Nude - Professional

Ascension Nicholas Freeman
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Ascension"
Los Angeles, 2023. effect achieved in camera.



reduced to seduce Kristian Liebrand
Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"reduced to seduce"



a Couple Werner Branz
Austria

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"a Couple"



Black White Black White Kristian Liebrand
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Black White Black White"



Botero Joao de Castro
Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Botero"



A Big Step on a Cloth Background Rohn Meijer
Italy

Honorable Mention

"A Big Step on a Cloth Background"
Studio shoot made possible with the help of a short stepladder behind the background ...



Looking back Patrick Stumm
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Looking back"
Art



Body Perspective Roberto Bressan
France

Honorable Mention

"Body Perspective"
Different Body Perspective



Amiga 1 Luciana Jankilevich
Argentina

Honorable Mention

"Amiga 1"
Fotografia digital. Toma directa



詩 ( Uta ) Suki Da
Japan

Honorable Mention

"詩 ( Uta )"



Landscape Barry Toranto
USA

Honorable Mention

"Landscape"



stripes and flesh Gary Breckheimer
USA

Honorable Mention

"stripes and flesh"
walking the streets of New York



Hips 01 Nicholas Freeman
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hips 01"
Los Angeles, 2023. effect achieved in camera.



Venus Arthur Mavros
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Venus"
This is my modern version of the 'Birth of Venus'.Taking inspiration from Botticelli's painting.



daydreams Wouter Colen
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"daydreams"



Geometry 02 Nicholas Freeman
USA

Honorable Mention

"Geometry 02"
Los Angeles, 2022. effect achieved in camera.



Swimmer Ton Dirven
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Swimmer"



Arch Wesley Channell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Arch"



Body and Cube Martin Zurmuhle
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Body and Cube"



Overhead Ming H2Wu
USA

Honorable Mention

"Overhead"
A triathlon swimmer pushing the limit.



Straw 2 Elements of Life Natascha Auenhammer
Austria

Honorable Mention

"Straw 2 Elements of Life"



orKIDs Julia Pogodina
USA

Honorable Mention

"orKIDs"



Chelsea Soho Brandon Ralph
USA

Honorable Mention

"Chelsea Soho"
the ever changing architectural skyline of New York which is sprinkled with wooden water towers



Piercing Jason Mitchell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Piercing"
Exploring light, form, and emotional intentions relating to neurodivergence.



The Embrace Elizabeth Opalenik
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Embrace"
digital infrared



White Socks Rohn Meijer
Italy

Honorable Mention

"White Socks"
Studio shoot where clean socks made all the difference ...



Heart Leon Saperstein
France

Honorable Mention

"Heart"
This photo was taken with a long exposure lit with a flashlight, a technique called "light-painting"



Connection Kathleen T. Carr
USA

Honorable Mention

"Connection"
Black and White Infrared Photograph



Behind the Curtain Seth Mayer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Behind the Curtain"



Black or White Tomas Paule
Slovakia

Honorable Mention

"Black or White"
...



Selene Pete Saloutos
USA

Honorable Mention

"Selene"
Patterned Pregnancy



(Don't fly) too close to the light Brian Cann
Germany

Honorable Mention

"(Don't fly) too close to the light"
Maegdeberg castle ruin, Germany, 2023



Untitled Aaron Rayburn
USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



Leather-and-Sparkles Abrah Zion
USA

Nominee

"Leather-and-Sparkles"
Celebrating the growth of new life



floating Andreas B
Austria

Nominee

"floating"
Floating © Andreas Bübl



Gaia Awakens Arthur Mavros
Australia

Nominee

"Gaia Awakens"
Gaia is the ancestral mother of all life. She is the earth mother.



The Ridge Barry Toranto
USA

Nominee

"The Ridge"



Rachel Soho Brandon Ralph
USA

Nominee

"Rachel Soho"
the ever changing architectural skyline of New York which is sprinkled with wooden water towers



Vik Soho Brandon Ralph
USA

Nominee

"Vik Soho"
the ever changing architectural skyline of New York which is sprinkled with wooden water towers



In the wheat field Brian Cann
Germany

Nominee

"In the wheat field"



Just walking Brian Cann
Germany

Nominee

"Just walking"
Stefanie and Torsten go for a walk, Lake Constance, Germany, 2023



With room to spare Brian Cann
Germany

Nominee

"With room to spare"
Maegdeberg castle ruin, Germany, 2023



Lenoir_R_08-11-22--3212 Dan McCormack
USA

Nominee

"Lenoir_R_08-11-22--3212"
Cell phone camera portrait of Lenoir nude in the studio with thin shadows falling on her torso



Katrina # 1 David Collier
New Zealand

Nominee

"Katrina # 1"



Shower time Deborah Welsh
USA

Nominee

"Shower time"
A Woman's Essence



Modern Venus Dorit Thies
USA

Nominee

"Modern Venus"
Modern Venus is a personal passion project working with women of all sizes and shapes, making them comfortable in their own skin.



