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Yin & Yang

Jasmine Rossi

Argentina

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Yin & Yang"
Solitary acacia tree and gigantic sand dune, Namib desert



Mekong No 2

Gabriella Imperatori-Penn

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Mekong No 2"
From my Asia Series



Falling Sky, Inch Strand, County Kerry, Ireland

Glen McClure

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Falling Sky, Inch Strand, County Kerry, Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



In The Garden at Chiselhurst #7826

Laurie Freitag

USA

Honorable Mention

"In The Garden at Chiselhurst #7826"



Back To My Roots

Steve Gosling

UK

Honorable Mention

"Back To My Roots"
Taken in my local woods during COVID lockdown 2020



As the moon falls

Mark Seawell

USA

Honorable Mention

"As the moon falls"
The mountains of northern Utah and I barely get a chance to raise my lens before it is too the moon falls.



A death in the desert 1

Marguerite Garth

USA

Honorable Mention

"A death in the desert 1"
an elegy to the austere and haunting beauty of the high desert that is desiccating slowly but steadily.



Landscape

Vasiliy Ryabovol

Russia

Honorable Mention

"Landscape"



Mare 351

Alessandro Puccinelli

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Mare 351"
A giant wave in Nazaré, Portugal during a huge winter swell.



The Art of the Earth

Jeff Johnson

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Art of the Earth"
Sometimes the Earth doesn't look like we thought it should!



Minimalist grasses

Sue Atkinson

UK

Honorable Mention

"Minimalist grasses"



Alaska Storm

Victor Elias

USA

Honorable Mention

"Alaska Storm"
A storm over the calm waters of Alaska



Dune Line, 2021

Cara Weston

USA

Honorable Mention

"Dune Line, 2021"



Vortex, County Mayo, Ireland

Glen McClure

USA

Honorable Mention

"Vortex, County Mayo, Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



Roots

Nilton Souza

Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Roots"



Dripping Jaws

Joel Simpson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Dripping Jaws"
Captured with a 300mm lens, a 4x ND filter at Paterson Falls, New Jersey



Approach

Danielle Austen

USA

Honorable Mention

"Approach"
Early evening summer storm moving along the lower valley as seen from Shenandoah National Park, Virginia



To the root

Felipe Abraham

Chile

Honorable Mention

"To the root"



Autumn Light

Robert Coates

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Autumn Light"
Early morning light in Southern British Columbia in autumn.



Sjosno 08701

Morgan Anderson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Sjosno 08701"
From the series Sjösnö, captured along the Chicago coast of Lake Michigan.



The Sacred Garden

Graham Eaton

UK

Honorable Mention

"The Sacred Garden"
Around the tiny Church beneath the waves is the sacred garden, a quiet tranquil meadow of Algae.



Alps #3

Harry Koester

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Alps #3"



Light Ribbons II

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Light Ribbons II"



Uncertainty

Vit Madr

Czech Republic

Honorable Mention

"Uncertainty"
What will be next?



Four Sisters

Nicole Robinson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Four Sisters"
Everlasting Beauty of Strong Footings



olive tree

Luciano Monti

Italy

Honorable Mention

"olive tree"



Panamint Dunes

Dawn Benko

USA

Honorable Mention

"Panamint Dunes"
The Panamint Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park at sunrise



Magnolia

Louis Gaillard

France

Honorable Mention

"Magnolia"
work on the Bois des Moutiers park. Varengeville / France



Box Beach

Alfonso Calero

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Box Beach"
Nestled between the hills in a national park on the central coast outside Sydney. Waiting for the su



The Wild Coast

Andrew Lever

UK

Nominee

"The Wild Coast"
A huge wave crashes into the rocks at 'La pared' on the island of Fuerteventura.



