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Untitled No. 1

Tom Sliter

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Untitled No. 1"



Glass Shadow on Table

Budd Parker

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Glass Shadow on Table"
Glass Shadow on Table



Sun Check

Volker Kesting

Netherlands

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Sun Check"



Released

Jennifer Grant-Keene

USA

Honorable Mention

"Released"
As a pod releases it's seeds, they take flight into the air.



Waiting Room

Tudor ApMadoc

USA

Honorable Mention

"Waiting Room"
Inside an old prison in West Viginia



Calla Flag

Deb Tatonetti

USA

Honorable Mention

"Calla Flag"



Living Together

Harvey Silber

USA

Honorable Mention

"Living Together"



Lily Pads

Richard Burdon

UK

Honorable Mention

"Lily Pads"
Lily pads captured on the inky-black waters of a small Lochan near Kylesku in north west Scotland



After Raining

Adam Neuba

Germany

Honorable Mention

"After Raining"
Impressions of a wonderful dahlia bloom after a light rain shower.



Liquid Blooms

Dave Cohen

USA

Honorable Mention

"Liquid Blooms"



Tables & Chairs

Jeff Bullied

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Tables & Chairs"



Seats Awaiting

Ivan Pesic

USA

Honorable Mention

"Seats Awaiting"
Amphitheater, Ojai, California



Mushrooms on Trees

Lynn Tait

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Mushrooms on Trees"



Please Don't Touch

Steve Burkett

USA

Honorable Mention

"Please Don't Touch"
Saguaro Cactus in Sonoran Desert



Photo-Graphik

Klaus-Juergen Roericht

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Photo-Graphik"



The Virgin

Amy Ouderkirk

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Virgin"
Unopened tulip.



Hibiscus flowers

Seta Karabadjian

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Hibiscus flowers"



Sunflowers in a pitcher.

Klas Anders

Sweden

Honorable Mention

"Sunflowers in a pitcher."



Gourdism 3

Dave Johns

USA

Honorable Mention

"Gourdism 3"
from my conceptual series of the same name



Welcome

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Honorable Mention

"Welcome"



I'll Be Back

Gary Levy

USA

Honorable Mention

"I'll Be Back"
Chair With Sweater Casting a Shadow



Ice Storm

Matthew Barry

USA

Honorable Mention

"Ice Storm"
Frozen silver feather maiden grass, taken shortly after an ice storm as it was melting.



Arm In Arm

Anne Dignam

USA

Honorable Mention

"Arm In Arm"



Unwanted Baby Boy

C E Morse

USA

Honorable Mention

"Unwanted Baby Boy"
Unfortunate gravestone - Rockport, ME



Translational Symmetry with Common Objects: Clothes Hanger

Elizabeth Kazda

USA

Honorable Mention

"Translational Symmetry with Common Objects: Clothes Hanger"
A clothes hanger was photographed with an in-camera multiple exposure of 27 frames.



Shapes In Black And White

Rene Crystal

USA

Honorable Mention

"Shapes In Black And White"
Shapes In Black And White



Lignum

Aaron Rayburn

USA

Nominee

"Lignum"



The Gramophone

Amy Siqveland

USA

Nominee

"The Gramophone"



The Protector

Amy Ouderkirk

USA

Nominee

"The Protector"
2 Icelandic poppies intertwined.



The Seductress

Amy Ouderkirk

USA

Nominee

"The Seductress"
Tulip in full bloom.



water lily

Andreas Lange

Germany

Nominee

"water lily"
Some motifs are also discovered in the garden of the girlfriend



Umbrellas

Anita Schiedeck

Spain

Nominee

"Umbrellas"



the rock garden

Ann Quinn

USA

Nominee

"the rock garden"
a quiet place to thrive



Resting at Polulu

Anne Schlueter

USA

Nominee

"Resting at Polulu"
This resting place caught my eye walking up the hill to the Pololu Overlook, Big Island, Hawaii.



