Silhouette - Professional

Anchor Bay, Michigan Steven Benson
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Anchor Bay, Michigan"
Ice fishing on Lake St Clair



Graphic wall Marcel van Balken
Netherlands

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Graphic wall"
Graphic wall



Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 1968 Terry Wild
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 1968"



A Deer in the Headlights Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention

"A Deer in the Headlights"
A lone impala pauses before the rising sun, casting drama into the dawn. From our series "An Ode to Stillness" - a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



A Beautiful Life Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"A Beautiful Life"
The leafless tree takes center stage, its branches sprawling like intricate veins against the sky, c



A Foggy Day Alexandra Thannhauser
Germany

Honorable Mention

"A Foggy Day"
A timeless scene unfolds in the midst of a busy city.



Balance Marlies Getz
Austria

Honorable Mention

"Balance"
The balance in aesthetics right up to the middle.



Moving across the lit area Madiha Abdo
UK

Honorable Mention

"Moving across the lit area"



Overlook Abigail Ekue
USA

Honorable Mention

"Overlook"
Nude man on fire escape in New York. Photographed for "Bare Men", a male nude photography series



New Hope Kevin Vandivier
USA

Honorable Mention

"New Hope"
An inmate in Texas, walks out of prison a free man with a new hope for life.



Desert ride Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Desert ride"
Morocco



Scotch on the Rocks Jonathan Knowles
UK

Honorable Mention

"Scotch on the Rocks"
Inspred by the opening titles of Mad Men, a 60s ad man enjoys a Scotch



Momentum Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Honorable Mention

"Momentum"



Ascension Marlies Getz
Austria

Honorable Mention

"Ascension"
Promotion to the top league.



Venice Beach Brian Ach
USA

Honorable Mention

"Venice Beach"
Venice Beach, CA 2024. Canon F1, FD 35mm F2, TriX



Fishing Day Heather Favell
UK

Honorable Mention

"Fishing Day"



Always Sunday Tom Epperson
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"Always Sunday"
Life's a Beach. Shot during a family vacation at Oceanside Pier, California,



Shadow Brian Gilwee
USA

Honorable Mention

"Shadow"



Cathedral made of Light and Shade Ilona Schneider
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Cathedral made of Light and Shade"
Vienna 2024, Pinhole image



Eclipse Remuna Beca
USA

Honorable Mention

"Eclipse"
A shark silhouette transforms the sun into an underwater eclipse.



Worker with shadows Roberto Soares-Gomes
Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Worker with shadows"
OSCAR NIEMEYER'S ARCHITECTURAL



Strata of Light Roger Gottlieb
USA

Honorable Mention

"Strata of Light"
Slanted bands of sunlight slice across wood and wall, layering soft geometry over tactile surfaces, where shadow and grain merge in quiet rhythm.



Harmony in Balance Pascale Poujols
France

Honorable Mention

"Harmony in Balance"



Selfie Love Roma Wayne Cable
USA

Honorable Mention

"Selfie Love Roma"
Woman Taking Selfie on the Piazza di Spagna, Rome



Antique Figured Glass Windows Chieko Tanemura
USA

Honorable Mention

"Antique Figured Glass Windows"



Puddle fly by George Kavanagh
Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Puddle fly by"
puddle fly by



Karst Mountains Northern Laos Adri Berger
Laos

Nominee

"Karst Mountains Northern Laos"
A tok tok crossing the river Song in Northern Laos



The Visitor Catherine Roberts Leach
USA

Nominee

"The Visitor"



Morning Run David Kogan
USA

Nominee

"Morning Run"
Early Morning at the Lake



Light and Darkness David Moore
USA

Nominee

"Light and Darkness"



Curved Road-Solitary Figure David Jordan Williams
USA

Nominee

"Curved Road-Solitary Figure"



Street Ballerina 01 Deanne Fitzmaurice
USA

Nominee

"Street Ballerina 01"
Ballerina, Leila Elderiny, strikes a pose and dances in a shaft of light near the Uffizi Museum in F



