"Eye On The Prize" By Vince Burton
Awards: 3rd Place, Overall Contest Winner and Silver, Nature.
"A wild barn owl photographed as it focuses on its prey."
"Sky Blue" By Robyn Finlayson
"Unsupervised" By Alexandrena Parker
Awards: 1st Place, Overall Contest Winner; Gold, Storytelling; Gold, Conceptual; Bronze, People.
"The sight of children engaged in unsupervised play, left to their own devices in the streets, has become increasingly rare.
Set in outback Australia, the scenes weave together the past and present, symbolising the relationship between the landscape and the timeless essence of childhood."
"Insects The Little Strangers" By Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz
Awards: Silver, Animals.
"Thanks to Macrophotography we can discover and appreciate detailsthat are hidden from us. In the project that I show you "Insects thelittle strangers" I have photographed different insects giving themgreat prominence and showing their singular beauty."
"Sorrel And White ( The Horses Of Kurdistan )" By Armin Abdehou
Awards: People’s Vote Award, Animals.
"Creating a color contrast in nature, with the empathy and love play of two enamored horses. On the heights of the SHIRIN mountains in the Barzan region of Kurdistan, during a cold winter, the warm meeting of these two horses brought spring back to nature."
"Amazon - The Green's End" By Betina Samaia
Awards: People’s Vote Award, Conceptual and Honorable Mention, Conceptual.
"In the early 2000s, I sought solace in the Amazon's depths, capturing its solitude and stark beauty. With an infrared camera, I unveiled hidden hues, a poetic denunciation of deforestation's toll. These photos, echo nature's plea for preservation."
"Riders Of The Volcano" By Mahendra Bakle
Awards: Silver, Travel.
""The Horsemen of Bromo," epitomize a rich cultural legacy amidst Mount Bromo's breathtaking landscape. are custodians of tradition, they provide visitors an immersive journey, blending vibrant customs with deep-rooted rituals, offering rides and a profound encounter with the region's heritage."
"Monument Valley" By Linda Chaussee
Awards: Gold, Film/Analog.
"This image explores the theme of duality using the window to separate the world as it is and the world that is created. Made with a Mamiya 7II and Portra 400 film."
"Unreal Atmosphere" By Alexandre Bès
Awards: Bronze, Animals.
"Lake “Magadi” which means “soda” in Swahili bears its name very well, since it contains a unique concentration of caustic soda, produced naturally by the transformation of sediments in contact with runoff water and molten lava under the lake."
"Tiger" By Sofia Lopez Mañan
Awards: 2nd Place, Overall Contest Winner and Gold, Animals.
"Tiger standing on a bed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This image is part of the project " The Book of Nature" that explores the concept of 'Nature' as a manmade construction."
"Nations Of The Atlantic" By Kim Lang
Awards: Gold, Travel.
"Nations of the Atlantic explores the ocean as a vessel to connect cultures, and focusses on the universal experience of places that rely on the sea for their everyday lives. It shifts the attention to small island nations, often overlooked in the greater discussion of climate change."
"Frosted Fern" By John Lauritsen
Awards: Bronze, Minimalism.
"Spaghetti Stylist" By Yuliy Vasilev
Awards: Gold, Still Life.
"Tiger Motel" By Paul Fuentes
Awards: Bronze, Conceptual.
"With a fascination for wild animals, especially big cats, and classic cars, it all came together.
Tiger Motel, is a joyful scene of a tiger on top of a classic car in front of a Californian motel."
"How To Train Your Dragon" By Leo Kwok
Awards: Gold, Event and People’s Vote Award, Event.
"Showered by molten, firework-like sparks, people in Meizhou, China perform a fire dragon dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival on the first full moon of the Lunar Calendar. This celebration was performed over 200 years ago and was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in China in 2008."
"Gitano" By Arianna Angelini
Awards: Gold, People.
"I met him once, trying to find my way
The solitude of the highlands was what I sought
Unbidden, he sat beside me on a log one day
As I was caught up with some restless thought"
"Twenty Years After The Siege" By Alex Elena
Awards: Bronze, Landscapes.
"For the first time since the war, I returned to Sarajevo. The fog was disappearing and it was bitter cold. Smoke was rising from the chimneys and the sun was hiding behind the clouds. A stunning view with many layers. The many layers that represent the soul of the city."
"Kukeri" By Aron Klein
Awards: Bronze, Travel.
"“Kukeri” is a portrait of Bulgaria’s ancient pagan rituals performed in the countries remote mountain regions.
The annual arcane rituals intended to dispel the evil spirits which might otherwise bring ill fortune to their community."
"Miami Pool" By David Behar
Awards: Gold, Minimalism.
"Leaning over the balcony of my aunt's Miami Beach apartment I noticed a woman in red going for a swim, so I went back for my camera."
"Cloudscapes" By Daniel Agra
Awards: Silver, Other.
"The stuff dreams are made of, they are the imaginary of the sky with its disfigured, tumultuous and scattered past, , a canvas to see more beyond a limitless horizon, and thus magic makes an eternity out of nothing, becoming the eye of the soul."
"Ppe Portraits- Luminosity, Colour, B&w" By Sarah Cusack
Awards: Gold, Other.
"Digital photograms of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Provides protection from infectious particles but not from varying psycho-emotional states over time. Light shines through PPE, a digital process allows an inverse of colour and luminosity while maintaining a likeness to medical imaging."
"Hindu Devotees Praying In Fasting Ceremony" By Shafayet Hossain Apollo
Awards: Silver, Event.
"In the evening, Hindu devotees pray with especial butter-lamps and foods in the Baba Loknath temple during the fasting and lighting of lamps ceremony known as ‘Rakher Upobash’ in Samibag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fasters will break fasting by eating when all the lamps burn out."
"Ferry Series" By Linda Chaussee
Awards: Gold, Film/Analog.
"Made with Rolleiflex 2.9F and Portra 400."