the Machine"



chromadunes Bernd Opitz
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"chromadunes"
abstract piucture of Atacam Desert in Chile



Dyes&Oil Bryan Traylor
USA

Nominee
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"Dyes&Oil"



HEART Burkhard von Harder
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"HEART"



ODALISQUE II Burkhard von Harder
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"ODALISQUE II"



Asymmetries Carl Pinnington
UK

Nominee
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"Asymmetries"
Power in paint, asymmetry twisted drawing focus to dramatised distraction.



Gray but not dull Carlos Caicedo
USA

Nominee
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"Gray but not dull"
Who said gray is dull? Gray is the ultimate partner: it stays neutral between the extremes of black and white, it enhances colors around it, it sacrifices its own presence to help other stand out. Yel



Blaze Carlos Caicedo
USA

Nominee
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"Blaze"
It's a dying day and the sun goes down, but the hills still glow in a ruddy blaze. Pink and crimson stick around, and a bloody shade taints the twilight haze. It's the scream of Mother Nature. It's



Geometry at large Carlos Caicedo
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Geometry at large"
Start with a white canvas and add your very personal touch. Grab the knife or the scissors and break them into pieces that give some sense to your world. Don't let the rigidness of geometrical forms l



Tent city Carlos Caicedo
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Tent city"
You went through a tough day in the desert. Your legs are tired and asking for the much needed break. The wind has subsided and the night colors fill the scene with the soothing sound of peace. The te



Water Painting Catherine Roberts Leach
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Water Painting"



Coastal Reflection Christian Kleiman
United Arab Emirates

Nominee
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"Coastal Reflection"
As the sun rises, a spot where the earth meets the sea remains an exceptional setting, inviting us to immerse our minds in serene and inspiring contemplation.



View on Santa Maria della Salute Christoph Siegert
Germany

Nominee
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"View on Santa Maria della Salute"
a new view on Santa Maria della Salute in Venice



Pinnacle Danielle Austen
USA

Nominee
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"Pinnacle"
Deep Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC.



Ephemeral Danielle Austen
USA

Nominee
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"Ephemeral"
Ocean waves



Window Dressing David Stewart
Canada

Nominee
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"Window Dressing"



Life's a Blur David Stewart
Canada

Nominee
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"Life's a Blur"



Horizons David Sieczkiewicz
USA

Nominee
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"Horizons"
Capturing the rhythm and patterns of the ocean at sea level during a sunrise in Boca Raton.



Butterfly 1 David Paler
USA

Nominee
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"Butterfly 1"
Someone tried to brush up spilled paint on a concrete floor and unintentionally left a beautiful sweep of color.



Portal David Moore
USA

Nominee
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"Portal"



Peeling Paint David Moore
USA

Nominee
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"Peeling Paint"



Abyss David Moore
USA

Nominee
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"Abyss"



Metamorphosis of Color #3 Deborah Bohren
USA

Nominee
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"Metamorphosis of Color #3"
The colors of Tuscany await outside the shutters. Created through the use of in-camera multiple exposure and in-camera color balance shifts between layers.



Portals Deborah Bohren
USA

Nominee
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"Portals"
One of my favorite subjects are the the colorful houses in Burano, Italy, captured here in a multiple exposure image.



Cityscape Deborah Bohren
USA

Nominee
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"Cityscape"
An imagined cityscape of skyscrapers and apartments at night.



Centripital Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee
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"Centripital"



PHOTO GENESIS #76 Dick Nosbisch
USA

Nominee
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"PHOTO GENESIS #76"



Fresco Polaroid Etienne van Sloun
Netherlands

Nominee
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"Fresco Polaroid"
Polaroid 8/10"dye transfer



Untitled Frank Curran
USA

Nominee
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"Untitled"
Windows and Reflections



Untitled Frank Curran
USA

Nominee
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"Untitled"
Windows & Reflections II



Heaven & Hell Geoffrey McKillop
Australia

Nominee
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"Heaven & Hell"



ABSTRACT 150 Gerlinde Keating
USA

Nominee
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"ABSTRACT 150"



Stormy Weather Gillian Lindsay
Canada

Nominee
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"Stormy Weather"
montage



Jetty Gillian Lindsay
Canada

Nominee
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"Jetty"



CIRCLES OF LIGHT Gio Fleming
France

Nominee
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"CIRCLES OF LIGHT"
Ilulissat Icefjord the wake of the boat at sunset creates circles of color and light on the sea surface



Cottage Walk way Cornwall, England Glen McClure
USA

Nominee
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"Cottage Walk way Cornwall, England"
From the series: Cornwall



Butterfly Cloud #1 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee
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"Butterfly Cloud #1"
Cloud formation over Ocala, Florida looks like a butterfly landing on another cloud.



