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Breathing Space Paul Brouns
Netherlands

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Abstract
Professional

"Breathing Space"
When looking up onto the facade of Omnizorg in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, I envisioned creating a column of air in between four walls. The colored repetition of the shutters is just irresistible.



To the moon and back Ugne Pouwell
UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Abstract
Professional

"To the moon and back"
Fly across sunset sky



 Chin up Mauro Serra
Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Abstract
Professional

" Chin up"
Abstract Portrait



Another door Ton Dirven
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Another door"



Composition 11 Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Composition 11"



House #3 Etienne van Sloun
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"House #3"



Hope Justin Pumfrey
UK

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Hope"
Always the light



Ghostly wash Cim MacDonald
Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Ghostly wash"
The washing was hanging outside this old house and it seemed like there was a ghost on the clothes line



La Tapestries - Venice Beach Fugue Paul Brouns
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"La Tapestries - Venice Beach Fugue"
Out of my series LA Tapestries in this composition I was inspired to play with a sequence of shots taken in a single alley in Los Angeles' Venice Beach.



Bouquet 01 Aurelie Graillot
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Bouquet 01"



Ballidu Kingsley Burton
Australia

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Ballidu"



Between Swanston and Bouverie Glenn Goldman
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Between Swanston and Bouverie"
Apartments near RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.



Corners Barbara Warren
USA

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Corners"



Reach out Carlos Caicedo
USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Reach out"
Let the colors in your life invade your limited space. Open the door of your imagination.



Blue men talking Axel Bussmeyer
Germany

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Blue men talking"



Where the sun meets the sea Peter Arnold
UK

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Where the sun meets the sea"
SUNSET PHOTOGRAPHED IN THAILAND 2024



Kep Italia Mimo Visconti
Italy

Honorable Mention
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Professional

"Kep Italia"
Institutional image for a company producing equestrian helmets



It's not a face Roos Hobe
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"It's not a face"



Danube Landscape VII Burkhard von Harder
Germany

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Danube Landscape VII"
Key image of a nocturnal sequence of small oil paintings based on almost identical photographs (chicken or egg).



Buddha eye offering Cees Rijnen
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Buddha eye offering"
Making an offering to stick gold leaf on a sensitive spot (Buddhism)



Boomanjin-II Robyn Finlayson
Australia

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Boomanjin-II"
Lake Boomanjin Abstract



Songlines 1-1 Roland Blum
Liechtenstein

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Songlines 1-1 "
1/1000 sek f/5 Iso 100



Crysler Building Georg Ott
Austria

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Crysler Building"



From Man To Heaven A. Fabres
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"From Man To Heaven"
The local church view - some look up, some don't - London- UK



Fluidity Canyons A. Fabres
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"Fluidity Canyons"
My once green body is now the beautiful canyons for so many tiny lives your eyes cannot see -London - UK



Tulipfields A.H. Valk
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"Tulipfields"
Tulipfieds are specifiek for the Dutch region NoordOostpolder. It give the landscape the color of the spring. In the abstracty i see the beauty of the colord field.



Sunset at the Tulipfield A.H. Valk
Netherlands

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Sunset at the Tulipfield"
Tulipfieds are specifiek for the Dutch region NoordOostpolder. It give the landscape the color of the spring. The color is the most beautiful by Sunset. In the abstracty i see the beauty of the field.



Tulip landscape A.H. Valk
Netherlands

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Tulip landscape"
Tulipfields are specifiek for the Dutch region NoordOostPolder. They give the landscape te color of spring. In the abstractly of the landscape i see the beauty of the field.



Bottle Alar Kivilo
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Bottle"



Multifaceted London Aleksandrs Drozdovs
Latvia

Nominee
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"Multifaceted London"
...multifaceted London in the images of one street Strand



Electric confusion Alexander Friedrich Beck
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"Electric confusion"



Frozen Ephemerality Ali Ihtiyar
Canada

Nominee
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"Frozen Ephemerality "
Montreal, This image captures the fragile beauty of nature suspended in time.



Interwoven AndreJa Ravnak
Slovenia

Nominee
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Professional

"Interwoven"
The abstraction of bird's eye perspective of rolling hills in South Moravia, when the fields are being prepared for a new growing season.



