Silhouette - Amateur

Halina’s Silhouette Konstantin Weiss
Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Halina’s Silhouette"



Iceland Hot Springs Carol Zulman
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Iceland Hot Springs"



Bird on a Branch Linda Cutche
New Zealand

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Bird on a Branch"



Flight to freedom Charles Mifsud
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Flight to freedom"
A pigeon flies over to frredom in Paris



A Boy and His Mother, Havana, Cuba, 2023 Dave Rudin
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Boy and His Mother, Havana, Cuba, 2023"



Behemoths Taking Over Karen Hanley Colbert
USA

Honorable Mention

"Behemoths Taking Over"



Shadow Jump Claudia Zeien
USA

Honorable Mention

"Shadow Jump"
A young boy leaps on a reflective metal wall



Winter forest Renate Wasinger
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Winter forest"



Tree Line Steve Toole
USA

Honorable Mention

"Tree Line"



Freedom Tower Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Freedom Tower"
The Freedom Tower taken from the Top of the Rock in downtown Manhattan at sunset.



The future is ahead Thierry Lagnel
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"The future is ahead"
A little girl with her parents in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, on a bridge on Lake Neuchâtel



Showtime Dave Cohen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Showtime"



The Clam Digger Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Clam Digger"
The Clam Digger, Muscatine, Iowa



Lookout Volker Kesting
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Lookout"



Cosmos Reaching Towards the Cosmos Martta Kelly
USA

Honorable Mention

"Cosmos Reaching Towards the Cosmos"
Cosmos, West Orange, NJ



Market construction Klaus Spindler
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Market construction "
Preparations at dusk



Cuban Ballerina Geffrard Bourke
USA

Honorable Mention

"Cuban Ballerina"
A ballerina against the morning sun



The Intruder Marc Apers
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"The Intruder"
Room, light, darkness, shadow



White Lady meets the Black One Arndt Becker
Germany

Honorable Mention

"White Lady meets the Black One"



Downpour Petter Rustad
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Downpour"
London, The UK



Foggy Nights Anirudh Koppula
Australia

Nominee

"Foggy Nights"



Always fickle Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"Always fickle"



He loves the sun from behind Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"He loves the sun from behind"



At the Bundestag Arndt Becker
Germany

Nominee

"At the Bundestag"



Diving Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee

"Diving"
A boy leaps into the water off a pier in Zanzibar



Prayer for Peace Barbara Beeman
USA

Nominee

"Prayer for Peace"
what prayer looks like with your camera



Cheetah Sunset Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee

"Cheetah Sunset"
We were loosing light as a female Cheetah climbed up on termite mound to use the elevation to try and find some prey to hunt. Since it was getting dark we moved our vehicle around behind the Cheetah



Beach Yoga Bob Shor
USA

Nominee

"Beach Yoga"
Blowing Rocks Jupiter Fl. at high tide



Dreams Carmen Ramon Cami
Spain

Nominee

"Dreams"
Image taken in Berlin, photo of puddle of water in street and edited upside down and black and white



The Last Fireworks of the Zejtun Festa Charles Mifsud
Malta

Nominee

"The Last Fireworks of the Zejtun Festa"
The Fireworks display at Zejtun St Catherine feast in the island of Malta



Non-objectivity 2 Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee

"Non-objectivity 2"
Analog film. Light from a different angle, geometric lines and shadows convey a different narrative and perspective to this composition.



Charlton Cement Works Colin Page
UK

Nominee

"Charlton Cement Works"
The diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines that make up the Charlton Cement Works, UK.



Rear Window Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Rear Window"



Waiting Debbie Rubin
USA

Nominee

"Waiting"
What an unusual reflection seen while waiting at the door.



zzjtjyjy Devin Campbell
USA

Nominee

"zzjtjyjy"



When the light gets in Eddy Verloes
Belgium

Nominee

"When the light gets in"
2022, Belgium



Eye to the sky Edwin Robinson
USA

Nominee

"Eye to the sky"



Bull Elk in Sprague Lake Eric Feder
USA

Nominee

"Bull Elk in Sprague Lake"



A winter's day Fabio Rossi
Italy

Nominee

"A winter's day"



Friends Frank Proost
Luxembourg

Nominee

"Friends"
Two women taking pictures of each other along the beach against the late afternoon sunlight.



