A wooden hotel in Inner Mongolia

Claude Ka Kit Tsang

Hong Kong

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

" A wooden hotel in Inner Mongolia"
Part of a new wooden hotel built in Inner Mongolia prairie



 Bajau Boy

Grace Ho

Malaysia

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Amateur

" Bajau Boy"
I captured this Bajau boy at Bajau Village, Batangas Philippine



 Dark Beauty

Yucel Basoglu

Turkey

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

" Dark Beauty"
Dark Beauty Series ©2017 Black Sea / Turkey.



 Egression

Marjorie Lord

Australia

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

" Egression"



 Eremitagen, Denmark

Dorte Grann

Denmark

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

" Eremitagen, Denmark"
A dearest deer on a beautifull day in Eremitagen, Denmark.



 grimace

PoHua Lin

Taiwan

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

" grimace"



 Life Is A Rollercoaster

Pedro Noel da Luz Guerreiro

Portugal

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

" Life Is A Rollercoaster "
A roller coaster on a summer day in the Portuguese city of Portimão awaits visitors.



 Mirror of the soul

Monika Cichoszewska

Poland

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

" Mirror of the soul"
model: Helena Urban



 Rear Window

Adolfo Enriquez Calo

Spain

Nominee
People
Professional

" Rear Window"
View of a tram stop and what surrounds it in the city of prague



 Urban Meta physic 4

Vlasis Rafailidis

Greece

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

" Urban Meta physic 4"



 Wings of Light

David Gubernick

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

" Wings of Light"
Oceano Dunes, California. Image was taken during daylight and made into B&W to look like nighttime.



!Xaus Salt Pan Southern Kalahari, South Africa

Celeste McKenzie

South Africa

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"!Xaus Salt Pan Southern Kalahari, South Africa"
!Xaus Salt Pan grows 1cm a year, !Xaus means ‘heart’: a symbol of reconciliation between the traditional San and Mier communities.



"3"

Madhur Shroff

India

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

""3""
3 friends shot bare bodied in studio on 120 format expired film. The spots are actually the emulsion which has deteriorated.



"Akropolis Wall"

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

""Akropolis Wall""



"Angry Cow"

Seth Joel

USA

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

""Angry Cow""
Angry cow is a force to be reckoned with on the open range in Hillside, Arizona.



"Breathe, just Breathe"

Cheryl Clegg

USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

""Breathe, just Breathe""
portrait of a patient awaiting a double lung transplant. She fights for every breath.



"DRACULA"

Eduard Genserek

Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

""DRACULA""
The world champion in Thai box, Vladimír “Dracula” Moravčík from Slovakia.



"La Sagrada Familia"

Anna Beyger-Pasternak

UK

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

""La Sagrada Familia""
Basilica by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona.Silver gelatin print



"Lonely cemetary"

Christoph von Haussen

Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

""Lonely cemetary""
A lonely cemetery in a heavy winter, part of my aerial work.



"Spaceworld"

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

""Spaceworld""



"Sunny day in Barcelona"

Anna Beyger-Pasternak

UK

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

""Sunny day in Barcelona""
Silver gelatin print



"THANKSGIVING"- from the series "American Holidays"

Avery Danziger

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

""THANKSGIVING"- from the series "American Holidays""
For dexterity therapy, rest home residents were given a dart gun to shoot a fake turkey (off-camera)



"The gate to Soria Moria"

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

""The gate to Soria Moria""



"Trandum"

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

""Trandum""



"Twisted"

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

""Twisted""



"Wadden Sea #1"

Harry Köster

Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

""Wadden Sea #1""
Free project "Wadden Sea" - The Wadden Sea National Park from above.



"Wadden Sea #2"

Harry Köster

Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

""Wadden Sea #2""
Free project "Wadden Sea" - The Wadden Sea National Park from above.



'Card Spring'

Claire Dunne

Ireland

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"'Card Spring'"



...daydreamer....

Leo Gesess

Italy

Nominee
People
Professional

"...daydreamer...."
New York, window, reflections, boy, dreaming,



...mourn....