Grandma Flowers

Anne Connor

USA

Nominee

"Grandma Flowers"



1 - 2 - 3

Antero Wallinus-Rinne

Norway

Nominee

"1 - 2 - 3"



Seeking Ilumination

Aynsley Stelfox

Canada

Nominee

"Seeking Ilumination"



Black vase

Barbara Corvino

Italy

Nominee

"Black vase"
Black vase



Spanish doors

Barbara Maker

USA

Nominee

"Spanish doors"
Do Not Enter



Moving Day

Beth Youmans

USA

Nominee

"Moving Day"



Raindrops

Bo-Yuan Chuang

Taiwan

Nominee

"Raindrops"



ivy tendril, infrared

Brian Valente

USA

Nominee

"ivy tendril, infrared"
new ivy shoot beneath rustic home, infrared



Symmetry of Silence 1

Brian Schneider

USA

Nominee

"Symmetry of Silence 1"
Reed reflections on a silent wind day.



Stable Stall

Carolyn Knorr

USA

Nominee

"Stable Stall"
Afternoon light in the stable.



Coworkers

Charlotte Turner

USA

Nominee

"Coworkers"



Gradually collapse

Chihiro Funasoko

Japan

Nominee

"Gradually collapse"
It is unknown when and who dug the statue on this rock.



Serendipitous Union

Christine Akar

USA

Nominee

"Serendipitous Union"



Still Life 4

Christophe Matsacos

Cyprus

Nominee

"Still Life 4"
Still Life with mirror, umbrella, tulips...



Still Life 6

Christophe Matsacos

Cyprus

Nominee

"Still Life 6"
Still Life with jug, leaves and shadows



Hobbit House

Cindy Poulin

Canada

Nominee

"Hobbit House"
All are welcome here.



Tine and Tine Again

Colleen Sayer

Canada

Nominee

"Tine and Tine Again"
Just a day forkin' around with my camera!!



The Tale-Tellers

Dana Mikaelle

Canada

Nominee

"The Tale-Tellers"
The Tale-Tellers



Shardonnay

Dave Cohen

USA

Nominee

"Shardonnay"



Under Glass

Dave Cohen

USA

Nominee

"Under Glass"



The Sea of Tranquility

David Mercieca

Australia

Nominee

"The Sea of Tranquility"
Still Life of Dandelion in Milk



Wild Lotus Blossom

David Campione

USA

Nominee

"Wild Lotus Blossom"
Lotus Blossom growing in a natural environment.



Scatter

Diana Barker Price

USA

Nominee

"Scatter"
Photogram on Ilford B&W paper



Iris

Don Jacobson

USA

Nominee

"Iris"
Iris



Portend

Ed Sancious

USA

Nominee

"Portend"



Kite Tails

Eduardo Fujii

USA

Nominee

"Kite Tails"



Travelling Alone

Emo Gene

Canada

Nominee

"Travelling Alone"



Still life

Enrica Ridolfi

Italy

Nominee

"Still life"
Bicchieri e bottiglie attraverso un vetro



Reflections

Franklin Church

USA

Nominee

"Reflections"



Sunflowers & Sofa, Thornton, ON., 2022

Gerald Pisarzowski

Canada

Nominee

"Sunflowers & Sofa, Thornton, ON., 2022"
Sunflowers & Sofa



Deep in the forest

Gerd Kufner

Germany

Nominee

"Deep in the forest"



Antique Store

Gregory Hom

USA

Nominee

"Antique Store"
Some items on display at an antique store in a small town



Tulip Surrender

Heather Firth

USA

Nominee

"Tulip Surrender"
Coming soon!



Tulip: Sensual Anomaly #2

Heather Firth

USA

Nominee

"Tulip: Sensual Anomaly #2"
Coming soon!



French Provincial Peony Petals

Heather Firth

USA

Nominee

"French Provincial Peony Petals"
Coming soon!



Fibonacci Curl: Lilies

Heather Firth

USA

Nominee

"Fibonacci Curl: Lilies"
Coming soon!



what the fork

Henk Langerak

Netherlands

Nominee

"what the fork"
has the fork a middle finger?



windows of my study

Holger Goehler

Germany

Nominee

"windows of my study"
view from the window of my study



Lost in Utopia

Hsien-Chih Chuang

Taiwan

Nominee

"Lost in Utopia"



Life extinguished

Ian Shand

New Zealand

Nominee

"Life extinguished"
The snow and overcast but bright sky provided a complementary background to the otherwise somber mood. Denver 2018



