Wolf At Santa Fe Plaza

Erik Richard Unger

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"Wolf At Santa Fe Plaza"
Man walks his pet Wolf around the Santa Fe Plaza



Tracks In Snow 2

Joseph Romeo

USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Tracks In Snow 2"
Tire tracks formed during a snowfall at midnight



Spiral

Marisol Pastor

Spain

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Spiral"



Somewhere in Earth

Bruno Bravo

Brazil

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"Somewhere in Earth"
Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil



Cala

Carlos Domenech

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Cala"
Tri-x 4x5 film 2006



Kiss of the century

Chong Kok Yew

Malaysia

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Kiss of the century"



Eulogy

Edward Yanowitz

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"Eulogy"
Nassau, Bahamas



Urban Abstract

Gary Annett

Australia

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Urban Abstract"



Bridgewerks

Jim Fredlund

USA

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"Bridgewerks"
Shot on a steel bridge constructed in 1931



A boy

Juho Kalberg

Estonia

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

"A boy"



Live with unexpected reality

K M Asad

Bangladesh

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Live with unexpected reality "
Shocked by the news of her son's death, an elderly woman stares out, still hoping to see him return from the jungle. Mohammad was a moual (honey collector) who was killed by a man-eater in Sundarban...



Sea Wave

Kike Suay

Spain

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Sea Wave"



Maggia

Martin Zurmuhle

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Nude
Amateur

"Maggia"



Havana Bedroom Dec 2011

Ralph Pleasant

USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Havana Bedroom Dec 2011"
Bed made with pride by Havana Cuba occupant December 2011



Dettifoss - Iceland 2011

Ronny Ritschel

Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Dettifoss - Iceland 2011"



Room at the Motel

Toby Snelgrove

Canada

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"Room at the Motel"
The Salton Sea is dying just as is the surrounding area. This motel has room.



#1 from Reflection Series

Vanessa Bertagnole

Australia

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"#1 from Reflection Series"
Roma Italia, 2008



Desire

Andrei Pfeiffer

Romania

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Desire"



Topsails

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Topsails"
Many Sailboats in calm wind



bubbles

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"bubbles"



Carnival Ride

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"Carnival Ride"



Between sun and salt

Antonio gibotta

Italy

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"Between sun and salt"
Salt factory Tanzania



Life of water

Arja Redel

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Life of water"
Steady flow of water.



Battle Of Giants

Beatrix Jourdan

Hungary

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Battle Of Giants"



Dfg

Binh Trinh

New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"Dfg"
dfg



Fitful Sleep

Carolyn Hampton

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"Fitful Sleep"



Oyster Mushroom

Dale M Reid

Canada

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Oyster Mushroom"
This is a silver gelatin print. The picture was created in 2011. What inspired me was the detailed texture of the mushroom. If you look closely at the picture, what do you see………..a face.



Libean Mukpar

Dani Pozo

Spain

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Libean Mukpar"
8 year-old Somalian refugee Libean Mukpar being placed on the scales at the MSF Hagadera Hospital in Dadaab, Kenya. Libean weighs less than 15 kilos. Under normal conditions his weight should be...



Self-portrait

Dragos-Radu Dumitrescu

Romania

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

"Self-portrait"
Shot near an abandoned building in Bucharest.



Hands

Jim Gallop

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Hands"
for those who do more



London Cab

Johan Visschedijk

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Advertising
Professional

"London Cab"



Cable Car

julie kimpton

Australia

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"Cable Car"



Slumdog

Lina Reinsbakken

Norway

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Slumdog"
Taken in the "Seawall" slum in Tacloban, Pilippines outside the childs home. Part of "Streetlight" charity exhibition



Footballers

Lubos Stepanek

USA

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"Footballers"



Through the Window

Marco Benedetti

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Amateur

"Through the Window"
Fashion through the Window



Four Trees

Mikael Kapanaga

Russia

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Four Trees"
Peterhof, Russia



Boisé mystérieux

Nancy Hill

Canada

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Boisé mystérieux"



Fainting in Church

Oliver Stegmann

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Fainting in Church"



Hale-Robert-Fan

Robert Hale

USA

Honorable Mention
Nude
Amateur

"Hale-Robert-Fan"



Lone Giant

Stephan Brauchli

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Amateur

"Lone Giant"
Lone bull in front of Mt. Kenya - Amboseli N.P., Kenya. I shot this bull elephant from low to the ground to show its scale. I also like how the tree and Mt. Kenya are aligned.



 Snowy Owl Hunting

Terry Turrentine

USA

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

" Snowy Owl Hunting "
Female Snowy Owl Hunting in Frozen Field/ Quebec, Canada



Pantheon

Tim Buchman

USA

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Pantheon"



Indian wrestlers

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Indian wrestlers"
Nada kusti, a traditional form of wrestling, is being still practised in Mysore, India.



