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Autumn Lake Martin Moravek
Czech Republic

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Amateur

"Autumn Lake"
The autumn Dolomites bring views full of colors. It was no different in this place, which at first s



Arctic blues II Brigitte Bourger
French Polynesia

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nature
Amateur

"Arctic blues II"
The purity of Grennland's water symbolizes nature's untouched beauty and fragility. Arctic water is a vital source of life but also a symbol of what is the combat for environmental degradation.



Loneliness Anita Schiedeck
Spain

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nature
Amateur

"Loneliness"



Water Dance Gerardine Gannon
Australia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Water Dance"
Just as the sun came up, I watched this large Blowhole at Kiama, Australia, spray water, twisting and bending in the changing wind. It appeared to softly dance before me, then disappeared below.



Rowans Fall David G Jones
UK

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Rowans Fall"
This image captures a remarkable Rowan Tree at peak colour in a Scottish Highlands Glen.



Lucious green Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Lucious green"



Vanilla iceberg Michel Groleau
Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Vanilla iceberg"
Some icebergs have been part of the Antarctic landscape for ages. If you want to know the age of an iceberg, know that the bluer it is, the older it is!



Peeking thru Guenther Reissner
Austria

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Peeking thru"
Treeline peeking thru after the morning fog lifts



Bee My Love Harvey Silber
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Bee My Love"



Into The Light Peter Hergesheimer
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Into The Light"
The Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius is a giant interstellar star-forming cloud of ionized gas and dust 4100 light years from earth.



Eternal Stars Beyond the Shadows Kensaku Tsutsui
Japan

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Eternal Stars Beyond the Shadows"
A starry sky contrasts the cave's darkness, symbolizing humanity's deep connection to the cosmos and reflecting the harmony between the earthly and the celestial.



The Road to Gobi Desert Eric von Schulthess
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"The Road to Gobi Desert"
It is amazing the long streights roads they are in Mongolia on the way to Gobi Desert. The road I have in the picture is 30 km long, from Horizont to Horizont



Lunar Rainbow Wolfgang Moeller
Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Lunar Rainbow"
Lunar rainbow at Iguazu waterfalls



Gardens of Lybrook James Peterson
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Gardens of Lybrook"
Badlands near Lybrook, New Mexico – but it could just as credibly be on an alien planet. Wherever you happened to encounter it, however, it might look like this if you had infrared eyes.



Sassolungo Willi Terfloth
Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Sassolungo"
Sassolungo with clouds



Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Mik Rossi
Italy

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Total Solar Eclipse 2024"
2024 Eclipse as seen from Valley Mills, Texas, before some tornado warning...



Summer Dew Michael Rausch
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Summer Dew"
Early dew covers the grass and everything on it.



La alameda Mariano Belmar
Spain

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"La alameda"



Sunflower Field, Prince Edward Island Curtis Fedder
Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Sunflower Field, Prince Edward Island"



Blood Dune Marina Onken
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Blood Dune"



The Cherry Tree Ivo Mateju
Czech Republic

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"The Cherry Tree"
The cherry tree in the village of ÄŒejkovice is a tree that grows in the middle of a vineyard.



Double exposure in November light Andreas Torsten Schuler
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Double exposure in November light"



 I am off then Anita Schiedeck
Spain

Nominee
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Amateur

" I am off then"



Near Girard Anne Schlueter
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Near Girard"
I waited for this cloud to drift across the sky. I felt lucky it didn't dissipate before I could capture it in just the right spot.



