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Jean-Paul Soujol Benedetti France 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Abstract Amateur "Black matter II" An opposition between black and polar blue where an abstract landscape emerges. |
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Rachel Wei Canada 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Abstract Amateur "Collide" Standing on the bridge shooting down on the water retaining wall in Japan. |
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Volker Kesting Netherlands 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Abstract Amateur "Red/2.8" |
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Terrance R Pack Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Composition In Squares" A study of nature within a geometric composition |
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Damjan Voglar Slovenia Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Flora Erotica" Macro image of plant detail. |
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Emo Gene Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Isolated" |
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Paul Gravett Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Colour Study 67" |
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Barb Kreutter Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Calgary Sunrise" |
.jpg&img_size=400 "Lines and Circles")
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Janet Geissler USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur " Lines and Circles" |
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Ian Shand New Zealand Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Dusk over Lake Tekapo" With night approaching a different approach was taken and a long exposure was used to blur and show the elements more simply with no distracting detail. Lake Tekapo New Zealand 2024 |
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Janis Ehlers USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Just Deco" The Miami Design District has art everywhere |
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Barbara Maker USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Scrambled?" Or Sunny Side Up? |
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Karen Safer USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Heat & Ice 4 " The effects of sun on portals |
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A M Clark USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "2024 Eclipse in 8-Minute Intervals" A composite of images of the sun taken every 8 minutes during the 2024 total solar eclipse |
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Lee Grossman USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Comparative" |
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Budd Parker USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Glass and Venetian Blinds" |
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Janet MacCausland USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Beach Stripes" With a steady hand, a tripod, lots of practice and planning I was able to capture this colorful sunset over sand bars on Cape Cod Bay. |
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Barry Good USA Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "A meeting of several" a meeting of several |
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Janet Slater Canada Honorable Mention Abstract Amateur "Disruption" |
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Adrienne Bergen USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Boxed Color" |
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Alex Politis France Nominee Abstract Amateur "Semblance" |
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Alexander George USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Fence and Trees Reflection in Lake" |
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Andrew Ilachinski USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Fossilization of time" Fossilization of time |
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Andrew Ilachinski USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Morphic field" Morphic field |
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Anna Pilat Poland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Oblivion" |
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Anne Dignam USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Angel Wings" |
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Anne Dignam USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Floral Dancer" |
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Anne Dignam USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Dancing in Technicolor" |
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Anne Schlueter USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Lichen That Rust" I took this photo because I liked the colors, textures, and cosmic patterns created by rust and lichens growing on an old car. |
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Anne Eigen USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Intersections" At the Mall |
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Arthur Jacoby USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Golden Eagle" Feathers in flight |
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Arthur Jacoby USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Portal to ..." Occulus Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood, FL |
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Astrid Krehan Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Cosmic Calligraphy VII" Against the vast northern night sky, the aurora borealis dances in full glory, painting enchanting formations and colors resembling celestial calligraphy. This visual poetry speaks in hues of green, yellow, and red — a cosmic message written across the arctic heaven. Mesmerised by this magical, celestial character, I aimed to capture the essence by focusing solely on this extraordinary formation, bringing the universe's whisper to Earth through my lens. |
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Astrid Krehan Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Schattentheater III│ The play of shades III" As the sun rises over Namibia's majestic sand dunes, a captivating spectacle unfolds: Mother Nature orchestrates her "SCHATTENTHEATER" or "THE PLAY OF SHADES". It is akin to a game of Charades, where our mind dances with possibilities, interpreting the myriad forms that the shifting shadows shape upon the dunes. Each dawn brings a fresh act, an enthralling performance with an endless array of interpretations. |
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Barb Kreutter Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Prairie Elevator" |
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Barb Kreutter Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Reflections #10" Water Reflections #10 |
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Barbara Maker USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Orbiting" Moon |
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Barbara Maker USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Shadows in Color" Attraction |
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Barbara Beeman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "She runs from the darkness" Matisse figure runs from the light in this old glass look at the world |
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Benjamin Scharf Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Another Space" |