Ferry boat Hermann Praeg
Austria

Nominee
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"Ferry boat"
The surface of the lake appeared like gold. Beautiful waves have spread out. In mythology, a ferry boat is often a metaphor for a transition or a decisive phase of a journey.



Love Poppies Hilda Champion
USA

Nominee
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"Love Poppies"
Strong colors depicting an abstracted field of poppies. Bright and uplifting.



Bringing Joy Hilda Champion
USA

Nominee
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"Bringing Joy"
Flowers submersed in a milkbath.



Picture from my imagination Jadwiga Elzbieta Czarnecka
Poland

Nominee
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"Picture from my imagination"
Magical landscape in the moonlight.



monochrom, not monochrom - red Janik Buergin
Switzerland

Nominee
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"monochrom, not monochrom - red"



monochrom, not monochrom - green Janik Buergin
Switzerland

Nominee
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"monochrom, not monochrom - green"



MESSAGES ON THE ROCKS Jean Rouzaud
France

Nominee
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"MESSAGES ON THE ROCKS"
The rocks eroded for millions of years let appear forms that already resemble life, as if our genes had copied these forms. I used during that cold night colored projectors.



Ripples Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee
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"Ripples"
Ripples in the water at sunset



Ice Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee
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"Ice"
Blue ice on an iceberg in Antarctica.



Alien liquid Jeremy Baile
UK

Nominee
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"Alien liquid"



Random Sighting Jeremy Green
USA

Nominee
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"Random Sighting"
Austin, TX



Ikebana John Rees
USA

Nominee
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"Ikebana"
Image inspired by ikebana, Japanese flower arranging-



Number 5 John Rees
USA

Nominee
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"Number 5 "
Abstract image echoing abstract paintings



Red Wine jose luis Lopez de Zubiria
Spain

Nominee
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Professional

"Red Wine"



LopezDeZubiria-Glasses jose luis Lopez de Zubiria
Spain

Nominee
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"LopezDeZubiria-Glasses"



Night Conversations 9 Joyce P. Lopez
USA

Nominee
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"Night Conversations 9"



Crane in Purple Mist Joyce P. Lopez
USA

Nominee
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"Crane in Purple Mist"



Pacific Harmony Kaddy Tsang
USA

Nominee
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"Pacific Harmony"



Primary Karen Jordan
USA

Nominee
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"Primary"
Bold bands of color on flat surface create an illusion of depth while their reflection on gently moving water inspires a dramatically different aesthetic.



Rhino Kevin Vandivier
USA

Nominee
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"Rhino"
Black Rhino detail



Alice in Wonderland Syndrome 3.16 Masaaki Toyoyoshi
Japan

Nominee
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"Alice in Wonderland Syndrome 3.16"
I can hardly see out of my left eye,this art work multipul explosure photo at ginza,Japan.



Man walking under a bridge, Arles France Michael Grecco
USA

Nominee
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"Man walking under a bridge, Arles France"
Panoramic image of a man walking under a color lit bridge in Arles France during a festival.



Blue/Green No.1 Mickey Strider
USA

Nominee
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"Blue/Green No.1"



Number Sixteen Mike Narciso
USA

Nominee
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"Number Sixteen"
Paint By Numbers - #16



Melt Down Nicol Hockett
USA

Nominee
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"Melt Down"



Civilization Nluz Love
Spain

Nominee
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"Civilization"
Civilization is created on false foundations that imitate in form but not in substance the authentic ancestral society.



The blue coincidence Nluz Love
Spain

Nominee
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"The blue coincidence"
This coincidence with Van Gogh's painting is a visual certification of the cosmic authenticity of my creative work and its value as an innovative work of art in confrontation with world societies.



