Silhouette - Amateur

Transmutation Nicolas Blaiotta
Spain

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Transmutation"
The Hero´s Journey.... the shadow, the fears, follow him.



Black Man John McGill
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Black Man"
Black Man



Agony Christian Meermann
Germany

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Agony"
A photo of a sculpture by Nandor Glid, standing in the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial.



Almost Caught Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Almost Caught"



La Vedova Massimiliano Balo'
UK

Honorable Mention

"La Vedova"



SELFIE Erik Olson
USA

Honorable Mention

"SELFIE"



Passage Evangelia Athanasopoulou
Greece

Honorable Mention

"Passage"
Zagori Region,Epirus,Greece



Above the valley Romain Tornay
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Above the valley"
Lonely Chamois above the Rhône Valley, Valais, Switzerland



Dive into the Sea Giuseppe Gambino
Italy

Honorable Mention

"Dive into the Sea"
In June, with the closing of young schools of all ages, they spend their days in the old marinas of Palermo playing Diving.



Descent Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Descent"



Shelter Francesco Pennacchio
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Shelter"
La Havana, Cuba. Mother and child find a shelter from a tropical storm in an abandoned school bus.



Friends Yauheni Harauski
Belarus

Honorable Mention

"Friends"
They walked very slowly. The dog was walking alongside, like an old friend accompanying on a way.



Untitled (4) Estevao Lafuente
Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Untitled (4)"



The Morning Herald TL Khong
Malaysia

Honorable Mention

"The Morning Herald"



Snowfence Tudor ApMadoc
USA

Honorable Mention

"Snowfence"
Snow fence with sand



traveler Ming Lung Cheng
Taiwan

Honorable Mention

"traveler"
in the life, we always be a traveler from home to school, to office to anywhere we need to go



Walk in the clouds Kishore Murthy
USA

Honorable Mention

"Walk in the clouds"
Imaginary walk from the comforts of my deck.



contemplation Norbert Boeckmann
Germany

Honorable Mention

"contemplation"



Toil Valentin Denyset
France

Honorable Mention

"Toil"
In the Passy district of Paris, during a cold winter day, a worker with his wheelbarrow was restoring a building frontage under a beautiful sunset.



Lost Identity Patricia Turo
USA

Honorable Mention

"Lost Identity"
Lost and Helpless



Churchill In London Wayne Palmer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Churchill In London"
Churchill's presence still looms over Parliament.



Inle Lake Fishermen Matty Karp
Israel

Honorable Mention

"Inle Lake Fishermen"
Inle Lake fishermen with their peculiar fish nets



Swinging Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Swinging"



drying clothes Adhya Menda
India

Nominee

"drying clothes "
Lady hanging her saree to dry, the sun behind her creates a silhouette



Fog Adrian Per
Romania

Nominee

"Fog"
I m walking in a young forest in fog . Tripod , timeself..near Timisoara , Romania.



Castle Ake Alm
Germany

Nominee

"Castle"
Sunrise Aschaffenburg Castle, Germany



Time to go home Alesya Osadchaya
Russia

Nominee

"Time to go home"
Shepherd go home at the Arabel plateau, 4000m above sea level, Kyrgyzstan



Towards Nowhere Alex Axon
Romania

Nominee

"Towards Nowhere"



Admiring the Sedov Alfonso de Cruz Barrios
Spain

Nominee

"Admiring the Sedov"
Admiring the Sedov, the largest sailboat in the world



Knocking on an open door Amardeep Singh
India

Nominee

"Knocking on an open door"
Rinpung Dzong in Paro, Bhutan



Murder of Crows Amy Siqveland
USA

Nominee

"Murder of Crows"
Most people hate crows but I am fascinated by them & their intelligence.They have facial recognition capabilities.I taught this murder where I live.They fly by my window most evenings in the winter.



Suspended city Andrea e Silva
Brazil

Nominee

"Suspended city"
A foggy morning in the city of Sao Paulo.



