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Goodbye

Rodrigo Lodi

Brazil

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Goodbye"
A man looking at Sevan Lake, Armenia, as a boat sails away



Ghostly nights in Greece

Barry Brukoff

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Ghostly nights in Greece"
A RARE MOMENT CAPTURED WALKING THE STREETS OF HYDRA



 winter walk

Remigijus Scerbauskas

Lithuania

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

" winter walk"
Image was taken in Kaunas Lithuania during a cold winter walk.



on the terrace

Holger Goehler

Germany

Honorable Mention

"on the terrace"
Brno, Czech Republic in September 2021



Damien

Lukasz Zietara

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Damien"



Silhouette on a Stairway

Franz Sussbauer

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Silhouette on a Stairway"
Person is standig at the top of a stairway



Birds on a Wire

Suzanne Anton

USA

Honorable Mention

"Birds on a Wire"
Diagonals delight



Beach day

Peter Zarkob

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Beach day"
This image takes us to a day at the beach, to its sunset, to a unique moment.



Crown Fountain

Marlene Mendez

USA

Honorable Mention

"Crown Fountain"



Be reborn

Peter Zarkob

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Be reborn"
To be reborn or to be born again, perhaps a concept with multiple interpretations.



The Fisherman across the debris

Charles Mifsud

Malta

Honorable Mention

"The Fisherman across the debris "
A reflection fisherman sweeping and the debris that fall in the water



Nobody Puts Judy in the Corner

Melissa Lackey

USA

Honorable Mention

"Nobody Puts Judy in the Corner"
An illusion of light and shadow



Together Alone

Daniel Bonello

Malta

Honorable Mention

"Together Alone"
We lose special moments when we focus on social media instead of ourselves



Formation

Jill Snyder

USA

Honorable Mention

"Formation"



A dog named puddles

Charles Mifsud

Malta

Honorable Mention

"A dog named puddles"
A reflection of a man and his dog



Recharging the batteries.

Javier Herranz Casellas

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Recharging the batteries."
A flock of cormorants take advantage of the electrical wiring.



Shadowland

Jeff Bullied

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Shadowland"
Street scene, Antigua, Guatemala.



Be the instrument of yourself

Elena Santucci

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Be the instrument of yourself"
Never allow anyone to exploit or overshadow you ... Let your strings vibrate, let your music be hear



Composition no.4

Sasa Prizmic

Croatia

Honorable Mention

"Composition no.4"



Dark Side / Sapanca Lake

Yucel Basoglu

Turkey

Honorable Mention

"Dark Side / Sapanca Lake"
This lake is a beautiful and quiet place 1 hour away from Istanbul.



Going in Circles

Stephen Buhagiar

Malta

Honorable Mention

"Going in Circles"
A young lady seen going round a spiral downward path



The Stranger

Alexander George

USA

Nominee

"The Stranger"
Woman looking out of window at a passing parade



At the edge of the bay

Alfonso de Cruz Barrios

Spain

Nominee

"At the edge of the bay"
Bay of Santander



Light at the end of the tunnel

Andreas Lange

Germany

Nominee

"Light at the end of the tunnel"
We have heard this saying often during Covid and everyone has to get through alone. I have chosen the technique of multiple exposure to make my thought relation



Double exposure winter spring

Andreas Torsten Schuler

Germany

Nominee

"Double exposure winter spring"



Rainy Nights

Anirudh Koppula

Australia

Nominee

"Rainy Nights"



Parasails

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee

"Parasails"



Sentry

Arthur Jacoby

USA

Nominee

"Sentry"
Antelope in the desert



White mask

Barbara Corvino

Italy

Nominee

"White mask"
Man with white mask in a sunbeam



Keplar Mountain Range

Barry Mills

New Zealand

Nominee

"Keplar Mountain Range"
Large scale in simple format



Midday shadow

Berry Bingel

UK

Nominee

"Midday shadow"
Flood light shadow at petrol station



Photographer's Sunrise

Bill Klipp

USA

Nominee

"Photographer's Sunrise"
A group of Photographers set up to photograph the sunrise in the Baja



An Opportunity

Bo-Yuan Chuang

Taiwan

Nominee

"An Opportunity"



Strike A Pose

Brendan Berryman

Australia

Nominee

"Strike A Pose "
Gibson Steps - Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia



Call from Texas

Bruno Zaraya

France

Nominee

"Call from Texas"
Chad Eubank one of the most famous rider in Texas



Listen

Can Gurkan

USA

Nominee

"Listen"



The Bat

Can Gurkan

USA

Nominee

"The Bat"



Family

Carlos Cabral

Portugal

Nominee

"Family"



They're not coming...