Inner landscape Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Inner landscape"



Plain and deep like a mirror Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Plain and deep like a mirror"



Flight Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Flight"
Butterfly and Poinsetta



Aurora Aurelio Bormioli
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Aurora"
Parc National du Mercantour. France/Italy



Can't see the Tree Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Can't see the Tree"
From the Forest



Us Barbara Orienti
Italy

Nominee
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Amateur

"Us"



One lonely weed  Berry Bingel
UK

Nominee
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Amateur

"One lonely weed "
Dried up weed in evening light



Marquesas Keys Beach Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Marquesas Keys Beach"
The light, color and haze made the sky and the sea blend at the horizon



Jabba The Hut Bob Neiman
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Jabba The Hut"
Jabba The Hut



White Pelican at Dawn Brenda Mitchell
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"White Pelican at Dawn"
Pelican



Jigokudani Snowscape Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Jigokudani Snowscape"



Tree in fresh snow at Bihoro Pass Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Tree in fresh snow at Bihoro Pass "
Tree in fresh snow at Bihoro Pass, Hokkaido



Paradice Bruce Fraser
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Paradice"
A sunrise image taken in Karridale Western Australia



African Beauty Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"African Beauty"



Sibling Rivalry Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Sibling Rivalry"



Slot Canyons Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Slot Canyons"



Rubber Plantation Carol Smokler
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Rubber Plantation"
Cambodia



Submerged Catherine Page
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Submerged"
Every fall the waters at Abraham Lake rise submerging the trunks of the beautiful aspen trees. Allen leaves float on the turquoise hued water with the beautiful white tree trunks rising above.



Snow Storm Charita Carter
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Snow Storm"
Snow Storm in the Desert in March



Beach Ice Cindy Starr
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Beach Ice"



Kauai from the Air Cindy Starr
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Kauai from the Air"



Skeeter Craig Klein
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Skeeter"
Shot in full color; unmanipulated



Wind Swept Trees in Summer Curtis Fedder
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Wind Swept Trees in Summer"



Tempting Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Tempting"



The Lonely Mountain Dave Jones
UK

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Lonely Mountain"
rounding a bend on a road in the north of Scotland and wondering for a second if somehow I missed a signpost and took a turn into Middle Earth instead



Imagine Debbie Rubin
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Imagine"
The green of the bush was quite a contrast to the fantasy like colors of the 'painted' mountains.



Dance With the Sky Denise Dethlefsen
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Dance With the Sky"
Ancient juniper and dramatic sky



Wvet Devin Campbell
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Wvet"



Toul Devin Campbell
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Toul"



Lone Pine Sunset Diane Waldron
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Lone Pine Sunset"
Fire in the sky above a lonely road in desolate Lone Pine, California.



Flourishing Don Hooper
UK

Nominee
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Amateur

"Flourishing"
The beautiful natural colours of plants to be found in the open countryside of England.



Fall Grass Edwin Robinson
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Fall Grass"



Pohnpei Purple Eric Wefald
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Pohnpei Purple"
Sunset Purples on the Pacific Island of Pohnpei



Tsagaan Suvarga Milkyway Eric von Schulthess
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Tsagaan Suvarga Milkyway"
Tsagaan Suvarga is a cliff/Valee in the Gobi Desert - 600 m long and 50 m high



Aoraki Mount Cook Erin Jacob
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Aoraki Mount Cook"



Marion Creek Erin Jacob
New Zealand

Nominee
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Amateur

"Marion Creek"



Mohakatino River Mouth Erin Jacob
New Zealand

Nominee
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Amateur

"Mohakatino River Mouth"



Stillness Felice Willat
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Stillness"
Reflecting on Bandon



Blue Hour Magic Frank Proost
Luxembourg

Nominee
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Amateur

"Blue Hour Magic"
Tufa towers formation of Mono lake in California at blue hour



Silence Painted by Dawn Frank Proost
Luxembourg

Nominee
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Amateur

"Silence Painted by Dawn"
Early morning rural landscape before the rising sun chases the mist away



Creation In The Colockum Geoffrey Schmid
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Creation In The Colockum"
Rare albino lupine and balsamroot wildflowers illuminated at sunrise in central Washington State.



Visit from the Aurora Australis Gerardine Gannon
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Visit from the Aurora Australis"
The Aurora rarely visits the south coast of Australia strong enough to reveal its full colours but I felt so privileged to capture it at Flinders as the Milky Way slowly moved across



Touch Gregory Hom
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Touch"
Incoming tide gently touching the rocks at sunset



Fanal Forest Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee
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Amateur

"Fanal Forest"
Old trees in the fanal forest of Madeira



Pico Ruivo, Madeira Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee
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Amateur

"Pico Ruivo, Madeira"
Mist around the peaks on the island of madeira



Road To The Arctic Circle Ilene Fox
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Road To The Arctic Circle"
Clouds hang low over the dirt road to the Arctic Circle.