Waiting (1) Antero Wallinus-Rinne
Norway

Nominee

"Waiting (1)"



Venetian Icons Antje Bormann
France

Nominee

"Venetian Icons"
A backlit scene on the Venetian lagoon comprising San Giorgio and a sunbathing woman on a motorboat



Taj Mahal & Monkey Ashok Tyagi
India

Nominee

"Taj Mahal & Monkey"



The Lighthouse Attila Istvan Akac
Greece

Nominee

"The Lighthouse"



Untitled (1) Balbi Manjon
Spain

Nominee

"Untitled (1)"



Untitled (2) Balbi Manjon
Spain

Nominee

"Untitled (2)"



Pre-Visualization Dreams Bernard Werner
USA

Nominee

"Pre-Visualization Dreams"
Southern Iceland



SkaDow Bernhard Schmidt
Germany

Nominee

"SkaDow"
Geneva - April 27 2018 - Nikon F3 - Kodak Tri-X



Tree abstract Berry Bingel
UK

Nominee

"Tree abstract"
Trees abstracted viewed through bus window covered in condensation



Carmel Silhouette Bill Rosenberg
USA

Nominee

"Carmel Silhouette"
Spending some time on the streets of Carmel, California one evening on the way to dinner and I came



No more Bjorn Bjornson
Sweden

Nominee

"No more"



Serenity Carlos Cabral
Portugal

Nominee

"Serenity"



Approaching Carolyn Edelstein
USA

Nominee

"Approaching"
He was just walking towards me. I just kept shooting until he was close. He just smiled.



Athos Silhouette Catalin Baican
Romania

Nominee

"Athos Silhouette"



Anynomous Fisherman Charles Mifsud
Malta

Nominee

"Anynomous Fisherman"
A fisherman prepares the nets.



Fiona at Faerie Glen Chuck Nakell
USA

Nominee

"Fiona at Faerie Glen"
Dusk on the Isle of Skye



Run! Daniel Arranz Molinero
Spain

Nominee

"Run!"
U Bein Bridge at sunset (Myanmar)



Untitled Nude, 2003 Dave Rudin
USA

Nominee

"Untitled Nude, 2003"



Silent Encounter David Flueckiger
Switzerland

Nominee

"Silent Encounter"



Back To The Beginning Debbie Rubin
USA

Nominee

"Back To The Beginning"
Such an amazing feat, to be able to seemingly go back in time when the earth was formed--no buildings, commerce noise--just to be.



rcvign Devin Campbell
USA

Nominee

"rcvign"



The Mall, Washington D.C. Diane Kaye
USA

Nominee

"The Mall, Washington D.C."
Analog Lith Print from Film



Ship at the Horizon Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

Nominee

"Ship at the Horizon"
Barcelona Horizon from the W



Round window Dmitry Chastikov
Russia

Nominee

"Round window"
Russian birches behind the window



Dark Side of the Moon Don Whitebread
USA

Nominee

"Dark Side of the Moon"
The Sun's corona, and light reflected from Earth back to the Moon during 2017's total eclipse.



5 TREES Don Hooper
UK

Nominee

"5 TREES"
The trees are part of a long avenue that sit along the horizon, in South Gloucestershire, UK.



The Starry Night I EJ Ray An
Canada

Nominee

"The Starry Night I"



Into the light Gerd Kufner
Germany

Nominee

"Into the light"



The Catch Grace Ho
Malaysia

Nominee

"The Catch"
Fisherman is casting his net for the morning catch



Matchstick men Grace Law
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Matchstick men"
Movement postures silhouetted against a backlit wall in the museum



Film Noir Ivan Pesic
USA

Nominee

"Film Noir"
Munich airport, 2017



Time for Lunch Jacquelyn Schechter
USA

Nominee

"Time for Lunch"
Hummingbird at backporch feeder, Rocky Mountains, CO



Train Ride Jan Bellamy
New Zealand

Nominee

"Train Ride"



On the Balcony Jane Coelho
USA

Nominee

"On the Balcony"



Dimension jayanta roy
India

Nominee

"Dimension"
Teleport to another dimension.



Girlfriends! Jean-Marc Felix
Switzerland

Nominee

"Girlfriends!"
Three girlfiends on their way to school



Colossus Jimmy Lok
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Colossus"



Hurrying Home John Eaton
USA

Nominee

"Hurrying Home"



The Soft Rustling of Shadows Joshua Sarinana
USA

Nominee

"The Soft Rustling of Shadows"



Philly From The Top Karen Michaels
USA

Nominee

"Philly From The Top"
A gentleman looking from observation deck at 1 Liberty Plaza



Yes! Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee

"Yes!"
Zabriskie Point



Tree at Sunrise Kent Wisner
USA

Nominee

"Tree at Sunrise"
Costa Rica



Family Affair Kimara Wilhite
USA

Nominee

"Family Affair"
A wild stallion, mare and foal at Carrot Island, NC



wating for Klaus Lenzen
Germany

Nominee

"wating for"
The picture was taken at the olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro (2016)



peaceful thinking Klaus Blumhofer
Germany

Nominee

"peaceful thinking"



Morning Ritual Lauren Golden
USA

Nominee

"Morning Ritual"



Phantom of Lizard Leka Huie
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Phantom of Lizard"
A silhouette of Lizard is full of dramatic and mystery..