Winter

Anke van der Meer

Netherlands

Nominee

"Winter"



Fog and trees with road

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Nominee

"Fog and trees with road"
Fog and trees with road, Maine



Breaking Waves

Bonaventura Durall-Aulet

Spain

Nominee

"Breaking Waves"
Waves from high cliffs in the Costa Brava often offer curious shapes



Misty Beach

Brian Eastwood

New Zealand

Nominee

"Misty Beach"



Turmoil

Brian Eastwood

New Zealand

Nominee

"Turmoil"



Sacred mountain

Cain Shimizu

Japan

Nominee

"Sacred mountain"
This is Mt. Fuji in Japan. This sublime mountain is also called a sacred mountain by people.



Bent Tree California

Chris Roche

USA

Nominee

"Bent Tree California"



Rocks In Taroko #2

Clarence Lin

USA

Nominee

"Rocks In Taroko #2"



Lamy, NM- Pinhole Tree

Cody Brothers

USA

Nominee

"Lamy, NM- Pinhole Tree"
Analog 4x5 capture with IR film



Wormwood Rune

Dana Garrett

USA

Nominee

"Wormwood Rune"
There were a number of patterns visible. This one caught my eye.



A Conversation in Sandstone

Daniel Holmes

USA

Nominee

"A Conversation in Sandstone"
This eroded sandstone formation speaks a strange language. How many storms, how much wind, how much



Etched by Time

Daniel Holmes

USA

Nominee

"Etched by Time"
Layers of Limestone and Sandstone, stained red by iron over the eons. The Colorado River carves its



Moonlight Meeting At Factory Butte

David Winegar

USA

Nominee

"Moonlight Meeting At Factory Butte"
Interesting Meeting Beneath Factory Butte In The Utah Badlands



Lonely Bristlecone Pine

David Winegar

USA

Nominee

"Lonely Bristlecone Pine"
A Lonely Bristlecone Pine, Over 1000 years Old, Endures Another Winter



Lake Ikebana III

Dietmar Tallroth

Finland

Nominee

"Lake Ikebana III"
Reed, water lily leaves and light path on a lake at Evo, Southern Finland, 2020



Dialogue

Doc Uwe Winkler

Germany

Nominee

"Dialogue"
From the Dachstein Tauern Alps series.



Iceland road

Duncan de Fey

Netherlands

Nominee

"Iceland road"
A road in Iceland in to the clouds



First Snow On The Wurmmaulspitz

Duschan Tomic

Italy

Nominee

"First Snow On The Wurmmaulspitz"
A wonderful day in the Dolomites after the first snow had laid down its coat of white...



Monte Bianco 0898

Edoardo Romagnoli

Italy

Nominee

"Monte Bianco 0898"
Photo of Monte Bianco, Italy no post production interventions



deep thoughts

Ernst Hermann

Austria

Nominee

"deep thoughts"



Twin Rocks

Federico Janni

USA

Nominee

"Twin Rocks"
Monument Valley, Utah



Moonscape No 10

Gabriella Imperatori-Penn

USA

Nominee

"Moonscape No 10"
From my Moonscape Series of St Barth



Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia

Gary Latham

UK

Nominee

"Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia"
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest salt flat on the planet at over 4000 sq meters.



Abyss...

Georgette Aleiferi

Greece

Nominee

"Abyss..."



cervino

Gianluca Federighi

Italy

Nominee

"cervino"
mountain shapes



Alberino

Gianluca Federighi

Italy

Nominee

"Alberino"
un piccolo alberino nel bel mezzo del nulla poco prima di una violenta tempesta in Toscana



Pond Reflections, County Mayo, Ireland

Glen McClure

USA

Nominee

"Pond Reflections, County Mayo, Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



A Sunday Afternoon Pontoon Ireland

Glen McClure

USA

Nominee

"A Sunday Afternoon Pontoon Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



Single Tree, Tuscany Italy

Glen McClure

USA

Nominee

"Single Tree, Tuscany Italy"
From the series, A Portrait of Italy



Lough Cullen Reflections, County Mayo Ireland

Glen McClure

USA

Nominee

"Lough Cullen Reflections, County Mayo Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