Up on the Roof Ira Dwoskin
USA

Nominee

"Up on the Roof"



After the Rain Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"After the Rain"
A guanaco stands silhouetted on a ridge with a rainbow and fog playing over the mountains behind



Silhouetted Couple Climbing Stairs James Woodward
USA

Nominee

"Silhouetted Couple Climbing Stairs"
Couple walking up Stairs



The monument James Patrick Conway
Brazil

Nominee

"The monument"



Summer James Patrick Conway
Brazil

Nominee

"Summer "



Griffon vulture Javier Herranz Casellas
Spain

Nominee

"Griffon vulture"
Silhouettes of vultures perfectly mimic between the rocks of Sierra San Bartolomez, Spain.



Leisurely Jen Walsh
Canada

Nominee

"Leisurely"



Untitled #7 Jike Zhou
Canada

Nominee

"Untitled #7"



 Cat Feeder in Iran Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Nominee

" Cat Feeder in Iran"



Klassika Julie Yesko
USA

Nominee

"Klassika"



Assaid Palace Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Assaid Palace"
Silhouetted figure juxtaposed to ancient Babylonian site.



VLA railroad Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee

"VLA railroad"



Walking On Thin Ice Keith Manning
USA

Nominee

"Walking On Thin Ice"
Hiking at Thórsmörk, looking back at the snow falling, while my friend walks gingerly on the thin ice.



Where is my bike Klaus Spindler
Germany

Nominee

"Where is my bike"
Student at the university on the way to the bike



Entering Fenton Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Entering Fenton"
Fenton, California, 2022



Ode to freedom Lucas Garcete
Spain

Nominee

"Ode to freedom"
Today it seems that time is even more annulled, and that it is my recovered freedom that has stopped



Reach Out and Be There for Your Friend Madeleine Corbeil
USA

Nominee

"Reach Out and Be There for Your Friend"
The Dead Trees on Bull Island looked like arms reaching out to each other.



Shadow on the wall Magnus Karlson
Sweden

Nominee

"Shadow on the wall"



The Lookout Margaret Sears Lindley
USA

Nominee

"The Lookout"



Lights on Marnix Detollenaere
Belgium

Nominee

"Lights on"



Spirits of the Bar Matthew Barry
USA

Nominee

"Spirits of the Bar"
Captured in a nightclub in New York City. Candid photo.



Dancer in the Dunes Michael Potts
USA

Nominee

"Dancer in the Dunes"
Arguably dance is the most original form of art. Just us, the land, and the sun. m. Vivian Cove



Bowling alley Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee

"Bowling alley"



Enchanted alley Michiko Ôtomo
Canada

Nominee

"Enchanted alley"
A couple walking down a snowy alley. This photo was taken on Rue Petit-Champlain in Old Quebec city, Canada.



Synchronicity Nadine Taesler
Spain

Nominee

"Synchronicity"
Stunning silhouette of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi



Next Train Nadja Perez
USA

Nominee

"Next Train"



Reflection in a puddle Nic van Oudtshoorn
Australia

Nominee

"Reflection in a puddle"
Tree and clouds reflected in a rain puddle



Awaiting Norbert Boeckmann
Germany

Nominee

"Awaiting"



Seagul in Fog Olav-Inge Alfheim
Norway

Nominee

"Seagul in Fog"
Lofoten, Norway



Man and his way Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Man and his way"
The photo belongs to a series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and the mean of life"



To which direction? Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"To which direction?"
The photo belongs to a series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and the mean of life"



Woman at the Window I, 2023-4 Radek von Hirschberg
Poland

Nominee

"Woman at the Window I, 2023-4"
"(...) There’s nothing in my appearance except that I am disappearing into the uncertain light; nothing that would make me certain of any conviction, or if I’ve made the right decisions in my life



Whitney Museum Raymond Germann
USA

Nominee

"Whitney Museum"



Constantly on the move Regina Merl
Germany

Nominee

"Constantly on the move"
Characterizing a vibrant southern European city :-)



Secrets in The Garden Robin Zygelman
USA

Nominee

"Secrets in The Garden"
Who knows who lurks in the shadows in the garden



Wave Chaser Russell Gray
UK

Nominee

"Wave Chaser"



Fresh Air Smadar Sasson
USA

Nominee

"Fresh Air"



Morning Friends Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Morning Friends"
Two friends enjoy a warm sunrise on the beach. April 2022, Hollywood Beach, Florida USA



Walking the Dog Suzanne Schwartzman
USA

Nominee

"Walking the Dog"
Three people are walking their dog



Insouciance Thierry Lagnel
Switzerland

Nominee

"Insouciance"
A boy running in water-jets in Bundesplatz (federal square) in Bern, capital city of Switzerland



Old rugged cross Trevor Kerry
UK

Nominee

"Old rugged cross"
Play of light behind a candelabra



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