Paris

Al Rubin

USA

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Paris"



bewitched

Angelos Asklepiades

Belgium

Honorable Mention
Nude
Amateur

"bewitched"
Years ago, Odette, the model in this photo, used to pose for famous French photographer Jeanloup Sieff. We met by coincidence in a "crazy" place with a "crazy" atmosphere, which led to a “crazy”...



After The Rain. Duncan, MS.

Brandon Thibodeaux

USA

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"After The Rain. Duncan, MS."
A young boy jumps over a water puddle in the front drive of his family's home in Duncan, MS.



Train Yards

Cameron Davidson

USA

Honorable Mention
Advertising
Professional

"Train Yards"
Aerial of a coal train yard in Virginia.



Aurora Borealis

Chris McLennan

New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Aurora Borealis"
Dog team rests beside glowing tent with a stunning show of Northern Lights overhead.



Protection

Evan McBride

New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Amateur

"Protection"
Orangutan baby being gently calmed and stroked by the Mother.



Alzheimer

Fausto Podavini

Italy

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"Alzheimer"
Mirella 71 years old. After 43 years spent together with the only person loved, Mirella was suddenly forced to face the husband's illness: Alzheimer. Only strenght, devotion and love can support...



Pigeon Convention, Florida - 2000

Hal Kaye

USA

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

"Pigeon Convention, Florida - 2000"



Karmic Interlude

Hugh Jones

USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Karmic Interlude"
Venice Beach CA



Roots

Kerry Maxwell

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Roots"
Roots of the vanishing Everglades



Open doors

Kristian Kjaer Moe

Denmark

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"Open doors"
Performers House in Denmark, made of perforated steel plates



Srebrenica2010

Lars Nyman

Sweden

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Srebrenica2010"



Aspen Tears

Martin van Lokven

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Aspen Tears"
These Aspen Tears cuaght my eyes while driving my car along a road in my homeland the Netherlands. Originally it is a Fuji Velvia slide.



Of Basketball and Other Demons

Mindaugas Gabrenas

USA

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"Of Basketball and Other Demons"
Lithuania



give me wings

Monika Brand

Germany

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Amateur

"give me wings"



Gray Variations - Rocks

Ovidiu Bastea

Romania

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Amateur

"Gray Variations - Rocks"
from Gray variations series



Le Van Khoi, Vietnam - 1993

Peter Steinhauer

USA

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Le Van Khoi, Vietnam - 1993"
Part of a project on portraits of Vietnam which was in the published book project entitled Vietnam: Portraits and Landscapes (2001 Edition Stemmle)



Chittagong bowler

Philip Brown

UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Chittagong bowler"
A young boy bowls a ball in a street watched by a crowd of people in Chittagong on March 8, 2011.



Tokyo Stories, No.1

Riccardo Magherini

Italy

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Tokyo Stories, No.1"



The Path

Robert Ferd Frank

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"The Path"



Occupy Wall Street

Sasson Haviv

USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Occupy Wall Street"
Protester makes a stand against Wall Street



BOY-Firenze

silvio giuliani

Italy

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"BOY-Firenze"



Galleria, Hiranandani Gardens

Swapan Mukherjee

India

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Galleria, Hiranandani Gardens"
Galleria is a shopping arcade, which was still under construction, when this photograph was taken .



Nude 2

Terrell Neasley

USA

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"Nude 2"



Glove Study #5

William Castellana

USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Glove Study #5"
Glove Series



A Lne2

Yasuteru Kasano

Japan

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"A Lne2"



At the Piano

Yossi Manor

USA

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

"At the Piano"
Young Concert Pianist



Charwoman's Visitor

Barbara Martin

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"Charwoman's Visitor"
Taken in Abby Melke, Austria, BUT, I didn't see the "visitor" until I printed.



Paulijn

Barend Houtsmuller

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Paulijn"
Paulijn at Chateau Voorstonde, NL



Young Boy. Duncan, MS.

Brandon Thibodeaux

USA

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Young Boy. Duncan, MS."
A young boy lays on the back of his grandfathers' car after being spanked with a switch in Duncan, MS.



Cowboy #1

Carien Schippers

USA

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"Cowboy #1"



be a sheep

Carmen Spitznagel

Germany

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

"be a sheep"



Watching

Charit Pusiri

Thailand

Honorable Mention
Advertising
Professional

"Watching"



Speakeasy Beauty

Claire Mallett

USA

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"Speakeasy Beauty"
Beauty is timeless...



Oma: The Man with the Swan

Erik Richard Unger

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Oma: The Man with the Swan"
A sculptor visiting Madrid, NM poses with his pet swan



The Spectacle Of Nature

Giorgio Bisetti

Italy

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"The Spectacle Of Nature"



Behind the curtain

Gregoire A. Meyer

UK

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

"Behind the curtain"
Michel, behind the curtain... Looking in a mirror is an intimate moment. She opens herself, observing every wrinkle and flaw, subconsciously beginning dialogue. But the conversation is seldom...



