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Lonely Tree

Tobias Wessling

Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Lonely Tree"



Time tunnel

Nick Green

UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Time tunnel"
A beautiful tunnel of anchient moss covered trees



Eclipse

Robert Ruble

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Eclipse"



Borderline

Eddy Verloes

Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Borderline"
2018, Belgium



Icelandic Riverbed

Andrew Ilachinski

USA

Honorable Mention

"Icelandic Riverbed"
Icelandic Riverbed



Fields #9

Rosario Civello

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Fields #9"



Burnt Forest, No. 2

David Martin

USA

Honorable Mention

"Burnt Forest, No. 2"
Pure white flowers of bear grass juxtaposed against black charred trees from a recent forest fire.



King Tide Storm

Kim Nordby

USA

Honorable Mention

"King Tide Storm"



Toscana

Carmen Ramon Cami

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Toscana"
IMAGE TAKEN IN ITALY, TOSCANA



Monochrome Fury 3

Louisa Paez Michelin

Colombia

Honorable Mention

"Monochrome Fury 3"
Hurricane Nicole displayed the power of the wave with such Fury. This wave kept intensifying.



Imminent Irrigation

Kathryn McGarvey

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Imminent Irrigation"



Fanal Forest

Guenther Reissner

Austria

Honorable Mention

"Fanal Forest"
Fanal Forest on the island of Madeira



Lonesome tree

Thierry Lagnel

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Lonesome tree"
This tree is alone on the top of a small hill in the swiss countryside.



Hoodoos

Don Jacobson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hoodoos"
Bisti De Na Zen Wilderness, NM



Yarra Valley Tree

Thomas Kane

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Yarra Valley Tree"
What photographer can resist a lonely tree on the skyline?



Cactus

Peter Krenek

Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

"Cactus"
Cactus close up



Foggy morning

Renate Wasinger

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Foggy morning"



Dancing Above Urridafoss

Keith Manning

USA

Honorable Mention

"Dancing Above Urridafoss"
Northern Lights perform above Urriưafoss in Iceland; extra light provided by half-moon behind me



A Radiant Sunrise

Clayton Reitzel

Canada

Honorable Mention

"A Radiant Sunrise"
A stunning sunrise at Mt. Michener behind Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada



Toadstool

Michael Rausch

USA

Honorable Mention

"Toadstool"
Part of the iconic Utah geological features.



Yosemite Falls

Nathan Wirth

USA

Honorable Mention

"Yosemite Falls"
After a heavy winter of rain and snow, Yosemite Falls rushes with an intense display of water.



IceFall, 2024

Radek von Hirschberg

Poland

Honorable Mention

"IceFall, 2024"
Beauty of Iceland ...



The Rock and the Wave

Russell Gray

UK

Honorable Mention

"The Rock and the Wave"



Moonlight Sonora

Steve Burkett

USA

Honorable Mention

"Moonlight Sonora"
Saguaro cactus under the stars in the cool of the evening



Nana's Garden

Deb Tatonetti

USA

Honorable Mention

"Nana's Garden"



Along the horizon

Salvatore Mercieca

Malta

Honorable Mention

"Along the horizon"
stormy weather



Awe-inspiring

Alex Politis

France

Nominee

"Awe-inspiring"
A picturesque caption of a marsh in Normandy, France.



Quiet Place

Andrew Whettam

UK

Nominee

"Quiet Place"
A thin mist gave an added sense of peace to this already tranquil place - Shingle Street



Memory of shadows

Anna Onishi

Japan

Nominee

"Memory of shadows"
The long shadow of the tree seemed to express memories and recollections of the past.



Cypress Sentinels

Anne Dignam

USA

Nominee

"Cypress Sentinels"



Afterglow

Anne Schlueter

USA

Nominee

"Afterglow"
Everything settles in the twilight, when our eyes feast on the blending grays.



Back tooth of the ocean

Anne Grosse-Leege

Germany

Nominee

"Back tooth of the ocean"



Globemaster

Beth Buelow

USA

Nominee

"Globemaster"
Allium Globemaster is a bold purple flower; this in-the-garden bloom is given a graphic treatment.



