Abstract - Amateur

(T)issue Chagrin Natalie Truchsess
Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"(T)issue Chagrin"
Had an issue, took a tissue



La Guitarra Melissa Lackey
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"La Guitarra"



La ferita Enrica Ridolfi
Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"La ferita"
Lesione su una foglia di Agave



Icicles Brian Jones
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Icicles"
Icicles



Detritus Jurgen Dopatka
USA

Honorable Mention

"Detritus"



Angel Wings Robin Zygelman
USA

Honorable Mention

"Angel Wings"
So light and delicate, like a wing of an angel



Iridiscence Mabel Cedron
Spain

Honorable Mention

"Iridiscence"
Black and white iridescence of a spiral staircase.



Deep in the grid Ivan Pesic
USA

Honorable Mention

"Deep in the grid"



Abstract Lighting Budd Parker
USA

Honorable Mention

"Abstract Lighting"



Orbital Rhythms Anne Dignam
USA

Honorable Mention

"Orbital Rhythms"



Blackbird Josh Sacks
USA

Honorable Mention

"Blackbird"



Pattern 9138 Joseph O'Neill
USA

Honorable Mention

"Pattern 9138"



Illusion Michel Groleau
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Illusion"



Ingrained Sara Szpektor
USA

Honorable Mention

"Ingrained"
Szpektor-Sara_Ingrained.jpeg



Organic Fireworks Judy M. King
USA

Honorable Mention

"Organic Fireworks"
Light and shadow and radial lines of two silver Bismarck palms resembles explosive fireworks



Beauty of lines Christian La Carbona
France

Honorable Mention

"Beauty of lines"
As a photographer, I'm particularly fond of trying to capture the real on the edge of the abstract.



Not What It Seems Anthony Iacuzzi
USA

Honorable Mention

"Not What It Seems"



Saint Devil, 2023 Radek von Hirschberg
Poland

Honorable Mention

"Saint Devil, 2023"
„Who are you, then? I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.” Goethe



Grammy Museum John Doyle
USA

Honorable Mention

"Grammy Museum"



The Vortex of Anachronism Pamela Rozsa
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Vortex of Anachronism"
An ode to past technology



Singularity Adam Neuba
Germany

Nominee

"Singularity"
Only a black marble and stainless steel.



Icelandic Abstract Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Nominee

"Icelandic Abstract"
Icelandic Abstract



Ethereal Currents Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Nominee

"Ethereal Currents"
Ethereal Currents



Geometrics Anne Eigen
USA

Nominee

"Geometrics"
Optical Illusions



Confronting the Demons Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Confronting the Demons"



On-line connection Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"On-line connection"



Planes Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Planes"
Light and Dark



Light bulb reflects Barbara Beeman
USA

Nominee

"Light bulb reflects"
Surrealism mixed with architecture



Wooden poles Berry Bingel
UK

Nominee

"Wooden poles "
Abstract; traditionally used by fishermen in N.E. of Scotland to hang and dry their fishing nets



Ice Curves Brian Schneider
USA

Nominee

"Ice Curves"
Ice abstract series



Long Stretch of the Road Carolyn Edelstein
USA

Nominee

"Long Stretch of the Road"
Self Portrait



Cups Carolyn Shoop
USA

Nominee

"Cups"
A store display of inexpensive plastic cups became a portal for my creativity.



Distortion Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee

"Distortion"
Analog film. Light and water in motion engage the viewer's objectivity on the relationship time/object.



Abstract Composition Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee

"Abstract Composition "
Analog film. Simple and austere composition, taken from a different angle, it defies gravity and objectivity.



Deep Space Cindy Poulin
Canada

Nominee

"Deep Space"



Space city Damaso Avila
Spain

Nominee

"Space city"
SPACE CITY IN TOULOUSE (FRANCE)



Rain Obstructed View Daniel Sudberg
USA

Nominee

"Rain Obstructed View"
Raindrop covered window obstructing the view of a portion of a building.



Dollops David Hylton
USA

Nominee

"Dollops"
Installation



Nature Design Demetrio Jereissati
Brazil

Nominee

"Nature Design"
It is sand and water in the "Lençóis Maranhenses National Park" (Brazil)



Concrete Stories Dieter Demey
Belgium

Nominee

"Concrete Stories"
Concrete Stories



Imaginary Botany Donald Bolak
USA

Nominee

"Imaginary Botany"
Succulent rosettes



Emergence Douglas Caroli
USA

Nominee

"Emergence"
Newark Airport Terminal NJ



Echoes of San Francisco Eduardo Fujii
USA

Nominee

"Echoes of San Francisco"



Luminance Graham Earnshaw
Australia

Nominee

"Luminance"
Close ups of sand dunes along the Turquoise Coast Western Australia are exquisite



In a Row Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee

"In a Row"



Glass Mandala Heather Firth
USA

Nominee

"Glass Mandala"
Art glass mandala. May your meditations and reflection into your inner Self bring you love, enlightenment, and Self-realization.