Leo Gesess

Italy

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"...mourn...."
mourn, leo,gesess,switzerland,los,angeles



/ /

Catalin Baican

Romania

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"/ /"



15-02-15 Emerging

Judy Morris Dupont

Canada

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Amateur

"15-02-15 Emerging"
Capturing the various stages of the amaryllis , this was the first stage. Medium format film



15-03-15 Final days

Judy Morris Dupont

Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"15-03-15 Final days"
Capturing the various stages of the amaryllis , this was the final stage. Medium format film



17010111, Unicredit Tower and Vertical Forest, Milan, 2017

Matteo Cirenei

Italy

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"17010111, Unicredit Tower and Vertical Forest, Milan, 2017"
"To the limits of the vacuum" is a project that let you dream a green city like the "Villa Radieuse"



1936 Dealhaye

Steven Edson

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"1936 Dealhaye"
From my series on 'Car Details'



2

Shinya Itahana

Japan

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"2"
2, Tokyo



2EaS1

Andrea e Silva

Brazil

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"2EaS1"
It was the final moment of a photography workshop and I had my camera in hand, searching for images. I was a little tired from the exercise, when I noticed this plate hanging on the electric wire. I...



3 Corners

Carol Rusinek

Canada

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"3 Corners"



3 Faces

Caleb Asch

USA

Nominee
People
Professional

"3 Faces"
Life on the Venice Boardwalk



3 Ladies

Donna Feldman Davis

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"3 Ladies"
wood & human sculpture



3 shades of grey

Sasa Prizmic

Croatia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Fine Art
Amateur

"3 shades of grey"



300 Steps

Steve Cheetham

UK

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"300 Steps"



4 fence lines

Stone Peng

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"4 fence lines"
right place at right time



5.9 Kg per square cm

Rolf M

Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"5.9 Kg per square cm"
5.9 kg/cm



6 x 12

Karen Michaels

USA

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"6 x 12"
Whether physical or emotional, a 6 x 12 is a hard way to go.



60s style

Chris Kirby

UK

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"60s style"
Classic 1960's fashion, complete with "beehive" hair-do's



6AM

Joakin Fargas

Argentina

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"6AM"
It is a photograph taken at 6am in a gallery before shops open in Buenos Aires



724978

Jeff Stasney

USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"724978"
Maroon Bells, CO-2016



8 second

Andrea Ivor

Hungary

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"8 second"
I went to a rodeo where this bull was attended at his first time. He was strong and wild and the rid



9-11 Memorial

Daniel Schwabe

Brazil

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"9-11 Memorial"
A reflection on the 9/11 memorial and the Oculus, NYC



A Ballerina Flower

Paulo Mittelman

Brazil

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"A Ballerina Flower"
When I saw this flower, fallen from a tree, I realized an interesting composition.



a boring family portrait

Federico Cutuli

Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Children of the World
Professional

"a boring family portrait"
Funny spot on these two kids during an hawaiian wedding in Italy



A Chair by Her Bed

Robb Johnson

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"A Chair by Her Bed"



A Change to Believe In

Brittany Comunale

USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"A Change to Believe In"
10,000 people gather in Rhode Island to support Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic Primaries



A child who sulk

Melanie-Jane Frey

France

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"A child who sulk"
Children on the main square of the village of KAGABA, in Gety district, Ituri, RDC CONGO



A Delicate Dance

David Johns

Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"A Delicate Dance"



A Glove after the Thaw

Soren Harbel

Spain

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"A Glove after the Thaw"
A Kid's Glove after the Thaw - Vera Fotografia



A King

Vincent Lawson

USA

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"A King"
B.B King



A Language in Black and White

Roger Coulam

UK

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"A Language in Black and White"
A Language in Black and White



A Little Bit of Heaven

Dale Kirk

USA

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"A Little Bit of Heaven"
I Love New York!



A Midwinter Night's Tale

Francesco Pennacchio

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"A Midwinter Night's Tale"
Florence, Christmas 2015. A moment for a couple, playing on the stage of Florence Loggia de' Lanzi.



A Narrow Escape

Marg Navratil

USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"A Narrow Escape"



A Near Future

Oscar Lopez

Germany

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"A Near Future"



A pair of shoes

Claude Ka Kit Tsang

Hong Kong

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"A pair of shoes"
A pair of Chinese traditional style shoes in cloth found in front of a shop in Inner Mongolia..



A Roll in the Landscape

Glyn Davies

UK

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"A Roll in the Landscape"
From my latest book, Landscape Figures, depicting nude volunteers in wild landscape



A Russian Bride in Yorkshire

Suzy Mitchell

UK

Nominee
People
Professional

"A Russian Bride in Yorkshire"
Walking through the day trippers.



A Sadhu

Suvankar Sen

India

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Portrait
Professional

"A Sadhu"
Indian Hindu Pilgrims and Sadhus in Gangasagar transit camp at Kolkata.