Ghost

Beth Enos

USA

Nominee

"Ghost"
The branches of an old tree reach out from the darkness in a ghostly light.



Joshua Tree

Beth Enos

USA

Nominee

"Joshua Tree"
This prickly desert landscape waits patiently for the rain.



Rock Vista

Beth Enos

USA

Nominee

"Rock Vista"
Layers of shadow and texture draw you across a field of granite toward the Sierra Nevada Mountains.



Taupo Tree

Bob Pullein

New Zealand

Nominee

"Taupo Tree"
Calm after the storm - Lake Taupo



Thunder Smoke

Brooks Butler

USA

Nominee

"Thunder Smoke"



Resting on Petals

Charles Farlow

USA

Nominee

"Resting on Petals"



Reflection

Cindy Poulin

Canada

Nominee

"Reflection"



Montanas silenciosas

David Mediavilla

Spain

Nominee

"Montanas silenciosas"
Las nubes oscuras se ciernen sobre las montaƱas de los Alpes Italianos.



Carmel Waves

Eric Wiles

USA

Nominee

"Carmel Waves"
Waves crashing on the beach in Carmel Ca



Costa salentina 08-22 8

Eros Bottazzo

Italy

Nominee

"Costa salentina 08-22 8"



Elemental I

Frank Hoogeboom

Netherlands

Nominee

"Elemental I"
The Witches Finger rock in the Faroe Islands



Elemental II

Frank Hoogeboom

Netherlands

Nominee

"Elemental II"
Steep cliffs at the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands



Behind the Trees

Gary Wagner

USA

Nominee

"Behind the Trees"
Black and White Landscape



Sea Rocks

Gary Wagner

USA

Nominee

"Sea Rocks"
Black and White Landscape



Pismo Sunset

Gregory Hom

USA

Nominee

"Pismo Sunset"
Sunset before a storm



Bent Oak and Resurrection Fern #2

Guy Llewellyn

USA

Nominee

"Bent Oak and Resurrection Fern #2"
These majestic, beautiful trees are all over the streets of Mobile, Alabama, USA



Early Sunrise on Mount Whitney

Ivan Hernandez

USA

Nominee

"Early Sunrise on Mount Whitney "
Mount Whitney and the Alabama Hills receiving the first rays of the sun.



Penguin Rock & Juniper

James Knauf

USA

Nominee

"Penguin Rock & Juniper"
Unique rock formation and singular juniper tree.



Death Valley Desert

Javier Herranz Casellas

Spain

Nominee

"Death Valley Desert"
Death Valley Dunes in California, USA.



I want to be different

Javier Herranz Casellas

Spain

Nominee

"I want to be different"
Mud cracks in the bed of the Rio Tinto, Spain.



Vertigo

Jill Snyder

USA

Nominee

"Vertigo"



Riverside Park IV

Judith Ebenstein

USA

Nominee

"Riverside Park IV"
New York City offers a landscape as no other.



Clouds Over PDR

Karen Safer

USA

Nominee

"Clouds Over PDR"
Cotton Puffs Dot the Skies



City Tree

Kat DiStefano

USA

Nominee

"City Tree"
Winter in New York, medium format film and a Holga camera



Silos and Storms

Kathleen Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Silos and Storms"



Little Tree on the Prairie

Kathryn McGarvey

Canada

Nominee

"Little Tree on the Prairie"



Keeper of the Forest

Kim Nordby

USA

Nominee

"Keeper of the Forest"



Winter's Grand Reveal

Kim Nordby

USA

Nominee

"Winter's Grand Reveal"



Lily Pond

Laszlo Perlaky

USA

Nominee

"Lily Pond"



Sand Hill Flowers

Laszlo Perlaky

USA

Nominee

"Sand Hill Flowers"



Ice

Laura Maria Lucio

Brazil

Nominee

"Ice"
PatagƓnia Argentina



Monochrome Fury 2

Louisa Paez Michelin

Colombia

Nominee

"Monochrome Fury 2"
Hurricane Nicole displayed the power of the wave with such Fury. This wave was a flower of energy.