Playa de Salinas Inigo Calles
Spain

Nominee
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Amateur

"Playa de Salinas"



Mekicevica Ivan Vucetic
Croatia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Mekicevica"



Krivan Ivo Mateju
Czech Republic

Nominee
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Amateur

"Krivan"
This photograph shows the majestic Kriváň mountain, one of the most iconic peaks in the Tatras.



Alpe di Siusi Ivo Mateju
Czech Republic

Nominee
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Amateur

"Alpe di Siusi"
Alpe di Siusi is the most breathtaking and the largest high Alpine pasture in Europe.



Mushroom Cloud James Meldrum
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Mushroom Cloud"



Nighttime at Alien Throne James Peterson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Nighttime at Alien Throne"
From the badlands of northwestern New Mexico, this image was captured in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness.



Rebound James Peterson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Rebound"
Cacti are nothing if not resilient, as this saguaro proclaims. It resides along a trail in the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park, east of Tucson, Arizona.



Singing Canyon James Peterson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Singing Canyon"
Singing Canyon is a short but very deep slot canyon near Boulder, Utah. Invisible (infrared) light reveals the intricate designs in desert varnish on its towering walls.



Dawn on the Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, 2024 James Hayman
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Dawn on the Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, 2024"
As the Sun paints the top of the Matterhorn



Colorado Colors Jamie Johnston
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Colorado Colors"
Colorado backroad scenery in September. Went looking for moose, but the colors grabbed my attention.



Hot Spring & Hoof Patterns Janet MacCausland
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Hot Spring & Hoof Patterns"
Bison Hoof prints add mystery to the hot spring patterns in Yellowstone National Park



Opposing Lights Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Opposing Lights"



Lady Bug Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Lady Bug"



Stumpy at Sunrise Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Stumpy at Sunrise"



Ancient Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Ancient"



Ethereal Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Ethereal"



Beautiful Chaos Joerg Hoffmann
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Beautiful Chaos"
A close-up view of a tree bark: The eye is wandering around being overwhelmed by its beauty



Painted Sky John (Jed) Von Hesse
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Painted Sky"
A beautiful shot after a passing storm that just left the sky painted with one of the most beautiful colours that I happened to capture



Lone Tree Jonathan Chua
Singapore

Nominee
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Amateur

"Lone Tree"
A lone willow tree located at the southern end of Lake Wānaka in the Otago region of New Zealand.



Pollen Butterfly Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Nominee
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Amateur

"Pollen Butterfly"
Butterfly pollening in Cambodia.



Sun Panel Josh Sacks
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Sun Panel"



Clouds Over Greenland Karen Safer
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Clouds Over Greenland"
Magnificent Landscapes



Sunrise Karin Nordlander
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Sunrise"
Sunrise



The branch Kenneth Tyson
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"The branch"



Center Stage Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Center Stage"



Triple Flash Kosmas Lazaridis
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Triple Flash"
Essen-Kettwig, Germany



Horseshoe Bend Larry Bean
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Horseshoe Bend"
Colorado River Canyon at Horseshoe Bend, Page Arizona



Uprooted Lawrence Russ
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Uprooted"



The Power That Builds in Solitude Lawrence Russ
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Power That Builds in Solitude"



In the rain Lee Grossman
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"In the rain"



Untitled #1 Lilyan Aloma
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Untitled #1"
A textural view of the bark of a tree. Katonah, New York



Stargazing in Yellowstone Linda Trummer Napolitano
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Stargazing in Yellowstone"
Wow moment over Castle Geyser in Yellowstone



Mountain Glory Lois Pierris
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Mountain Glory"
dushambe tajikistan



Country Sunset Louise Richards
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Country Sunset"
A beautiful sunset in the Australian countryside.