A Shadow In The Middle Distance

Karen Hanley Colbert

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"A Shadow In The Middle Distance"
Multiplexities - delving deeply into nature's many layers and complexities



A Show of Support

Laurie Rhodes

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"A Show of Support"
Undergarments at the White Party in Provincetown



A Smile for home

Jan Faul

USA

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"A Smile for home"
Muhammad Ali in his ltraining camp smiles with a call from home, 1973.



A snow crystal

Dimuthu Jayawickrama

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"A snow crystal"
A photo microscopic image of a single snow crystal



A Study Of Trees

Paul Edmundson

Norway

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"A Study Of Trees"
A study of trees and abstract motion.



A Thousand Words

Adam Buckle

New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"A Thousand Words"



A Walk On The Beach

Swee Choo

USA

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"A Walk On The Beach"
Cannon Beach Oregon USA



A Wing of Stone

Daniel Holmes

USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"A Wing of Stone"
A solitary stone wing flys in badlands of New Mexico.



A Young Goddess; Mindisayo

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"A Young Goddess; Mindisayo"



Abandoned

Debi Bradway

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Abandoned"
Lake Oswego, Oregon



Abandoned Farm

Denis Gadbois

Canada

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Abandoned Farm"
South Saskatchawan has several abandoned Farm in its landscape



Abbey Arches

Steve Gosling

UK

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Abbey Arches"
The Refectory at 11th century Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire



Abbey of Fontenay

Rudi Neumaier

Switzerland

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Abbey of Fontenay"



Abiti in festa

Salvatore Valente

Italy

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"Abiti in festa"
Cuba due vecchi signori sono in abiti eleganti in occasione della festa domenicale



Able vs Disable

Suvomoy Nandy

India

Nominee
People
Amateur

"Able vs Disable"
The value of ability is always more to the "disable" than the "able".



ABSORPTION REFLECTION

Mario Flores

Italy

Nominee
Silhouette
Professional

"ABSORPTION REFLECTION"
In the secluded twilight of a great creative space (MOMA of N.Y.), between chiaroscuros and geometri



abstract

Shifra Levyathan

Israel

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"abstract"



Abstract 01

Heiko Hellwig

Germany

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Abstract 01"
Nobody home!



Abstract in Namibia's Sossusvlei Desert

Kieron Monahan

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Abstract in Namibia's Sossusvlei Desert"
Taken from a Cessna flying about the Namibian Desert



ABSTRACT LADY

Madhur Shroff

India

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"ABSTRACT LADY "
No photoshop. Shot on film & printed on Ilford Pearl paper. Drum scanned to get digital file.



Abstract Reflection

John Eaton

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Abstract Reflection"



Abstract Sky

Heiko Hellwig

Germany

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Abstract Sky"
How architecture should be.... moving!



Abstract, Alaska Range

Phil Pogledich

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Abstract, Alaska Range"
An aerial image of the Alaska Range, just east of Denali.



Abstraction

Mihai Florea

Australia

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Abstraction"



Abstraction

Paul Edmundson

Norway

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Abstraction"
A study of how light affects the forms of running water.



Accompaniment

Dewi Puspasari

Indonesia

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Amateur

"Accompaniment"



Accordionplayers

Rudi Neumaier

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Accordionplayers"



Aceto Balsamico1

Susan Brunner

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Aceto Balsamico1"



Aceto Balsamico2

Susan Brunner

Switzerland

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Aceto Balsamico2"



Acrobatic flight

Adolfo Enriquez Calo

Spain

Nominee
Silhouette
Professional

"Acrobatic flight"



Actor Samuel l Jackson

Christian Ammann

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Actor Samuel l Jackson"



Adam from Black Portraits series

Marzena Kolarz

Poland

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"Adam from Black Portraits series"
Chimney Sweep Adam. Made in Wet Plate Collodion (ambrotypes). from Black Portraits series.



admire

Masahiro Narita

Japan

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"admire"



Aerial View of Ghost Town

Viral Padiya

India

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Aerial View of Ghost Town"
Aerial View of Ghost Town, Nevada



affection II

Ale Ruaro

Brazil

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"affection II"
Nude, aleruaro, woman, action, moment,



Afghan Girls

Alain Schroeder

Belgium

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Afghan Girls"
Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan, Wakhan region, Ishkashim village, daily life, a woman wearing a burka walking with two young girls,



AFRICA

Peter Schafrick

Canada

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"AFRICA"
Powdered Explosions



African Martial Eagle

Anne Eigen

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"African Martial Eagle"
Captured in South Africa



After the fire

Nina Reistad

Norway

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"After the fire"
There was a big fire in Mijas, Spain and the result was devastating



after the match

Andreas Camenisch

Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Amateur

"after the match"
The third half.