A Feather Afloat

Inna Malostovker

USA

Nominee

"A Feather Afloat"
Reflection of a bridge and a floating feather



One Shoe of 12 Million

Ira Dwoskin

USA

Nominee

"One Shoe of 12 Million"
From the DC Holocaust Museum



revolving thoughts

Irina Magdalena Bivolaru

Romania

Nominee

"revolving thoughts"
the spider net gives the illusion of a rotating wheel



The Lovers

Jacqui Turner

USA

Nominee

"The Lovers"
From the "Veiled in Light" series



Tulips #2

Jane Strisik

USA

Nominee

"Tulips #2"
Morning



Thinking

Janis Ehlers

USA

Nominee

"Thinking "
Tenants Harbor, Maine on a morning walk



Wild

Jessica Margo

USA

Nominee

"Wild"
Mushrooms growing in the trunk of a decaying tree, Jockey Hollow, NJ. June 2021



Net Weight

Jim Sterne

USA

Nominee

"Net Weight"



Window Sink & Chair

John Doyle

USA

Nominee

"Window Sink & Chair"



Silver Fish

Judy M. King

USA

Nominee

"Silver Fish"



No. 5

Julie Yesko

USA

Nominee

"No. 5"



succulent

Kathleen Fischer

USA

Nominee

"succulent"
To hold life in the palm of your hand.



Steering Among the Chaos

Kathryn McGarvey

Canada

Nominee

"Steering Among the Chaos"



Seed Pods and Sunlight

Kerry Maxwell

USA

Nominee

"Seed Pods and Sunlight"



Summer

Kiyoshi Kato

Japan

Nominee

"Summer"
One morning, I brewed an iced coffee. The excess ice melted away. I felt summer was near. Taken in Tokyo,2021.



Window Display

Larry Jones

USA

Nominee

"Window Display"
Window display at Schentz Theatrical Supply, Inc in Cincinnati



Dried Lotus Leaves

Laszlo Perlaky

USA

Nominee

"Dried Lotus Leaves"
Dried Lotus leaves at French Lake, Whichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma



The Hand That Commands

Leslie Goldman

USA

Nominee

"The Hand That Commands"
Aventura, Florida



Scapegoat

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Nominee

"Scapegoat"



Feathers In The Wild

Lois Alexander-Mandel

USA

Nominee

"Feathers In The Wild"



Into the nest

Lorraine Adams

New Zealand

Nominee

"Into the nest"
Seed heads with some post processing and layering



Clematis in Black and White

Lynn Tait

Canada

Nominee

"Clematis in Black and White"



Lily Pond

Madeleine Corbeil

USA

Nominee

"Lily Pond"
Although the lily was a vibrant purple I saw the image and reflections in black and white



Angles and Lines

Madeleine Corbeil

USA

Nominee

"Angles and Lines "
While in the Palouse region I found this field and was drawn to the angles and lines expr4ssing the end of the harvest season.



Japanese Latern

Magnus Karlson

Sweden

Nominee

"Japanese Latern"
A latern flower that has been saved and decayed on the plant.



Drummer Boy

Marilyn Canning

USA

Nominee

"Drummer Boy"



cake

Marina Zuccarelli

Singapore

Nominee

"cake"
Molded b&w film of a knife cutting a cake



Mamma Terra

Marina Edith Calvo

Italy

Nominee

"Mamma Terra"



Apple, Flowers, Couch

Mayda Rumberg

USA

Nominee

"Apple, Flowers, Couch"



Into the Woods

Melinda Goodall

USA

Nominee

"Into the Woods"
Spider webs connect the decaying bark fingers of a white birch tree in Maine’s North Woods.



Just a Chair

Melissa Lackey

USA

Nominee

"Just a Chair"
Just a Chair...but oh so much more!



Ready To Fly

Michael Rausch

USA

Nominee

"Ready To Fly"
Milkweed seeds are waiting for the next breeze to fly.



no.2

Mike Seidel

Germany

Nominee

"no.2"
I immediately thought of a sailing ship with set sails that glides over the ocean no.2 of 8



dancer

Mildred Lai

Hong Kong

Nominee

"dancer"
At the end of its life, the faded lotus are still dancing in the wind.



Floating leaf

Natalia Slovinska

Netherlands

Nominee

"Floating leaf"
I wanted to capture the plasticity of the space between the leaf and water.



