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Mastering Kendo John Magas
Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Professional

"Mastering Kendo"
Kendo is a way to discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the katana.



Big Boom! Domenic Aquilina
Malta

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Sport
Professional

"Big Boom!"
Boxer Jozef Hazzouri (right) lands a right hand punch on his opponent, boxer Marc Cutajar (left) during their hard fought fight in Malta in November 7th, 2014



Eat my Dust Adam Taylor
Australia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Sport
Professional

"Eat my Dust"
The Birdsville Horse races are held each year in the remote desert, far south west Queensland, Australia. The tiny town with a population of 100 swells to 7000 during race season over two days.



Butterfly (1) Stefan Wermuth
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Butterfly (1)"
Adam Barrett of England is seen underwater as he swims in the men's 100m Butterfly final during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 2014.



Sunny Day Stefan Wermuth
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Sunny Day"
Hull City's fans watch their English FA Cup semi-final soccer match against Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium during a sunny day in London April 13, 2014.



Broken Ren Pidgeon
Australia

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Broken"
Exploring the movement of Dancers from the Australian Ballet. It is such a privilege to capture moments like this with incredible Dancers and bodies.



Elian Cycles Ryan Edy
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Elian Cycles"
Cyclocross



Diving Stefan Wermuth
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Diving"
Jennifer Abel of Canada dives during the women's 3m Springboard final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2, 2014.



Carlos Brooks Shoes Patrick Barta
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Carlos Brooks Shoes"



Under the Microscope Robert Cianflone
Australia

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Under the Microscope"
Team Japan huddles around the net prior to the women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game against Germany on day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics



Puppet on The Strings Jung-Chan Liao
Taiwan

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Puppet on The Strings"



Balloon David Evans
Australia

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Balloon"
The underside of a hot air balloon at night as it is being inflated and lifting off. Photographed in Adelaide, Australia



#YOGA EVERY DAMN DAY BJOERN EWERS
Germany

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"#YOGA EVERY DAMN DAY"



Speed Craig Mercer
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Speed"
France sled number 2 in action during the second run of the Men's four-man Bobsleigh competition from the Sanki Sliding Centre, Mountain Cluster - XXII Olympic Winter Games - Sochi, Russia



Don\'t Let Go Craig Cameron Olsen
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Don\'t Let Go "
Don't let go



Speed Skating Sascha Fromm
Germany

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Speed Skating"
Linda Bouwens of The Netherlands in action during the women's 5000m race during the Speed Skating club competition at Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann-Halle on Oktober 4, 2014 in Erfurt, Germany. Photo by Sa



Those Seconds Anna Dalmas
Spain

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Those Seconds"
Those seconds before the action are the most interesting ones, is not the time where I think of everything, but the time where I forgot of everything.



Jogo Bonito, The Beautiful Game Tony Burns
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Jogo Bonito, The Beautiful Game"
Football is an obsession in Brazil, deeply ingrained in the culture and a way of life for many. Here, a footballer performs a bicyclette kick on Rio's Leblon beach.



Speed Skaters Scott Bell
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Speed Skaters"
Short Track speed skating



Cloudbreak Jordan Junck
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Cloudbreak"
Shot while surfing in Fiji



Fun Style Michael Bader
Germany

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Fun Style"
Old people still having fun! (series of 9 pictures)



Into the Distance Adam Taylor
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Into the Distance"
The Birdsville Horse races are held each year in the remote desert, far south west Queensland, Australia. The tiny town with a population of 100 swells to 7000 during race season over two days.



Dry Track Adam Taylor
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Dry Track"
The Birdsville Horse races are held each year in the remote desert, far south west Queensland, Australia. The tiny town with a population of 100 swells to 7000 during race season over two days.



Zefira exiting Storm Bay Andrew Wilson
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Zefira exiting Storm Bay"
The super yacht Zefira exits Storm Bay under storm sails in the 2013 Sydney to Hobart blue water classic. A race both brutal and majestic.



#YOGA MAKES BETTER LOVERS BJOERN EWERS
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"#YOGA MAKES BETTER LOVERS"



Victory!!! Bo Amstrup
Denmark

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Victory!!!"



Dying Sport of Sumo Brian Cassey
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Dying Sport of Sumo"
Sumo is a Japanese traditional that dates back 2000 years. However, spectator numbers are plummeting as the sport faces allegations of corruption, drugs, rigging, violence. Pic at Tokyo 'Beya'.



We are the Champions Celso Bayo
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"We are the Champions"
Germany team celebrates at the final whistle in the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil.



Swimmer Christian Mushenko
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Swimmer"
I find something primeval, spiritual perhaps, in our immersion in water and the light of the dawn.



Freefalling Clifford White
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Freefalling"
Freefalling bodysurfer in the whitewater of a large wave. Naomi Flood of NSW during the Women's Surf event at the Surf Life Saving Australia(SLSA) National Interstate Championships - Beach Events at



The Clutch Domenic Aquilina
Malta

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Clutch"
Waterpolo action from a Maltese premier division match in which Sliema ASC player Jerome Gabaretta clutches the ball ahead of his invisible opponent under his body.



Water Boxer Dylan Evans
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Water Boxer"
The explosive weapon of a punch from a boxer



Race Eleonora Pecorella
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Race"



Torque Eric Stampfli
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Torque"
US Paralympic Nationals



Bull Race Eric Loh Yong Kim
Singapore

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Bull Race"



Sevilla Geoffrey McKillop
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sevilla"
The artistry and intensity that defines the spectacle of bullfighting at the Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla.