After the Storm

Michael Knapstein

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"After the Storm"
A small farm house surrounded by heavy clouds.



Aftermath. France’s ‘forgotten migrant camp Grande-Synthe’

Jacky Chapman

UK

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Aftermath. France’s ‘forgotten migrant camp Grande-Synthe’ "
Taken just after the last refugees left France’s forgotten refugee camp, Dunkirk, France. March 2016



Against the Tide

Vanda Ralevska

UK

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Against the Tide"



Against the wind

Steve Ricketts

Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Against the wind"



Agave

Neal Swanson

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Agave"



Airport

Antonio Peinado

Spain

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Airport"
Upside down view from top to bottom of an airport window in a very difficult personal moment before taking a flight to meet with my family.



Akan

Chris McCann

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Akan"
An aerial view of Lake Akan in Hokkaido during the beginning stages of the freezing process.



Akranes

Kiraly Laszlo Gyorgy

Hungary

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Akranes"
Industral view in a small port-town in Iceland



Alabama Hills Thunderstorm

Vahe Peroomian

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Alabama Hills Thunderstorm"
Eastern Sierras, California



Alexanderplatz

Annette Willis

Australia

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Alexanderplatz"



Alice

Tom Sliter

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Alice"
The blinding light at the top of the rabbit hole.



Alien

Gillian Hunt

UK

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Alien"
In the garden no one can hear you sream!!!



Alien

Joe Patronite

USA

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Alien"
Model awaiting start of hair/fashion event.



Alien 2

Gillian Hunt

UK

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Alien 2"
Beware the Garden all is not as it seems



Alien personality

Pal Hermansen

Norway

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Alien personality"
Open water at hydoelectric dam, Norway, aerial



Alien Scape

David Martin

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Alien Scape"
A wild and other world landscape found in the Bisti Badlands of northerwestern New Mexico, USA.



all shall fade

Raimund Feiter

Germany

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"all shall fade"
Home is behind - the world ahead...



All That Remains

Marcia Getto

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"All That Remains"



All we need is love

Dmitry Chastikov

Russia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
People
Amateur

"All we need is love"
Madrid. Subway.



Allegorical Landscape

Oliver Klink

USA

Nominee
Silhouette
Professional

"Allegorical Landscape"



Allium

Angela C. Brown

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Allium"



Almost caught

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"Almost caught"



Almost Human

Roie Galitz

Israel

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Wildlife
Professional

"Almost Human"
Bears show an amazing character and each one has its own personality. In this image of the wet standing bear, with its backlight and black & white processing, you can really see the 'human' side of...



Aloe Vera Garden

Eduardo Fujii

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Still Life
Amateur

"Aloe Vera Garden"



Alone

Hans Bauer

Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Alone"



Alone

Ivan Joshua Loh

Singapore

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Alone"



Alone

Judy Adhitianto

Indonesia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Alone"
The island of Tidore, North Molucas



Alone

Karmen Orlic

Croatia

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"Alone"
lensbaby



Alone at the end of the Jetty

Teri McNevin

Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Alone at the end of the Jetty"
Calming the rough waters of Hawaii through long exposure.



Alone in a Croud

Emanuel Dale

USA

Nominee
People
Professional

"Alone in a Croud"



Along the Seine

Ronald Cooley

USA

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"Along the Seine"
Out for a walk after a rain shower in Paris



Already Gone

Seb Michel

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Already Gone"
Luxuriant Magazine Editorial



alter ego

Chiara Boschi

Italy

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"alter ego"
samsung GX10 pentax M 50mm f 1.7



Alvin

Kari Townsend

USA

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"Alvin"
Alvin sat alone carving in the sun while crowds bustled around Native Park at Pike Place Market



Always Fresh Flowers

Derek Galon

Dominica

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Always Fresh Flowers"



Always look at the bright side of life.