Christine Akar

USA

Nominee

"They're not coming..."



High on a Hill

Christine Goerner

Australia

Nominee

"High on a Hill"
This lone steer cuts a majestic figure in silhouette as it is dwarfed by the surrounding landscape.



Trains Passing

Cindy Poulin

Canada

Nominee

"Trains Passing"
From a recent stop at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, USA.



We Are Not

Dana Mikaelle

Canada

Nominee

"We Are Not"
"Untitled (We Are Not)" is actually the title of a painting by Adam Pendleton which you see on the wall in this photo I took in a museum. I think the title goes with the silhouette theme.



Ohio 01

Dave Rudin

USA

Nominee

"Ohio 01"



Pare

Demetrio Jereissati

Brazil

Nominee

"Pare"
A man walks alone on a sunny morning. The shadows of the tree and the man on the street seem to show



Crossing, Legs and Pole Shadow

Denis Sivack

USA

Nominee

"Crossing, Legs and Pole Shadow"



After Life #4

Devin Campbell

USA

Nominee

"After Life #4"



Portrait of Fear III

Dom Fernandez

Spain

Nominee

"Portrait of Fear III"
A project about children's identity and privacy



Across the River

Ed Robinson

USA

Nominee

"Across the River"



Angel at stations of the cross, Santa Inez Mission

Erik Olson

USA

Nominee

"Angel at stations of the cross, Santa Inez Mission"



Circuit connection

Esperanza Gomez

USA

Nominee

"Circuit connection"



Berlin Sky

Flo Fritz

Germany

Nominee

"Berlin Sky"
View from Berlin Main Station outside



Storm

Franck Rouzes

France

Nominee

"Storm"
Storm on the Vercors massif in the Alps



Balancing Act

Gary Levy

USA

Nominee

"Balancing Act"
Tightrope Walker



Winter Light

Gerd Kufner

Germany

Nominee

"Winter Light"



Walking amongst Giants

Gino Ricardo

Netherlands

Nominee

"Walking amongst Giants"
Walking amongst Giants



Get off with the shadow

Go Kochiya

Japan

Nominee

"Get off with the shadow"



Line in the dark

Go Kochiya

Japan

Nominee

"Line in the dark"



The world on the steps

Go Kochiya

Japan

Nominee

"The world on the steps"



Having Fun

Grace Ho

Malaysia

Nominee

"Having Fun"
Children are having their fun time by hitting the hanging plastic bottle near the beach



Escape

Gwen Solomon

USA

Nominee

"Escape"



Elevator

Hartmut Rieg

Germany

Nominee

"Elevator"
Sunlight Floor Cargo Elevator



The Photographer

Ira Dwoskin

USA

Nominee

"The Photographer"



Red Beach sidewalk

James Patrick Conway

Brazil

Nominee

"Red Beach sidewalk"



Bethesda Arcade

Jeff Bullied

Canada

Nominee

"Bethesda Arcade"
Minton tiles in the Bethesda Arcade, Central Park, NYC



Fly Away

Jimmy Lok

Hong Kong

Nominee

"Fly Away"



Heavy Metal

John Raso

Canada

Nominee

"Heavy Metal"



Chasing shadows

John Twiname

New Zealand

Nominee

"Chasing shadows"
Picture taken on a sunny winter day where people were walking under the famous Galata Bridge.



Angel in the Spotlight

Joseph Lungaro

Malta

Nominee

"Angel in the Spotlight"



Into The Mist

Karin De Winter

Belgium

Nominee

"Into The Mist"
Canoeing into the mist on the bayou of the cypress swamps of the Atchafalaya basin in Louisiana.