A Moments Light

Janet Century

USA

Nominee

"A Moments Light"
Sunray with the Tetons in background



Apocalypsis

Jasmine Rossi

Argentina

Nominee

"Apocalypsis"
Fiery Sunset in Patagonia



Mapuche Dawn

Jasmine Rossi

Argentina

Nominee

"Mapuche Dawn"
Lanin volcano & monkey puzzle trees, Patagonia



Baseline

Jean-Charles Folliet

France

Nominee

"Baseline"



A Glorious Morning

Jeff Johnson

USA

Nominee

"A Glorious Morning"
A beautiful morning in Zion National Park, Utah, USA



Faroe Islands

Jens Honore

USA

Nominee

"Faroe Islands"
Faroe Islands



Catch of the Day

Joel Simpson

USA

Nominee

"Catch of the Day"
Captured with a 300mm lens, a 4x ND filter at Paterson Falls, New Jersey



Rio Chama, Abiquiu NM

John Siskin

USA

Nominee

"Rio Chama, Abiquiu NM"



Trees, Gallisteo Basin

John Siskin

USA

Nominee

"Trees, Gallisteo Basin"



Where the Sky Meets the Sea

Jonathan Banks

UK

Nominee

"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"
On a calm day out at sea around Orkney, sky and sea seem to be as one



Anchoring of the star ship hidden in the clouds

Jumpei Tainaka

Germany

Nominee

"Anchoring of the star ship hidden in the clouds"



Misty Morning

Kimara Wilhite

USA

Nominee

"Misty Morning"
Pre sunrise fog and mist at Sandstone Falls, WV



Depth of Field

Lothar Troeller

USA

Nominee

"Depth of Field"
Montage of a field after harvest



Big Dipper Moab

Lou Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Big Dipper Moab"
Lite by the full moon. Park Avenue Moab reviews the Big Dipper.



Cedar Pass Spires Badlands

Lou Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Cedar Pass Spires Badlands"
Shaped by wind and rain the Badlands in South Dakota.



Monument Valley

Lou Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Monument Valley"
Home of the Navajo Nation.



Sunbeams

Lynne Eodice

USA

Nominee

"Sunbeams"
Sunbeams Over Sedona Mesa



Here to Infinity

Marco Crupi

USA

Nominee

"Here to Infinity"



Alluring Path

Marco Crupi

USA

Nominee

"Alluring Path"
Walking through thick brush looking to find the best view to the falls



East of Eden

Mark Seawell

USA

Nominee

"East of Eden"
The first snows reach northern Utah coating the land in a blanket of magic...east of eden



Light of Utah

Mark Seawell

USA

Nominee

"Light of Utah"
The perfect hike ends with a view my wife and I will always love, the light of Utah.



Half Dome

Matt Harbicht

USA

Nominee

"Half Dome"
Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge



my reality

Merten Riesner

Germany

Nominee

"my reality"
when: in October Where: Chiemsee Why: I want to capture how I feel and how I see this Chiemsee, what



Copse In A Snow Shower

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"Copse In A Snow Shower"



Angular Copse

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"Angular Copse"



Black River I

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"Black River I"



Sailing Stones

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"Sailing Stones"



Intimate Heads

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"Intimate Heads"
Hokkaido, Japan



Family

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"Family"



Liquidity

Michael Elkan

Canada

Nominee

"Liquidity"
Rippled reflections of reeds on Lake Trasimeno, Umbria



Two Trees

Michael Venz

New Zealand

Nominee

"Two Trees"
Looking for a long time



Shadows & Sand Dunes

Michael Gard

USA

Nominee

"Shadows & Sand Dunes"
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve - Colorado, USA



Kootenai Falls

Mike DeCesare

USA

Nominee

"Kootenai Falls"
Edition of 10 signed and numbered prints on 100% cotton rag



Bend

Neal Panton

Canada

Nominee

"Bend"



Embrace

Nicole Robinson

USA

Nominee

"Embrace"
Classic Low-country Live Oaks bend to embrace the travelers path



Highlighter

Pally Learmond

UK

Nominee

"Highlighter"
The low angled sun catches just the very tops of the forest in BC, Canada.