Lukasz Wypior

Poland

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Always look at the bright side of life."
Photo taken in Pakistan during christian's funeral.



alzheimer

Stephen Clough

Canada

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Still Life
Amateur

"alzheimer"



Amazed

Joe Patronite

USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Amazed"
Transfixed on sailing craft a child watches mass launch of 2016 Albuquerque International Balloon Fi



Amelia Sunset

Barbara Krieger

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Amelia Sunset"
Amelia Sunset



America

Dave Johns

USA

Nominee
People
Amateur

"America"



America's Cup Bermuda

Daniel Forster

USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"America's Cup Bermuda"
Emirates Team New Zealand battle Oracle Team USA for the America's Cup in Bermuda



American Crow

Marc Cramer

Canada

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

"American Crow"
Today it is still snowing in Quebec, I have an outdoor studio for shooting the birds in my garden, O



american dream

Federico Janni

USA

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"american dream"
view of los angeles from the hills



American Icon2

Jim Gallop

USA

Nominee
People
Professional

"American Icon2"
American Ship Builder Port of Entry



amorphous

Martina Herz

Austria

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"amorphous"



An Afternoon Stroll

Barbara Krieger

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"An Afternoon Stroll"
An Afternoon Stroll



An Eternal Dreamland

Zuie Lo

Hong Kong

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"An Eternal Dreamland"



An Ocean Between

Mats Reslow

Sweden

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"An Ocean Between"
From coast of Bjärred, Sweden



anamorphosis

Alexandre Manuel

Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Silhouette
Professional

"anamorphosis"
taken in Vietnam close the halong bay, in a floating village



Anchor Away

Seth Mayer

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Anchor Away"
The Santa Cruz Breakwater lighthouse at low tide revealed a nice surprise.



Ancient Dragon King Temple

Gang Zhao

China (PRC)

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Ancient Dragon King Temple"
In 2014, I took photos of ancient relics by light painting at dusk, a time reminding me of eternity, to meet my feelings about their monumentality and seemingly enduring but also ephemeral existence.



Ancient Farming

Oliver Klink

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Silhouette
Professional

"Ancient Farming"
Traditions, China



Ancient Fortress

Gang Zhao

China (PRC)

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Ancient Fortress"
In 2014, I took photos of ancient relics by light painting at dusk, a time reminding me of eternity, to meet my feelings about their monumentality and seemingly enduring but also ephemeral existence.



Ancient Rampart

Gang Zhao

China (PRC)

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Ancient Rampart"
In 2014, I took photos of ancient relics by light painting at dusk, a time reminding me of eternity, to meet my feelings about their monumentality and seemingly enduring but also ephemeral existence.



Ancient Terror

Devon Crosby

Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Ancient Terror"
Megalodon Tooth



And I saw you standing there

Caroline Fraser

UK

Nominee
Portrait
Amateur

"And I saw you standing there"
taken in the Beehive at Kew gardens, London; a place for joyful exploration of architecture



And then there was Man

Glyn Davies

UK

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"And then there was Man"
From my latest book, 'Landscape Figures' depicting volunteer nudes in wild landscape



Andalusian Horses

Till Leeser

Germany

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

"Andalusian Horses"



Andromeda Awaits

Charles Dufour

USA

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Andromeda Awaits"
Featuring Allison MacKenzie



Anemone

Adri Berger

Laos

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Anemone"



Anemones

Marie Kotschedoff

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Anemones "



Angel

Oscar Manso

Spain

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"Angel"



Angel Dust

Robson Rogan

Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Angel Dust"
Angel Dust for a brief winter moment in time. British Columbia, Canada



Angry Birds

Ravikumar Jambunathan

Singapore

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"Angry Birds"
Angry Flamingoes..



anima 0311

TM Reymond

Netherlands

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"anima 0311"



anima 0321

TM Reymond

Netherlands

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"anima 0321"



anima 0327

TM Reymond

Netherlands

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"anima 0327"



Animato08

Marc Kruger

Belgium

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"Animato08"
London 2013



Anna

Olivier Millerioux

France

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Anna"
Hasselblad whith Tri-x film whithout digital retouching.



Anna S.

Sjur Roald

Norway

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Amateur

"Anna S."
Saint Petersburg 2017



Anonymous Workers

Patrick van Dam

Singapore

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Anonymous Workers"
An anonymous migrant construction worker in Singapore takes a short break.



Another step and you' re elsewhere (1)

Danilo Balducci

Italy

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Another step and you' re elsewhere (1)"
September 2015, Idomeni, Greece - FYROM border, the migrants standing under the rain to pass



Another step and you' re elsewhere (2)

Danilo Balducci

Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Photojournalism
Professional

"Another step and you' re elsewhere (2)"
Greece, Lesvos Isle, october 2015. A man is helping a baby after a landing



Anouk

Seb Michel

Switzerland

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Anouk"
Backstage picture of Anouk Manser taken during a fashionshoot



Antarctica Tabular

Louisa Paez Michelin

Colombia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Antarctica Tabular"
They are enormous and mesmerising. They demand as much respect as the ocean they travel on. Elephant Island, Antarctica



Antelope Skeleton / Leaf

Gio Alma

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Antelope Skeleton / Leaf"
Antelope Canyon Utah USA, dreary day, Jan 2017



Antiques 10

Jean-Yves Bruel

Canada

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Still Life
Professional

"Antiques 10"
Old Book



Anywhere was here.

