Nature - Professional

Deep in the earth Mark Seawell
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Professional

"Deep in the earth"
I chance upon poetry embedded...deep in the earth



The Long &  Winding Road Michael Venz
New Zealand

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nature
Professional

"The Long & Winding Road"
Low cloud and mist in Hang Giang



19 VS 1 David Frutos Egea
Spain

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nature
Professional

"19 VS 1"
Nature is very cruel. Only a few meters of distance make the difference between life and death.



Antarctica #3 Matthias David
Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Antarctica #3"



Mozambique. Monapo River Dam. Jan Banning
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Mozambique. Monapo River Dam."
Mozambique. Monapo River Dam near Nampula, built in 1958–59 during Portuguese colonial rule.



Ascension Michael Elkan
Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Ascension"
Hokkaido



Shadow of the Desert Valentin Uta
France

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Shadow of the Desert"
In the shadows of the Sahara, the wind draws a line - at once abstract, musical, and human. A shape that evokes silence and grace, halfway between sand and soul.



Between the clouds Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Between the clouds"
Beautiful rocks and cloud-like water



Waves of Shadows Valentin Uta
France

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Waves of Shadows"
Shapes sculpted by wind and light, where snow turns into a mesmerizing abstraction.



Camelthorn Tree Richard Daley
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Camelthorn Tree"
Ancient camelthorn tree



Facing the Colossus Valentin Uta
France

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Facing the Colossus"
A tiny snowboarder before the immensity of the mountain, a reminder of nature’s overwhelming power.



Beautiful snowstorm Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Beautiful snowstorm"
A blizzard was blowing all around, but one place was shining beautifully.



Fog in the morning Ann Elliott Cutting
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Fog in the morning"



Mono Lake Cloudburst Craig Mole
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Mono Lake Cloudburst"
Mono Lake Cloudburst



Moon Over Lake 1 Dietmar Tallroth
Finland

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Moon Over Lake 1"
Short Poems on Nature (1)



Lambda Centauri Gary Lopez
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Lambda Centauri"
It took 6,000 years for the faint light of this star nursery to reach Earth.



Zion Accretion David Fonda
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Zion Accretion"
Ponderosa Pines find scant purchase on the many layered outcroppings in Zion National Park, Utah.



Shin Shin Mickey Strider
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Shin Shin"
The silence of a rare heavy snowfall in Atlanta, Georgia.



Neptunes Finger Eric Hagemann
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Neptunes Finger"
Neptune's finger rises from the deep



Pico do Arieiro Kimara Wilhite
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Pico do Arieiro"
Above the mountain tops at Pico do Arieiro, Madeira, Portugal



On Reflection Mark Seawell
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"On Reflection"
First day of December and the Wasatch Mountains have long shed the coat of autumn and the slumber of winter has arrived...on reflection



Luna_5367, 2023 Edoardo Romagnoli
Italy

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Luna_5367, 2023"
Photo of the Moon, realized moving the camera and without post production



Across Burning Sands Gene Sellers
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Across Burning Sands"



Conservation 5 Clyde Butcher
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Conservation 5"



Ephemeral Elegance Valentin Uta
France

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Ephemeral Elegance"
Snowy ridges captured in their fleeting perfection, frozen between shadow and light.



Remnants Allen Russ
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Remnants"
From the series "Attrition" which documents the erosion of barrier island ecosystems in Botany Bay SC



Cove and Texture at Glasheen Beach, County Clare, Ireland Glen McClure
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Cove and Texture at Glasheen Beach, County Clare, Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



Going To The Other Side Dragomir Vukovic
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Going To The Other Side"
What is on the other side of this life...?



Tabular Iceberg - Antarctica Jeff Schewe
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Tabular Iceberg - Antarctica"



Renaissance Arthur Mavros
Australia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Renaissance"
French for Rebirth, this image evokes the primal and elemental seascape as a womb.