Russula bed Marianna Armata
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Russula bed"



Fantasy Island Marina Onken
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Fantasy Island"



Glasshouse Mts Marion Rodgers
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Glasshouse Mts"
Capturing the angle of the clouds when they matched those of the mountains, was pure luck.



Night of the lights Markus van Hauten
Germany

Nominee
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Amateur

"Night of the lights"
Northern lights in northern Iceland



Looking Toward San Francisco Martha Ture
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Looking Toward San Francisco"
From the west shoulder of Mt. Tamalpais in early morning light, looking across the Pacific Ocean toward San Francisco



The Garden on Passo Gardena Martin Moravek
Czech Republic

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Garden on Passo Gardena"
This year's trip to the Dolomites could not have been better timed. Meadows in full bloom, a sky with thick clouds, sometimes with fog... Then interesting views are created almost by themselves.



Morning reflection Martin Moravek
Czech Republic

Nominee
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Amateur

"Morning reflection"
Lofoten Islands, Norway



Ocean Spirit Martin Bigmore
Australia

Nominee
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Amateur

"Ocean Spirit"
Thankfully the rainbow stayed in this position for an unusually long time and allowed me to refine a composition and wait for the light to illuminate the rock at the same time as a perfect wave hit.



Aurora Australis 1 Matthew Bedford
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Aurora Australis 1"
A powerful Aurora struck the Southern Hemisphere and I was in Hobart, Tasmania at the time



Trees in mist, Catskills Mayda Rumberg
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Trees in mist, Catskills"



Incoming Melinda Goodall
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Incoming"
An unexpected mid-June storm returned Wyoming's Grand Tetons to a winter landscape.



The Brink Melinda Goodall
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"The Brink"
Yellowstone National Park’s name is understood while standing on the brink of the falls and gazing down the yellow canyon.



Reflections of Spring Michael Mannix
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Reflections of Spring"
The early morning sun paints a burst of colors on the water in this beautiful nook in Virginia.



Red Leaf Michael Rausch
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Red Leaf"
Autumn reds taking over the summer green.



Water Lily Michael Rausch
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Water Lily"
One of the beautiful summer flowers that are abundant in the lakes of Wisconsin.



Bad Moon Rising Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bad Moon Rising"
The Badlands of South Dakota, USA.



Bee at Blue Breakfast Michael Mannix
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Bee at Blue Breakfast"
The beauty of this little one on an early morning trip is couched in blue.



Tasmanian wind Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee
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Amateur

"Tasmanian wind"
Some places are windier than others. This is probably the case of Maria Island in Tasmania where the trees witness it every day.



Oregon Fog Nancy Zavisch
USA

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Amateur

"Oregon Fog"
Beautiful foggy morning in Oregon



Cascade Pond Nelson Rudiak
USA

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Amateur

"Cascade Pond"
Green hills flanking Cascade Pond in upstate New York



Blue Ridge Falls Norman Robbins
USA

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Amateur

"Blue Ridge Falls"
Off road on the Blue Ridge highway



Daliesque Norman Soskel
USA

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Amateur

"Daliesque"
Eye of the Wind on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona



Aurora Red III Olav-Inge Alfheim
Norway

Nominee
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Amateur

"Aurora Red III"
Bodoe, Norway 2024



Borvasstinden III Olav-Inge Alfheim
Norway

Nominee
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Amateur

"Borvasstinden III"
Bodo Norway 2024



Northshore waves Pamela Hymer
USA

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Amateur

"Northshore waves"
On an amazing first evening in Hawaii walking on a beach on the NorthShore the waves crashed along the rocky shoreline.



Delicate Delight Pamela Rozsa
USA

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Amateur

"Delicate Delight"
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly



Purple! Pamela Powell
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Purple!"



Raven in Fog Pamela Powell
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Raven in Fog"



Auroral Corona Over Lone Peak Patricia Bauchman
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Auroral Corona Over Lone Peak"
A surprising and strong display of the Northern Lights appeared in Montana in May of 2024.