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Beth Youmans USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Rusty Fountain Light" |
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Brigitte Bourger French Polynesia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Hints of colors XXIII" I am always amazed to see how nature can reveal such colors , shapes and patterns. Here the water takes on an intense pink color from such a high presence of pink algae. |
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Brigitte Bourger French Polynesia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Blowin'in the wind VIII" |
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Bruce Orr USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Sails & Sky" Tight shot of a sail-like architectural feature created to provide a large sunscreen over an outdoor sitting area in downtown Berlin. Taken 2019, reimagined 2024 |
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C E Morse USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Lancaster #13" Abstract detail of a found object: dumpster |
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Calvin Binnema Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Foam" Overlapping pieces of discarded foam material |
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Carolyn Shoop USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Journey" |
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Carolyn Knorr USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Release" The moment of letting go. |
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Chester Ng USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Winter Sun" |
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Christine Truhe USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Shiny" The exotic Kaiser Darrin car shined to the hilt. |
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Chuck LaChance USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "On the Beach" The push and pull of nature. |
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Chuck LaChance USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Excuse Me As I Kiss The Sky" Recall the beginning, a return to the 60s. |
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Cindy Poulin Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Top of the Rock" |
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Craig Klein USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Emergence" |
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Curtis Fedder Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Yellow Reflections" |
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Danny Valk Netherlands Nominee Abstract Amateur "The 1908 Train" Part of an abandoned train on the old Hidjaz railway near Aqaba, Jordan |
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Daria Klimentova UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Rite of Spring" English National Ballet performance Rite of Spring |
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Dave Cohen USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Art Alive" |
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David DesRochers USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Sky Pool" Sky reflection water pattern, Inside Passage, Alaska |
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Deb Tatonetti USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Pinhole Coast" |
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Debbie Scott-Queenin USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Horizon" |
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Debbie Kestenberg USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Bottoms Up" |
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Denis Sivack USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Blue Life in Line Field" |
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Denis Sivack USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Bended Knees" |
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Despina Kyriacou UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Curved Striations of Colour" Nature's colour pattern, shaped into an S-shaped formation. |
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Diane Waldron USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Through the Bridge" Instead of going over the bridge, it was best to go through it. |
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Dominique Genin Belgium Nominee Abstract Amateur "Eye of the Storm" In the eye of the storm, I lose control and faith in this material world |
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Donald Bolak USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Serpentine Bubbles" Oil bubbles floating on water. Part of a series exploring the geometry of bubbles. |
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Douglas Caroli USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Upside Down City" Upside Down City Display Moynihan Train Station NYC |
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Edwin Robinson USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Garden Explosion" |
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Ekaterina Tsurkina-Appina Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Alien Venus, Sample 12" There are people in this world who find it difficult to understand, realize and accept the fact what they came to this world for. As a rule, they are searching for themselves all their lives, fallin |
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Emo Gene Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Through the Trees" |
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Emo Gene Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Pick a Door, Any Door" |
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Gary Levy USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "A Stitch in Time" Crochet Detail |
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Giovanni Sonsini Italy Nominee Abstract Amateur "Colored bottles" Photo taken on a Market in Bruges - Belgium |
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Glenn Williams USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Empress" Obvious Clout |
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Graf Markus Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Ohne Titel" |
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Hartmut Rieg Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Composition #01" Poster Board Deconstruction |
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Harvey Silber USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Hole In One" |
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Harvey Silber USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tipsy" |
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Heather Firth USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Light Rains On Crimson Hills at the Lake" Sequence: Wonderland #2. Photograph elements: Natural light and garden botanicals as seen through glass and water. Ahhh, the infinite rewards of creative Curiosity. |
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Hsien-Chih Chuang Taiwan Nominee Abstract Amateur "Glistening Dancers of the Water" Fish gracefully swim with the flow, freely gliding, under the radiant sunlight, akin to glistening dancers of the water. |
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Ian Shand New Zealand Nominee Abstract Amateur "Second life" The late afternoon sunlight refracted through the complex lenses of an old, disused lighthouse created a mix of diffused sunlight offset by a full spectrum of vivid color. South Head New Zealand 2021 |