Bathlife_Öhlin- Hans

Hans Öhlin

Sweden

Honorable Mention
Nude
Amateur

"Bathlife_Öhlin- Hans"
Shower cubicle/ Largeformat camera



Jump

Helen Jolliffe

UK

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Jump"
composite of 3 images shot up through a trampoline



Cubes#06

Hiroyasu Matsui

Japan

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"Cubes#06"
I tried to express contradicting elements such as photo and graphic; planar and three-dimensional; static and dynamic. Instead of expressing an image by photographing a particular subject, I...



Labyrinth#02

Hiroyasu Matsui

Japan

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Labyrinth#02"
The underlying theme in much of my work is the visualization of abstract concepts. In this work I attempt to convey the movement of human consciousness using a maze-like image while using the...



1938 Delage Overhead

james haefner

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"1938 Delage Overhead"
Overhead detail of a wonderfully restored vehicle. The vintage car images are made for the owners, restorers and a book I'm working on.



Alien Landscape

Jeff Olson

USA

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"Alien Landscape"



DesmiondTutu

Lars Nyman

Sweden

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"DesmiondTutu"



Reach

Laurence Jones

UK

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"Reach"
The shape of the tulip and the shadow of the window pane suggests a prisoner in a cell reaching for freedom, as a flower will reach for the light.



Angry

Marco Benedetti

Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Amateur

"Angry"
Angry



The Knockout

michael talbot

Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"The Knockout"
A fighter looks back at his fallen opponent after a devastating knockout punch



Garrett Mcnamara

Miguel Barreira

Portugal

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Garrett Mcnamara"
Garrett Mcnamara surfs some of the biggest waves ever ridden in Portugal , 30-10-2011 Nazare, Portugal



Glacier, Tarfala

Nicklas Blom

Sweden

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Glacier, Tarfala"
Inside a glacier in the northern part of Sweden.



Greece in Crisis :ATHENS GHETTO

Nikos Pilos

Greece

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Greece in Crisis :ATHENS GHETTO"
08/11/2010 ATHENS ,GREECE . Zinonos Street, Athens, Greece: Undercover policemen arresting an African drug dealer, keeping his mouth open – a common place to hide the drugs – so he cannot swallow....



A documentry photo: He died

ramin amini

Iran

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"A documentry photo: He died"
He died alone. Auckland, New Zealand 2011



Old Shoes

Rodger Overholser

USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Amateur

"Old Shoes"
Ghost town, Garnet, Montana



Action:Desire

Scott Carlin

USA

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"Action:Desire"



Sittin'

Tatsuo Suzuki

Japan

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Amateur

"Sittin'"



Cafe in Soler

Aldona Kmiec

Australia

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Professional

"Cafe in Soler"
SPAIN, 2005



Mise en scene

Anna Zavileiskaia

Hungary

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Amateur

"Mise en scene"



Gratitude

Aynsley Stelfox

Canada

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Amateur

"Gratitude"



Father and Daughter

Binh Trinh

New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Professional

"Father and Daughter"



TP 10

Bruce Peterson

USA

Honorable Mention
Still Life
Professional

"TP 10"



801 Brickell 3

Charles Corda

USA

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Amateur

"801 Brickell 3"



Desal Tunnel Workers

Craig Moodie

Australia

Honorable Mention
Advertising
Professional

"Desal Tunnel Workers"
Study of the Thiess Degremont Desalination Plant Project Tunnel workers



Cacophony 2

Eduardo Fujii

USA

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Amateur

"Cacophony 2"



Sunday morning

Fabrizio Intonti

Italy

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Professional

"Sunday morning"



The Show's Over

Gary Annett

Australia

Honorable Mention
Abstract
Professional

"The Show's Over"



Three sisters

Hanlin Goh

Singapore

Honorable Mention
Silhouette
Amateur

"Three sisters"
Three sisters heading home after school (Paro, Bhutan)



Last Surf of The Day

Highton Ridley

UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Amateur

"Last Surf of The Day"



Brutal Attack

Jez Coulson

USA

Honorable Mention
People
Professional

"Brutal Attack"
Skinheads at a BNP rally - London



Zhao Hua Hong, bound feet

Jo Farrell

Hong Kong

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Zhao Hua Hong, bound feet"
Zhao Hua Hong, 84, one of the last remaining women in China with bound feet



Acrobat #2

Jonathan Andrew

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Acrobat #2"



Dal Basso from the Bottom

Martino Cusano

Italy

Honorable Mention
Architectural
Professional

"Dal Basso from the Bottom"
Hasselblad- focal length 30mm, Ilford Pan-F 50



Novice Monks

Olivier Borson

France

Honorable Mention
Portrait
Amateur

"Novice Monks"
Initiation ceremony - Mandalay - Myanmar



Crossing

Peng Wee Tan

Singapore

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Amateur

"Crossing"
Wildebeest migration across Mara River in Kenya



Animal Activist, Fukushima "No-Go Zone"

Pierpaolo Mittica

Italy

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Animal Activist, Fukushima "No-Go Zone""
Animal Activist in search of abandoned animals. During the night several animal activists enter illegally inside the Exclusion Zone to rescue pets and other animals. Odaka city, Fukushima "No-Go...



