Nature - Professional

Ice melting Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Ice melting"
Island



Beyond the light Mark Seawell
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Beyond the light"
Storm clouds cover the land as the day ends on Antelope Canyon..somewhere beyond the light.



Fallen Trees Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Fallen Trees"



Beach surf in moonlight George Kavanagh
Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Beach surf in moonlight"
beach surf in moonlight



Ocean Power Steve Turner
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Ocean Power"



A realm of fantasy Mark Seawell
USA

Honorable Mention

"A realm of fantasy"
My first and only trip to Lower Antelope Canyon and I enter..a realm of fantasy.



Solitary Sentinel Ragnar B. Varga
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Solitary Sentinel"
In the remote reaches of the Spanish mountains, a solitary tree stands proudly on a cliff's edge.



Take Cover Cim MacDonald
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Take Cover"
Calm before the storm



Crescent Moon Through The Grotto David Jordan Williams
USA

Honorable Mention

"Crescent Moon Through The Grotto"



Black lands Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Honorable Mention

"Black lands"



Here Comes The Rain Again Steve Gosling
UK

Honorable Mention

"Here Comes The Rain Again"
A typical weather day in the Scottish islands as rain showers pass through



Nature 18 Jeff Schewe
USA

Honorable Mention

"Nature 18"
A lonely tree in the Tuscany region of Italy.



Majestic Robert Coates
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Majestic"



Stardust Gary Lopez
USA

Honorable Mention

"Stardust"
This is the Flaming Star nebula where the gas and dust is churned into an enormous celestial storm.



Another dimension Aleksandrs Drozdovs
Latvia

Honorable Mention

"Another dimension"
" ...nature , the only book , whose every page is full of deep content..." J.W.Goethe



Black Neural Robert Maynard
UK

Honorable Mention

"Black Neural"
Black Neural



Winter in Indiana Ryan Conrad
USA

Honorable Mention

"Winter in Indiana"
After a freshly fallen snow in northern Indiana, I ventured out with my drone to photograph trees and shadows in the snow.



Desert Fog Will Enos
USA

Honorable Mention

"Desert Fog"
Fog surronds the granite behind a lone Joshua Tree



Nature 5 Jeff Schewe
USA

Honorable Mention

"Nature 5"
Under an iceberg in Antarctica.



Mobius Arch and Moon Michelle Ranee Johnson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Mobius Arch and Moon"
The moon setting during sunrise between the Eastern Sierra and Mobius Arch, CA.



Tanguy's Ancestors Joel Simpson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Tanguy's Ancestors"
The rock formations of Bisti Badlands, NM suggest the subjects of Surrealist artist Yves Tanguy.



Nature 23 Willem Hansen
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Nature 23"



Untitled #1 Justin Pumfrey
UK

Honorable Mention

"Untitled #1"
And the way up is the way down.



Bones and Penguins Alexander Friedrich Beck
Germany

Nominee

"Bones and Penguins"
real life on antarctic peninsula



Drowned Forest Alfonso Calero
Australia

Nominee

"Drowned Forest"
Arthur's Lake Tasmania, Australia



Tidal Flats Alfonso Calero
Australia

Nominee

"Tidal Flats"
Kumamoto in Japan



3 Trees, Stages of Life Allen Russ
USA

Nominee

"3 Trees, Stages of Life"



Lampchung Himal Allen Birnbach
USA

Nominee

"Lampchung Himal"



Starlight Study #21 Allen Birnbach
USA

Nominee

"Starlight Study #21"



To the West I Ann Co
USA

Nominee

"To the West I"
"Eternal whispers in stone: The delicate cascade of sand in Antelope Canyon's lower level, captured



Queensland Bottle Tree Annette Willis
Australia

Nominee

"Queensland Bottle Tree"



Like a rock Bob Canepa
USA

Nominee

"Like a rock"
Life long after death



Vsdahorn Caleb Asch
USA

Nominee

"Vsdahorn"
Vsdahorn in Iceland with her Cloud Shroud



Skogafoss Caleb Asch
USA

Nominee

"Skogafoss"



Silverton Fall Cameron Carothers
USA

Nominee

"Silverton Fall"



An interesting coexistence Claude Ka Kit Tsang
Hong Kong

Nominee

"An interesting coexistence"
A small tree is fully covered with tiny yellow flowers and a cypress tree with dense dark green leaves. Young and coarse, sparse and dense, shallow and deep form contrast but aesthetic combination.



