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concrete, metal and wood

Judith A. Taylor

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"concrete, metal and wood"
Staircase in Pavillon Le Corbusier, Zurich (Switzerland), the last building designed by Le Corbusier



Holocaust Memorial

Christian Meermann

Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Holocaust Memorial"
Taken at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.



Thoughts Storm

Dominique Genin

Belgium

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Thoughts Storm"
A chaotic state of mind can be a fertile ground for creativity



kyoto dream

Remigijus Scerbauskas

Lithuania

Honorable Mention

"kyoto dream"



Red Door

Brandon Boothe

USA

Honorable Mention

"Red Door"
The Red Door I saw in the distance.



Infinity

Stefano Degli Esposti

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Infinity"
Study of Walkie-Talkie building's architectural features - London (UK)



Migration

Jurgen Dopatka

USA

Honorable Mention

"Migration"
Array of Marbles and Steel Balls



Togetherness

Stella Oliver

USA

Honorable Mention

"Togetherness"



Abstractivism 1

Christophe Matsacos

Cyprus

Honorable Mention

"Abstractivism 1"



Avalanche

Ilya Trofimenko

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Avalanche"



Whiteout

Patrick Ems

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Whiteout"
Taken on a stormy day in February in Western Greenland.



Lamp Over Couch

Brent Haddix

USA

Honorable Mention

"Lamp Over Couch"
Abstract B&W. I see a lamp over a couch. What do you see?



The Great Calm

Patrick Ems

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"The Great Calm"



Gray and white

Lee Grossman

USA

Honorable Mention

"Gray and white"



Bicycles

Lee Grossman

USA

Honorable Mention

"Bicycles"



Extension

Rupert Horst Portugaller

Austria

Honorable Mention

"Extension"
Detail of a floor lamp



BMW Museum

Hans Bauer

Germany

Honorable Mention

"BMW Museum"



Light shade abstact

Ian Shand

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Light shade abstact"
Light shade detail seen in a motel room, Coromandel Town, New Zealand 2019



In the Light of Shell

Ana Joveva

Republic of North Macedonia

Honorable Mention

"In the Light of Shell"
EACH SEASHELL HAVE DIFFERENT PERAL, DIFFERENT PATERNS, LIFE, LIGHTS .. SAME AS MINE, YOURS, OURS...



Faceless

Joao Miguel Barros

Macao

Honorable Mention

"Faceless"
The image submitted is against the rules and is part of a marginal group of faceless portraits.



watch your steps

Anita Schiedeck

Spain

Honorable Mention

"watch your steps"



Fragmented

Judy Stokes

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Fragmented"
An In Camera multiple exposure commenting on the pressures felt within the urban jungle.



Facets

Christian Meermann

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Facets"
An abstract architectural photo taken in Berlin, Germany.



Bodyscape

Carolyn Knorr

USA

Honorable Mention

"Bodyscape"
Shadw and light with water droplets



Covid Movement at the crossing

Remi Joseph d'Argent

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Covid Movement at the crossing"
Various Movements at a crossing after the cover 19 Pandemic



Urban Texture

Stefano Degli Esposti

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Urban Texture"
Study of the architectural features of Manhattan Downtown Skyline - Nwe York City (USA)



Projection

Niklaus Fringeli

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Projection"



Canal Steps

Steve Burkett

USA

Honorable Mention

"Canal Steps"
Steps leading down into a Venetian canal



MAAT - study XI

Stefan Buder

Germany

Honorable Mention

"MAAT - study XI"



Ice Forming

Anne Readel

USA

Nominee

"Ice Forming"



Locomotion

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee

"Locomotion"



Passer-by

Berry Bingel

UK

Nominee

"Passer-by"
Abstract view of passer-by



Boardwalk Crossing

Bill Rosenberg

USA

Nominee

"Boardwalk Crossing"
A cross - section of the boardwalk at Jones Beach on Long Island NY.



Water Droplets

Brian Jones

Australia

Nominee

"Water Droplets"
Water Droplets



Finntown 73

C E Morse

USA

Nominee

"Finntown 73"
Study of a found object: derelict moving van



Rusty Art 1

Christian Meermann

Germany

Nominee

"Rusty Art 1"
Funny how rust and age can turn an old railway car into a piece of abstract art.



Crossed

Christine Jacobson

New Zealand

Nominee

"Crossed"



Black Vendela 09

Christine Goerner

Australia

Nominee

"Black Vendela 09"
Light and shade shows off the texture, form and lines of the overlapping petals of a rose.



Convex

Claudia Fainguersch

Argentina

Nominee

"Convex"



Eyedrops

Damjan Voglar

Slovenia

Nominee

"Eyedrops"



Aquatica

David Reilly

USA

Nominee

"Aquatica"
Part of a short series on the texture of the ocean and the fish within.



Bridge Casting

Dorothy Palm

USA

Nominee

"Bridge Casting"



Rotational Symmetry with Common Objects: Comb

Elizabeth Kazda

USA

Nominee

"Rotational Symmetry with Common Objects: Comb"
In-camera multiple exposure of 8 exposures of a comb on a light box.



Lights Out

Emo Gene

Canada

Nominee

"Lights Out"



Rodin

Frederic Deschenes

Canada

Nominee

"Rodin"
Rodin exhibition at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico.



