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(T)issue Chagrin

Natalie Truchsess

Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"(T)issue Chagrin"
Had an issue, took a tissue



La Guitarra

Melissa Lackey

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"La Guitarra"



La ferita

Enrica Ridolfi

Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"La ferita"
Lesione su una foglia di Agave



Icicles

Brian Jones

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Icicles"
Icicles



Detritus

Jurgen Dopatka

USA

Honorable Mention

"Detritus"



Angel Wings

Robin Zygelman

USA

Honorable Mention

"Angel Wings"
So light and delicate, like a wing of an angel



Iridiscence

Mabel Cedron

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Iridiscence"
Black and white iridescence of a spiral staircase.



Deep in the grid

Ivan Pesic

USA

Honorable Mention

"Deep in the grid"



Abstract Lighting

Budd Parker

USA

Honorable Mention

"Abstract Lighting"



Orbital Rhythms

Anne Dignam

USA

Honorable Mention

"Orbital Rhythms"



Blackbird

Josh Sacks

USA

Honorable Mention

"Blackbird"



Pattern 9138

Joseph O'Neill

USA

Honorable Mention

"Pattern 9138"



Illusion

Michel Groleau

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Illusion"



Ingrained

Sara Szpektor

USA

Honorable Mention

"Ingrained"
Szpektor-Sara_Ingrained.jpeg



Organic Fireworks

Judy M. King

USA

Honorable Mention

"Organic Fireworks"
Light and shadow and radial lines of two silver Bismarck palms resembles explosive fireworks



Beauty of lines

Christian La Carbona

France

Honorable Mention

"Beauty of lines"
As a photographer, I'm particularly fond of trying to capture the real on the edge of the abstract.



Not What It Seems

Anthony Iacuzzi

USA

Honorable Mention

"Not What It Seems"



Saint Devil, 2023

Radek von Hirschberg

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Saint Devil, 2023"
„Who are you, then? I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.” Goethe



Grammy Museum

John Doyle

USA

Honorable Mention

"Grammy Museum"



The Vortex of Anachronism

Pamela Rozsa

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Vortex of Anachronism"
An ode to past technology



Singularity

Adam Neuba

Germany

Nominee

"Singularity"
Only a black marble and stainless steel.



Icelandic Abstract

Andrew Ilachinski

USA

Nominee

"Icelandic Abstract"
Icelandic Abstract



Ethereal Currents

Andrew Ilachinski

USA

Nominee

"Ethereal Currents"
Ethereal Currents



Geometrics

Anne Eigen

USA

Nominee

"Geometrics"
Optical Illusions



Confronting the Demons

Anne Dignam

USA

Nominee

"Confronting the Demons"



On-line connection

Anne Grosse-Leege

Germany

Nominee

"On-line connection"



Planes

Barbara Maker

USA

Nominee

"Planes"
Light and Dark



Light bulb reflects

Barbara Beeman

USA

Nominee

"Light bulb reflects"
Surrealism mixed with architecture



Wooden poles

Berry Bingel

UK

Nominee

"Wooden poles "
Abstract; traditionally used by fishermen in N.E. of Scotland to hang and dry their fishing nets



Ice Curves

Brian Schneider

USA

Nominee

"Ice Curves"
Ice abstract series



Long Stretch of the Road

Carolyn Edelstein

USA

Nominee

"Long Stretch of the Road"
Self Portrait



Cups

Carolyn Shoop

USA

Nominee

"Cups"
A store display of inexpensive plastic cups became a portal for my creativity.



Distortion

Christophe Matsacos

Cyprus

Nominee

"Distortion"
Analog film. Light and water in motion engage the viewer's objectivity on the relationship time/object.



Abstract Composition

Christophe Matsacos

Cyprus

Nominee

"Abstract Composition "
Analog film. Simple and austere composition, taken from a different angle, it defies gravity and objectivity.



Deep Space

Cindy Poulin

Canada

Nominee

"Deep Space"



Space city

Damaso Avila

Spain

Nominee

"Space city"
SPACE CITY IN TOULOUSE (FRANCE)



Rain Obstructed View

Daniel Sudberg

USA

Nominee

"Rain Obstructed View"
Raindrop covered window obstructing the view of a portion of a building.



Dollops

David Hylton

USA

Nominee

"Dollops"
Installation



Nature Design

Demetrio Jereissati

Brazil

Nominee

"Nature Design"
It is sand and water in the "Lençóis Maranhenses National Park" (Brazil)



Concrete Stories

Dieter Demey

Belgium

Nominee

"Concrete Stories"
Concrete Stories



Imaginary Botany

Donald Bolak

USA

Nominee

"Imaginary Botany"
Succulent rosettes



Emergence

Douglas Caroli

USA

Nominee

"Emergence"
Newark Airport Terminal NJ



Echoes of San Francisco

Eduardo Fujii

USA

Nominee

"Echoes of San Francisco"



Luminance

Graham Earnshaw

Australia

Nominee

"Luminance"
Close ups of sand dunes along the Turquoise Coast Western Australia are exquisite



In a Row

Harvey Silber

USA

Nominee

"In a Row"



Glass Mandala

Heather Firth

USA

Nominee

"Glass Mandala"
Art glass mandala. May your meditations and reflection into your inner Self bring you love, enlightenment, and Self-realization.