Doolin Ireland Wild Atlantic Coast Coby Cooper
USA

Nominee

"Doolin Ireland Wild Atlantic Coast"
the power of the winter Atlantic on display in Doolin, Co Clare, Ireland



The River Daniel Holmes
USA

Nominee

"The River"
Deep within the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River flows.



Winter's Brew Danielle Austen
USA

Nominee

"Winter's Brew"
Skillman, New Jersey



Three Souls David Frutos Egea
Spain

Nominee

"Three Souls"
New victims will be added to the long list of souls that nature claims on a daily basis.



Rain Flow Dietmar Tallroth
Finland

Nominee

"Rain Flow"
Rain Flow



The Cathedral of Flow Dietmar Tallroth
Finland

Nominee

"The Cathedral of Flow"
The Cathedral of Flow



Against all odds Dimitri Kouznetsov
Switzerland

Nominee

"Against all odds"
Fomapan 100 13x18



Montauk Moonrise Douglas Dubler
USA

Nominee

"Montauk Moonrise"
Montauk Moonrise



Opening Dragomir Vukovic
USA

Nominee

"Opening"
Walking by a desert rock, and felt that opening...



Pfunders Valley Duschan Tomic
Italy

Nominee

"Pfunders Valley"
The road ends in Pfunders...



The Wizard Eric Hagemann
USA

Nominee

"The Wizard"
The 1200 year old limber pine takes on the form of a wizard casting a magic spell



Norge No. 3 Florian W. Mueller
Germany

Nominee

"Norge No. 3"
Landscape in Norway.



Water wall Frank Bevans
USA

Nominee

"Water wall"
solace



Hope for rain Fritz Berger
Switzerland

Nominee

"Hope for rain"



Unplugged Gaudenz Danuser
Switzerland

Nominee

"Unplugged"
Unesco World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona, Tschingelhörner



Alien Gianluca Federighi
Italy

Nominee

"Alien"
Loving heals the body and the soul. Loving someone, a place or something with tenderness has no downsides. Loving has great power. Love as much as you can. js.



The rock Gio Fleming
France

Nominee

"The rock"
Erosion hasn't climed this rock formation...Yet



Low Tide at Streedagh Strand, County Sligo, Ireland Glen McClure
USA

Nominee

"Low Tide at Streedagh Strand, County Sligo, Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



Patterns at Old Head Beach, County Mayo Ireland Glen McClure
USA

Nominee

"Patterns at Old Head Beach, County Mayo Ireland"
From the continuing series, The West of Ireland



Louise Lake Greg Probst
USA

Nominee

"Louise Lake"
Soft light coming through fog at Louise Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park



Sand Dune Greg Probst
USA

Nominee

"Sand Dune"
Morning light on a sand dune in Death Valley National Park



Peaking Through the Peaks Hilda Champion
USA

Nominee

"Peaking Through the Peaks"
Early morning with the first sun rays peeking through the peaks of the high Himalayas.



White Sands Dune #1 James Fox
USA

Nominee

"White Sands Dune #1"



Mountain Jamie Reed
Japan

Nominee

"Mountain"
A dreamy interpretation of the Nā Pali Coast along Kauaʻi's North Shore



Nature 1 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 1"
Iceberg in Antarctica.



Nature 2 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 2"
Wave swirling on an iceberg in Antarctica.



