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Bluesman on Beale

James Sparshatt

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Bluesman on Beale"
A man of blues lost in his base on Beale Street, Memphis



Blue Swallow Rt 66

Lou Fischer

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Blue Swallow Rt 66"



Cowpunchers Prayer

Seth Joel

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Cowpunchers Prayer"
A Rodeo opening ceremony prayer typically expresses gratitude, seeks a blessing for the participants and acknowledges the role of faith in the rodeo culture.



A grain silo on the American Plains

Steve Sorensen

USA

Honorable Mention

"A grain silo on the American Plains"
As eloquent as any European edifice, a symbol of the American West.



Curlers

Maria Coletsis

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Curlers"
Rituals of Hair



Nothing

Eduardo Garcia

Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Nothing"
Outdoor display at Arizona USA 2012



Twisted

Olivia Ogren-Hrejsa

USA

Honorable Mention

"Twisted"
Texas County Rodeo



Reflections of a black woman

Mark Seawell

USA

Honorable Mention

"Reflections of a black woman"
They gathered in Salt Lake City to protest injustice and save something precious, a women's right to her body..reflections of a black woman



Backroads in Virginia USA

Richard Cox

USA

Honorable Mention

"Backroads in Virginia USA"



Genoa Bar

Yvonne Boyd

USA

Honorable Mention

"Genoa Bar"
It's always wild in the west. First Bar in Nevada



Left to rust

Beyti Barbaros

USA

Honorable Mention

"Left to rust"
Time is the biggest tyrant—relentless, patient, and undefeated. its quiet destruction.



Last stop

Frank Bevans

USA

Honorable Mention

"Last stop"



Mile 7

Seth Mayer

USA

Honorable Mention

"Mile 7"
Desert road.



Defile dia de los muertos en Merida #2

Alexander Friedrich Beck

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Defile dia de los muertos en Merida #2"
desfile de dia de los muertos en Merida, analog techique middle format



Window

S. Rick Armstrong

USA

Honorable Mention

"Window"
Window on Downtown



Documented Alien, My Summer with Optimus Prime

Shawna Gibbs

USA

Honorable Mention

"Documented Alien, My Summer with Optimus Prime"
Started in 2013, a collaborative project between a photographer and her superhero-loving kids.



Vail

Brandon Ralph

USA

Honorable Mention

"Vail"
The unseen symbol, casts its vail



Texas Cool Down

Kevin Vandivier

USA

Honorable Mention

"Texas Cool Down"
Bar dog cools himself on the bar cooler on a very hot summer day.



Boombox, NYC

Jacky Chapman

UK

Honorable Mention

"Boombox, NYC"
The music men. Lower East Side, New York 1986.



Cigarettes

Will Enos

USA

Honorable Mention

"Cigarettes"
A cigarette vending machine of the past



Shaker Village, Maine

Ann Chwatsky

USA

Honorable Mention

"Shaker Village, Maine"
I was privileged to vist the Maine Sabbathday Lake Community to photograph and get to know them



On Horseback #2

Joyce P. Lopez

USA

Honorable Mention

"On Horseback #2"



From the Visitor Center

Glenn Goldman

USA

Honorable Mention

"From the Visitor Center"
U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC



Church On The Great Plains

Gene Sellers

USA

Honorable Mention

"Church On The Great Plains"



Litto and the Stallion

Ian Spanier

USA

Honorable Mention

"Litto and the Stallion"
Litto Gomez with his stallion on the tobacco farm in Dominican Republic



Amboy

Frank Bevans

USA

Honorable Mention

"Amboy"



Accommodations

David Moore

USA

Honorable Mention

"Accommodations"



Hay Field

Stone Peng

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hay Field"
Typical Michigan Summer Hay field



The Whites

Brandon Ralph

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Whites"
left out to dry



 'Carolina' is calling you home

Anand Sharan

India

Nominee

" 'Carolina' is calling you home"
Heartbeat of the Blue Ridge Mountains.



Sabbath Lake Shakers #2

Ann Chwatsky

USA

Nominee

"Sabbath Lake Shakers #2"
HOW WONDERFUL TO GET TO KNOW THEM



No Dogs Allowed

Audrey Gottlieb

USA

Nominee

"No Dogs Allowed"
Sign in shop window, No Dogs Allowed, NYC



America Connected

Brandon Ralph

USA

Nominee

"America Connected"
America connected



Grooms Cross

Brandon Ralph

USA

Nominee

"Grooms Cross"
Cross x Cross



All faithfull

Brian Gilwee

USA

Nominee

"All faithfull"



Cathy's Cafe

Chieko Tanemura

USA

Nominee

"Cathy's Cafe"



Giant

Diana Feil

USA

Nominee

"Giant"
Stumbled upon this in the desert and liked the reference between container and landscape



Titan 2.0

Dietmar Sorgatz

Germany

Nominee

"Titan 2.0"
Holding the World, NYC 2025



Train Concourse

Elizabeth Holmes

USA

Nominee

"Train Concourse"
William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Concourse in Philadelphia



Night calling

Frank Bevans

USA

Nominee

"Night calling"



Church

Frank Bevans

USA

Nominee

"Church"



Abandoned

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"Abandoned"



Bed And Breakfast

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"Bed And Breakfast"



Canal Street At 4:00 a.m.