Faded Aaron Citti
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Faded"
Taken on a USA trip



Early winter morgen Alexander Friedrich Beck
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Early winter morgen"
analog techique middle format



Far Faroes Alfonso Calero
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Far Faroes"
Photographed from the James Bond Island for Daniel Craig's last scene.



Tidal Cloak Allen Russ
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Tidal Cloak"
From the series "Attrition" which documents the erosion of barrier island ecosystems in Botany Bay S



Drifting Oak Allen Russ
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Drifting Oak"
From the series "Attrition" which documents the erosion of barrier island ecosystems in Botany Bay S



Solitude Oak Allen Russ
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Solitude Oak"
From the series "Attrition" which documents the erosion of barrier island ecosystems in Botany Bay S



Cypress sonata Anastasia Woolmington
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Cypress sonata"



The Clouds of Half Dome Ann Co
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"The Clouds of Half Dome"
Yosemite in Black & White



Joshua Tree Ann Elliott Cutting
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Joshua Tree"



Bring it down Beyti Barbaros
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Bring it down"
A gentle reminder from heavens that we are just so powerless



Summit Awakening Bob Keller
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Summit Awakening"
Early morning image of sunlight hitting Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the 48 United States.



Sand Dune Brian LaCas
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sand Dune"
Tracks in the sand dunes on a beach in Coporta, Portugal.



Little Butternut Key 1 Clyde Butcher
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Little Butternut Key 1"



Clearing Storm Yosemite Valley Craig Mole
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Clearing Storm Yosemite Valley"
Clearing Storm Yosemite Valley



Cathedral Spires In Fog Craig Mole
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Cathedral Spires In Fog"
Cathedral Spires In Fog



Ahwahnee Meadow Mist Craig Mole
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Ahwahnee Meadow Mist"
Ahwahnee Meadow Mist



Whispered Memories Danielle Austen
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Whispered Memories"
Foggy winter afternoon at Round Valley Reservoir, New Jersey.



Delicate Arch Contours David Fonda
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Delicate Arch Contours"
This unparalleled view of Delicate Arch, emblem of Arches National Park and the State of Utah, highl



Delicate Arch Radiance David Fonda
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Delicate Arch Radiance"
This unparalleled view of Delicate Arch, emblem of Arches National Park and the State of Utah, highl



Steps to the Sky David Fonda
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Steps to the Sky"
Highlighted in the afternoon sun, pillars of stone align into steps to the sky in Arches National Pa



26th Street Pier NYC Douglas Dubler
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"26th Street Pier NYC"
26th Street Pier NYC



Island One Dragomir Vukovic
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Island One"
Quiet island magic



Untitled #6 Eric Klemm
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Untitled #6"
The images are from famous parks and gardens in Versailles, France and Schwetzingen, Germany.



Break in the clouds Evelien Sikkema
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Break in the clouds"
Break in the clouds



Calm Gabriella Giannini
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Calm"



Otherspace Gaudenz Danuser
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Otherspace"
blurring line between reality and dreams /



Extra Crispy Gene Sellers
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Extra Crispy"



Hoodoo? You Do Gene Sellers
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Hoodoo? You Do"



Long March Gene Sellers
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Long March"



Touched by Mermaid's Fingers Gray Eaton
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Touched by Mermaid's Fingers"
I wanted a low perspective image of waves crashing towards the camera.



Glacier Ice Hal Tearse
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Glacier Ice "
Black Diamond Beach



Desert Hal Tearse
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Desert "
Racetrack Playa- Death Valley NP



Lost Pebble Jaap Bijsterbosch
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Lost Pebble"
Strange Balance



Storm Clouds Gathering Jacqueline Da Costa
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Storm Clouds Gathering"
The beauty that storm clouds add to the cliffs and sea!



Sea Storm Approaching Jacqueline Da Costa
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sea Storm Approaching"
Dramatic Storm Clouds with rain coming from the sea! Clouds instantly change the perspective of an image! natures paint brushes!