L'Empreinte II Lo Kee
France

Nominee

"L'Empreinte II"



Overshadowed Lois Alexander-Mandel
USA

Nominee

"Overshadowed"



Fishing Lucio Farina
Singapore

Nominee

"Fishing"
Fishermen in Inle Lake, Myanmar



Neptune's modern fork Marc Hodel
Switzerland

Nominee

"Neptune's modern fork"
Neptune's modern fork



Empty Room, Empty Mind Marcia Getto
USA

Nominee

"Empty Room, Empty Mind"



the Platonic World Margrieta Jeltema
Italy

Nominee

"the Platonic World"



Surrealistic Portrait of Salvador Dali Michael Rakhman
USA

Nominee

"Surrealistic Portrait of Salvador Dali"
This image was taken from underneath the arch. The arch's silhouette creates the contour of the face.



Room for Rent By The Hour Michael Greig
USA

Nominee

"Room for Rent By The Hour"



Haystack in the Rain Nathan Wirth
USA

Nominee

"Haystack in the Rain"
The light breaks through the rain on the Oregon Coast



Waiting for Him Nola Sumner
Australia

Nominee

"Waiting for Him"
There is a story, she was waiting and he came.



Shadows of Life Nora Hartfelder
Canada

Nominee

"Shadows of Life"
People passing through the World Trade Center Transportation Hub designed by Santiago Calatrava



Tuscany Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee

"Tuscany"
Cypress alley in Tuscany, Italy, May 2017



Waiting (2) Peter K.C. Ho
Canada

Nominee

"Waiting (2)"
A man waiting at the Sky Lobby of Central Plaza - a landmark skyscraper in Hong Kong, March 2018.



Together Petter Rustad
Norway

Nominee

"Together"
Oslo, Norway



Winter Field, Alberta Phil Pogledich
USA

Nominee

"Winter Field, Alberta"
Snow blowing across an Alberta field in winter.



Dawn Luminescence Phillip Edwards
UK

Nominee

"Dawn Luminescence "
The rocks at Vik in silhouette against the dawn.



Stepping in line Rene Crystal
USA

Nominee

"Stepping in line"
Stepping In Line



Cranes Roman Dadiomov
Russia

Nominee

"Cranes"



Port Authority, Manhattan Ronald Cooley
USA

Nominee

"Port Authority, Manhattan"
A busy 8th Avenue from inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal



looming Ruth Grindrod
UK

Nominee

"looming "
The looming island viewed from Scarista beach- Isle of Harris Scotland



Mother & Child Sabine Peters
Germany

Nominee

"Mother & Child"



house Sandra Hunter
USA

Nominee

"house"
Lake Annaghmakerrig, Ireland



Flock of birds Sandra Uittenbogaart
Netherlands

Nominee

"Flock of birds"



The view Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Nominee

"The view"



Sun on the Hippo Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee

"Sun on the Hippo"



Night Begins the Day Sonia Melnikova-Raich
USA

Nominee

"Night Begins the Day"
Captured at the Hopi Reservation, Arizona



Steps Stanislav Sitnikov
Russia

Nominee

"Steps"
Man on the stairs Arch La Défense. Paris.



The end of another day Stephanus Meyer
Spain

Nominee

"The end of another day"
Paris-Place de la Concorde at sunset.



Twilight's Last Gleaming Steve Ricketts
Canada

Nominee

"Twilight's Last Gleaming"
taken at dusk near Falun, Alberta, Canada



Me and My Shadow Susan Perry
USA

Nominee

"Me and My Shadow"



Towards the Light Terrance R Pack
Canada

Nominee

"Towards the Light"
This photograph took five days to capture just the way I wanted it.



division Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee

"division"



Inside Looking Out Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee

"Inside Looking Out"
Alone time.



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