Funflower's Army

Rafal Maleszyk

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Professional

"Funflower's Army"
Sunflowers fields are full of potential for every artist. I found this vast filed of large sunflowers in the North Shore of Oahu. I called the image “Army of Sunflowers”. This was a great discovery.



A Hand of Cheetahs

Richard Garvey-Williams

UK

Honorable Mention
Wildlife
Professional

"A Hand of Cheetahs"
Cheetah siblings in the Mara Reserve of Kenya - I was drawn by the array of their postures and differing orientations of each of their heads.



Reproduction

Ricky, Wing Kit Lo

Hong Kong

Honorable Mention
Fashion
Professional

"Reproduction"



We Buy Gold

Robb Johnson

USA

Honorable Mention
Fine Art
Amateur

"We Buy Gold"
I work with the journey we are all on; in a figurative mode of expression, conveying a meaning other than the literal; using symbolic figures, actions or places, my landscapes. The images I create...



Autumn in the City

Ruslan Lobanov

Ukraine

Honorable Mention
Nude
Professional

"Autumn in the City"
Kiev. september 2011, from the project "the city"



blue Mauritius

Thorsten Jankowski

Germany

Honorable Mention
Nude
Amateur

"blue Mauritius"



Flamenco over tapas

Vivek Chandrashekaran

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
People
Amateur

"Flamenco over tapas"



Eurythmics

Wajid Drabu

USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Eurythmics"
Jellyfish



Ghanshyam

Abhijit Nandi

India

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Ghanshyam"



Across the Golden Gate

Adrian Davis

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Architectural
Professional

"Across the Golden Gate"
Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point Park, CA 2009



waiting for a bus

Alan K. E. A. Marques

Brazil

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Photojournalism
Professional

"waiting for a bus"
Family waits on a bus stop during a fload in the city of Xambiá (state of Tocantis in the north of Brazil))



Pantyhose

Alexander Kamakaev

Russia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Fashion
Amateur

"Pantyhose"



Italian Summer Dream

Arja Redel

Switzerland

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Fine Art
Amateur

"Italian Summer Dream"
Looking for some quiet and relaxing time at the seaside of Liguria (Italy) I learned about the Italian Dream of August Summer holidays.



American Bull Rider #5

Daniel Kencke

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Abstract
Amateur

"American Bull Rider #5"
A long exposure captures the energy and elegance of the contest between cowboy and bull.



Magic Moment

Eugenio Opitz

Venezuela

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nature
Professional

"Magic Moment"
Late afternoon in Henri Pittier National Park,Aragua state,Venezuela. The Henri Pittier National Park is the first national park of Venezuela.



Adrenaline

Hengki Lee

Indonesia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Silhouette
Amateur

"Adrenaline"
Conceptual, Montage, Digital Imaging Photo. Camera Sony Alpha 850. Made in Indonesia March 2011.



Enjoy your meal

Henk van Mierlo

Netherlands

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Still Life
Professional

"Enjoy your meal"
Enjoy your meal



Abdou with rescued crocodile

jason florio

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Portrait
Professional

"Abdou with rescued crocodile"
The portrait of Abdou is part of a long term project , now in it's 15th year based around a sacred forest in The Gambia, West Africa called 2008 Abdou arrived at the forest with a live crocodile...



Merman

Jeff Palmer

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nude
Professional

"Merman"



Boutique Me

Joy Strotz

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Fashion
Professional

"Boutique Me"
"Boutique Me" was created as part of a series of advertising images for "Leniki Boutique." The series reflects the wide variety of clothing and accessories offered by this extremely popular...



Los Inrockuptibles 2

Juan Salvarredy

Brazil

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Advertising
Professional

"Los Inrockuptibles 2"



Always a Gentleman

Laurie McCormick

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Still Life
Amateur

"Always a Gentleman"
Image is part of my series "Miniature Moments in my Daily Life"



elephant

Louis Gaillard

France

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Wildlife
Professional

"elephant"



Conversation

Marilyn Maxwell

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Silhouette
Professional

"Conversation"



The Forest (2)

Marius Rustad

Norway

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nature
Amateur

"The Forest (2)"



Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

Matej Peljhan

Slovenia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
People
Amateur

"Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus"



no parking

Mirko Ries

Switzerland

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Sport
Professional

"no parking"
Skateboarder in downtown LA.