Romeo & Juliet Paul Newton
Canada

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Amateur

"Romeo & Juliet"
Off the Oregon coast, a crashing wave and passing cloud caught in an eternal dance.



Sitting Pretty Paula Taylor
USA

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Amateur

"Sitting Pretty"
Male Common Green Birdwing Butterly was taking a rest with a soft lit background.



Thin line Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

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Amateur

"Thin line"
This picture belongs to a series of experimental photos.



Celestial Neighbors Peter Hergesheimer
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"Celestial Neighbors"
The Running Man (L) and Orion (R) nebulae in this image are relatively close to earth. They are part of the sword in the contellation Orion.



White Sands Fog Peter Hergesheimer
USA

Nominee
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Amateur

"White Sands Fog"
Yucca plants on a foggy morning at White Sands National Park, New Mexico.



Make a wish Peter Krenek
Slovak Republic

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Amateur

"Make a wish"
A Kappa Cygnid meteor with star trails and remnants of sunset light over High Tatras, Slovakia



Tranquility on the mountain Peter Wingerter
Germany

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Amateur

"Tranquility on the mountain"
in the dolomites



The Windy Farm Pier Luigi Altieri
Italy

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Amateur

"The Windy Farm"
An abandoned farm in a famous valley full of wind turbines in Italy's countryside.



Stream of Solitude Pratibha Reddy
USA

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Amateur

"Stream of Solitude"



Morning Geometries Rachel Nixon
Canada

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Amateur

"Morning Geometries"
After a rainstorm the night before, water droplets adorn the spiders’ webs laced on the fence at the end of the garden. Image made in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.



Empire of the Sun Radek von Hirschberg
Poland

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Amateur

"Empire of the Sun"
Sunset in Śnieżne Kotły in Karkonosze (Poland). Taken in IR Chrome.



Guarding the Swamp Rebecca Waters
USA

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Amateur

"Guarding the Swamp"
Giant Cypress trees casting a colorful refection on Caddo Lake.



Campo Imperatore Remmelt van Veelen
Netherlands

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Amateur

"Campo Imperatore"



Listening Renate Wasinger
Germany

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Amateur

"Listening"



Cutting Through Robert Bolton
UK

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Amateur

"Cutting Through"
The wonderful and iconic beach at Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland. A lovely moody evening. Photo taken last year.



Granites Roberto Ciocchetti
Italy

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Amateur

"Granites"
The photo was taken in July 2024 in the Cies Islands, a marine protected area and national park in t



Prion Bay, Southwest Tasmania Roger Archibald
USA

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Amateur

"Prion Bay, Southwest Tasmania"
Lying along Tasmania's wild southwest coast, Prion Bay is a two-day walk from the nearest trailhead.



Morning dew Ruth Grindrod
UK

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Amateur

"Morning dew "
June dew transforms the this simple plant shot close to my home with a macro lens



Ice cave Magic Ruth Grindrod
UK

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Amateur

"Ice cave Magic "
The wonders of the Ice caves in Iceland are a wonder to behold in terms of colour tone and textures



Lanzarote sands Ruth Grindrod
UK

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Amateur

"Lanzarote sands "
The small but beautiful dunes in Lanzarote contrast with the volcanic black sands and active sky



Vestige Sandra Jasmin Nieuwenhuijsen
Ireland

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Amateur

"Vestige"
Vestige captures the Australian coastline’s ever-changing landscape, shaped by time and tide. The rock formations, softened by the ocean’s rhythm, reveal traces of ancient transformations. This ph



Sunset With Pelican Sheryl Falkos
USA

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Amateur

"Sunset With Pelican"
Beautiful painted skies in Cape Coral, Florida, USA. Love photographing the waterfowl as well.



A Scottish Landscape Shlomo Nezer
USA

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Amateur

"A Scottish Landscape"



Sunny Beach Shlomo Nezer
USA

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Amateur

"Sunny Beach"



Discovery of colors Shoichi Toki
Japan

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Amateur

"Discovery of colors"
This is a photo of a waterfall. The falling water is colorless, but it was interesting to see that the water below was colored.