Pedro Noel da Luz Guerreiro

Portugal

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Anywhere was here."
Praia da Rocha beach, in the city of Portimão,Portugal.



Apache Plume

Carol Horigan

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Apache Plume"
used in sacred ceremonies and for healing



Ape Hand and Foot Nr. 1

Rolf Walther

Germany

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

"Ape Hand and Foot Nr. 1"



Ape Hand And Foot Nr. 2

Rolf Walther

Germany

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

"Ape Hand And Foot Nr. 2"



Appaloosa Baby

Kathleen Fischer

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"Appaloosa Baby"
Spotted foal



Apparition

Paul Byrne

Ireland

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"Apparition"
Church of the Sacred Heart, Drežnica, Kobarid, Slovenia.



Approaching Rain

Kathleen Fischer

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Approaching Rain"
Monument Valley



Aquarius

Antonio Peinado

Spain

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nude
Professional

"Aquarius"
Sign of life and fertility. The Sumerians name in honor of their god 'An', who pours the water of immortality on Earth.



Aquatic Beanstalk

Luke Gordon

Canada

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"Aquatic Beanstalk"
A sea slug climbs perilously high



Aquatic Twilight

Marie Kotschedoff

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Aquatic Twilight "



ARAGO

thibault jeanson

France

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"ARAGO"
Lunette ARAGO PARIS 2017



Arbol de Piedra

Louis Montrose

USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Arbol de Piedra"
In the Bolivian Altiplano



Arbore Maiden

Louis Montrose

USA

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"Arbore Maiden"
Omo Valley, Ethiopia



Arch

Fabio Batocchi

Italy

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Arch"
Castiglione del Lago - Umbria - Italy



Arched

Steven Stanger

USA

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Arched"



Architecture and nature

Peter Stadler

Austria

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Architecture and nature"
Vienna 2017



Architecture tm-2

Vyacheslav Sarkisian

Turkmenistan

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Architecture tm-2"
Fragment of the interior of the musical theater. I was attracted by marble balls similar to musical notes do-re-me-fa-sol



Argument

David Allan Brandt

USA

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Argument"



Arriving in Lisbon

Lynn Tait

Canada

Nominee
People
Amateur

"Arriving in Lisbon"
Just arrived in Lisbon. 2016. Taken in the back of a taxi.



Arrowhead Ballet-SLf324

John Orcutt

USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Arrowhead Ballet-SLf324"



Art Deco

Anthony Wadham

UK

Nominee
Fashion
Amateur

"Art Deco"



Art Gallery of Alberta 01

Sheila P Morrison

Canada

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Art Gallery of Alberta 01"
Steel ribbon and fenestration of the Art Gallery of Alberta.



Aryan Lady

Dr.Samarendranath Mandal

India

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

"Aryan Lady"
Lady in Ladakh. These people claim that they are pure descendants of Aryan invaders in India.



Ascending

Stanley Padilla

USA

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Ascending"



Ascent

Robin Ward

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Ascent"



Ascent of Woman

Barbara Warren

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Ascent of Woman"



Ashmodai oom Of Mirrors

Dina Goldstein

Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Ashmodai oom Of Mirrors"
‘Snapshots from the Garden of Eden’ features 10 large-scale tableau images



Ashmodai_Garden

Dina Goldstein

Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Ashmodai_Garden"
‘Snapshots from the Garden of Eden’ features 10 large-scale tableau images



Asia

Olivier Millerioux

France

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Asia"
Hasselblad whith film



ASIA-Singapore

Allan Borebor

Philippines

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"ASIA-Singapore"



Asking for Food

Helen M. Stummer

USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Asking for Food"
Asking For Food was taken in a third floor tenement building in Newark, NJ. I was sitting by the door talking with a family who I had just finished photographing when there was a light knock on the...