White Nude (Nud alb)

Ovidiu Bastea

Romania

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nude
Amateur

"White Nude (Nud alb)"
White Nude (Nud alb)



At the corner

Paolo Patruno

Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Sport
Amateur

"At the corner"
Young malawian boxer training at home



Standing Guard

Peter Liepke

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Fine Art
Professional

"Standing Guard"
Gum Bichromate over Platinum Palladium print



Maddy

Robert Ferd Frank

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Portrait
Amateur

"Maddy"
South-side character, St. Louis Missouri



Ape

Slobodan Blagojevic

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Wildlife
Amateur

"Ape"
What Are You Looking At!?



Inspiration

Stephen Clough

Canada

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Abstract
Professional

"Inspiration"



Kushti Wrestlers in Delhi

Terri Gold

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
People
Professional

"Kushti Wrestlers in Delhi"
Indian wrestling isn't just a sport - it's an ancient subculture where wrestlers live and train together at Guru Hanuman’s Kushti Akhara (a traditional Indian mud pit wrestling arena). We will all...



Staircase

Wajid Drabu

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Architectural
Amateur

"Staircase"
Casa Batlló, Barcelona



the little fighters

Abhijit Dey

India

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
People
Amateur

"the little fighters"
co-incidentally the little village playmates are playing fight and same way the two little dogs also in playing mood.



scaffolding ll

Alex Attard

Malta

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Architectural
Amateur

"scaffolding ll"



The Rain Dance

Dianne Yudelson

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Wildlife
Amateur

"The Rain Dance"



Reindeer Pavillon

DIEPHOTODESIGNER

Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Architectural
Professional

"Reindeer Pavillon"
Architecture: Snøhetta



Happy Home School for the Blind (1)

Dilip Bhatia

India

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
People
Professional

"Happy Home School for the Blind (1)"



Fuerza Bruta

Djeneba Aduayom

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Sport
Amateur

"Fuerza Bruta"



Dragon's Blood Grove, Socotra

Don Whitebread

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nature
Amateur

"Dragon's Blood Grove, Socotra"
A grove of fabled Dragon's Blood Trees on the island of Socotra off the coast of Yemen.



One More Time and the Elephant is Going to be Angry

Elisabeth Toll

Sweden

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Fashion
Professional

"One More Time and the Elephant is Going to be Angry"
india 2006



Family Support

Gaye Edwards

Australia

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Still Life
Amateur

"Family Support"



Censored

Giuseppe Ciccia

Italy

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Censored"
Censored



Cappuchino

Henk van Mierlo

Netherlands

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Portrait
Professional

"Cappuchino"
Cappuchino



Adam and Eve

Hugh Jones

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Abstract
Amateur

"Adam and Eve"



Flying High

Jacquelyn Schechter

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Silhouette
Amateur

"Flying High"
taken at a state fair in North Crolina 2011



ape alone

Jerry Whitty

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Wildlife
Professional

"ape alone"



A lifetime..

Jishnu Changkakoti

India

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Fine Art
Amateur

"A lifetime.."
The weather-beaten hands of a Buddhist monk bear testament to a lifetime of frugality and worship in the cold environs of Ladakh. Shot in Leh, June 2011.



Otto Jumping

Kevin Nicholson

UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Fine Art
Professional

"Otto Jumping"



Torsi 2

Klaus Kampert

Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nude
Professional

"Torsi 2"



Wrath of Superior

Layne Kennedy

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nature
Professional

"Wrath of Superior"
Lake Superior has a reputation for "never giving up her dead." The world's largest inland lake by surface area, can be a force so impressive it boggles the mind. When famed Nor'easters slam...



First impressions

Marco Bhimani

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nude
Amateur

"First impressions"
6x7 Film negative.



Glaspass

Marie-Louise Cadosch

Switzerland

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Fashion
Amateur

"Glaspass"



voodoonville 01

Paolo Marchetti

Italy

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Photojournalism
Professional

"voodoonville 01"
Haiti, Port-au-Prince, july 2010. A voodoo priest possessed by an evil spirit during a nocturnal ceremony in the village Wharf Jeremie



Paris 2005

Renato D'Agostin

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Silhouette
Professional

"Paris 2005"



696

Riccardo Magherini

Italy

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Advertising
Professional

"696"



Power of Two

Sharon Castro

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Sport
Professional

"Power of Two"
Champion Better Talk Now and jockey Ramon Dominguez



Beans

Sue Foll

UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Still Life
Professional

"Beans"



Portrait (1)

Tatsuo Suzuki

Japan

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Portrait
Amateur

"Portrait (1)"



Joanie 194

Terrell Neasley

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Abstract
Professional

"Joanie 194"