Whitefish Gradient Jamie Leasure
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Whitefish Gradient"
Under a bright sky, mountains recede in the distance toward Glacier National Park



Marching Orders Jamie Leasure
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Marching Orders"
Trees tall and short, bare and evergreen, define this land on the Idaho plains



Naked Jay Drew
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Naked"
Bare trees set in a sparse landscape



Lake Pamamaroo Jean-Marc La-Roque
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Lake Pamamaroo"
Menindee lake NSW Australia



Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach - Iceland Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach - Iceland"



Mono Lake Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Mono Lake"



Monterey Cypress Skeleton Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Monterey Cypress Skeleton"



Sometimes it snows in April Jeroen den Uijl
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sometimes it snows in April"
Sometimes it snows in April



Sometimes it snows in April too Jeroen den Uijl
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sometimes it snows in April too"
Sometimes it snows in April too



Zhangjiajie Joel Simpson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Zhangjiajie"
Zhangjiajie, China—3000-ft towers, inspiration for floating mountains of "Avatar"



Millcreeck #1 John Rees
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Millcreeck #1"
Forestry culling or deadwood at dusk



Lightning John Siskin
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Lightning"



Fortress of Solitude John W. McDermott
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Fortress of Solitude"
Glacier National Park, Montana, USA



Storm Keith Tsuji
Hong Kong

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Storm"
A storm approaches Hong Kong



Arch Beach Low Tide Kevin Vandivier
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Arch Beach Low Tide"
Arch Beach on the Oregon coast at low tide



Mystical Layers Rising Kimara Wilhite
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Mystical Layers Rising"
St Thomas Church in Slovenia, surrounded by fog



Ribeira da Janela Kimara Wilhite
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Ribeira da Janela"
Ribeira da Janela, Madeira, Portugal



Dancing Trees Leland Bobbe
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Dancing Trees"



Twinn Peaks Lou Fischer
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Twinn Peaks "



Midnight Flow Maria Marriott
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Midnight Flow"
Location: Olympic National Park, Washington



Yin and Yang Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Yin and Yang"
A tug of war between light and darkness was everywhere in the dunes of Death Valley, yin and yang manifest.



Moon over Death Valley Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Moon over Death Valley"
For a moment my attention was distracted from the sand dunes in front of me to a spectacular moment as the one chapter beginning with sunrise and another ending..moonset over Death Valley.



Birch Dancers Martin Babarik
Slovakia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Birch Dancers"
An old, sprawling birch atop Slopovo Hill (Slovakia), captured with a fisheye lens, appeared like a group of dancers. It was a magical moment on a cold and misty day.



Dolomites, stone and silence Martin Seitlinger
Austria

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Dolomites, stone and silence"
This work explores the dialogue between power and pause, landscape and inner stillness.



Antarctica #1 Matthias David
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Antarctica #1"



Antarctica #2 Matthias David
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Antarctica #2"



Roots Mauro Zorer
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Roots"
Between heaven and earth the roots expand on the surface in search of water and nourishment.



The only way is up Mia Segaert
Belgium

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"The only way is up"



The Last Witness Michael Hart
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"The Last Witness"



Storm Clouds, Kyleakin Michael Hart
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Storm Clouds, Kyleakin"
Storm Clouds, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye



Connection Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Connection"
Sierra Nevada



Dune Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Dune"
Death Valley



Swami's Mickey Strider
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Swami's"
Swami's Beach in Encinitas, California



Slot light Mike Drazdzinski
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Slot light"
When I shot this image of the slot light in Arizona I saw this image of a horse's head with the main of the horse being lit from the natural light. The afternoon light was remarkable.