Snow Crystals

Pally Learmond

UK

Nominee

"Snow Crystals"
Light bounces and refracts through the snow crystals on a particularly cold day in BC, Canada.



Winter

Pat Zowska

Poland

Nominee

"Winter"
PRAKTICA TL, SILVERPRINT, SKAN



There will be spring

Rainer Thrum

Germany

Nominee

"There will be spring"



Storm Track

Richard Prescott

UK

Nominee

"Storm Track"



Evening Pukaskwa Provincial Park

Richard Mack

USA

Nominee

"Evening Pukaskwa Provincial Park"
A quiet evening at Pukaskwa Provincial Park on Lake Superior.



Storm Mountain

Richard Wong

USA

Nominee

"Storm Mountain"
Storm Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada



Clouds Over Tonga Ridge

Robert Nowak

USA

Nominee

"Clouds Over Tonga Ridge"
Clearing storm in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.



Mirror Beach

Robert Nowak

USA

Nominee

"Mirror Beach"
Clouds reflected on beach, Pacific Rim National Park, Canada.



Frido

Rojo Sache

Spain

Nominee

"Frido"
It hasn’t been manipulated nor digitally processed with post-processing programs



Blackened Ocotillo, Prescott, Arizona

Roy Pope

USA

Nominee

"Blackened Ocotillo, Prescott, Arizona"
Blackened Ocotillo, Infrared, made after burn of area



Thunderstorm over Hernandez

Roy Kaltschmidt

USA

Nominee

"Thunderstorm over Hernandez"
Thunderstorm over church in Hernandez, New Mexico



Blue like an Eclipse

Samuel Feron

France

Nominee

"Blue like an Eclipse"
In the Highlands of Iceland



Huang

Samuel Feron

France

Nominee

"Huang"
Mystic mist in China



Red galaxy

Shinya Itahana

Japan

Nominee

"Red galaxy"
Red galaxy in the dark green universe. (Mt.Daisen, Tottori, Japan)



Melodious

Shinya Itahana

Japan

Nominee

"Melodious"
Melodious of a natural orchestra. (Tottori, Japan)



Rain Clouds Overhead

Steve Gosling

UK

Nominee

"Rain Clouds Overhead"
Taken in the Lake District as a rain storm moved in



Bowling Ball Beach

Steven Poe

USA

Nominee

"Bowling Ball Beach"
Dreamy black and white long exposure of Bowling Ball Beach on the Mendocino coast of California.



Cuffey's Cove - Mendocino

Steven Castro

USA

Nominee

"Cuffey's Cove - Mendocino"



Cypress Trees in Winter

Steven Wayne

USA

Nominee

"Cypress Trees in Winter"



I Will Survive

Susan Dykstra

Canada

Nominee

"I Will Survive"
I will survive



Ancient Guardians

Susanna Patras

USA

Nominee

"Ancient Guardians"
An ancient pine framed by the bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains of California



Petrified forest detail

Tom Brownold

USA

Nominee

"Petrified forest detail"
The chinle foremation errosion



Latourell Falls

Victor Elias

USA

Nominee

"Latourell Falls"
Latourell Falls during a snow storm



Mountain

Victor S. Brigola

Germany

Nominee

"Mountain"
White Snow and Black Rocks with Grey Sky in perfect Harmony.



Line of Trees

Will Enos

USA

Nominee

"Line of Trees"
A line of trees provide a boundary between two spaces



Madeline Valley East

Will Enos

USA

Nominee

"Madeline Valley East"
Remote eastern Madeline Valley and a late spring snow storm



WallTree

Wilma Roesch

Germany

Nominee

"WallTree"
in Berlin that tree attracted me - heartly winter-greetings from WR: Wilma Rösch



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