Still Life - Amateur

Empty Space Rene Schaedler
Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Still Life
Professional

"Empty Space"



Still Life 3 Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Still Life
Professional

"Still Life 3"



Twisted Metal Stephen Mimms
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Still Life
Professional

"Twisted Metal"



Cosmic Sea Debbie Hartley
Australia

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Cosmic Sea"



Bare Minimum Diane Klein
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Bare Minimum"



Our Bed Caroline Aung
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Our Bed"
This photo is part of a series intimately exploring the photographer's own romantic relationship.



chimney Konstantin Weiss
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"chimney"



Afternoon Light Carolyn Knorr
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Afternoon Light"
Part of a series of light studies while at home during the pandemic.



Online Jacqui Turner
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Online"
From the series: "Going Places"



Faded 1 Klaus-Juergen Roericht
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Faded 1"



Chilhuly's Pond Kerry Maxwell
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Chilhuly's Pond"



Recommencement Regina Cserna
Austria

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Recommencement"



The Frugal Meal. (A Bloater on a Piece of Yellow Paper.) Klas Anders
Sweden

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"The Frugal Meal. (A Bloater on a Piece of Yellow Paper.)"



Rest station Simone Nagel
Germany

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Rest station"
Early in the morning at the rest area at a gas station.



Frozen Flowers Jane Craig Walker
UK

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Frozen Flowers"
Flowers frozen to the fence overnight with a hoar frost in Atyrau, Kazakhstan



Lost Sunflower 2 Wieneke de Leeuw
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Lost Sunflower 2"
These photos are part of a series: In early winter 2020, Sunflowers are left in a deserted field and reveal their characters as sculptures in the winter sun.



Reeds John Crowley
Ireland

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Reeds"



Egg - After Sudek Paul Dodd
Australia

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Egg - After Sudek"
Inspired by Czech photographer Josef Sudek who took many "kitchen" still lives



Truth and illusion Pei Chun Shih
Taiwan

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Truth and illusion"
Looking for truth and illusion in the reflection of the taro field.



Mailboxes With Character Jacqui Turner
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Mailboxes With Character"
From the series: "Going Places"



Ancient Still Life Regina Cserna
Austria

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Ancient Still Life"



The Piano Guenther Reissner
Austria

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"The Piano"
Old Piano found in an old abandoned castle.



Finishing Touches Lynette Jonson
Canada

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Finishing Touches"



Untitled #1 Diane Kravetz
USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Untitled #1"



Fresh Aleksandr Stikhin
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Fresh"
Sour Cherry



Oyster Still Life #2 Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Oyster Still Life #2"
Andy Ilachinski



Demanding Silence Antero Wallinus-Rinne
Norway

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Demanding Silence"



Yin-Yiang Antonio Bernardino Coelho
Portugal

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Yin-Yiang"
From a conceptual perspective, this image addresses the Yin-Yiang.



 boots Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

" boots"
Shadowy Boots



Okay Bernie Kubiak
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Okay"
Window seat



In tribute to Bowie    Berry Bingel
UK

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"In tribute to Bowie "
Lamppost with Bowie sticker; from the series “Urban observations”



Pontiac Ornament C E Morse
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Pontiac Ornament"
Chrome hood ornament from a 1950 Pontiac after a rain storm



Ropes Carmen Ramon Cami
Spain

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Ropes"
PICTURE TAKEN IN BERLIN



Mushrooms Carol Rusinek
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Mushrooms"



forgotten fedora Charles Crain
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"forgotten fedora"
while visiting a woodworking shop in 1970 I discovered this cobwebbed fedora



Water Vegetation Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Water Vegetation"
This image is part of an ongoing series of images reflecting the wabi-sari concept.



Still Life 4 Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Still Life 4"



Vicente Tacos Chuck Nakell
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Vicente Tacos"
7 a.m. behind Vicente's Magical Taco Truck



Floating Treasure Claudia Zeien
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Floating Treasure"
A gift box appears to be unwrapping itself, assisted only by gravity



Silent Flowers 0685 Claudio Guarisco
Italy

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Silent Flowers 0685"
Fuji GFX 50 R continuous light



Still Life Damaso Avila
Spain

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Still Life"
A SET OF DRY TREES AND PLACED UPWARDS ARE USED AS A DECORATIVE ELEMENT IN THE MARTIÁNEZ COMPLEX IN T



Electric Petals Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Electric Petals"



Grass David Flueckiger
Switzerland

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Grass"



I Think I Was A Soda David Johns
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"I Think I Was A Soda"



Deco Peony Deb Tatonetti
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Deco Peony"



Collecting Magnolia Debbie Hartley
Australia

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Collecting Magnolia"



Vice Denise Isnor
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Vice"



Winter In Pending Frederic Deschenes
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Winter In Pending"



A rose without fragrance Grace Law
Hong Kong

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"A rose without fragrance"
Rose sculpture at Hong Kong's harbour front



Agave Gregory Hom
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Agave"
A agave plant in the late afternoon sun.



Traditional Finnish sauna Heini Tikkanen
Finland

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Traditional Finnish sauna"
Capturing of traditional Finnish wood burning sauna in countryside.