Mirror of the Silence Mustafa Demirors
Sweden

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Mirror of the Silence"
Sogn og Fjordane, Norway (April 2017)



In Love Nancy Ney
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"In Love"
Baobab Tree Madagascar



Winding Through The Landscape Olivia Ogren-Hrejsa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Winding Through The Landscape"
Unimpressive from the ground, a small creek in a suburban park takes on the shape of a ribbon twisting through an untouched landscape when viewed from the sky.



Night Troll 2 Iceland Orjan Henriksson
Sweden

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Night Troll 2 Iceland"



Drowning Tree Paul Foley
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Drowning Tree"
I am attracted by the timeless and ever-changing place where the sea washes across the edge of land.



Glass House Mountains Paul McClenaghan
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Glass House Mountains"



Nature Reflected Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Nature Reflected"
Mirrored reflections and drifting mist transform Yosemite’s grandeur into a dreamscape.



Forest Impression Richard Daley
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Forest Impression"
Impression of Canadian Forest



Newgrange Raindrops Richard Daley
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Newgrange Raindrops"
Raindrops at Newgrange, Ireland



Forest Trail Richard Daley
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Forest Trail"
Forest trail at Pixie Forest



Storm Island Robert Maynard
UK

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Storm Island"



Beached Robert Nowak
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Beached"
Tree stump on Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington



Sentinels Robert Nowak
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Sentinels"
Driftwood on Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington



Ladakh Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Ladakh"
India



White Pocket Rodrigo Palma
Mexico

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"White Pocket"
Landscape of the beautiful White Pocket site in Utah



Skeleton Saguaro,Moon,Superstition Mountains Apache Junction Roy Pope
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Skeleton Saguaro,Moon,Superstition Mountains Apache Junction"
Skeleton Saguaro,Moon,Superstition Mountains_Apache Junction, Arizona



Deep forest Seizo Mori
Japan

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Deep forest"
This photo was taken in the fog. The photo was taken with an emphasis on equivalence. I aimed to approach the essence of the subject by obscuring parts of it with fog.



Peyto Lake Shankar Subramanian
India

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Peyto Lake"
Peyto Lake, nestled in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, is renowned for its striking turquoise color and wolf-head shape. Fed by glacial melt, its vibrant hue captivates visitors year-round. A po



Creek's Bend Stephen Matera
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Creek's Bend"
A hot spring fed creek winding through a stand of dead trees, Yellowstone National Park



Lightbeams Over Chelan Stephen Matera
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Lightbeams Over Chelan"
Lightbeam shine breifly illuminating a stand of trees, Lake Chelan, Washington State



Winter's Rage Stephen Matera
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Winter's Rage"
Fierce ridgetop winds blow snow on Shuksan Arm, North Cascades, Washington State



Drifting Steve Sorensen
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Drifting"
Its wind creating art, forming, reforming, wind carves its dunes just so.



Grandma's Hands Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Grandma's Hands"
“If I get to heaven I'll look for Grandma's hands” —Bill Withers, Grandma’s Hands



Secret Light of the Ancient Cypress Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Secret Light of the Ancient Cypress"
Coastal fog blows in over the bluffs on a winter morning opening a rare interdimensional light gate.



Above & Below Suzy Corby
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Above & Below"



Mirror Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Mirror"
After the waves have subsided, a mirror-like beauty remains.



Only 1 left Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Only 1 left"
Maybe everyone was there, but now I'm alone.



Embraced Uwe Winkler
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Embraced"
Fog engulfs valley and forest in Tyrol.



The Forgotten Valentin Uta
France

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"The Forgotten"
A lone frozen relic, standing against time in a snowy desert.



Dune's Edge Valentin Uta
France

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Dune's Edge"
At the edge of day and night, the Sahara reveals its endless patterns - etched by wind, shaped by time. A moment where texture becomes light, and silence becomes form.



Desert Drama Will Enos
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Desert Drama"
A very close look at a Joshua Tree



Woodland Boardwalk Will Enos
USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Woodland Boardwalk"
A woodland boardwalk stretches out into the fog.



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