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Ilya Trofimenko Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Mount Kazbek in the morning" |
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Ira Dwoskin USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Man Walking into Abstract" Man Walking into Abstract |
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Iris Sadowsky USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Pop" "That's A Wrap BMW" |
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Jacqui Turner USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Balancing On The Edge" |
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James Woodward USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Polarization" Plastic hard drive case lit with Polarized light |
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James Woodward USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "AI is Watching" My current view on Ai...is it evil? No Ai used, all photography! |
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James Patrick Conway Brazil Nominee Abstract Amateur "Floating among the stars" |
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Janet Slater Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Pillars" |
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Janet MacCausland USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Ethereal Slow Surf" When darkness comes, a moody world of brief moments can be captured with a camera. |
.jpg&img_size=400 "Steel Beams")
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Janet Geissler USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Steel Beams" Steel beams from Bethlehem Steel |
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Jed Best USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Colors" |
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Jeffrey Andrews USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Bubbles" |
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Jessica Margo USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Awakened" Capturing the motion of the wave as the sun is going down adds a luminance and beauty to the ocean waters. |
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Jill Snyder USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Breeze" |
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John Doyle USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Warp Speed-Red" |
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Jonas Joerg Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Framed by Sun" Bright sunflowers frame a burst of colors below, showing how different parts of nature come together to create a cheerful, vibrant scene. This series captures the unique ways that nature’s colors an |
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Josh Sacks USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Moon Arches" |
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Josh Sacks USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Moon Leaper" |
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Josh Sacks USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Medical" |
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Judy M. King USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Separate But Equal" Swinging doors with a green light above |
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Juerg Vontobel Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Gondolas in motion" Gondolas in motion |
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Katherine Young UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Deception" An impression of Dubai Marina |
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Kensaku Tsutsui Japan Nominee Abstract Amateur "Inferno's Dance" Sparks swirl like embers in a fiery performance, capturing the intense energy of fire. The chaotic movement symbolizes both destruction and creation, transforming darkness into dynamic spectacle. |
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Kevin Coulton USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Airport Abstract" Abstract blurred long exposure nighttime photograph of airport runway lights and city lights near airpoerts during take offs and landings. |
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Kosmas Lazaridis Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Horizont" Fourka, Kassandra, Greece |
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Kylo-Patrick Hart USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Forever Gone" Abstract philosophical reflection on life's unexpected changes and limitations of the human mind. |
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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "The futility of remorse" |
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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Emergence" |
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Leslie Goldman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Eye Cloud" Seminole Guitar Hotel. Hollywood, FL 2022 |
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Lilyan Aloma USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Post No Boills" Decomposing Billboard, Chelsea, New Yorlk City |
.jpg&img_size=400 "Central Park Pelaton")
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Linda Trummer Napolitano USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Central Park Pelaton" |
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Lucy Rushton USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Through The Looking Glass" An abstract lighthouse through the perspective of a puddle. |
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Madeleine Corbeil USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Fireworks Erupting from the Chicago Skyline" A diferent view of the summer fireworks at Navy Pier |
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Marina Onken USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Balancing Act" |
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Marina Onken USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Company Man" |
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Massimo Profeti Italy Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tokyo flow" From a night ride on the Tokyo outer subway |
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Mauricio Arango USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Matrix" |
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Melissa Lackey USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Liaisons" |
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Melissa Lackey USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Behind the Velvet Rope" |
.jpg&img_size=400 "Dynamic")
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Michael Wright USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Dynamic" Freeflowing, they swim in the darkness of the deepest regions of the ocean. Ever moving their energy is seen by the colors they display. |
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Michel Groleau Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Melting" When the ice melts on an iceberg, it sometimes takes on the color of the surrounding water to offer a beautiful artistic texture show. |
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Natalie Truchsess Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Red Cabbage Torso" The Italian word torso generally means something unfinished. But it also means cabbage stalk. This detail of a red cabbage leaf reminds me of a torso. |