Nature 3 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 3"
Detail of iceberg in Antarctica.



Nature 4 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 4"
Icebergs in the Iceberg Graveyard, Antarctica.



Nature 6 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 6"
Wind whipped waves in Antarctica.



Nature 7 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 7"
A really remarkable iceberg in Antarctica.



Nature 15 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 15"
Wind swept Monterey Cypress trees along the Pacific coast.



Nature 17 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Nature 17"
Saguaro cactus skeleton, Tuscon, AZ.



West Mitten Butte John Sassen
Netherlands

Nominee

"West Mitten Butte"
Monument Valley



Majestic  Dunes Namibia John Wiseman
Australia

Nominee

"Majestic Dunes Namibia"
Light & Shade Dunes



Deadvlei John Wiseman
Australia

Nominee

"Deadvlei"
Namibia



Sand & Rock Dunes John Wiseman
Australia

Nominee

"Sand & Rock Dunes"
Namibia



Untitled #2 Justin Pumfrey
UK

Nominee

"Untitled #2"



Venus Justin Pumfrey
UK

Nominee

"Venus"



Foggy Shores of the Ohio Kimara Wilhite
USA

Nominee

"Foggy Shores of the Ohio"
Fog rising off the Ohio River and engulfing everything along the shores



Hutt Lagoon 83 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Nominee

"Hutt Lagoon 83"
Hutt Lagoon Western Australia



Slot Canyon Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Slot Canyon"
A slot canyon in Utah.



Wilderness Portal Lou Novick
USA

Nominee

"Wilderness Portal"



Oak Tree in Los Olivos Lynne Eodice
USA

Nominee

"Oak Tree in Los Olivos"
An oak tree at Gainey Vineyards, Los Olivos



Land of light Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee

"Land of light"
The first snow of the season arrives in Huntsville Utah and I take in the moment..land of light



Marvels of Nature Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee

"Marvels of Nature"
Hoodoos in the Utah desert sprout from the ground and dazzle the eyes..marvels of nature.



The Witness to History Martin Babarik
Slovakia

Nominee

"The Witness to History"
Infrared photography



Dam at the crack of dawn I Mia Segaert
Belgium

Nominee

"Dam at the crack of dawn I"



Innocent Avalanche Mia Segaert
Belgium

Nominee

"Innocent Avalanche"



Farm Workers New Mexico Michael Barley
USA

Nominee

"Farm Workers New Mexico"
Farm Workers walk along pond in southern New Mexico



Separation Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee

"Separation"
Long exposure of fish net poles, Lake Trasimeno, Italy



Rippled Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee

"Rippled"
Reflection of fish net poles, Lake Trasimeno, Italy



Desert Waves Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee

"Desert Waves"
Sand dunes, Death Valley, California



Presence Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee

"Presence"
Pacific coastal landscape, Oregon, USA



Let there be light Naoki Kimura
Japan

Nominee

"Let there be light"
The momentary scene floating in the silence seemed to be reminiscent of the beginning of Genesis.



Boneyard Bedtime Nicole Robinson
USA

Nominee

"Boneyard Bedtime"



Starry Night Nicole Robinson
USA

Nominee

"Starry Night"



El Arbol Niko Eden
USA

Nominee

"El Arbol "
Leaves binding in the torrential wind, he swept me horizontal to the horizon.



La bola del mundo Nluz Love
Spain

Nominee

"La bola del mundo"



Moffat Boulders Paul McClenaghan
Australia

Nominee

"Moffat Boulders"



Seaside landscape Paul A Wright
UK

Nominee

"Seaside landscape"
1960s adapted, manual focus lens, Fujifilm film simulation, image straight out of camera.



Desierto Vivo Paulo Olivier Hanshing
Chile

Nominee

"Desierto Vivo"
Una tarde con mucho viento en las dunas de Atacama, ideal para ver la vida propia que tiene la arena



La Intimidad de los Andes Paulo Olivier Hanshing
Chile

Nominee

"La Intimidad de los Andes"
Una mirada íntima de la luz de la cordillera de los Andes, Atacama, Chile.