Pearly Dew Hennie Kempen
Netherlands

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Pearly Dew"
Water is just like pearls (or diamonds) sometimes



snow on the lake Holger Nimtz
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"snow on the lake"
Germany, Uckermark, Lake Zenssee [Winter 2021]



Pincushion protea Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Pincushion protea"
Almost statuesque, the stem presents as a stairway to paradise as the flower prepares to open. Cape Town, South Africa 2015



Mannequins Isa Totah
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Mannequins"
Stoic mannequins outside a shop in Essaouira, Morocco



Late Winter James Meldrum
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Late Winter"



Allium Flower Jeff Lucas
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Allium Flower"
Potrait of an Allium flower in full bloom



Aeonium Sunburst Jennifer Nelson
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Aeonium Sunburst"
Black and white highlights contrast, texture in the horticultural arrangement of these succulents.



Precarious Position Jennifer James
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Precarious Position"
Portion of a sculpture at the Boca Museum of Art, representing the masses in relation to the elite.



A simple pear Jishnu Changkakoti
India

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"A simple pear"
A simple image of a pear in candle light.



Winter mask John Raso
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Winter mask"



Pandemy Jose Guillon
Brazil

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Pandemy"



Fuze box JT Garry
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Fuze box"



50 roses Katerina Muchova
Czech Republic

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"50 roses"



Lady's Mantle Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Lady's Mantle"
Victorian ladies used the dew catered in their leaves as a beauty elixir.



Portable Magic Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Portable Magic"
"The library is inhabited ny spirits that come out of the pages at night." -Isabel Allende



Suspension Kathryn McGarvey
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Suspension"
Taken surprisingly in the Houston International Airport



White Trash II Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"White Trash II"



The last bottle Klaus-Juergen Roericht
Switzerland

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"The last bottle"



After the Rain Laszlo Perlaky
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"After the Rain"
Glowing wet forest floor after the rain at Purden Lake, BC, Canada



Fleeting ll Leslie Gleim
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Fleeting ll"



Entwined Leslie Gleim
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Entwined"



curbside pick-up Lori S
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"curbside pick-up"



Where have all the Flowers Gone? Lucy Lasky
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Where have all the Flowers Gone?"
Where have all the Flowers Gone?



Cod Salt Shack Lynn Tait
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Cod Salt Shack"
Fogo Island Newfoundland Canada



Railroad Manuel Ruiz
Spain

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Railroad"
Abandoned railroad but actually very alive



gallery Marc Hodel
Switzerland

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"gallery"



Ray Of Lilies Maria Castillo
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Ray Of Lilies"



Just Two Pencils Marie Altenburg
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Just Two Pencils"
Just Two Pencils



Sunflowers Marion Rodgers
Australia

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Sunflowers"
Growing by the roadside



Joy Ride Melissa Lackey
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Joy Ride"
While passing through a Florida Native American reservation, came across this crazy and otherworldly scene. Wonder about this poor doll and her backstory.



At Night Michael Miranda
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"At Night"
One Lonely Night



sailing ship Mike Seidel
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"sailing ship"
I immediately thought of a sailing ship with set sails that glides over the ocean



Sharp as a Knife Neil Hunter
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Sharp as a Knife"



The Art of Preservation Nicola Bolton
UK

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"The Art of Preservation"
Air drying persimmons under family photos at a farmer's home in North Korea



Windows Norman Robbins
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Windows"



Autumn Gourds Patricia Schnepf
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Autumn Gourds"
Abundance of Gourds -- It's definitely autumn!



Layered Leaves Paul Hetzel
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Layered Leaves"



Center of Life 01 Paul Blieden
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Center of Life 01"
Part of a series of images I started during the pandemic using my macro lens to keep myself sane.



After Sudek #2 Paul Dodd
Australia

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"After Sudek #2"
Inspired by Czech photographer Josef Sudek - a kitchen window still life



Ideogram-1 Paulo Mittelman
Brazil

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Ideogram-1"
Some remains of dead leaves on sand may suggest an ancient writing



Barley Peter Krenek
Slovak Republic

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Barley"
Belgian barley in the soft light of a late summer afternoon, taken on the outskirts of Brussels.



spider web with dew drops Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"spider web with dew drops"
a photo of a spider web taken y in the morning after the fog has cleared



masks Robin Sacknoff
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"masks"
covid fashion



Just Dial 0 Roger Parvin
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Just Dial 0"
From a collection of objects that were once used by family members.



Sale Roman Dadiomov
Russia

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Sale"



Mushrooms at Dawn Ruth Ball
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Mushrooms at Dawn"



Dished Up Sandrina Huish
New Zealand

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Dished Up"
The scull of a once family pet monkey fascinates me. I'm pleased to be its minder.



Awter the Eco Photo Sergey Majorov
Russia

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Awter the Eco Photo"



Calla Lily Seta Karabadjian
Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Calla Lily"



Crushed Sharon Knowles
USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Crushed"
Plastic Water Bottle Crushed by Hand



And yet Unique Sven Thamm
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"And yet Unique"
Cotton grass of the Arctic. Thousands of them, like snowflakes of the bog, but each is yet unique.



Stormy Days Ulla Cornelius
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Stormy Days"



Hazel Catkins Ulla Cornelius
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Hazel Catkins"



Trapped Vicki Gardner
UK

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Trapped"



Lost Sunflower 1 Wieneke de Leeuw
Netherlands

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Lost Sunflower 1"
These photos are part of a series: In early winter 2020, Sunflowers are left in a deserted field and reveal their characters as sculptures in the winter sun.



Lily Wilhelm Kleinoeder
Germany

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Lily"
The scent of pink lily is made visible in the picture



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