Shell in Sand behind Hat James Woodward
USA

Nominee

"Shell in Sand behind Hat"
Shell in Sand behind Hat



People at the races James Lindsay
UK

Nominee

"People at the races"
Cheltenham Gold Cup



The Dog is Coming Janet Burdon
UK

Nominee

"The Dog is Coming"
A multiple exposure of a scene and its reflection in windows.



Symphony of Fireflies 3rd Movement Joerg Hoffmanm
Germany

Nominee

"Symphony of Fireflies 3rd Movement"
Fireflies flying in a light cone around power lines



Lebenselixier 1 Joergis Maislinger
Austria

Nominee

"Lebenselixier 1"



Meet me at the X John Doyle
USA

Nominee

"Meet me at the X"



Magic Eye Josh Sacks
USA

Nominee

"Magic Eye"



A Squirrel's Ladder Karen Hanley Colbert
USA

Nominee

"A Squirrel's Ladder"



High Altitude Kimberly Schneider
USA

Nominee

"High Altitude"
Unique silver gelatin print (mixed process photogram) made with ice, sand, flowers, and more.



White Fish Lee Rosati
USA

Nominee

"White Fish"



Reflections Margie Coplestone
New Zealand

Nominee

"Reflections"
Reflecting, one small step at a time



Alone Marion Rodgers
Australia

Nominee

"Alone"
Separated from it’s shadow, but still invisibly attached.



Above Nadine Taesler
Spain

Nominee

"Above"
I love to play with angles & shapes to intrigue your mind! Sometimes you just have to look above...



Afterlife Narcis Mursa
Romania

Nominee

"Afterlife"
Taken in my beloved hills Valea Copcii-Mehedinti County-Romania



In Formation Neil Williams
USA

Nominee

"In Formation"



No Time Like the Present Patti Lamm
USA

Nominee

"No Time Like the Present"
Abstraction created by reflections in a store window



Into the Light Penny Kennedy
New Zealand

Nominee

"Into the Light"



Envelopes Peter Krenek
Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Envelopes"
Envelopes in a box



Titan Pratibha Reddy
USA

Nominee

"Titan"



Der Anfang vom Ende Ralf Hartwig Mony
Germany

Nominee

"Der Anfang vom Ende"
Ein aussagekräftiges Bild. Hier stimmt etwas nicht. Charakteristisch für dieses Bild sind Aspekte wie Ungleichgewicht und Proportionen. Wie ein Riss in der heutigen Gesellschaft.



Rivers and Gorges Ralph Domino
Australia

Nominee

"Rivers and Gorges"
Abstract view of the Ormiston Gorge in the desolate outback of Northern Territory, Australia.



Rainy Days Rebekah Helton
USA

Nominee

"Rainy Days"
A quick moment caught on a rainy day at a stop sign.



Wild Cherry Tree Regina Merl
Germany

Nominee

"Wild Cherry Tree"
Miracle of a wild cherry tree discovered in urban area, captured using ICM showing at the same time its fragility



Diaphanous Presence Richard Petronio
USA

Nominee

"Diaphanous Presence"
Photographed in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA



Motion Pictured Richard Collens
Canada

Nominee

"Motion Pictured"
Part of the "Lost Underground" project currently underway.



Spooning for Dali Sara Blumberg
USA

Nominee

"Spooning for Dali"
Daaliesque spoons



Marina Lines Smadar Sasson
USA

Nominee

"Marina Lines"



Lines Steffen Ebert
Germany

Nominee

"Lines"
stainless steel pipes sculpture



Abstract Cubes Stephen Mimms
USA

Nominee

"Abstract Cubes"
Cube Houses of Rotterdam, Netherlands



Swallowed Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Swallowed"
Balloon tubes create a mystical digestive tract of light and shadow. June 2024, Wynwood FL, USA



Faces Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Faces"
Optical reflections create a gallery if imagined faces. June 2024. Wynwood, Miami FL, USA



Layer Cake Sue Trower
UK

Nominee

"Layer Cake"
A multiple exposure of the features of a modern building



A busy day at the Taj Susan Moss
Australia

Nominee

"A busy day at the Taj"
After enjoying many visits to the Taj Mahal, I wanted to try something different. So I did with this



Rock Puddle Volker Kesting
Netherlands

Nominee

"Rock Puddle"



Vein Volker Kesting
Netherlands

Nominee

"Vein"



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