Fine Art - Amateur

A Soft Reminder In A Sharp World Frank Proost
Luxembourg

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Fine Art
Professional

"A Soft Reminder In A Sharp World"
A soft cloud is floating over a brightly sunlit urban settlement



Time to Reflect Charlie O'Donovan
Ireland

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Fine Art
Professional

"Time to Reflect"
Axix Delta Thessaloniki, Greece



A body Yiorgos Michael
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Fine Art
Professional

"A body"
The series explores confinement, escape, and connection in transient spaces, where presence fades.



Morning Traffic Jens Winkler
Germany

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Morning Traffic"
Early morning traffic on Canal Grande in Venice



Dad, Son and Granny Caroline Guinan
Ireland

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Dad, Son and Granny "
Paper Bag series ,portrait,identify



A horse with no name Enrica Ridolfi
Italy

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"A horse with no name"
Un cavallo bianco ripreso nel suo recinto



Body of snow Mike Seidel
Germany

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Body of snow"
I see a well shaped body and then again a range of hills in deep snow or a dune landscape



Is it art ¿ Hans Bauer
Germany

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Is it art ¿"
Museum, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich



A beach Yiorgos Michael
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"A beach"
The series explores confinement, escape, and connection in transient spaces, where presence fades.



Portrait of a Sheep Jens Winkler
Germany

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Portrait of a Sheep"
A portrait of a sheep on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland



The one who went away Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"The one who went away"



Flying High Tom Marantette
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Flying High"
One daredevil is flying high for the audience.



The narrow exit Kaushik Dolui
India

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"The narrow exit"
A narrow pass between two walls.



Passing by a sacred place Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Passing by a sacred place"



Indifference Gary Horsfall
Jamaica

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Indifference"



Walking into the light Erik Olson
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Walking into the light"



And Now We Dance Robin Zygelman
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"And Now We Dance"
Grace Meets Rhythm



Danger Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Danger"



Dragon Steve Eirschele
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Dragon"



Travel Giorgio Bormida
Italy

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Travel"



Dreaming Jovelino Matos Almeida
Portugal

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Dreaming"
in middle mediterrean sea whithout wind I see sailing boats on the distance looking like dreams



Intuition Tracey White
UK

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Intuition "
White-Tracey Intuition



Maria Steven Lewis
Australia

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Maria "
Maria island cottage tasmania



Abandoned Steve Burkett
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Abandoned"
An umbrella abandoned poses on the beach



A wall Yiorgos Michael
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"A wall"
The series explores confinement, escape, and connection in transient spaces, where presence fades.



My Toys, Spennacchietto Laura Malaterra
Italy

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"My Toys, Spennacchietto"
Spennacchietto, my favorite soft toy



Nightfall Tracey White
UK

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Nightfall "
White-Tracey Nightfall



Isolated Connections Paul Newton
Canada

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Isolated Connections"
Isolated Connections depicts power lines vanishing into a Saskatchewan whiteout.



Conversation Ann-Mari Broman
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Conversation"



The Hitchhiker Jon Meyer
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"The Hitchhiker"
Would you pick him up?



Old Barn Olav-Inge Alfheim
Norway

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Old Barn"
Lofoten wintertime



Mortal Coil Michael Potts
USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Mortal Coil"
From a shoot where the client wanted to "Rise from the Ashes." The soul also rises.



The Muse and the Instrument Alex Tsarfin
Israel

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Muse and the Instrument"



Another Day at the Pier Alexander George
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Another Day at the Pier"
A bleak day for fishing



The Omen Alexander George
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Omen"
Heron on a Sluice Gate



Capture Alexander George
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Capture"
An interactive picture where a street mural combines with a passerby



Me Anirudh Koppula
Australia

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Me"



Agony and Ecstasy Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Agony and Ecstasy"



Fisherman's friend Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Fisherman's friend"



La Terrasse du Geant Antonio Gesmundo
Italy

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"La Terrasse du Geant"
Punta Helbronner 3.466m - 2025/07/19 (Monte Bianco Cablewayw, Savoy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France)



Her Royal Highness Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Her Royal Highness"
A royal feline on a balcony in Amsterdam



Spectator Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Spectator"
Cycling Competition, Velodrome, Dania, FL



Waiting around... Barry Good
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Waiting around..."
sometimes shadows and light can be very personal and create it's own presence ...



Cannery Row Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Cannery Row"
This is a wall of cans in different designs making up the wall of a bowling alley in Nashville, TN



Fogged in Chris Blincoe
New Zealand

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Fogged in"



The Pier Claudio Casini
Italy

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Pier"
It was a windy day, and the sea was very rough. The long exposure turned the high waves into mist.



Nighttime, Venice, Italy, 2024 Dave Rudin
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Nighttime, Venice, Italy, 2024"



The Jetty David Jones
Australia

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Jetty"
The Jetty, has seen better days



The Lure of the Unkown Diane DeQuevedo Klein
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Lure of the Unkown"



Styx Dvornik Gabor
Hungary

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Styx"
After the rain, a lonely river shoreline glistens, where an abandoned boat rests silently



Getaway Abuts Get Away Gary Levy
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Getaway Abuts Get Away"
Limousine adjacent to airplane.



Full Moon Effect Geoffrey Olsen
Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Full Moon Effect "
Sometimes it is just worth getting up at 1 in the morning with a full moon filtering through the trees



Making A Grand Entrance Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Making A Grand Entrance"



No conversation Heiko Riekers
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"No conversation"
At northsea on the dike



Game over Heiko Riekers
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Game over"
At baltic sea side on the beach



Jamnik Ivo Mateju
Czech Republic

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Jamnik"
The village of Jamnik is famous for the Gothic church of St. Primo and Feliciano, which is one of the most photographed places in Slovenia.