Aspen WOrld Cup

Carrie Washburn

USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Aspen WOrld Cup"
World Cup GS finals from Aspen,CO



At Attention

Gail Foster

Canada

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"At Attention"



At the Boxing Gym

Ron Cooper

USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"At the Boxing Gym"



At The Edge

Karen Hanley Colbert

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"At The Edge"
Multiplexities - delving deeply into nature's many layers and complexities



At the end of the world

Anastasia Woolmington

Australia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"At the end of the world"
Strong winds from Antarctica cause trees to grow in unusual shapes at Southern New Zealand



At The Gym

Leland Bobbe

USA

Nominee
People
Professional

"At The Gym"
Working out at the window



At the restaurant

Agnese Mosi

Italy

Nominee
People
Amateur

"At the restaurant"
Restaurant in a market, UGANDA



at the wadden sea

Rolf M

Germany

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"at the wadden sea"
view to the "Halligen", northsea



At work

Agnese Mosi

Italy

Nominee
People
Amateur

"At work"
Working in a comboni mission, GULU - UGANDA



At World's End

Lo Kee

France

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"At World's End"
France, Dinard



Atlas Tree

Kurt Westbrook

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Atlas Tree"
Captured during the morning golden hour



Attic

Devin Campbell

USA

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Attic"



Auckland Museum

Tony Gorham

New Zealand

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Auckland Museum"



audience

Federico Janni

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

"audience"
bunch of observers in hermosa beach, california



Audubon Park Lakside

Gerald McDowell

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Audubon Park Lakside"
John James Audubon Park in Henderson KY USA



AuroraAndWaterfall

Thomas Kokta

USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"AuroraAndWaterfall"
RareNorthernLightsoverWaterfall



Auschwitz-Birkenau

Pedro Diaz Molins

Spain

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Auschwitz-Birkenau"



Australasian Gannets

Jan Bellamy

New Zealand

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"Australasian Gannets"



Australian Outback Landscape

Steve Turner

Australia

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Australian Outback Landscape"



Autonomy

Jayne Dennis

UK

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Autonomy"



Autumn Maraton

Leonid Goldin

Israel

Nominee
People
Amateur

"Autumn Maraton"



Autumn's Dawn

Patrick Ems

Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Amateur

"Autumn's Dawn"



Avarange is boring

Iwona Aleksandrowicz

Poland

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Portrait
Amateur

"Avarange is boring"
analog large format photo



Aviator

Lisa Hess

Germany

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Amateur

"Aviator"



AW Flagship Store

Koen Van Damme

Belgium

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"AW Flagship Store"
Alexander Wang Flagship Store, London, Vincent Van Duysen architects & Alexander Wang



Awakening

Dana Winkelman

USA

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Awakening"
Shot as a single image with mixed lighting



Awning 2

Joseph O'Neill

USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Awning 2"



Österreich 2016, Blick auf Neue Regensburger Hütte

Patrick Opierzynski

Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Österreich 2016, Blick auf Neue Regensburger Hütte"
This photo was taken in September 2016 in the Stubai Yalley in Austria.



B & W TWINS

Dick Nosbisch

USA

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"B & W TWINS"



BABEL #11

Young Choi

Korea (South)

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"BABEL #11"
120x80cm, Archival Pigment Print, 2013



Baby Gorilla

Rolf Walther

Germany

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

"Baby Gorilla"



Baby Monkey Hand and Mom

Thomas Kokta

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

"Baby Monkey Hand and Mom"
Baby Snow Monkey Embraced by Mom, Only Hand Showing



Babyfoot Youth Competition in Africa

Amy Siqveland

USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Babyfoot Youth Competition in Africa"



Backslider

James Hughes

UK

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Backslider"
Metaphor on religion using discared fragments



backstreet

Timothy Griffith

USA

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"backstreet"
Lotte World Tower, Seoul



Backward Glance

Louis Montrose

USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Backward Glance"
In the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia



Backwards

Jan Van Steen

Belgium

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Backwards"
Backwards



Badii

Manuel Correia

Portugal

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Badii"
Marraquexe, november, 2016



Balestra silvio_Fortuitous intrusion_serie nature Black Fore

Silvio Balestra

Italy

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Balestra silvio_Fortuitous intrusion_serie nature Black Fore"
Germany Black Forest



Balestra Silvio_Mind Scans_serie Exchanges

Silvio Balestra

Italy

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Balestra Silvio_Mind Scans_serie Exchanges"



Ballerina

Evan Siegel

USA

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"Ballerina"
Captured in Mendocino, CA, natural window light only, single reflector



ballon

Arnaud Gras

France

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"ballon"



Balloons over Bagan, Myanmar.