Central Park Reservoir Skyline Douglas Dubler
USA

Nominee

"Central Park Reservoir Skyline"
NYC Skyline Central Park Reservoir



Canoe Duncan de Fey
Netherlands

Nominee

"Canoe"
Liwonde National Park Malawi, a canoe brings the people to the boats for an safari from the water



Almost Unnoticed Duschan Tomic
Italy

Nominee

"Almost Unnoticed"



Rainy days #1, Switzerland Gina Socrates
UK

Nominee

"Rainy days #1, Switzerland"



Rainy days #2, Switzerland Gina Socrates
UK

Nominee

"Rainy days #2, Switzerland"



Athens Gina Socrates
UK

Nominee

"Athens"



Fish Watching Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Fish Watching"



Mad Man with Martini Jonathan Knowles
UK

Nominee

"Mad Man with Martini"
Onspired by the openinmg titles of Mad Men, a 60s ad man drinks a martini



Witchy Women Julie Shipman
USA

Nominee

"Witchy Women"
Two ladies headed out to surf on Day of the Dead, Baja California Sur, Mexico.



Apple mel Laird
USA

Nominee

"Apple mel"



Tuileries 2 Louis Gaillard
France

Nominee

"Tuileries 2"
Series of images on the gardens of Paris.Jardin des Tuileries



Smartphone zombies Man Ching KC
UK

Nominee

"Smartphone zombies"
Captured in the shadows, a haunting reminder of our screen-bound lives



Shapes Marco Wilm
Germany

Nominee

"Shapes"
This photo was taken in the Naturalis museum in Leiden, Netherlands.



Around the corner Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee

"Around the corner"
Light erupts into the sky as I make my way to the platform and enjoy the sights...a Bangkok kind of morning.



Perspectives Marlies Getz
Austria

Nominee

"Perspectives"
The charm of the grain and the view from another point of view.Change of perspectives.



Suess Matt Beard
USA

Nominee

"Suess"
View of Tree Aloes from below. Film/Ilford 3200. Mamyia RZ67.



In single line Mauro Zorer
Italy

Nominee

"In single line"
On the horizon on the hill in Tuscany a row of trees stand out in silhouette against the sky



Waiting Mauro Zorer
Italy

Nominee

"Waiting"
Lake Garda in winter: waiting for the new season. Everything seems to stop and wait, both nature and



About weather Petra Senn
Germany

Nominee

"About weather"



Flying High Robyn Finlayson
Australia

Nominee

"Flying High"
Kite Surfers - Noosa



Ferry Terminal; Orkney, Scotland Roy Pope
USA

Nominee

"Ferry Terminal; Orkney, Scotland"
Ferry Terminal; Orkney, Scotland



San Francisco & Oakland Bay Bridge 1985 Roy Kaltschmidt
USA

Nominee

"San Francisco & Oakland Bay Bridge 1985"
San Francisco skyline & Oakland Bay Bridge at 3pm



Femme Fatale Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"Femme Fatale"
Elusive but elegant and graceful figure of a young lady disappearing into the light



Way Home Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"Way Home"
Back home from work on a cold October Night, Siena, Italy



Balcony Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Nominee

"Balcony"
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Night Lights in the City Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee

"Night Lights in the City"
A silhouette emerges amid NYC's moody nightlights and billowing steam vents.



Surfer Shahla Bebe
USA

Nominee

"Surfer"
Malibu-CA



The Sun Sets on The Lost Kingdom Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee

"The Sun Sets on The Lost Kingdom"
Thailand's undisturbed 160-million-year-old rainforest contrasts with the life on the damned river.



Heron #2 Stone Peng
USA

Nominee

"Heron #2"
Waiting for 5 days to get this shot



Apprehended! Thomas Minczeski
USA

Nominee

"Apprehended!"
A man corrals his son to keep from danger in the ruins of a maritime building, Pt. Richmond, CA



One Wild Life Valerie G Henry
USA

Nominee

"One Wild Life"
The desert plains adorned with this wild beauty inspires a sense of pure enchantment.



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