Souls Ascending

Gary Wiesner

USA

Nominee

"Souls Ascending"
A reflection adjacent to the Freedom Tower, a reminder of that fateful day of 9/11. Not manipulated



California

Gary Lopez

USA

Nominee

"California"
Arcing across the northern sky, California Nebula is a turbulent mass of gas and dust.



The Sailboat

Hartmut Rieg

Germany

Nominee

"The Sailboat"



Pulse

Hilda Champion

USA

Nominee

"Pulse"
Layers of bamboo poles form the “pulse” of China’s high-intensity seaweed production.



Departure

Ilya Trofimenko

Germany

Nominee

"Departure"



Posthuman

Irina Magdalena Bivolaru

Romania

Nominee

"Posthuman"
Inspired by Marilyn Manson song "Posthuman"



Melt Wave

James McNelis

USA

Nominee

"Melt Wave"
Melting Frost



Paros 1

Joseph O'Neill

USA

Nominee

"Paros 1"



Fabric Of Society

Karen Hanley Colbert

USA

Nominee

"Fabric Of Society"



inside the cucumber

Katerina Muchova

Czech Republic

Nominee

"inside the cucumber"



Follow the Line

Keith Monsoor

USA

Nominee

"Follow the Line"
Follow the line at Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway in Nevada/Utah.



Always the Picture

Kerry Maxwell

USA

Nominee

"Always the Picture"



Floating Grass of Lake Irwin

Laszlo Perlaky

USA

Nominee

"Floating Grass of Lake Irwin"



Spheres

Leah Lallier

USA

Nominee

"Spheres"
Light and shadow in equal sized spheres



Drops of Water

Leah Lallier

USA

Nominee

"Drops of Water"



Before Tron

Lee Grossman

USA

Nominee

"Before Tron"



We Are We

Lois Alexander-Mandel

USA

Nominee

"We Are We"



Inner Covid

Lois Alexander-Mandel

USA

Nominee

"Inner Covid"



water skulpture I

Marc Hodel

Switzerland

Nominee

"water skulpture I"



Wynn Reflections

Margo Kessler Cook

USA

Nominee

"Wynn Reflections"



mushrooms

Marianna Armata

Canada

Nominee

"mushrooms"



Looking Out in Fear

Marion Rodgers

Australia

Nominee

"Looking Out in Fear"
Looking out over at what has been done to this planet is horrifying



Decay

Martina Platte

Hong Kong

Nominee

"Decay"



The Not Being

Massimiliano Balo'

UK

Nominee

"The Not Being"



Abstract in Black and White

Michael Rausch

USA

Nominee

"Abstract in Black and White"
Neurons firing at least in my imagination.



Guggenheim Aspect +90o

Michael Brodie

USA

Nominee

"Guggenheim Aspect +90o"
The iconic lines of the Guggenheim Museum become unfamiliar when rotated, but still flow gracefully.



A whole life

Norbert Boeckmann

Germany

Nominee

"A whole life"
teaspoon of an 85 year old deceased woman. the worn tip was digitally reconstructed.



LED Dancers

Oliver Stegmann

Switzerland

Nominee

"LED Dancers"
Circus Salto Natale, Switzerland, 2019



Walk the line

Patrick Pellegrini

Switzerland

Nominee

"Walk the line"
The women in red walks in a street in Catania



Shadows on the wall

Peter Krenek

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Shadows on the wall"
Shadows on the wall in an underground passage in Bratislava



Motel room

Peter Aitken

USA

Nominee

"Motel room"
Taken by a bored photographer while staying at a cheap motel in Winchester, Virginia



Ballet Ensemble.

Remi Joseph d'Argent

Australia

Nominee

"Ballet Ensemble."
Duo Ballet movements with double slow exposure



No title

Rene Wouters

Netherlands

Nominee

"No title"



Motion

Rieko Ikeda

Japan

Nominee

"Motion"
Flow line, ballerina, beauty of human body



Eismalerei

Sepp Koeppel

Switzerland

Nominee

"Eismalerei"



Layers

Shifra Levyathan

Israel

Nominee

"Layers"



Walt Disney Concert Hall - study V

Stefan Buder

Germany

Nominee

"Walt Disney Concert Hall - study V"



Steel Leaf

Stefano Degli Esposti

Italy

Nominee

"Steel Leaf"
Study of the architectural features of the Beekman tower - New York City (USA)



Zoom Zoom Zoom

Stella Oliver

USA

Nominee

"Zoom Zoom Zoom"



Afternoon Rain

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Afternoon Rain"
An afternoon shower beads water on a canal-side table top in Venice



Parabola

Susan Jacobs

USA

Nominee

"Parabola"



A Brisk Walk

Suzan Mandla

Canada

Nominee

"A Brisk Walk"
Abstract photograph of two people out for a walk on a cold winter day.



Globe

Sylvia Gardner

USA

Nominee

"Globe"
Globe



Fern

Ulla Cornelius

Germany

Nominee

"Fern"



Blackbird

Willa Davis

USA

Nominee

"Blackbird"
The A-12, the first of three different versions of the Blackbird.Secretly developed by Lockheed



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