Still Life - Amateur

Lotus leaf with vase Konstantin Weiss
Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Lotus leaf with vase"



Agave Study 37 Brian Schneider
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Agave Study 37"
Agave series study from my travels to Southern California



Weston Homage Patrick O'Brien
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Weston Homage"



White Bedstraw Klas Anders
Sweden

Honorable Mention

"White Bedstraw"



Artichoke Natalie Truchsess
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Artichoke"
Thorns and fluff on artichoke leaf



Jug and Mug Klas Anders
Sweden

Honorable Mention

"Jug and Mug"



Hosta leaf 1 Klaus-Juergen Roericht
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Hosta leaf 1"



Simplicity Leslie Gleim
USA

Honorable Mention

"Simplicity"



Boat on Water Lynn Tait
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Boat on Water"



Paeonia Wolfgang Wiesen
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Paeonia"
Fruit stand with seeds of Paeonia suffruticosa



Other World Leslie Gleim
USA

Honorable Mention

"Other World"



A Tree Susan Langer
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Tree"



Ghosts of the Past Carol Rusinek
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Ghosts of the Past"



Hostas Leila Sullivan
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hostas"
Sullivan-Leila_Hostas.jpg



Veronicastrum Wolfgang Wiesen
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Veronicastrum"
Seedhead of Veronicastrum virginicum with seed umbrellas of Tragopogon.



Shrooms Barbara Maker
USA

Honorable Mention

"Shrooms"
Garden Beauty



Daffodil Sally Paterson
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Daffodil"



The Ball Adam Neuba
Germany

Honorable Mention

"The Ball"
Succulents are amazing plants of our flora. Very impressive are spherical-symmetrical species of this genus with a regular arrangement down to the smallest unit of the plant.



Orchard Beach Winter Steven Condiotti
USA

Honorable Mention

"Orchard Beach Winter"



Hope Leslie Gleim
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hope"



Pitchers in a historic village in Israel Andreas Torsten Schuler
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Pitchers in a historic village in Israel "



As the Warm Sun Dries it Maritta Renz
Canada

Honorable Mention

"As the Warm Sun Dries it"
A towel hangs in the sun from a line to dry and casts a shadow on a stone wall



Hindsight C E Morse
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hindsight"
Patinated Mobil Pegasus



A quiet corner Tudor ApMadoc
USA

Honorable Mention

"A quiet corner"
A quiet place within Central Park, NYC



Tulip Julie Yesko
USA

Honorable Mention

"Tulip"



CHAIRS WAITING FOR THE "SPRING3 LADUES Eric Pijnaken
France

Honorable Mention

"CHAIRS WAITING FOR THE "SPRING3 LADUES"
PIJNAKEN-ERIC_"CHAIRS WAITING FOR THE "SPRING" LADIES



The Handmaidens Dave Cohen
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Handmaidens"



Apple and Ribbon Mayda Rumberg
USA

Honorable Mention

"Apple and Ribbon"



make yourself comfortable Mirco Waterstradt
Germany

Honorable Mention

"make yourself comfortable"
wonderful abandoned sanatorium



Wooden Spirit Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Nominee

"Wooden Spirit"
Wooden Spirit



Beauty and the Bug Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Beauty and the Bug"



Hotel Room Antje Bormann
France

Nominee

"Hotel Room"
Osijek, Croatia



Power Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"Power"
Aspect of a Steam Engine



Glow Avinash Sood
UK

Nominee

"Glow"
Quite morning flowers bloomed and used clouds as a background. Captured natural beauty.



Iris Eyes Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Iris Eyes"
Iris Asleep



Illusions Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Illusions"
Tipsy Glasses



Left to rot Beyti Barbaros
USA

Nominee

"Left to rot"
This vintage car has been sitting on this NYC street for years, forgotten, rotting slowly



Agave Study 22 Brian Schneider
USA

Nominee

"Agave Study 22"
Agave series study from my travels to Southern California



blowing in the wind Brigitte Bourger
French Polynesia

Nominee

"blowing in the wind"
old dhow sails



Something Fishy Bruce Fraser
Australia

Nominee

"Something Fishy"
Santiago Chile



Dali's Forest Chrissie Stillin
USA

Nominee

"Dali's Forest"
To some you are a drop of rain, to others you are the ocean.