Beyond The Threshold Jacqui Turner
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Beyond The Threshold"



Eye on the City James Knauf
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Eye on the City"
Overlooking Manhattan



End of nature James Patrick Conway
Brazil

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"End of nature"



The Season of Winter Jan Lightfoot
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Season of Winter"
To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.



Split Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Split"



Fingers Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Fingers"



Foggy Venice #6 Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Foggy Venice #6"
A foggy scenery in Pellestrina, Venice



On the Edge of Turbulence Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"On the Edge of Turbulence"
Two girls in a dangerous place. Fortunately, this was not a real scenery.



Man in Black with Balloons Birds and Sphere Jim McKinniss
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Man in Black with Balloons Birds and Sphere"



Brain rot Joan Broch
Spain

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Brain rot"



Steps in the sea John Portlock
UK

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Steps in the sea"
Tide in.



City Scape #1 Kent Wisner
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"City Scape #1"
Line Drawings by Nature and Humans (Ilford Delta 100)



Catwalk Kevin Glenn
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Catwalk"
Tate Modern in Infrared



DV32 Larry Dunn
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"DV32"
1931 Stutz Bearcat DV32 Convertible Victoria



Ghost Ship Leah Earle
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Ghost Ship"
The S.S. Point Reyes slowly disintegrates in the flats of Tomales Bay.



No Hiding the Obvious Leslie Goldman
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"No Hiding the Obvious"
Miami, FL 2025



Web In Art Leslie Goldman
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Web In Art "
Museum visitor captured in this Fine art mixed media web presentation. Miami, FL 2025



The Pianist and the Singing Crow Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Pianist and the Singing Crow"



Moon Rise Lecount Hollow McCormick Brubaker
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Moon Rise Lecount Hollow"
Solitude



Gentrification Melissa Lackey
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Gentrification"
The old meets the new in Charleston SC



Soul Mate Michael Potts
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Soul Mate"



Bay Fantasy Number 1 Michael Scandling
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Bay Fantasy Number 1"
One view of San Francisco Bay



Mark's Sky Michael Scandling
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Mark's Sky"
Sky suggested by a certain painter



Aura Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Aura"
Can we sometimes photograph the aura?



Arches Nadine Taesler
Spain

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Arches"



In Motion Nadja Perez
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"In Motion"
Motion turned into lines of light and shadows



The coffins made of lead were lying sound asleep Narcis Mursa
Romania

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The coffins made of lead were lying sound asleep"
Taken in orthodox cemetery -Mehedinti County-Drobeta Turnu-Severin City-Romania



Longwood Nymphs Norman Robbins
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Longwood Nymphs"
Women visitors at Longwood Gardens. High Speed film pushed and processed for mood



Fly Patrick Betthaus
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Fly"
This photo was taken in Bochum, Germany.



Sami Patrick O'Brien
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Sami"



Garden at The Alhambra Paul Brou
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Garden at The Alhambra"



Fontaines des Mers Paul Brou
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Fontaines des Mers"



Endless Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Endless"



Meoto Iwa Rachel Wei
Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Meoto Iwa"
Meoto Iwa Full View



Hamburg #2 Rainer Thrum
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Hamburg #2"



A Quiet Passage Robert Meyers-Lussier
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"A Quiet Passage"
A lone sail drifts through the haze, charting an unspoken course between the certainty of stone and the infinity of sky



A Winter Morning Rosario Civello
Italy

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"A Winter Morning"



The cloud climbers Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The cloud climbers"



The photograapher Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The photograapher"



The way home Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The way home"



Friends Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Friends"



The Man and the Sea Shlomo Nezer
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"The Man and the Sea"
Waling into the wide ocean



Serpent d'Ocean #1 Sonia Aumiller
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Serpent d'Ocean #1"
This contemporary artwork by Huang Yong Ping is an enormous snake skeleton that appears at every low



Weathered by Time Steve Eirschele
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Weathered by Time"



Five Chairs Susan Langer
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Five Chairs"



She Has a Tale to Tell Thomas de Franzoni
Italy

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"She Has a Tale to Tell"
In the tranquil stillness of early morning at Lake Bled, Slovenia, a dense fog blanketed the serene waters, obscuring the landscape in a veil of mystery. As the sun began its ascent, golden light pier



Threshold of Stillness Thomas de Franzoni
Italy

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Threshold of Stillness"
Black-and-white composition captures the essence of an early summer morning at Lake Garda. The minimalist approach highlights the interplay between nature’s raw simplicity and dynamic motion, offeri



Normandy Lighthouse St Valery Thomas Kane
Australia

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Normandy Lighthouse St Valery"
The calm presence of Normandy's lighthouses versus its wild weather is amazing.



Shetland Tobias Wessling
Germany

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Shetland"
A solitary rock off the Shetland coast, holding its place in the stillness.



Dancing in the rain Viktoria Farkas
Hungary

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Dancing in the rain"
I had the chance to capture this beautiful moment! I loved how her dress fall down.



Burnout Willa Davis
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Burnout"
Whats left of a burnt out house and the life that once filled it.



A figure Yiorgos Michael
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"A figure"
The series explores confinement, escape, and connection in transient spaces, where presence fades.



A road Yiorgos Michael
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"A road"
The series explores confinement, escape, and connection in transient spaces, where presence fades.



A hand Yiorgos Michael
USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"A hand"
The series explores confinement, escape, and connection in transient spaces, where presence fades.



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