Nature - Amateur

Lonely Tree Tobias Wessling
Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Professional

"Lonely Tree"



Time tunnel Nick Green
UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nature
Professional

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



Eclipse Robert Ruble
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nature
Professional

"Eclipse"



Borderline Eddy Verloes
Belgium

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Borderline"
2018, Belgium



Icelandic Riverbed Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Icelandic Riverbed"
Icelandic Riverbed



Fields #9 Rosario Civello
Italy

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Fields #9"



Burnt Forest, No. 2 David Martin
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

"King Tide Storm"



Toscana Carmen Ramon Cami
Spain

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Toscana"
IMAGE TAKEN IN ITALY, TOSCANA



Monochrome Fury 3 Louisa Paez Michelin
Colombia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

"Imminent Irrigation"



Fanal Forest Guenther Reissner
Austria

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Fanal Forest"
Fanal Forest on the island of Madeira



Lonesome tree Thierry Lagnel
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

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



Hoodoos Don Jacobson
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Hoodoos"
Bisti De Na Zen Wilderness, NM



Yarra Valley Tree Thomas Kane
Australia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

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



Cactus Peter Krenek
Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Cactus"
Cactus close up



Foggy morning Renate Wasinger
Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Foggy morning"



Dancing Above Urridafoss Keith Manning
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

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



A Radiant Sunrise Clayton Reitzel
Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

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



Toadstool Michael Rausch
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Toadstool"
Part of the iconic Utah geological features.



Yosemite Falls Nathan Wirth
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

"IceFall, 2024"
Beauty of Iceland ...



The Rock and the Wave Russell Gray
UK

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"The Rock and the Wave"



Moonlight Sonora Steve Burkett
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

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



Nana's Garden Deb Tatonetti
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Nana's Garden"



Along the horizon Salvatore Mercieca
Malta

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Along the horizon"
stormy weather



Awe-inspiring Alex Politis
France

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Quiet Place Andrew Whettam
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

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



Back tooth of the ocean Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Back tooth of the ocean"



Afterglow Anne Schlueter
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Cypress Sentinels Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Cypress Sentinels"



Globemaster Beth Buelow
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Ghost Beth Enos
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Joshua Tree Beth Enos
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Rock Vista Beth Enos
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

"Taupo Tree"
Calm after the storm - Lake Taupo



Thunder Smoke Brooks Butler
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Thunder Smoke"



Resting on Petals Charles Farlow
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Resting on Petals"



Reflection Cindy Poulin
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Reflection"



Montanas silenciosas David Mediavilla
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Carmel Waves Eric Wiles
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Costa salentina 08-22 8 Eros Bottazzo
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Costa salentina 08-22 8"



Elemental II Frank Hoogeboom
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Elemental I Frank Hoogeboom
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Sea Rocks Gary Wagner
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sea Rocks"
Black and White Landscape



Behind the Trees Gary Wagner
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Behind the Trees"
Black and White Landscape



Pismo Sunset Gregory Hom
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Pismo Sunset"
Sunset before a storm



Bent Oak and Resurrection Fern #2 Guy Llewellyn
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

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



Death Valley Desert Javier Herranz Casellas
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



I want to be different Javier Herranz Casellas
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Vertigo Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Vertigo"



Riverside Park IV Judith Ebenstein
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Clouds Over PDR Karen Safer
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Clouds Over PDR"
Cotton Puffs Dot the Skies



City Tree Kat DiStefano
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Silos and Storms Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Silos and Storms"



Little Tree on the Prairie Kathryn McGarvey
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Little Tree on the Prairie"



Keeper of the Forest Kim Nordby
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Keeper of the Forest"



Winter's Grand Reveal Kim Nordby
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Winter's Grand Reveal"



Lily Pond Laszlo Perlaky
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Lily Pond"



Sand Hill Flowers Laszlo Perlaky
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sand Hill Flowers"



Ice Laura Maria Lucio
Brazil

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Ice"
Patagônia Argentina



Monochrome Fury 2 Louisa Paez Michelin
Colombia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

"Against the Grain"



The Needle Matthew Wilkinson
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Carved in Stone Michael Rausch
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Badlands Moonrise Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Rocks and Sky 2 Michael Rausch
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Yosemite Falls 2 Nathan Wirth
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Floating Cypress Neil Williams
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Floating Cypress"



A Sliver to Peak Through Pamela Rozsa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Wave out West Paul Herbert
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Morning Light Peter Hergesheimer
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

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



Double Impact, 2023 Radek von Hirschberg
Poland

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Silence winter Renate Wasinger
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Silence winter"



Feel The Force Richard Burdon
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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
Nature
Professional

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



Dewy Web Rodger Overholser
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Dewy Web"



Auvergne Sebastien Hug
France

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Auvergne"
Somewhere in Auvergne, France.



Tree Rock Sonia Aumiller
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Tree Rock"
50mm_240sec._F6,4_iso200



Tableau Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Sonoran at Sunset Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Lonesome Saguaro Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Lonesome Saguaro"
A solitary Saguaro cactus among the boulders



Good Night Cactus Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Evening in the Sonoran Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Stevensons Falls Tim Lucas
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Yucca Rocks No. 3 Tom Sliter
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Yucca Rocks No. 3"



Boulder Above Tom Sliter
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Boulder Above"



Juniper Crossing Tony Jackson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

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



Factory Butte Tony Jackson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Factory Butte"
Monumental Rock Art, near Caineville Utah



Planets Vidya Kane
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Planets"
Dusk, Bowling Ball Beach



Mighty Clouds over a Hallig Wolfgang Lasars
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"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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