Birdy Angelique de Graay
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"Birdy"
It's all in your head



The Last Hurrah Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee
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"The Last Hurrah"



Patterns, Patterns Everywhere Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Patterns, Patterns Everywhere"



Pear Axel Breutigam
Canada

Nominee
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"Pear"
February 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada



Liquid Geometry Bahar Kural
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Liquid Geometry"
Liquid Geometry



Bridge_AI_7 Barbara Karant
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Bridge_AI_7"



Bridge_AI_1 Barbara Karant
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Bridge_AI_1"



Downtown Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee
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Professional

"Downtown"



Rickety Jetty Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee
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Professional

"Rickety Jetty"



Marina Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee
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Professional

"Marina"



Dress Code: Light Burak Bulut Yildirim
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"Dress Code: Light"
From "Dress Code: Light" exhibition serie



Danube Landscape V Burkhard von Harder
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"Danube Landscape V"
DANUBE LANDSCAPES Series



Danube Landscape VIII Burkhard von Harder
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"Danube Landscape VIII"
DANUBE LANDSCAPES Series



In Memoriam DL 3/7 Burkhard von Harder
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"In Memoriam DL 3/7"
IN MEMORIAM Series



How lush and lusty the glass looks! How green! - Shakespeare Camilla Broadbent
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"How lush and lusty the glass looks! How green! - Shakespeare"



Shimmer Carl Pinnington
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"Shimmer"
tangible edge that borders reality and perception



Self Limiting Thoughts Carlos Ocando
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Self Limiting Thoughts"
We create barriers that are easy to pass but they become invisible walls in our mind



Blue Entry Catherine Roberts Leach
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Blue Entry"



Anything You Want Catherine Roberts Leach
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Anything You Want"



Sacred Cees Rijnen
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"Sacred"
symbolism



Allergy Cees Rijnen
Netherlands

Nominee
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"Allergy"
allergy due to cosmetics



L'amoureuse Chae Yun Christine Park
Korea (South)

Nominee
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"L'amoureuse"



Tiny Eden Christian Kleiman
United Arab Emirates

Nominee
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Professional

"Tiny Eden"
A Place of Pristine Beauty. Place of Pleasure. God’s Garden.



Unspoiled Christian Kleiman
United Arab Emirates

Nominee
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"Unspoiled"
Crystal-clear water. Untouched white sand beach. Palm trees dropping coconuts. The Idyllic Retreat.



The Gap 2 Christian Mushenko
Australia

Nominee
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"The Gap 2"
Are you acutely aware of the fragility of life recently? The distance from where we are and what we



The Gap 3 Christian Mushenko
Australia

Nominee
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"The Gap 3"
Are you acutely aware of the fragility of life recently? The distance from where we are and what we



Transcendental Cim MacDonald
Canada

Nominee
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Professional

"Transcendental"
abstract photography taken of rocks



Fun Villa / Tampa Bay Cornelis Kamminga
Netherlands

Nominee
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"Fun Villa / Tampa Bay"
An evening with a carousel at a funfair



Foil Darrin Jenkins
UK

Nominee
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"Foil"
Chocolate foil unwrapped



NYC Office David Stewart
Canada

Nominee
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"NYC Office"



Effulgence David Sieczkiewicz
USA

Nominee
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"Effulgence"



Flaming hot summer night Dick Nosbisch
USA

Nominee
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"Flaming hot summer night"
FLAMING HOT SUMMER NIGHT



Poetry in phos Dora Grivopoulou
Greece

Nominee
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"Poetry in phos"
Appreciating the strong summer Mediterranean light (phos in greek) while doing a cyanotype print



Red dots Dora Grivopoulou
Greece

Nominee
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Professional

"Red dots"
A study of the impact of color, shapes and forms



Exploding Nature Eva Kormann / Leopoldi-Art
Germany

Nominee
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Professional

"Exploding Nature"



Alien street lamps in the fog Floriana Avellino
Italy

Nominee
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Professional

"Alien street lamps in the fog"
One December day the thick fog turned the street lamps outside my window into aliens spreading an orange light and lighting up the silhouette of a tree stretching out towards the mysterious entities



Abstract Color Flow Garry Gay
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Abstract Color Flow"
Neon colors in motion



Mur de Jaipur, Inde Gerard Luthi
Switzerland

Nominee
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"Mur de Jaipur, Inde"
Un mur avec des traces de peinture, parfois dégoulinantes, parfois estompées par le temps.



Flight of the imagination Gerlinde Keating
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Flight of the imagination"
a dreamlike passage through an abstract realm



Seescape Gillian Lindsay
Canada

Nominee
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Professional

"Seescape"
rusted metal



Thinking of Sarah Glen McClure
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Thinking of Sarah"
From the series Urban Color



Study in Blue Glen McClure
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Study in Blue"
From the project Urban Color



Casa Batllo Parapet Detail Glenn Goldman
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Casa Batllo Parapet Detail"
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Antoni Gaudi, architect.



Parliament Window Grid: MSP Building Glenn Goldman
USA

Nominee
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"Parliament Window Grid: MSP Building"
Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood, Edinburgh. Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, architects.



NMAAHC: Pierced Facade Glenn Goldman
USA

Nominee
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"NMAAHC: Pierced Facade"
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC. David Adjaye, Phil Freelon, and J. Max Bond, Jr., architects.