Michelle Chaplow

Spain

Nominee
Silhouette
Professional

"Balloons over Bagan, Myanmar."
Sunrise in Bagan



Bamboo

Kos Karathanasis

Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bamboo"



Bamboo Forest

Kos Karathanasis

Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bamboo Forest"



Baotou Energy

Maureen Ruddy Burkhart

USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Baotou Energy"
City of Bautou, China, is a major energy producer



Barcelona

Gunnar Stroem

Norway

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Barcelona"



Barman's Elergy

James Hughes

UK

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Barman's Elergy"
Remains of Barman's Enviroment



Barrio Viejo

Aaron Rayburn

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Barrio Viejo"



Barry Hay

Alek Bruessing

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Barry Hay"
Dutch rockstar (leadsinger The Golden Earring) always wears glasses



Basilica Ceiling

John E. Kelly

USA

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Basilica Ceiling"
Ceiling of Basilica de Santa Maria, Barcelona, Spain



Basilica de San Marco

Rohan Reilly

Ireland

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Basilica de San Marco"
The Basilica de san Marco in Venice reflected in the water during Acqua Alta.



Basket

Agnese Mosi

Italy

Nominee
Portrait
Amateur

"Basket"
A man is doing a basket, China.



Basking in the sun

Mary Beth Jarrosak

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"Basking in the sun"



Bass Rock

Maciej Wojcik

Poland

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Bass Rock"
The Bass Rock is an island in the east of Scotland described as one of the wildlife wonders of the w



Bath and Shower

philippa stannard

Italy

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Bath and Shower"



Bathtime New Zealand Bush

Esther Bunning

New Zealand

Nominee
People
Professional

"Bathtime New Zealand Bush"
A remote stone hut in central New Zealand bush. A family at bathtime.



Batman

Henry Fernando

Canada

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Batman"
Batman ready to save Metropolis.



Battersea

Giulio Zanni

Serbia

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"Battersea"
Battersea power station London



Bay Bridge, San Francisco

Pygmalion Karatzas

Greece

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Bay Bridge, San Francisco"
Bay Bridge, San Francisco



Beach Flames

Willa Davis

USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Beach Flames"



Beach Huts

Linda Jarrett

New Zealand

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Beach Huts"
St James, Cape Town



Beach Shadows

Gary Kuroki

USA

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"Beach Shadows"



Beach Visitor

Kit Snider

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Beach Visitor"



Beacon

Antonio Gouveia

UK

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Beacon"
Taken in Burnham-on-sea Somerset U.K



Beaten

Roger Parvin

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Beaten"
a kitchen utensil from another era



Beauty

Andrzej Bochenski

Poland

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Beauty"
from catwalk



Beauty in Mangroves

Jan Bellamy

New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Beauty in Mangroves"



Bedtime

Henry Fernando

Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Bedtime"
Do we have to go to bed now?



Beehive

Bernard Sim

Singapore

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Beehive "
Duo towers, a new building situated at Beach Road Singapore. Photo taken at this perspective so as to create an infinity look.



before or after

Uri Mahlev

Israel

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"before or after"
before or after



Before the Rain

Denise Dethlefsen

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Before the Rain"
A yucca plant on a dune in White Sands National Monument under threatening clouds



Before the runway

Cinzia Camela

Italy

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Before the runway"
Scognamiglio Fashion Show, Milan Fashion Week, a model leaves the backstage to run the runway.



Before the storm

Alexander Kamakaev

Russia

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Before the storm"



Beggars at the Ganges river, India

Howard Ehrlich

USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Beggars at the Ganges river, India"
sad and haunting



Behave Yourself

Bill Rosenberg

USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Amateur

"Behave Yourself"
The Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach, Florida is truly a special place. In addition to the meals, food



Behind Closed Doors

David Hancock

Australia

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Behind Closed Doors"



Behind the House

Sheila P Morrison

Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Behind the House"
Taken on Roatan, Honduras



Beijing Hotel

Dietmar Sorgatz

Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Beijing Hotel"
Still Life Beijing Hotel



Beijing Snow at the Forbidden City

Dietmar Sorgatz

Germany

Nominee
People
Amateur

"Beijing Snow at the Forbidden City"
Scenery at the Forbidden City, Beijing, February 2017



bejeweled

Richard Smukler

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"bejeweled"
Design from glacial runoff from Davidson Glacier, Alaska



Bell Tower

John E. Kelly

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Bell Tower"
Bell Tower, Segovia, Spain



Belly of a giant

Scott Portelli

Australia

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

"Belly of a giant"
A close encounter with a 40 tonne humpback whale as she glides by.presenting her stomach.



Benediction

Adi Khindaria

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Benediction"
Feeding the birds



Benidorm ( "Little Manhattan")

Dirk Kruell

Germany

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Benidorm ( "Little Manhattan")"
The paradise for retirees has the largest high-rise density (in relation to population) worldwide



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