Still life n°2 Claudio Bonaccorsi
Italy

Nominee

"Still life n°2"



Four Chairs Daniel Christie
USA

Nominee

"Four Chairs"



Backstage Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Backstage"



Breaking In Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Breaking In"



Resistence Demetrio Jereissati
Brazil

Nominee

"Resistence"



Pyramid Door Denis Sivack
USA

Nominee

"Pyramid Door"



btbfbfbbb Devin Campbell
USA

Nominee

"btbfbfbbb"



Upthrust Hand Diane Epstein
USA

Nominee

"Upthrust Hand"
Reaching For the Sky



Bigleaf Maple Don Jacobson
USA

Nominee

"Bigleaf Maple"
Mt Hood National Forest, OR



Queen Ann's Lace Don Jacobson
USA

Nominee

"Queen Ann's Lace"
Mt Hood National Forest, OR



Oregon Iris Don Jacobson
USA

Nominee

"Oregon Iris"
Mt Hood National Forest, OR



Botanical Spiral Donald Bolak
USA

Nominee

"Botanical Spiral"
Spiral growth habit in Tillandsia



Oars Eduardo Fujii
USA

Nominee

"Oars"



work is done Elisabeth Fiorioli
Austria

Nominee

"work is done"
cleaning cloth in the courtyard



FASTEN Esperanza Gomez
USA

Nominee

"FASTEN"



Sand and Shadows Gary Matson
USA

Nominee

"Sand and Shadows"



Let's Eat Gary Levy
USA

Nominee

"Let's Eat"
Eating Utensils Light Fixture



Mission Cross and Shadow Gayle Pepper
USA

Nominee

"Mission Cross and Shadow"
The light and shadow shines for a moment at edge of Mission Tumacacori Cemetery, Arizona.



Untitled No. 11, Jordan Village, 2023 Gerald Pisarzowski
Canada

Nominee

"Untitled No. 11, Jordan Village, 2023"



Your Vase or Mine? Gregory Hom
USA

Nominee

"Your Vase or Mine?"
Still life of a lily



The Fork Hartmut Rieg
Germany

Nominee

"The Fork"
Minimal Fork And Shadow Still Life



Keyboard in the Round Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee

"Keyboard in the Round"



back in time Holger Goehler
Germany

Nominee

"back in time"
imagine you get on a train, a train that doesn't really exist in this form anymore. you board the old, archaic train and suddenly find yourself in the midst of the past. Outside, the present flies by



office life#21 Holger Goehler
Germany

Nominee

"office life#21"
things of everyday life seen in a different light



Banana Flower Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee

"Banana Flower"
Banana flowers just seen to suggest the luscious fruit to follow. Rorotonga, Cook Islands, 2022



Escape Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee

"Escape"
If left to own devices, plants will grow as they please, finding a way through or past any barrier. Russell, New Zealand 2022



Kitchen Confidential Ivan Pesic
USA

Nominee

"Kitchen Confidential"
Shot in Los Angeles



Withered Spirit Jacqui Turner
USA

Nominee

"Withered Spirit"



Within the Decay Jacqui Turner
USA

Nominee

"Within the Decay"



Dish Drainer Jane Strisik
USA

Nominee

"Dish Drainer"



Veins Jessica Margo
USA

Nominee

"Veins"
A feather found along my favorite walking path covered with raindrops from an overnight storm. NJ-January 2023



Rhubarb leaves Joanna Butler
Norway

Nominee

"Rhubarb leaves"



Variegated Joseph Smith
USA

Nominee

"Variegated"
Variegated maple leaves from southern Maine



Ode to Weston Julie Yesko
USA

Nominee

"Ode to Weston"



Diamond in a Circle Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Diamond in a Circle"



Tomatillos Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee

"Tomatillos"
Part if my Dark VegetableSeries



Queen of the Lily Pads Kathryn McGarvey
Canada

Nominee

"Queen of the Lily Pads"



B&W Details 1 Kent Wisner
USA

Nominee

"B&W Details 1"
Think strategically



Floating Fall Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee

"Floating Fall"



Withered Flowers Klas Anders
Sweden

Nominee

"Withered Flowers"



Mould Kylo-Patrick Hart
USA

Nominee

"Mould"
Still-life representation of the impact of the male gaze on cultural perceptions of female beauty.