Shell in Sand behind Hat

James Woodward

USA

Nominee

"Shell in Sand behind Hat"
Shell in Sand behind Hat



People at the races

James Lindsay

UK

Nominee

"People at the races"
Cheltenham Gold Cup



The Dog is Coming

Janet Burdon

UK

Nominee

"The Dog is Coming"
A multiple exposure of a scene and its reflection in windows.



Symphony of Fireflies 3rd Movement

Joerg Hoffmann

Germany

Nominee

"Symphony of Fireflies 3rd Movement"
Fireflies flying in a light cone around power lines



Lebenselixier 1

Joergis Maislinger

Austria

Nominee

"Lebenselixier 1"



Meet me at the X

John Doyle

USA

Nominee

"Meet me at the X"



Magic Eye

Josh Sacks

USA

Nominee

"Magic Eye"



A Squirrel's Ladder

Karen Hanley Colbert

USA

Nominee

"A Squirrel's Ladder"



High Altitude

Kimberly Schneider

USA

Nominee

"High Altitude"
Unique silver gelatin print (mixed process photogram) made with ice, sand, flowers, and more.



White Fish

Lee Rosati

USA

Nominee

"White Fish"



Reflections

Margie Coplestone

New Zealand

Nominee

"Reflections"
Reflecting, one small step at a time



Alone

Marion Rodgers

Australia

Nominee

"Alone"
Separated from it’s shadow, but still invisibly attached.



Above

Nadine Taesler

Spain

Nominee

"Above"
I love to play with angles & shapes to intrigue your mind! Sometimes you just have to look above...



Afterlife

Narcis Mursa

Romania

Nominee

"Afterlife"
Taken in my beloved hills Valea Copcii-Mehedinti County-Romania



In Formation

Neil Williams

USA

Nominee

"In Formation"



No Time Like the Present

Patti Lamm

USA

Nominee

"No Time Like the Present"
Abstraction created by reflections in a store window



Into the Light

Penny Kennedy

New Zealand

Nominee

"Into the Light"



Envelopes

Peter Krenek

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Envelopes"
Envelopes in a box



Titan

Pratibha Reddy

USA

Nominee

"Titan"



Der Anfang vom Ende

Ralf Hartwig Mony

Germany

Nominee

"Der Anfang vom Ende"
Ein aussagekräftiges Bild. Hier stimmt etwas nicht. Charakteristisch für dieses Bild sind Aspekte wie Ungleichgewicht und Proportionen. Wie ein Riss in der heutigen Gesellschaft.



Rivers and Gorges

Ralph Domino

Australia

Nominee

"Rivers and Gorges"
Abstract view of the Ormiston Gorge in the desolate outback of Northern Territory, Australia.



Rainy Days

Rebekah Helton

USA

Nominee

"Rainy Days"
A quick moment caught on a rainy day at a stop sign.



Wild Cherry Tree

Regina Merl

Germany

Nominee

"Wild Cherry Tree"
Miracle of a wild cherry tree discovered in urban area, captured using ICM showing at the same time its fragility



Diaphanous Presence

Richard Petronio

USA

Nominee

"Diaphanous Presence"
Photographed in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA



Motion Pictured

Richard Collens

Canada

Nominee

"Motion Pictured"
Part of the "Lost Underground" project currently underway.



Spooning for Dali

Sara Blumberg

USA

Nominee

"Spooning for Dali"
Daaliesque spoons



Curved lines #3

Sarb Vasile

Romania

Nominee

"Curved lines #3"
Studio



Marina Lines

Smadar Sasson

USA

Nominee

"Marina Lines"



Lines

Steffen Ebert

Germany

Nominee

"Lines"
stainless steel pipes sculpture



Abstract Cubes

Stephen Mimms

USA

Nominee

"Abstract Cubes"
Cube Houses of Rotterdam, Netherlands



Swallowed

Steve Gelineau

USA

Nominee

"Swallowed"
Balloon tubes create a mystical digestive tract of light and shadow. June 2024, Wynwood FL, USA



Faces

Steve Gelineau

USA

Nominee

"Faces"
Optical reflections create a gallery if imagined faces. June 2024. Wynwood, Miami FL, USA



Layer Cake

Sue Trower

UK

Nominee

"Layer Cake"
A multiple exposure of the features of a modern building



A busy day at the Taj

Susan Moss

Australia

Nominee

"A busy day at the Taj"
After enjoying many visits to the Taj Mahal, I wanted to try something different. So I did with this



Rock Puddle

Volker Kesting

Netherlands

Nominee

"Rock Puddle"



Vein

Volker Kesting

Netherlands

Nominee

"Vein"



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