Earrings

Kathryn McGarvey

Canada

Nominee

"Earrings"



Figure in Doorway

Ken Dreyfack

USA

Nominee

"Figure in Doorway"
Santiago de Cuba



Meeting at midnight

Kiyoshi Kato

Japan

Nominee

"Meeting at midnight"
People were acting in the middle of the night to avoid being seen.Taken in Tokyo, 2020.



Bello

Klaus Spindler

Germany

Nominee

"Bello"
my favorite hill



Time tunnel

Koichi Suzuki

Japan

Nominee

"Time tunnel"
He goes from a place of light through the darkness to a place of light beyond.



Flights

Konstantinos Oikonomou

Greece

Nominee

"Flights"
Corfu Old Town



The Rising Sun

Laura Fay Botfeld

USA

Nominee

"The Rising Sun"
Gateway to the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California



What's the point?

Leslie Goldman

USA

Nominee

"What's the point?"
Inner Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, MD



Escalator Collision

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Nominee

"Escalator Collision"



Look Mom No Hands

Lois Alexander-Mandel

USA

Nominee

"Look Mom No Hands"



Entrance to Forest

Madeleine Corbeil

USA

Nominee

"Entrance to Forest"
Captured the silhouettes entering the Light Display at the Chicago Botanic Garden.



In the cage

Mana Saitoh

Japan

Nominee

"In the cage"



Crowded

Marco Virgone

Italy

Nominee

"Crowded"
Crowded airport gate



Street Artist

Maria Castillo

USA

Nominee

"Street Artist"



Tulip moving #1

Maria Dorn

Germany

Nominee

"Tulip moving #1"
Tulips are moving (emotional)



Old cherry tree

Martin Babarik

Slovakia

Nominee

"Old cherry tree"



The silhouette of Venice

Matteo Busetto

Italy

Nominee

"The silhouette of Venice"
The silhouettes of the historic buildings and churches overlooking the Venetian lagoon, in Italy



At The Museum

Matthew DeZee

USA

Nominee

"At The Museum"



Toscana mansion

Matty Karp

Israel

Nominee

"Toscana mansion"
Trees leading to a Toscana mansion.



Silhouette

Mayda Rumberg

USA

Nominee

"Silhouette "



Sun Salutation

Melissa Lackey

USA

Nominee

"Sun Salutation"
Doesn't this just make you want to fly??!!



Nowhere Man

Melissa Lackey

USA

Nominee

"Nowhere Man"
I strove to find the barrenness of the Southwest highways



Crosswords

Michel Groleau

Canada

Nominee

"Crosswords"
Are we living our life at full speed as if we were passing through a crossword puzzle?



In the snow

Michiko Otomo

Canada

Nominee

"In the snow"
White memory of a heavy snowy night. This photo was taken on Saint-Louis Street in Old Quebec City, Canada.



A lonely night at the river bank

Mohammad Rahman

Australia

Nominee

"A lonely night at the river bank"



Commitment to the waves

Natalia Slovinska

Netherlands

Nominee

"Commitment to the waves"
Silhouettes of surfers walking along the sea and waiting for the right moment.



Shortcut

Nicole Vittoria de Jager

South Africa

Nominee

"Shortcut"
Edinburgh, Scotland. 05/05/2022



Bodoe Harbour

Olav-Inge Alfheim

Norway

Nominee

"Bodoe Harbour"
Bodoe winter 2022



silhouette city

Patrick Hofmann

Germany

Nominee

"silhouette city"
Dresden, Germany - 2022



You are not alone

Peter Zarkob

Spain

Nominee

"You are not alone"
This image tries to introduce us to a story and hint at reflections and feelings.



View to the harbor

Peter Wingerter

Germany

Nominee

"View to the harbor"



No Stranger to the Rain

Petter Rustad

Norway

Nominee

"No Stranger to the Rain"
The Opera House in Oslo, Norway



Cliff Mask

Pierre Terver

Portugal

Nominee

"Cliff Mask"
The Portuguese coast and its endless opportunities for abstraction



Shadows

Poul Helt

Denmark

Nominee

"Shadows"
Shadows



Work: Trimming Trees in Los Angeles

Rainer Quesada

USA

Nominee

"Work: Trimming Trees in Los Angeles"
Work is vital to everyone. I want to capture people in the act of working.



tree and cross

Renata Kuljovska

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"tree and cross"



Strangers

Renata Apan

Lithuania

Nominee

"Strangers"
Image was taken at airport, but it can show our life - we meet and we leave...