Supporting Each Other Elizabeth Opalenik
USA

Nominee

"Supporting Each Other"
digital infrared



Surrender to Joy Elizabeth Opalenik
USA

Nominee

"Surrender to Joy"
Underwater



Looking for the Oasis Evan Siegel
USA

Nominee

"Looking for the Oasis"
This image was captured in late afternoon light in California



Nude in the Bowl Evan Siegel
USA

Nominee

"Nude in the Bowl"
This image was captured in natural light with reflector fill



What You Look'n at Gary Breckheimer
USA

Nominee

"What You Look'n at"
Photographed on the streets of New York City



Speak,Hear,and See no evil Gary Breckheimer
USA

Nominee

"Speak,Hear,and See no evil"
New York subway



London architecture Gary Breckheimer
USA

Nominee

"London architecture"
Shot on the streets of central London



Last poor Gary Breckheimer
USA

Nominee

"Last poor"
Photograph downtown in the wall street area of New York City



The Point Gary Breckheimer
USA

Nominee

"The Point"
Photographed at the Oculus in New York City



Lingerie Jean-Pierre Giraud
France

Nominee

"Lingerie"



SOAR Jerome Scullino
Canada

Nominee

"SOAR"



Why Joao de Castro
Portugal

Nominee

"Why"



LET X EQUAL X Joseph Ruesing
USA

Nominee

"LET X EQUAL X"
"When you cut into the present, the future leaks out" - Wm Burroughs



peoNYs Julia Pogodina
USA

Nominee

"peoNYs"



The Quiet Strength of Motherhood Katrine Moite
USA

Nominee

"The Quiet Strength of Motherhood"
A Simple Nude Maternity Photo



Frail Sisters Lisa Powers
New Zealand

Nominee

"Frail Sisters"
Portrait of my dear friends.



The Cave Lois Tema
USA

Nominee

"The Cave"
The Cave



Move Away Marco Benedetti
Switzerland

Nominee

"Move Away"



Flying Woman Martin Zurmuhle
Switzerland

Nominee

"Flying Woman"



Connected Reflection Martin Wieland
Austria

Nominee

"Connected Reflection"
The important thing for me was the connection by touching the water with her fingertips



No Hazy Shade Martin Wieland
Austria

Nominee

"No Hazy Shade"
Grabbing that bowl was a spontaneous idea. Half of her face in the shadow was planned then.



Out or In Martin Wieland
Austria

Nominee

"Out or In"
Palazzo Biscari in Sicily



The Spa Martin Zurmuhle
Switzerland

Nominee

"The Spa"



Svala- train pier2 Michael Wylot
USA

Nominee

"Svala- train pier2"



Melissa Knee Michael Wylot
USA

Nominee

"Melissa Knee"



Hips 02 Nicholas Freeman
USA

Nominee

"Hips 02"
Los Angeles, 2022. effect achieved in camera.



Geometry 03 Nicholas Freeman
USA

Nominee

"Geometry 03"
Los Angeles, 2023. effect achieved in camera.



Portrait in front of a wall Patrick Stumm
Switzerland

Nominee

"Portrait in front of a wall"
Art



surrounded by fog Petra Angela Imhof
Switzerland

Nominee

"surrounded by fog"
Model: Denisa; captured in the studio



The blossoming of life as flower Roberto Bressan
France

Nominee

"The blossoming of life as flower"
Oscar Wild's words: If God hadn't made a woman, He wouldn't have made a flower.



Love wins Rod Spark
Australia

Nominee

"Love wins"



Untitled #2 Sean Pines
UK

Nominee

"Untitled #2"



Willa Thomas Margrave
USA

Nominee

"Willa"



Surrender Traeton Garl
USA

Nominee

"Surrender"
From a serious exploring anxiety.



Scorpio Ulla Jensen
Denmark

Nominee

"Scorpio"
Ready to sting....



Awaiting Werner Branz
Austria

Nominee

"Awaiting"



Petra Werner Branz
Austria

Nominee

"Petra"



En immersion William Moureaux
France

Nominee

"En immersion"
Leica SL2, 28 mm



pointes Wouter Colen
Belgium

Nominee

"pointes"



ballerina Wouter Colen
Belgium

Nominee

"ballerina"



dreams Wouter Colen
Belgium

Nominee

"dreams"



< back