Underwater rainbow Guy Schotte
Belgium

Nominee
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"Underwater rainbow"



Liquid Bronze Hermann Praeg
Austria

Nominee
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Professional

"Liquid Bronze"
One of many varieties of a lake.



To the other Side Hermann Praeg
Austria

Nominee
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Professional

"To the other Side"
It is not good to always remain in your own world of thought. Let's take a look at the other side!



Abstract Paint Howard Koby
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Abstract Paint"
100 gallons of paint



Golden Traces Ioana Vrabie
Spain

Nominee
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"Golden Traces"
In camera analogue triple exposure taken on a sunny day in snowy Finland.



Rust Jack Kucy
USA

Nominee
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"Rust"
Old pipes in Domino Square Park (Brooklyn, NY)



Inside my imagination. Jadwiga Elzbieta Czarnecka
Poland

Nominee
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"Inside my imagination."
A photo from my own project taken at night on the shore of a tropical sea.



'Or it Could have been the Wind' James Bourret
USA

Nominee
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"'Or it Could have been the Wind'"
From the series 'Motion'



Black is color Jean Rouzaud
France

Nominee
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"Black is color"



Not AI Jeff Becker
USA

Nominee
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"Not AI"
It is all imagined



Misty Morning Trees JoAnn Sieburg-Baker
USA

Nominee
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"Misty Morning Trees"
Spotted these misty morning trees on my early stroll—nature's quiet magic at its best



Transition No.3 Joerg Schwalfenberg
Germany

Nominee
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"Transition No.3"



Blue Spark John Rees
USA

Nominee
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"Blue Spark"
Exploring light and color



Auqua Flora John Rees
USA

Nominee
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"Auqua Flora "
image exploration of flora



Flow John (Jed) Von Hesse
Australia

Nominee
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"Flow"
The gentle flow of the ocean



Costal Mirage Kaddy Tsang
USA

Nominee
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"Costal Mirage"
This photo captures the essence of a coastal mirage - a tranquil beach at low tide where gentle ripples trace delicate patterns across the soft golden sand. Taken during a summer visit to Riverhead, Long Island, New York.



Study in Teal and Green Karen Jordan
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Study in Teal and Green"
While whale watching off the coast of Costa Rica, I became intrigued by the changing reflection of sky, light, colors and patterning on the surrounding sea water.



Camden Red Karen Jordan
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Camden Red"
A vivid impression of an intense blood red presence intermingling with white streaks of light on turbulent dark water produced this image while shooting on a windy day in Camden Harbor, ME.



Giants Karen Ketels
Belgium

Nominee
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Professional

"Giants"
Minimalistic Photography



Misty Morning Karen Ketels
Belgium

Nominee
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Professional

"Misty Morning"
Minimalistic Photography



Football Ko van Leeuwen
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"Football"
Football



Blowing rock, fl Laird
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Blowing rock, fl"



The wobble Lauren Mclean
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"The wobble"
A study looking a different layers in jelly



Astoria Boatyard Abstract II Loren Nelson
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Astoria Boatyard Abstract II"
Original iPhone 8+ image of rusty boat hull under repair, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.



Brick Rout 66 Yellow line Lou Fischer
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Brick Rout 66 Yellow line"



Seedy Kaleidoscope Lynne Mass
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Seedy Kaleidoscope"



Circuitry Madiha Abdo
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"Circuitry"



A Night Out Marc Santos
USA

Nominee
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"A Night Out"
Going out to meet friends.



Drift WoodScapes: Aeriel View Maria Coletsis
Canada

Nominee
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Professional

"Drift WoodScapes: Aeriel View"
This series imagines vast landscapes that have emerged from driftwood and conveys the interconnectedness of the natural world by inviting the viewer to discover hidden images of a much larger landscap



Colorful textures Mauro Zorer
Italy

Nominee
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Professional

"Colorful textures"
The colorful texture of Siena lands



N16 Mike Narciso
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"N16"
N16



Rays of Light Mirjam Lorek
Switzerland

Nominee
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Professional

"Rays of Light"



Antique Love Nicol Hockett
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Antique Love"



Autumn Surf Nicol Hockett
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Autumn Surf"



Color symphony Pal Hermansen
Norway

Nominee
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"Color symphony"
Color symphony, created by Wilson´s bird of paradise, slow shutter



Golden Ratio Paul Dileanis
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Golden Ratio"
Early morning sun creates a line in the sand.



Harbor of Dreams Paul Brouns
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"Harbor of Dreams"
Small harbor houses near the Swedish coast triggered my fantasy to create this new reality.