Birdie

AJ Raina

India

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Fashion
Professional

"Birdie"



Scaffolding

Alex Attard

Malta

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Fine Art
Amateur

"Scaffolding"



Hanging Around

Alex Shoykhetbrod

Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
People
Amateur

"Hanging Around"



Tulips

Alexei Krasnikov

Russia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Still Life
Amateur

"Tulips"



Piano

Andrea Kornfeld

Hungary

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Abstract
Amateur

"Piano"
This is an old piano from Hungary



Eatons Hill Confidential

Ben Ryan

Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Portrait
Amateur

"Eatons Hill Confidential"



couch

Daniel Grant

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nude
Amateur

"couch"
toy camera image from the series "my affair with diana"



Waiter

David Allan Brandt

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Advertising
Professional

"Waiter"
Part of an advertising campaign for American Tower



Springtime Jublilee

Dianne Yudelson

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Amateur

"Springtime Jublilee"



Akhaada Wrestlers (2)

Dilip Bhatia

India

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Professional

"Akhaada Wrestlers (2)"



Hands With Legs

Edmond Terakopian

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Abstract
Professional

"Hands With Legs"
Art gallery, Bruton Street, London.



NYX

Jeff Wack

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nude
Professional

"NYX"
Nyx, Goddess of the Night



Chemung Mine, Bridgeport, California

Jim Shoemaker

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Fine Art
Professional

"Chemung Mine, Bridgeport, California"
The decaying remains of the Chemung Mine, Eastern Sierras, California



BERT1

Julie Wajs

Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Portrait
Professional

"BERT1"



Toxic Waters

Larry Louie

Canada

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Photojournalism
Professional

"Toxic Waters"
In January 2010, Bangladesh began trying to clean up one of the dirtiest rivers in the world, the Buriganga. It only took one generation to turn what was once a thriving river with drinkable water...



Veiled

Linda Hale

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Fashion
Amateur

"Veiled"



Behind a Little House

Manuel Cosentino

Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Professional

"Behind a Little House"



Fly Up

Marco Benedetti

Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Amateur

"Fly Up"
Perfection of the Moment



Cartower

Martin Schubert

Denmark

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Architectural
Professional

"Cartower"
Autostadt, Wolfsburg



The hunt

Nicolas Lotsos

Greece

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Wildlife
Amateur

"The hunt"
A lioness reclaims her kill and hunts the vultures away



On Safari

R.D.Wayne Holloway

Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Still Life
Professional

"On Safari"



Caged Chimp

Rodger Overholser

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Caged Chimp"
Chimp in cramped cage at carnival in Montana



Chicago Stairs

Rupert Horst Portugaller

Austria

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Architectural
Amateur

"Chicago Stairs"
Chicago, March 2011



Scream

Sandra  Štimac

Croatia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Wildlife
Professional

"Scream"
This photograph was taken at the Zagreb zoo. In early winter, these tropical animals (Kapuciner) closed in heated shelters as they really did not like, they angrily banged on the glass.



Army Of God

Sasson Haviv

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Silhouette
Amateur

"Army Of God"
Midnight prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem



Pole Dancer Kate with her Sons

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
People
Professional

"Pole Dancer Kate with her Sons"
Kelly is associated with Bobbi's Pole Dance Studio in Sydney



Trafalgar Square

Walter Rothwell

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Silhouette
Professional

"Trafalgar Square"
A strong wind catching the fountains in Trafalgar Square.



Michael's Office

A M Clark

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Michael's Office"
Gelatin silver print from a medium format negative



Poles

Aaron Citti

Australia

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Poles"



Creationists

Aaron Feinberg

USA

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Creationists"
Inspriation drawn from Michelangelo. Took many takes to finally get the poses correct.



lost harmony

Abhijit Dey

India

Nominee
Portrait
Amateur

"lost harmony"
expressed lost her harmony...



Footpath after rain

Abhijit Nandi

India

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Footpath after rain"



Bird in a Cage

Adam Balcerek

Poland

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Bird in a Cage"
09.2011



A Tree Grows in Hellsgate

Adoniram Sides

USA

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"A Tree Grows in Hellsgate"
The Hellsgate bridge is an imposing feature connecting Manhattan to Astoria in New York City. Light from above the train trestle illuminated the backdrop of a single tree, enabling the image that...