Miyabi

Rieko Ikeda

Japan

Nominee

"Miyabi"
Maiko in Kyoto



End of the Hunt

Robert Ruble

USA

Nominee

"End of the Hunt"
Tired hunter, tired dogs on the long walk back to the truck.



Bike Shadows

Robin Sacknoff

USA

Nominee

"Bike Shadows"



graceful thoughts

Rolf Hoesli

Switzerland

Nominee

"graceful thoughts"
graceful thoughts



Un-neutered Male on the Prowl

Ronald Dunlap

USA

Nominee

"Un-neutered Male on the Prowl"
Local tomcat out on his morning walk



Solo Man

Sara Szpektor

USA

Nominee

"Solo Man"



Curves of Light

Scott Oliver

USA

Nominee

"Curves of Light"
Light will bend around any curves it meets



Fichtenacker.1

Sepp Koeppel

Switzerland

Nominee

"Fichtenacker.1"



Meeting at the mosque

Sidney Gaspar

Brazil

Nominee

"Meeting at the mosque"
Abu Dabi



big and small

Simone Nagel

Germany

Nominee

"big and small"
Horizon observatory with walkers



Equipoise

Stefan Neagu

Romania

Nominee

"Equipoise"
Film photography, Hasselblad 503CW, Ilford FP4



Reflections On The Wall

Steffen Mueller

Germany

Nominee

"Reflections On The Wall"
Just a handrail...



The Search

Stella Oliver

USA

Nominee

"The Search"
The light shall show us the way



Shadow Play

Stephanie E'amato

USA

Nominee

"Shadow Play"
Walking my dog and playing with shadows



Canadian Border Patrol

Steve Ricketts

Canada

Nominee

"Canadian Border Patrol"
taken near Two Hills, AB. this line of cattle was on a small rise, silhouetted against a cloudy sky.



I got you covered

Susan Langer

USA

Nominee

"I got you covered"



Dark and Dangerous Street

Suzanne Schwartzman

USA

Nominee

"Dark and Dangerous Street"
Nowhere to escape the the throngs of cars and people on the dark street



Leaving

Sven Svenson

Germany

Nominee

"Leaving"
stooped posture



Star Gazer Under The Milky Way

Tailai OBrien

Australia

Nominee

"Star Gazer Under The Milky Way"
Silhouette with the telescope as the emu rises in the sky



Vigilant

TR Smith

USA

Nominee

"Vigilant"



Birders in the Storm

Trevor Kerry

UK

Nominee

"Birders in the Storm"
The dedication and isolation of keen birders highlighted in impending storm



Saw Dust

Vince Kehn

Canada

Nominee

"Saw Dust"
High tree fallers next cut.



Red Ball

Vitaliy Plyaka

Ukraine

Nominee

"Red Ball"
Ukraine, Kyiv



Lambertville Late Afternoon

Wayne Palmer

USA

Nominee

"Lambertville Late Afternoon"



Hualien Mqmgi Dowmung Old Tunnel

Wen Hung Lin

Taiwan

Nominee

"Hualien Mqmgi Dowmung Old Tunnel"
Mqmgi Dowmung Old Tunnel in Hualien County of Taiwan.



Dipsacus follonum

Wolfgang Wiesen

Germany

Nominee

"Dipsacus follonum"



In the branch

Xavier Mas Ferra

Spain

Nominee

"In the branch"
Silhouette of a mantis photographed in the home garden.



The horse rider in the snowy world

Xin Wang

USA

Nominee

"The horse rider in the snowy world"
This was taken in our car when we traveled in Iceland.



A Joyful Run on the Beach

Yuan Zhang

China (PRC)

Nominee

"A Joyful Run on the Beach"
This photo was taken at the Olympic National Park, Washington, on June 16, 2019.



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