Sea Sprites Peter Paluzzi
USA

Nominee

"Sea Sprites"
Spritely reflections dancing on the ocean surface.



The Last Light / Lonely Cloud Richard Mack
USA

Nominee

"The Last Light / Lonely Cloud"
From a series done in Rocky Mountain National Park, July 2023



Hanging Richard Dweck
USA

Nominee

"Hanging"



Tree of the Starry Sky Rie Asada
Japan

Nominee

"Tree of the Starry Sky"
Trees with distinctive branches were reaching for the stars.



Tuscan Farms Robert Tardio
USA

Nominee

"Tuscan Farms"



Remnants Robyn Finlayson
Australia

Nominee

"Remnants"
In the Northernmost dunes of K'gari - world's largest sand island



One tree Roger Gottlieb
USA

Nominee

"One tree"



A River runs through it Ross Deverson
Canada

Nominee

"A River runs through it"
Prague is often overcrowded, but peaceful corners do exist shown in this multiple exposure image.



Stuck Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Nominee

"Stuck"
Maroc



Silence Sandra Petrowitz
Germany

Nominee

"Silence"
Hoarfrost on trees in the Bavarian countryside, Germany



Highlands Keeper Sergio Cabello
UK

Nominee

"Highlands Keeper"
Standing as a sentinel over the rugged landscape



Hill of Seven Stars Shota Kizu
Japan

Nominee

"Hill of Seven Stars"
From Biei,Hokkaido.



The River Stanislaw Chomicki
Germany

Nominee

"The River"



Convergence #2 Stephen Lang
USA

Nominee

"Convergence #2"



Follow The Light Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee

"Follow The Light"
Peering inside a Big Sur sea cave with a setting winter sun beaming through.



Mountains on a Mirror Steve Sorensen
USA

Nominee

"Mountains on a Mirror"
The magnificence of Torres del Paine, National Park, Chile



Rain Dance Steve Gosling
UK

Nominee

"Rain Dance"
A passing storm seen in the UKs Lake District



Family in Sand Dune Stone Peng
USA

Nominee

"Family in Sand Dune"



Frozen Fossil Suzan Mandla
Canada

Nominee

"Frozen Fossil"
Close up of an ice formation on the Ottawa River reminiscent of a dinosaur.



Dust Storm Timothy Cotter
USA

Nominee

"Dust Storm"



Tree - Petten #01 Tjitske van Leeuwen
Netherlands

Nominee

"Tree - Petten #01"
The silence of trees



Tree - Petten #02 Tjitske van Leeuwen
Netherlands

Nominee

"Tree - Petten #02"
The silence of trees



Indian pacific Tom Krausz
Germany

Nominee

"Indian pacific"
A wooden peace, looks like an animal of primeval times.



TORII Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Nominee

"TORII"
God's place



Integration Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Nominee

"Integration"
everything was beautiful



Japan’s simple Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Nominee

"Japan’s simple"
Japanese simplicity comes from wabi-sabi



Japan's beauty Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Nominee

"Japan's beauty"
I met beauty



Climate Change Ton Dirven
Netherlands

Nominee

"Climate Change"



Desert Melodies #3 Torleif Lie
Norway

Nominee

"Desert Melodies #3"
Aerial photography, sand dunes, Western Australia



Desert Road Walter Fox
USA

Nominee

"Desert Road"
Along the loneliest road on America



Styxx Wilfried Beege
Germany

Nominee

"Styxx"
Beege Wilfried Styxx



The Bridge Will Enos
USA

Nominee

"The Bridge"
Fall in the Canyon and a bridge over the stream



Morning Mt Fuji Yoshiteru Yamamoto
Canada

Nominee

"Morning Mt Fuji"
Morning Mt Fuji



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