Near Death

Adri Berger

Laos

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Near Death"



Tree of Life

Adri Berger

Laos

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Tree of Life"



Pulchritudo

Adri Berger

Laos

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Pulchritudo"



Canal Swimmer

Adri Berger

Laos

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Canal Swimmer"



Information Society

Adrian Davis

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Information Society"
Computer monitors floating in the Potomac River, West Virginia, 2009



Horse and Snowfall

Adrian Davis

USA

Nominee
Wildlife
Professional

"Horse and Snowfall"
Colorado/Wyoming border, 2010



Singapore Underpass

Adrianne Yzerman

Australia

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Singapore Underpass"
Taken under in a pedestrian walkway under a highway in Singapore



Up-hill struggle

Ady Kerry

UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Up-hill struggle"
Yorks Hill time-trial, Sevenoaks, Kent



Identity

AJ Raina

India

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Identity"



Eve

AJ Raina

India

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Eve"



Secret Garden

AJ Raina

India

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Secret Garden"



Creation

AJ Raina

India

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Creation"



Manhattan Feeling

AL&K Photography

Portugal

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Manhattan Feeling"
New York City, Downtown Manhattan



Portrait (2)

Aladino Di Prinzio

Italy

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"Portrait (2)"



Drop off Point

Alain Francois

Australia

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Drop off Point"
Old Mechanic Shop, Brisbane - with modern amenities



Leaving Clarkesdale

Alan Gignoux

UK

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Leaving Clarkesdale"
An abandoned gun shop.



Pool Hall Clarkesdale

Alan Gignoux

UK

Nominee
People
Professional

"Pool Hall Clarkesdale"
One of the last Pool Halls in town.



Golkonda

Alan Skyrme

Brazil

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"Golkonda"
Arches under the Fort at Golkonda, Hyderabad, India



Carole

Alan K. E. A. Marques

Brazil

Nominee
People
Professional

"Carole"
Carole Gedeson, 40, lives in Cité Soleil (Haiti) and this photo is preparing a biscuit which is known as “mud-cake”. It's a sort of biscuit, made from clay, salt and a little bit of cooking oil, then...



Salt Reflection

Alastair McNaughton

Australia

Nominee
People
Professional

"Salt Reflection"
Salt reflection-Vietnam



PEOPLE AND PIGEONS

Aldona Kmiec

Australia

Nominee
Silhouette
Professional

"PEOPLE AND PIGEONS"
Trafalgar Square London



Open

Aleksandr Korolev

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Open"



untitled

Alessandro Majocchi

Italy

Nominee
Portrait
Professional

"untitled"
ethiopia,south



pulling apart

Aleta Cortes

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"pulling apart"



Touching

Aleta Cortes

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Touching"



The Snows Came

Aleta Cortes

USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Snows Came"
winter 2011



Service Station

Alex Attard

Malta

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Service Station"



New York is Quiet During Hurricane Irene

Alex Kaeslin

Switzerland

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"New York is Quiet During Hurricane Irene"
hurricane, Irene, empty, broad way, times square, New York



Tokyo, Tsukiji Area

Alexander Becker

Germany

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Tokyo, Tsukiji Area"



Istanbul, Yeni Cami

Alexander Becker

Germany

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"Istanbul, Yeni Cami"



untitled swim 2

Alexander Elkins

USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"untitled swim 2"



Mimicry

Alexander Kamakaev

Russia

Nominee
Fashion
Amateur

"Mimicry"



Stone Silence

Alexander Korobov

Russia

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Stone Silence"
Hong Kong China, Lamma Island, Fiber based Silver Print



Mania Grandiosa

Alexander Martirosov

Russia

Nominee
Advertising
Professional

"Mania Grandiosa"



Mania Grandiosa 2

Alexander Martirosov

Russia

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Mania Grandiosa 2"



Water Enigma

Alexander Martirosov

Russia

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Water Enigma"



The Life of French People

Alexander Martirosov

Russia

Nominee
People
Professional

"The Life of French People"



theater in the garden

Alexander Spasibko

Russia

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"theater in the garden"



Cakeastrophe!

Alexander Whittle

UK

Nominee
People
Professional

"Cakeastrophe!"
A perfect wedding photojournalism shot, that can never be used to advertise my services! This is the middle shot in a triptych. Serene cake cutting shot with huge sword to oops to huge smiles and...



The Window Box

Alexandra Alcorn

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"The Window Box"
From the window of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN.



Scarborough. Sky, Sea, Railing

Alexei Krasnikov

Russia

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Scarborough. Sky, Sea, Railing"



River Twiss Bank

Alexei Krasnikov

Russia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"River Twiss Bank"



With An Umbrella

Alexei Krasnikov

Russia

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"With An Umbrella"



Into the unknown

Alin Popescu

Romania

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Into the unknown"
Shot in infrared with a modified D70s



Hummingbird and Hybiscus Xray

Allan Gill

Canada

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Hummingbird and Hybiscus Xray"



Three Tulips Xray

Allan Gill

Canada

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Three Tulips Xray"



Wellfleet Dusk

Allan Hunter Shoemake

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Wellfleet Dusk"



Sand Dunes Study 2

Allen Birnbach

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Sand Dunes Study 2"



Maui Study 1

Allen Birnbach

USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Maui Study 1"



Wright Replica

Allen Lubitz

USA

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Wright Replica"
Wings Over Miami Air Show



Benched

Allen Lubitz

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Amateur

"Benched"
Miami Children's Museum, Miami, Florida



Snow

Aloisi Gioia Gorini Monica

Italy

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"Snow"



time to life

Aloisi Gioia Gorini Monica

Italy

Nominee
Silhouette
Professional

"time to life"



Bundestag

Alvise Raimondi

Italy

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Bundestag"
Berlin Series no.5



X

alxs w

USA

Nominee
Abstract
Professional

"X"
Place X is everywhere.



