Sport - Professional

Flying over water Massimo Argenziano
Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Flying over water"
Henrik von Eckermann on Iliana (SWE), FEI Jumping European Championship Milano 2023 San Siro Italy



Skier Marek Hajkovsky
Slovakia

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Skier"
Skier



Tornado Cain Shimizu
Japan

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Tornado"
Blue Impulse, Japan's aerobatic squadron, fascinates the audience with its tornado-like trajectory.



Ashleigh Peter Pobyjpicz
USA

Honorable Mention

"Ashleigh"
2 x olympic gold medal and worldchampion captured right after game with Leica M10 Monochrom and 35mm



Hockey Player William Lulow
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hockey Player"
Hockey Player



Striking Ming H2Wu
USA

Honorable Mention

"Striking"
A portrait of a female boxer submerged in water.



Just before Sven Svenson
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Just before"
Baskeball



Aa John Wiseman
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Aa"
zz



Surfer Study Australia Steve Turner
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Surfer Study Australia"
Maroubra Beach Australia. Surfer Lukas Street. Nikon D6 500 Nikon PF Lens.



Hakkiyoi! Eric Kanigan
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hakkiyoi!"
Sumo referees will often scream "Hakkiyoi!" during a fight, which translates to "fight with courage"



Soccer 2 Duncan de Fey
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Soccer 2"



On Deck Ashley Garrett
USA

Honorable Mention

"On Deck"



Big Bang Domenic Aquilina
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Big Bang"
Action view during the Women Rugby Sevens Final, between Malta and Andorra on 02.06.2023 in Malta



Brooklyn and the Bright Light Nathanael Rehlander
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brooklyn and the Bright Light"
Brooklyn takes to the hot Texas sun in Plano, TX



Feline Flight 01 Lennette Newell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Feline Flight 01"
American Shorthair Talent



The FIFA semi-final match Claude Ka Kit Tsang
Hong Kong

Honorable Mention

"The FIFA semi-final match"
The World Cup football semi-finals are being broadcast on the big TV screen in the area of Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, lot of fans are gathering and attentively watching the match.



Ice Fishing Nancie Battaglia
USA

Honorable Mention

"Ice Fishing"



Beating heart Henri Derus
France

Honorable Mention

"Beating heart"
When emotions are expressed



Mexico, 1968 Lawrence Schiller
USA

Honorable Mention

"Mexico, 1968"
Paul Newman & Robert Redford play ping pong on location in Mexico during the filming of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."



Lucha Libre Marina Schedler
Austria

Honorable Mention

"Lucha Libre"
Lucha Libre in Merida, Mexico



Top Gear Steve Turner
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Top Gear"
Maroubra Beach Sydney Australia . Capturing the intensity and speed of the modern generation surfers. Single image capture [no ai used ]



Baseball in Germany Kirsten Heer
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Baseball in Germany"
Heer_Kirsten_ Baseball in Germany



Ready to Rumble Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Honorable Mention

"Ready to Rumble"
Cuban boxer getting ready to warm up.



Sparta James Graf
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Sparta"
This picture was taken at sunset in Lake Constance on the Lsterreischen side.



Turn Andre Magarao
Brazil

Nominee

"Turn"
Kiteboarding between the mountains in Hood River



Crew Cut Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee

"Crew Cut"



A Night Out Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee

"A Night Out"



Cross Cain Shimizu
Japan

Nominee

"Cross"
The sight of two aircraft approaching each other and crossing each other excites the audience.



Boys with their Boards Catherine Roberts Leach
USA

Nominee

"Boys with their Boards"



Morning Mist David Poznic
USA

Nominee

"Morning Mist"
Getting close is always worth it!



Surf's Up David Poznic
USA

Nominee

"Surf's Up"
Keanna Miller and unknown surfer at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California



HUP! David Poznic
USA

Nominee

"HUP!"
Pure trust. Every time.



Heading Home Eleszabeth McNeel
USA

Nominee

"Heading Home"



Tenacity and Tradition Eric Kanigan
USA

Nominee

"Tenacity and Tradition"
A sport over 1000 years in the making, Sumo’s official tournaments draw the eyes of many in Tokyo.



Hot Rod H. Allen Benowitz
USA

Nominee

"Hot Rod"
Antique Car Show, Small Town America, Spruce Pine, NC



Aerial Dancer Hemali Acharya
USA

Nominee

"Aerial Dancer "



Fly Over James Patrick Cooper
USA

Nominee

"Fly Over"
World Cup Ski Jumping Lake Placid



Ariya's aerial ascent Jayne Jackson
UK

Nominee

"Ariya's aerial ascent"
10 year old, aspiring Cirque du Soleil Performer Ariya performing on aerial silks



Into the sunrise John Wiseman
Australia

Nominee

"Into the sunrise"
Riders Extroidinaire



Trouble Ahead John Wiseman
Australia

Nominee

"Trouble Ahead"
Surf boat racing Oz



The duality of the mountain Jonathan Pollock
UK

Nominee

"The duality of the mountain"
Summer hiking on the Plateau Rosa, bordering Italy and Switzerland



Artist rider Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Artist rider"
Heer_Kirsten_Artist rider



The Plastic Soup Surfer Marjolein Vinkenoog
Netherlands

Nominee

"The Plastic Soup Surfer"
The Plastic Soup Surfer (NL) is on expedition against plastic waste litter. He surfs 1800 km from Oslo to London on a board made of recycled styrofoam, plastic litter bottles and mycelium.



USCG Cutter Eagle, Full Sail Michael Barley
USA

Nominee

"USCG Cutter Eagle, Full Sail"
US Coast Guard tall ship "Eagle" under full sail in the North Atlantic



Late Day Paddlers Nancie Battaglia
USA

Nominee

"Late Day Paddlers"



Lowe Goes High Nathanael Rehlander
USA

Nominee

"Lowe Goes High"
Nate Lowe of the Texas Rangers raises his fist in triumph during their World Series victory parade



Race Away Nirav Solanki
USA

Nominee

"Race Away"
ILCA Regetta Pacific Ocean



Escape From The Beast Steve Turner
Australia

Nominee

"Escape From The Beast"
Maroubra Beach Sydney Australia. NO ai was used to create this image.



Ocean Gladiator Steve Turner
Australia

Nominee

"Ocean Gladiator "
James Reid Wedding Cake Island Sydney Australia.



Surfer Action 2024 Steve Turner
Australia

Nominee

"Surfer Action 2024"
Maroubra Beach Sydney Australia Surfer Johnie (Boo)



Speed Drop Steve Turner
Australia

Nominee

"Speed Drop"
Maroubra Beach 2024 . not an ai image



Dancers Tim Bradshaw
Australia

Nominee

"Dancers"
Janaya & Kasey



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