Marathons Georgina Goodwin
Kenya

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Marathons"
Early morning training at Kamariny Stadium in Iten, Kenya's town of champion marathon runners.



Berlin Gymnastics Gero Breloer
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Berlin Gymnastics"
Rhythmic gymnast Laura Jung performs on Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt. The picture was taken and composed for a calendar project.



Victory Column Berlin Gero Breloer
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Victory Column Berlin"
Triathlete Katha Rabe runs in front of Berlin's famous landmark, the victory column. The picture was taken and composed for a calendar project.



Triathlon Gilad Kavalerchik
Israel

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Triathlon "
During the The 28th Israeli Triathlon Championships sea turtle dive under 3 leading triathlon swimmers from the Olympic category. Israel / Eilat 05.12.2014



Running Ivan Berger
Brazil

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Running"



Marion Surfing Jean Francois Seguin
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Marion Surfing"
Marion Gelinas surfing in Oregon, US.



Mr MacLeod Jo Hanley
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Mr MacLeod"
Apprentice Coach, Ruaridh MacLeod for Tennis Scotland.



Need for Speed Julia Robertson
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Need for Speed"
View of High Speed Race Boat



Le Tour Julie Shipman
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Le Tour"
The final lap on the Champs Elysees with Yellow and Green Jerseys clinched. Tour de France 2014



Fishin Julie Shipman
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Fishin"
Bahaman catching his dinner



Maneuvering at the Mark Karen Hirsch
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Maneuvering at the Mark"
National Offshore One Design Race - Chicago



Breathhold Competition Logan Mock-Bunting
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Breathhold Competition"
William Trubridge of New Zealand begins his Dive in the discipline of Constant Weight, No Fins at the 2013 Caribbean Cup Freediving Competition held off Roatan, Honduras.



Underwater Tightrope Logan Mock-Bunting
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Underwater Tightrope"
Shell Eisenberg warms up for her Free Immersion breath-hold dive to 50 meters at the Deja Blue Freediving competition off Grand Cayman Island. Before official dives, freedivers often do "pull-downs"



Confrontation Marie-Andree Armynot
France

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Confrontation"



Corrida 2 Marie-Andree Armynot
France

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Corrida 2"



Gateshead FC Mark Taylor
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Gateshead FC"



No Quit! Matt Lit
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"No Quit!"
A woman competitor gets a hand over the wall during the Tough Mudder extreme race in Beaver Creek, Colorado.



Peruvian Dunes Rally Michael Tweddle
Peru

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Peruvian Dunes Rally"
Offroad motorcycle rally through the Peruvian Pacific dunes.



Winning Crew Michael Philip Manheim
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Winning Crew"



Moment of Discharge Paul A Wright
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Moment of Discharge"
An explosive attack during a simulated game shoot.



Jockeying Courageous, US 26 Paul M. Murray
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Jockeying Courageous, US 26"



Finale Pierre Delaunay
France

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Finale"
The final ground of the football final



The Spot Pierre Perrault
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Spot"
Jackalope Montreal fest 2014



Football Rajesh Dhungana
Nepal

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Football"
football



Speed Racer Robert Cianflone
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Speed Racer"
Angelina Golikova of Russia competes during the Speed Skating Women's 500m Run 1 of 2 during day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics



Most Muscular Robert Cianflone
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Most Muscular"
The competitors are introduced on stage during the IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix XIV at Plenary Hall on March 8, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.



Rain Runners Sascha Fromm
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Rain Runners"
Runners compete in the Men's 5000 metres final during the German Senior Athletic Championships at Steigerwald Stadium on July 11, 2014 in Erfurt, Germany. Photo by Sascha Fromm



Underworld Stanislav Solntsev
Russia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Underworld"
nikon d 800 , nikkor f/2.0 35 mm / marmaris, turkey



Checking the Line Stanislav Solntsev
Russia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Checking the Line"
nikon d 800 , nikkor f/2.0 35 mm / dahab, egypt



Reflection Stefan Wermuth
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Reflection"
Lauren Boyle of New Zealand swims in the women's 400m Freestyle final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.



Ouch Stefan Wermuth
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Ouch"
Arsenal's Olivier Giroud tries an overhead kick as he is challenged by Swansea City's Angel Rangel during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates stadium in London March 25, 2014.



Butterfly (2) Stefan Wermuth
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Butterfly (2)"
Issa Abdulla Hemed Mohamed of Kenya is seen underwater as he swims in the men's 100m Butterfly heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014.



Cidade do Futebol Tony Burns
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Cidade do Futebol"
Street football plays out under the floodlights of Cantagalo favela, high in the hills above Ipanema beach.



Patinação Vera Regina Bandeira
Brazil

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Patinação"



The Player and Power Station Vito Finocchiaro
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Player and Power Station"



Grapple Vyacheslav Sarkisian
Turkmenistan

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Grapple"
World Championship Belt Wrestling. Uzbek wrestler trying to make a throw. Clean fighter won from Turkmenistan. Ashgabat, November 2014god



Flaybordisty Vyacheslav Sarkisian
Turkmenistan

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Flaybordisty"
Demonstration performances of athletes at the opening of the yacht club in the Avaza, Turkmenistan



Waiting for Season Werner Beetschen
Switzerland

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Waiting for Season"



Take Off Wilfried Hinz
Switzerland

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Take Off"
Beach Volleyball Gstaad Grand Slam in Switzerland, 2014



Sports Fans Wilfried Hinz
Switzerland

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sports Fans"
"Schwingen", the Swiss form of wrestling. Burgdorf/Switzerland, 2013