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"Canal Street At 4:00 a.m."



Life In The Big Empty

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"Life In The Big Empty"



The Long Goodbye

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"The Long Goodbye"



The Raw Edge Of Despair

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"The Raw Edge Of Despair"



On the Mall

Glenn Goldman

USA

Nominee

"On the Mall"
National Museum of African American History and Culture and Washington Monument



Under Construction

Glenn Goldman

USA

Nominee

"Under Construction"
New York City, along the Hudson River.



'The Nation Lives'

Harvey Duze

USA

Nominee

"'The Nation Lives'"
Rows of cannons and split-rail fence along Wheatfiled Rd. at the Gettysburg National Military Park.



Choptank River Light #2

Harvey Duze

USA

Nominee

"Choptank River Light #2"
replica of the original Choptank River Light (a screw-pile lighthouse) located near Oxford, Maryland



Treeline

Jamie Leasure

USA

Nominee

"Treeline"
On the plains of Idaho, a line of trees denotes property lines under feet of wintertime snow



Hunter at CF Ranch

Joshua Martin

USA

Nominee

"Hunter at CF Ranch"
Hunter Reaume at Cf Ranch Tmax 400 Olympus 35 RC



Long Dessert Highway

Julie Shipman

USA

Nominee

"Long Dessert Highway"
Driving alone down Highway 1, the length of Baja; big open wild spaces with the human fingerprints.



Magnolia Cemetery James

Kathy Sergio

USA

Nominee

"Magnolia Cemetery James"
Magnolia Cemetery James resting in repose



Days End

Kevin Vandivier

USA

Nominee

"Days End"
Champion Calf Roper Stran Smith ends is day working the range in Texas.



We salute

Lisa Romano

USA

Nominee

"We salute"
Honoring Those Who Served



American Welder

Lisa Means

USA

Nominee

"American Welder"
American Welder - Atlanta GA



Alabama Carnival

Lou Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Alabama Carnival "



Old Garage and Truck

Lou Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Old Garage and Truck"



Teddy's Red Hots

Lou Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Teddy's Red Hots"



Range Rider

Matt Lit

USA

Nominee

"Range Rider"
A cowboy is dwarfed by the San Luis Valley, in southern Colorado, while gathering cattle.



Liberty - Wine Vine 114

Narinder Sall

USA

Nominee

"Liberty - Wine Vine 114"
Wine Vine114 image of a grapevine was made at the Messina Hof Vineyards in Bryan, Texas. The vine is only about 4" tall.



Laundry Day

Nathanael Rehlander

USA

Nominee

"Laundry Day"
Laundry Day in Fort Worth, Texas



Cowboy in Calico

Niko Eden

USA

Nominee

"Cowboy in Calico"



Danielle

Niko Eden

USA

Nominee

"Danielle"



Last to Leave

Olivia Ogren-Hrejsa

USA

Nominee

"Last to Leave"
High school marching bands demand thousands of practice hours from students to excel in state competitions. Long hours, in all types of weather, test the dedication of everyone.



Winter Storm

Patricia Jarvis

USA

Nominee

"Winter Storm"
A very frigid & windy winter this year in Colorado!



Memory Motel

Peter Mendelson

USA

Nominee

"Memory Motel"
The iconic Montauk motel being engulfed by bushes, like memories slowly disappearing.



Garage is Full

Peter Ydeen

USA

Nominee

"Garage is Full"
A garage in Bethlehem Pennsylvania - at night



Hope

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Hope"
Street in St Paul, Minnesota



Hoop

S. Rick Armstrong

USA

Nominee

"Hoop"
Picnic in America



Quiet Reverence

Selena Malone

USA

Nominee

"Quiet Reverence"
A still and timeless moment—an empty street leading to the church - the soul of a small town



Road Construction, 1998

Terry Wild

USA

Nominee

"Road Construction, 1998"



Brooklyn Bridge

Wayne Chasan

Spain

Nominee

"Brooklyn Bridge"
The first time I walked across the bridge my great-grandfather crossed daily, an overexposed interpretation.



Economic Growth

Will Enos

USA

Nominee

"Economic Growth"
For sale or rent on the American plains



Winter Ranch

Will Enos

USA

Nominee

"Winter Ranch"
A ranch shrouded by mountains and winter



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