Moonrise Over Montepulciano Slobodan Blagojevic
USA

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Nature
Amateur

"Moonrise Over Montepulciano"
Moonrise over Montepulciano, Tuscany



Ominous Slobodan Blagojevic
USA

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Amateur

"Ominous"
Approaching storm in the Dolomites



Alpenglow Slobodan Blagojevic
USA

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Nature
Amateur

"Alpenglow"
The last sun rays in the Dolomites



The Slot Smadar Sasson
USA

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Nature
Amateur

"The Slot"
Antelope Canyon



Mysterious Water Stan Friedman
USA

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Amateur

"Mysterious Water"
the slippery mind of water



Natural Bridge Steve Gelineau
USA

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Amateur

"Natural Bridge"
A winter view of the nature-formed arch of the Natural Bridge site in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah USA.



The Show Begins Steve Gelineau
USA

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Amateur

"The Show Begins"
The wonderful, colorful, and always different spectacle of sunset along the grassy shoreline of Cape Cod Massachusetts USA



Desert Sunset Steve Burkett
USA

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Amateur

"Desert Sunset"
Another beautiful night is falling in the Sonoran desert. And I am thankful that I was there to enjoy it.



Long Shadows Steve Burkett
USA

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Nature
Amateur

"Long Shadows"
The last vestiges of a long-ago forest fire cast their afternoon shadows on the snow at the last vestiges of the day.



Majestic Steve Burkett
USA

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Nature
Amateur

"Majestic"
A majestic peak in the Banff range of Canada



Saguaro Ridgeline Steve Burkett
USA

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Nature
Amateur

"Saguaro Ridgeline"
Saguaro cacti standing tall on a Sonoran desert ridge



Ocean in Motion Sue Trower
UK

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Amateur

"Ocean in Motion"



Winter Beach Suhana Arora
USA

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Amateur

"Winter Beach"
I took this picture at a truck stop after riding a bus for four hours. On one side was the truck sto



Wild and Free Tanya Raj
India

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Amateur

"Wild and Free"
Two horses make a run across the undulating slopes of the Kakshaal Too mountain ranges at Köl-Suu



New Beginnings Tanya Raj
India

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Amateur

"New Beginnings"
The sun rises over the vast salt flats of Rann of Kutch in India



Norwegian Sakura Tatiana Bolotina
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Norwegian Sakura"
After a winter storm, frost formed delicate, flower-like patterns on bare branches, resembling the beauty of sakura blossoms. As the clouds passed and light returned, a striking interplay of form, color, and stillness emerged. It was one of those moments where nature arranges everything just right.



Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly Terry Self
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly"
Yellow swallowtail butterfly on the lakeshore with the remains of a bird



Melancholy Thierry Lagnel
Switzerland

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Nature
Amateur

"Melancholy"
A tree on a very tiny island (Island of Peilz) on Lake Geneva on a foggy winter morning



We Paint Our Dreams Thomas de Franzoni
Italy

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Nature
Amateur

"We Paint Our Dreams"
This shot was taken in Tuscany, a summer morning.



Smythes Creek Falls Tim Lucas
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Smythes Creek Falls"
Located in a remote location within the Otway Ranges, these waterfalls ae found after many Km of steep and slippery walks. By the time the falls are reached its common to be wet from many creek crosse



Flamboyan Viveca Venegas
Puerto Rico

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Flamboyan"
The local island tree at full bloom. Spring 2024



Sundown Splendor Viveca Venegas
Puerto Rico

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Sundown Splendor"
Santa Isabel, PR.



Wildflowers Wayne Palmer
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Wildflowers"



Posidonia oceanica Xavier Mas Ferra
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Posidonia oceanica"
Posidonia meadows, a mediterranean marine plant



A beautiful dawn Yeom Dongsam
Korea (South)

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"A beautiful dawn"
We photographed the beautiful dawn of Huangshan, located in China, which is famous for its beautiful scenery from the top of the mountain.