Starry Night

Neil Williams

USA

Nominee

"Starry Night"



Interlocking

Neil Hunter

USA

Nominee

"Interlocking"



Milkweed

Nick Partrick

USA

Nominee

"Milkweed"
Delicate



Geometrical reflections

Nicole Urbscheit

Germany

Nominee

"Geometrical reflections"
Poetic moments



All in a row

Norman Soskel

USA

Nominee

"All in a row"



Secret life of Christmas toys

Olha Pashkovska

Ukraine

Nominee

"Secret life of Christmas toys"
Pashkovska-Olha_Secret life of Christmas toys



A Great Cover-Up

Pat Maycroft

UK

Nominee

"A Great Cover-Up"
Bath, England.



Drama

Patricia Schnepf

USA

Nominee

"Drama"
The elegance of flowers create many moods.



Red Floss Tree

Paul Blieden

USA

Nominee

"Red Floss Tree"
Part of a series of images I started during the pandemic using my macro lens to keep myself sane.



Frozen

Pedro Diaz Molins

Spain

Nominee

"Frozen"



Tragopogon

Peter Krenek

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Tragopogon"
Tragopogon seeds ready to be released by the wind



Spore Sacs on Fruit Mold

Peter Aitken

USA

Nominee

"Spore Sacs on Fruit Mold"
Spore sacs of a mold growing on an orange.



Succulent

Polly Fenton

Australia

Nominee

"Succulent"
Succulents are so sensual with their beautiful lines.



Good Memories

Rafael Perdomo

USA

Nominee

"Good Memories"
Good Memories



Left Over

Rene Schaedler

Switzerland

Nominee

"Left Over"



poppy

Richard Kraning

Germany

Nominee

"poppy"
Petals like waves. A spectacle of nature.



Air Force Academy Grounds Study 1

Robert Meyers-Lussier

USA

Nominee

"Air Force Academy Grounds Study 1"
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO



Jacks

Roger Parvin

USA

Nominee

"Jacks"
Childhood Game



chair in the edge

Rolf Hoesli

Switzerland

Nominee

"chair in the edge"
chair in the edge



Umbrella

Romy Klein

USA

Nominee

"Umbrella"



Light Chaser

Ruth Ball

Canada

Nominee

"Light Chaser"



Seattle's Treasures

Sheryl Falkos

USA

Nominee

"Seattle's Treasures"
Reflection of the Space Needle in Glass Sculpture at Chihuly Garden and Glass. Seattle, WA, USA



The branch

Shifra Levyathan

Israel

Nominee

"The branch"



Figures

Shinya Ichikawa

Japan

Nominee

"Figures"
from the series 'Pickles Factory 2022'



solitude

Shoichi Toki

Japan

Nominee

"solitude"



Vermehrt Schoenes

Steffen Mueller

Germany

Nominee

"Vermehrt Schoenes"
A call for multiplication of beauty - with a very practical reminder to water the flowers.



Flower Portrait Iris

Stephane Garnavault

Switzerland

Nominee

"Flower Portrait Iris"
Self-Portrait in Iris



remixes 2022

Takashi Sugimoto

Japan

Nominee

"remixes 2022 "
This photo is from my flyer to inform my 4th solo exhibition, "4 seasons".



Striped Wood

Terry Ogden

USA

Nominee

"Striped Wood"
Shadow patterns on old wooden farm machinery.



The canopy bed

Tilly Meijer

Netherlands

Nominee

"The canopy bed"



The Candle

Tim Lucas

Australia

Nominee

"The Candle"
Melted Candle Wax, and soft back lighting turned a humble candle into something else



Desert Starburst No. 2

Tom Sliter

USA

Nominee

"Desert Starburst No. 2"
Part of my Sonoran Rhapsody series



Nectar of the Gods

Toni Russo

USA

Nominee

"Nectar of the Gods"



Chilean rhubarb

Trevor Kerry

UK

Nominee

"Chilean rhubarb"
Caught in a shaft of sunlight



April

Ulla Cornelius

Germany

Nominee

"April"



Frosted Leaves

Ulla Cornelius

Germany

Nominee

"Frosted Leaves"



Running on Empty

Vincent Morban

Canada

Nominee

"Running on Empty"
Sun lit interior of junk yard car.



Water Lillie's

Wilfred A Sessoms Sr.

USA

Nominee

"Water Lillie's"
Water Lillie's and Gold Fish



Bracken

Wilhelm Kleinoeder

Germany

Nominee

"Bracken"
Young bracken in the botanic garden



Passiflora caerulea

Wolfgang Wiesen

Germany

Nominee

"Passiflora caerulea"
Flower detail of Passiflora caerulea.



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