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Natalie Truchsess Germany Nominee Abstract Amateur "Incredible" At times we do incredibly things. I am fascinated by transforming material realities into abstract photographs to visualize hidden aspects such as thoughts, feelings or ideas. |
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Neil Hunter USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Knot for Nothin'" |
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Neil Hunter USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Time and Time Again" |
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Olena Tarnovska Ukraine Nominee Abstract Amateur "Other Surroundings" |
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Pamela Rozsa USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tech Maelstrom" The last of what had been a technology lifeline |
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Pauline Millaard Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Neuron Swings" |
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Pekka Ala-Pietila Finland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Abundance of choice" This photo belongs to an experimental series of minimalistic photos |
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Peter Krenek Slovak Republic Nominee Abstract Amateur "Oleander leaves abstract" Playing with backlit oleander leaves and focus stacking software |
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Peter Marxer Liechtenstein Nominee Abstract Amateur "Lie Mud Fish" The remains of paint spread on the ground after a mud race. Water forms interesting structures from |
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Poul Helt Denmark Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Yellow House" |
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Pratibha Reddy USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Nature's Lacework" |
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Ralph Domino Australia Nominee Abstract Amateur "Sphere of Colour" This image captures the beauty and diversity of colour that can be found in a single object - a sphere. Each vibrant hue represents a different perspective, emotion, and experience. |
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Rebecca Waters USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Riomaggiore Delight" Reflections from hilltop buildings and boats on the water in Cinque Terre. |
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Richard Petronio USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "The Hue of War " Photographed in Bologna, Italy |
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Richard Petronio USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Follow Me" Photographed in Bologna, Italy |
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Robert Bolton UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Falling" A waterfall in Iceland. Not one of the big 'statement' waterfalls but one that has much character. The longer exposure created some lovely lines and shapes. Taken September this year. |
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Robert Bolton UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Superhighway" An aerial photo from an open-sided helicopter above salt pans in the Camargue, France. It looked like an artist's abstract painting. Taken last year. |
_Shattered_Radiance_(1_of_1).jpg&img_size=400 "Shattered Radiance")
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Robin Zygelman USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Shattered Radiance" The radiance shines through the destruction. |
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Roger Parvin USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Breaking Through" Diptych |
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Rolf Hoesli Switzerland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Under the bridge" |
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Sandra Jasmin Nieuwenhuijsen Ireland Nominee Abstract Amateur "Dawn" The series Tempo captivates with its textures, reimagining landscapes as abstract compositions of lines and repetitions that seamlessly interweave the rhythms of both the micro and macro cosmos. Ephem |
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Sarb Vasile Romania Nominee Abstract Amateur "Curved lines" |
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Scott Sener USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Impressionistic DTLA" |
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Sonal Shah USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Into the Furnace" |
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Stephen Mimms USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tanglewood Acres" |
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Stephen Mimms USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Pieces" |
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Steve Majsak USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "60% Chance of Umbrellas" The Umbrella Project in Elmhurst, Illinois |
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Steve Majsak USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Earth Eclipse" Captured at the Cloud Gate Sculpture, Millennium Park Chicago |
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Steve Gelineau USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Carbon Etching" An interactive display at a balloon exhibition allows viewer-artists to create etchings on the walls of a white-papered room in the Wynwood district of Miami, Florida USA |
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Steve Gelineau USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Chihuly Fireworks" An abstract creation of fireworks exploding from a sky full of bold glass colors seen in West Palm Beach, Florida USA. |
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Steve Gelineau USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Dancing in the Light" Exhibit-goers turned dancers revel in interactive play at a baloon exhibition in the Wynwood Art District of Miami, Florida USA |
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Sue Trower UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Abstract Sunset" |
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Susan Bowen USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Seeing Red #03" This diptych features two panels of road steel plates and fresh macadam, emphasizing red & black.. |
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Suzanne Anton USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Fall down" Accepting change and finding peace |
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Suzanne Anton USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Tunnel of love" |
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Sylvia Gardner USA Nominee Abstract Amateur "Wine Glass Swirl" Swirl of wine in a glass |
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Terrance R Pack Canada Nominee Abstract Amateur "Alien 8" |
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Trevor Kerry UK Nominee Abstract Amateur "Cold flame" Unusual Christmas lights in a local garden |
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Volker Kesting Netherlands Nominee Abstract Amateur "Nocturne" |
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Volker Kesting Netherlands Nominee Abstract Amateur "Greenhouse in November" |
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Volker Kesting Netherlands Nominee Abstract Amateur "Cracks" |