Against the Grain

Margaret Sears Lindley

USA

Nominee

"Against the Grain"



The Needle

Matthew Wilkinson

UK

Nominee

"The Needle"
Isle of Skye's The Needle. An iconic rock formation.



Badlands Moonrise

Michael Knapstein

USA

Nominee

"Badlands Moonrise"
Moonrise in the Badlands of South Dakota, USA



Rocks and Sky 2

Michael Rausch

USA

Nominee

"Rocks and Sky 2"
Part of a series from Texas Canyon



Carved in Stone

Michael Rausch

USA

Nominee

"Carved in Stone"
Erosion in Arizona's slot canyon continues as the stone is reshaped.



Yosemite Falls 2

Nathan Wirth

USA

Nominee

"Yosemite Falls 2"
A lone tree sits in front of the top portion of Yosemite Falls



Floating Cypress

Neil Williams

USA

Nominee

"Floating Cypress"



A Sliver to Peak Through

Pamela Rozsa

USA

Nominee

"A Sliver to Peak Through"
Looking upward through the Red Wood Trees in Muir Woods



Wave out West

Paul Herbert

UK

Nominee

"Wave out West"
Incoming wave on the West coast of Jersey, Channel Islands



Morning Light

Peter Hergesheimer

USA

Nominee

"Morning Light"
The moon sets over Lone Pine Peak as viewed through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills in California.



Kind of magic, 2023

Radek von Hirschberg

Poland

Nominee

"Kind of magic, 2023"
Kirkjufell, Iceland, 2023



Double Impact, 2023

Radek von Hirschberg

Poland

Nominee

"Double Impact, 2023"
Double Impact, 2023 (Iceland)



Silence winter

Renate Wasinger

Germany

Nominee

"Silence winter"



Feel The Force

Richard Burdon

UK

Nominee

"Feel The Force"
Standing there as the waters of Hardraw Force crashed to earth, I could feel the true power of natur



Burlington Bay

Rick Bogacz

Canada

Nominee

"Burlington Bay"
A small island in Burlington Bay near the City of Hamilton, Ontario



Dewy Web

Rodger Overholser

USA

Nominee

"Dewy Web"



Auvergne

Sebastien Hug

France

Nominee

"Auvergne"
Somewhere in Auvergne, France.



Tree Rock

Sonia Aumiller

Germany

Nominee

"Tree Rock"
50mm_240sec._F6,4_iso200



Evening in the Sonoran

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Evening in the Sonoran"
As the sun sets in the Sonoran desert



Good Night Cactus

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Good Night Cactus"
A time-worn Saguaro gets ready for a peaceful night



Lonesome Saguaro

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Lonesome Saguaro"
A solitary Saguaro cactus among the boulders



Sonoran at Sunset

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Sonoran at Sunset"
Evening falls without a sound in the Sonoran desert



Tableau

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Tableau"
A perfect arrangement of desert elements with clouds in a supporting, yet fleeting, role



Stevensons Falls

Tim Lucas

Australia

Nominee

"Stevensons Falls"
Infra-Red base image converted to B/W allows a greater tonal range from Shadow Dark.



Boulder Above

Tom Sliter

USA

Nominee

"Boulder Above"



Yucca Rocks No. 3

Tom Sliter

USA

Nominee

"Yucca Rocks No. 3"



Factory Butte

Tony Jackson

USA

Nominee

"Factory Butte"
Monumental Rock Art, near Caineville Utah



Juniper Crossing

Tony Jackson

USA

Nominee

"Juniper Crossing"
Ancient juniper, Mt Perdonal, Abiqui Lake, NM



Planets

Vidya Kane

USA

Nominee

"Planets"
Dusk, Bowling Ball Beach



Mighty Clouds over a Hallig

Wolfgang Lasars

Germany

Nominee

"Mighty Clouds over a Hallig"
A Hallig is a small flat piece of land in the North Sea which is flooded every year



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