Variation 13 (Blue) Paul Coghlin
UK

Nominee
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"Variation 13 (Blue)"



Garçons & Filles Pierre Delaunay
France

Nominee
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"Garçons & Filles "
photo scolaire au Canon 5D



RIKXECOM Angled Lines Rik Xecom
USA

Nominee
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"RIKXECOM Angled Lines"
ultra contemporary abstract high gloss acrylic epoxied aluminum 24 x 24 x 1/4 inches February 2023



Electrochemistry Robin Ward
USA

Nominee
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"Electrochemistry"



K'gari Abstract Robyn Finlayson
Australia

Nominee
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"K'gari Abstract"



A Kind of Blue No.283 Roland Blum
Liechtenstein

Nominee
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"A Kind of Blue No.283"
As the title already says a kind of blue is dedicated to the color blue. nowhere else the indian ocean reflects all these different shades of blue in that manner



A Kind of Blue No.155 Roland Blum
Liechtenstein

Nominee
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"A Kind of Blue No.155"
As the title already says a kind of blue is dedicated to the color blue. nowhere else the indian ocean reflects all these different shades of blue in that manner



A dark and wet december Roos Hobe
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"A dark and wet december"



Race Ross Deverson
Canada

Nominee
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"Race"
I feel that true ’in-camera’ photography has been replaced by over editing. This ‘in-camera’ creation uses a slow shutter speed to add a dynamic energy.



blue composition Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Nominee
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"blue composition"



Sand Art 2 Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Nominee
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"Sand Art 2"
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Palace Abstract Shankar Subramanian
India

Nominee
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"Palace Abstract"
Abstract reflection from a Palace in Rajasthan India



LOP Fall Series 11 Stefan Kuhn
Germany

Nominee
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"LOP Fall Series 11"
Things often look different when viewed from a distance. Considered from quite far away, things look very special. From a bird’s eye view, from different positions and flight altitudes, I photograph



Escaping Stephen Spartana
USA

Nominee
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"Escaping"
A trip onto another world in the future, very much a fantasy.



Enchanted Wood Steve Gosling
UK

Nominee
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"Enchanted Wood"
A photograph of rust patterns in metal that looked like a magical woodland scene to me



The World Around Us Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee
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"The World Around Us"
Chaotic, energetic and beyond our control. The world rushes all around us faster than we can comprehend and with a force that continually shapes us.



Fire & Ice Steve Burns
USA

Nominee
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"Fire & Ice"
Hovering threat to a voluptuous mound of snow.



Force of nature Sue Atkinson
UK

Nominee
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"Force of nature"
Parrot tulip



Alice In Wonderland Suzan Mandla
Canada

Nominee
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"Alice In Wonderland"
Intentional camera movement puts a new spin on a traditional landscape photo of Ottawa's ornamental gardens.



RoboBird Suzan Mandla
Canada

Nominee
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Professional

"RoboBird"
Intentional camera movement and digital manipulation combined to transform a collection of hospital equipment into a steampunk-inspired, robotic bird.



esquisse#Z7A1049 Takayuki Sekine
Japan

Nominee
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Professional

"esquisse#Z7A1049"



Ice Terje Skaare
Norway

Nominee
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Professional

"Ice"
Ice pattern



Grass Terje Skaare
Norway

Nominee
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"Grass"
Pattern in the water



Radiator Terry Wild
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Radiator"



Parking Lot Pole Terry Wild
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Parking Lot Pole"



city-tracks #2 Thomas L. Fischer
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"city-tracks #2"



Moshi Tom Epperson
Philippines

Nominee
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"Moshi"
This is from a series of tight shots made from chemical smoke which is extremely different from smoke made from burning things



Mind's Eye 2 Vicky Stromee
USA

Nominee
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"Mind's Eye 2"
from the Morning Meditation series



Mind's Eye 4 Vicky Stromee
USA

Nominee
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"Mind's Eye 4"
from the Morning Meditation series



RAINY DAYS II Wilda Gerideau Squires
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"RAINY DAYS II"
Archival Pigment Print from Digital Image



Earth is burning Yves Ryncki
Switzerland

Nominee
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"Earth is burning"
Light bulb's story 20110211



Adrift Yvon Jolivet
Canada

Nominee
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"Adrift"
Drifting through currents and tides, life goes on. (Quebec)