Matris duo Pete Saloutos
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Matris duo"
projection lighing meets the human form



Striped Woman Pete Saloutos
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Striped Woman"
Projection Magic



Not from this world Petra Senn
Germany

Nominee
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"Not from this world"



Radiance of Galapagos Ramiro Salazar
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Radiance of Galapagos"
A magical dance of cactus spines and sun in Enchanted Islands.



Sontal Raul Vega
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Sontal "



Olated Raul Vega
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Olated "



Time will tell Raul Vega
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Time will tell"



Touched by the Light Renata Dutrée
Netherlands

Nominee
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Professional

"Touched by the Light"
If we could see the energy that comes from flowers we would be in awe of their performance. Every year they return from ground up to become these amazing and radiating specimens. Without flowers the w



Flow and Resistance Richard Cox
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Flow and Resistance"
This image was taken in Studlagil Canyon in Iceland. The orange color of the low sun is evident in the water, while the contrasting basalt is in blue shadow. The colors were intentionally exaggerated



L'Oeuf Rik Xecom
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"L'Oeuf"
ultra contemporary abstract high gloss acrylic epoxied aluminum 24 x 24 x 1/4 inches February 2023



Boomanjin-I Robyn Finlayson
Australia

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Boomanjin-I"
Lake Boomanjin Abstract



Speaks for itself Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Speaks for itself"



Coposition in green Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Coposition in green"



Recomposition No. 20 Roxana Gheorghe
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Recomposition No. 20"
Recomposing the Modern Metropolis: an abstract digital print inspired by a Cubist and Futurist lens.



Anthroposphere 12 Salvatore Balice
Italy

Nominee
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Professional

"Anthroposphere 12"
Observing the chaos, distortions and silences of the anthropized environment.



The 168 Sarah Louise Ramsay
UK

Nominee
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Professional

"The 168"
Electric London: Neon dreams in motion



Windswept Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Windswept"
A rainy windy day whips up leaves, umbrellas in a kaleidoscope of color



Office Whirlwind Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Office Whirlwind"
A window's reflections transform an office space into a whirlwind of movement and color.



Sunset Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Sunset "
An abstract, fluid, long exposure sunset scene shot on the road in a speeding vehicle (driven by someone else).



Erosion of Color Sharon Packer
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Erosion of Color"
Erosion of Color on the Space Needle



Polo in Abstract Sharon Packer
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Polo in Abstract"
Polo at 1/10th of a second



Microcosmus #1694 Sheri Manson
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Microcosmus #1694"
Shaped by microbial processes, this series reveals the fluid interplay of chaos and harmony.



The Vessel: A Symphony of Unity and Resilience Shokoufeh Malekkiani
Iran

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"The Vessel: A Symphony of Unity and Resilience"
The Vessel, in the heart of New York City, stands as a symbol of harmony, resilience, and teamwork. Its mesmerizing design, inspired by the hexagonal patterns of a honeycomb, echoes the order and balance found in nature. More than a stunning piece of architecture, it embodies the deeper concept of collective strength and human interconnectedness. Through my photographs, I capture individuals walking within its pathways and staircases, as if they are part of a coordinated symphony. Each step taken reflects commitment, perseverance, and balance—core values that The Vessel so profoundly represents. The Vessel is more than just a structure; it is a journey into the essence of humanity, where hard work and unity lead us toward success and beauty.



Strange World Suzan Mandla
Canada

Nominee
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Professional

"Strange World"
A dreamy, otherworldly landscape created by applying intentional camera movement and double exposure to an architectural sculpture in Ottawa, Canada.



Hells Gate Bridge_2400 T. Lawrence Wheatman
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Hells Gate Bridge_2400"
A Panograph. Panography uses the pano function (in this case, on iPhone) and hand movements that create in camera distortions similar to the twisting of film in a chemical darkroom.



Esquisse #Z9A9258 Takayuki Sekine
Japan

Nominee
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Professional

"Esquisse #Z9A9258"
Esquisse for series of Portrait of the Time.



Caboose Rust Terry Wild
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Caboose Rust"



Railway Car Rust Terry Wild
USA

Nominee
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Professional

"Railway Car Rust"



Be Puddled Timothy A. Campbell
Canada

Nominee
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"Be Puddled"
Stelco Hamilton



On how to make a point #2 Ursula Stiglitz
Austria

Nominee
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"On how to make a point #2"
nothing is pointless



Shadow of the Desert Valentin Uta
France

Nominee
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Professional

"Shadow of the Desert"
The wind sculpts Sahara’s dunes, casting fleeting shadows where light and darkness dance in harmony



Searching for peace Vincent Messelier
Belgium

Nominee
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"Searching for peace"
'In times of hard survival, if it is physical, economical, health, or nature, never give up



Sand Dunes Xuehua Jiang
China (PRC)

Nominee
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"Sand Dunes"



Marlin's mouth Yves Ryncki
Switzerland

Nominee
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Professional

"Marlin's mouth"
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