Yuccas, AZ

alxs w

USA

Nominee
Nature
Professional

"Yuccas, AZ"
Yuccas: the Cactus with Big Hair.



Body Works 1

amir weinberg

Israel

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Body Works 1"
amir is an art photographer & photojournalist.Video Artist & Documentary ailm maker. Amir is doing art since his childhood. In his 20's and actually untill now Amir has worked as a press...



Shell

Amit Dey

India

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Shell"
A child's head



Fan

Amit Dey

India

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Fan"
A corner of my house



Newlyweds

Amy Lyne

USA

Nominee
People
Professional

"Newlyweds"
Michael J., 55 and Michael R., 81, embrace after getting married at the City Clerk's office, on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect. They have been together 30...



Ice Wonder

Amy Vonheim

Norway

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Ice Wonder"
A study of the double peony tulip 'Ice Wonder' growing in the spring garden.



Untitled (2)

AMYN NASSER

USA

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Untitled (2)"
Untitled MMDLXXV



Moment

Anastas Tarpanov

Bulgaria

Nominee
Sport
Amateur

"Moment"
Snowboarder jumps on a training before competition



Eyes

Andre Schneider

USA

Nominee
Fashion
Professional

"Eyes"



Waiting for Spring

Andrea Nuvoloni

Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Waiting for Spring"
A lonely tree, lost in the winter snow in Lessinia mountains, in the north of Italy.



DMZ People

Andrea Nuvoloni

Italy

Nominee
People
Amateur

"DMZ People"
A rainy trip to the DMZ in Vietnam. Walking through the local families shacks.



Afternoon

Andrei Pfeiffer

Romania

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Afternoon"



Dragon's Tail

Andreu Pardales

Philippines

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Dragon's Tail"
The Great Wall of China during one of its heavest snow fall in twenty-two years.



F15 in Wales

Andrew Chittock

UK

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"F15 in Wales"
Lowe flying F15 shot from the hill side in north wales



Mist of Intrigue

Andrew Edmunds

Australia

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"Mist of Intrigue"
Photographed with Canon EOS 600D, 18-55mm lens, 25mm ext tube........but "What is it"?



Sails-2

Andrew Edmunds

Australia

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Sails-2"
Lines and architectural forms



March of the coots

Andrew George

Netherlands

Nominee
Wildlife
Amateur

"March of the coots"
The winter at the start of 2010 was one of the first strong ones in years again in The Netherlands. The lake in the local park in Eindhoven where I live was almost completely frozen. It just had...



The Tower

Andrew Gregory

Australia

Nominee
Architectural
Professional

"The Tower"



Broken Hearted

Andrew John Sherriff

UK

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Broken Hearted"



Top Floor

Andrew Robert Fox

UK

Nominee
Fine Art
Professional

"Top Floor"



The way...

Andrey Grinyov

Latvia

Nominee
Abstract
Amateur

"The way..."



About a Clockwork

Andrey Grinyov

Latvia

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"About a Clockwork"



Snake

Andy Brown

UK

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Snake"
Shot during a morning when the light changed tangibly seemingly minute by minute, I chanced a long exposure to accentuate the cloud movement while maintaining the highlights to the wall.



Algebra of Darkness

Angela Bacon-Kidwell

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Algebra of Darkness"
Traces of Existence series



Barbie Girl

Angela Vicedomini

Germany

Nominee
Nude
Amateur

"Barbie Girl"



Streets of Istanbul

angelo cirrincione

Italy

Nominee
People
Professional

"Streets of Istanbul"



Death Valley Dunes

Anil Sud

Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Death Valley Dunes"
Patterns of light in Death Valley National Park



Footsteps

Anil Sud

Canada

Nominee
Silhouette
Amateur

"Footsteps"
Footsteps in retail outlet



Snow

Anita Schiedeck

Spain

Nominee
Architectural
Amateur

"Snow"
A Day in Winter



Snow

Anita Schiedeck

Spain

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Snow"
Snow in a Landscape



Raising Georges

Ann George

USA

Nominee
Fine Art
Amateur

"Raising Georges"



Pair

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Nominee
Nude
Professional

"Pair"
Two woman vintage style nude



Hatpins

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Nominee
Still Life
Professional

"Hatpins"
collection of hatpins found on old card



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