Rest Stop Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Rest Stop"
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2021



Feathers Larry Jones
USA

Nominee

"Feathers"
On the beach at Monterey, CA



Grass and Bug Footprints Laszlo Perlaky
USA

Nominee

"Grass and Bug Footprints"



Coil Leah Lallier
USA

Nominee

"Coil"
repose



Inviting Linda Lucchesi
USA

Nominee

"Inviting"



Wavy Marie Veran
Canada

Nominee

"Wavy"
Lily flower with Escher-style petals



Escape to the Open Skies Martin Miklas
Portugal

Nominee

"Escape to the Open Skies"
In the net's embrace, a glimpse of freedom reveals the desire to fly.



Summer Flowers Mary Hughes
Canada

Nominee

"Summer Flowers"
A summer flower in southern Alberta



Old Mill VA Matthew DeZee
USA

Nominee

"Old Mill VA"



MALEA Melanie Schoeniger
Germany

Nominee

"MALEA"
This series is about our longing for paradise, that mystical transcendent state of mind.



Dance of the Reeds Melinda Goodall
USA

Nominee

"Dance of the Reeds"
An afternoon breeze on Nahmakanta Lake in Maine's North Woods energizes the reeds' reflections.



silent piano Mirco Waterstradt
Germany

Nominee

"silent piano"
wonderful abandoned sanatorium



Harmony Nadja Perez
USA

Nominee

"Harmony"



Affectionate Natalie Truchsess
Germany

Nominee

"Affectionate"
This dried vine tendril, with its tender and protective character, has been shaped by the challenges of growth and is perfect in its uniqueness, with its own beauty, beyond stereotypes and norms.



Contradiction Norman Robbins
USA

Nominee

"Contradiction"
Contradiction



Double Cross Pat Maycroft
UK

Nominee

"Double Cross"
St. John's Church graveyard, Stanwick St. John, Richmondshire. Taken on black and white 35mm film



toilet in the old club house Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee

"toilet in the old club house"
the toilet in the old clubhouse in Nendeln, Liechtenstein



The Last chair Poul Helt
Denmark

Nominee

"The Last chair"



Field Corn Robin Downs
USA

Nominee

"Field Corn"



Reaching Up Ruth Ball
Canada

Nominee

"Reaching Up"



Sun Flower Power Ruth Ball
Canada

Nominee

"Sun Flower Power"



Fast food Sidney Gaspar
Brazil

Nominee

"Fast food"
Santos - SP



Putting on the Ritz Stacie Acevedo
USA

Nominee

"Putting on the Ritz"



FP4 Stephane Garnavault
Switzerland

Nominee

"FP4"
https://stephgarnavphotos.com/en/portfolio-31052-flower-portraits



FP6 Stephane Garnavault
Switzerland

Nominee

"FP6"
https://stephgarnavphotos.com/en/portfolio-31052-flower-portraits



Water slides Stephen Mimms
USA

Nominee

"Water slides"



Things are looking up Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Things are looking up"
Shoetop view of a sidewalk lamp with palm tree in Delray Beach, Florida USA



Don't Touch! Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Don't Touch!"
Barrel Cactus



So Intricate 2 Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"So Intricate 2"
Thorns of a Saguaro Cactus



Such a Bad Situation Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Such a Bad Situation"
Saguaro cactus damage beyond repair



Desk Sylvia Gardner
USA

Nominee

"Desk"
Desk



Mothers Day Tailai OBrien
Australia

Nominee

"Mothers Day "
A card for my mother on this special day



Cocoon Plant Theodora Mitrakos
Canada

Nominee

"Cocoon Plant"
Senecio Haworthii—more commonly known as the cocoon plant—is a succulent native to South Africa



Graceful Bond Toni Russo
USA

Nominee

"Graceful Bond"



Linum Ulla Cornelius
Germany

Nominee

"Linum"



Crocuses under trees Wilhelm Kleinoeder
Germany

Nominee

"Crocuses under trees"
The idea was to make a double exposure, looking from top to bottom and again from bottom to top.



Neptune's Treasure #14 Willa Davis
USA

Nominee

"Neptune's Treasure #14"
From the series: Neptune's Treasure.



Passion flower Wolfgang Wiesen
Germany

Nominee

"Passion flower"
Passiflora caerulea - flower and leaf.



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