Still Life - Amateur

Vintage place Holger Goehler
Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Vintage place"
Ponta Delgada in the evening



Broken eggs Klas Anders
Sweden

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Broken eggs"



Dusky Dahlia Patti Lamm
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Dusky Dahlia"
B&W processing highlights the texture and veining of an elegant dahlia.



(T)issue Grief Natalie Truchsess
Germany

Honorable Mention

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



The old couple Holger Goehler
Germany

Honorable Mention

"The old couple"
getting on in years, but still together



Aging Gracefully Patti Lamm
USA

Honorable Mention

"Aging Gracefully"
Backlighting reveals the transparency and veining of an aging tulip.



8 Champagne Flutes Kieron Monahan
USA

Honorable Mention

"8 Champagne Flutes"
8 glasses that seem as though they are 1.



Aprons Emo Gene
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Aprons"
Class is about to begin.



Where They Want Us Willa Davis
USA

Honorable Mention

"Where They Want Us"



Pacific Spirit Park Jeff Lucas
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Pacific Spirit Park"
Afternoon light in the fall with the leaves changing colours at Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver.



The Key Howard Schwartz
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Key"



Combs Elizabeth Kazda
USA

Honorable Mention

"Combs"
An in-camera multiple exposure of combs on a light pad.



Agave Study 19 Brian Schneider
USA

Honorable Mention

"Agave Study 19"
Agave series study from my travels to Southern California



Play with me Smadar Sasson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Play with me"



Tidied Up Carol Zulman
USA

Honorable Mention

"Tidied Up"



Table for One Morris Asato
USA

Honorable Mention

"Table for One"
Late afternoon sun cast long shadows of a table and chair against a wall.



Silent Fyke Joerg Hoffmanm
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Silent Fyke"
A fyke photographed with extrem long exposure



Still Life 2 Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Honorable Mention

"Still Life 2"
Analog film. A gentle feeling of intimacy seems to be prevailing in this minimalist Still Life composition.



The Lost Man Adam Neuba
Germany

Nominee

"The Lost Man"
Humans in a complex world. Simple shapes, but arranged in complex and illogical patterns.Just stainless steel and light...



Metallic Crul Adam Neuba
Germany

Nominee

"Metallic Crul"
I came across this little millipede in the garden...



Illimitable Spirit Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Nominee

"Illimitable Spirit"
Illimitable Spirit



Jurassic Lily Andrew Ilachinski
USA

Nominee

"Jurassic Lily"
Jurassic Lily



Knocking on the door Anita Schiedeck
Spain

Nominee

"Knocking on the door"



Essentials Anne Eigen
USA

Nominee

"Essentials"



South Beach Anne Eigen
USA

Nominee

"South Beach"



Lost Ground Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"Lost Ground"



Leaf Arndt Becker
Germany

Nominee

"Leaf"



Chinese shadows Barbara Corvino
Italy

Nominee

"Chinese shadows"



The bottle Barbara Corvino
Italy

Nominee

"The bottle"



Peeling Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Peeling"
Don"t Cry



Tentacles Barbara Corvino
Italy

Nominee

"Tentacles"



A Hood In the Shadows C E Morse
USA

Nominee

"A Hood In the Shadows "
Tree shadows cast on an abandoned 1954 Ford at Twin State Speedway, New Hampshire



Old Mobile C E Morse
USA

Nominee

"Old Mobile"
The ironically descriptive emblem of a 1951 Oldsmobile, as found; missing the letter S



Single tulip Carol Smokler
USA

Nominee

"Single tulip"
The_season"s_last_tulip



Awaiting Guests Carol Rusinek
Canada

Nominee

"Awaiting Guests"
Lounge of a Steamship



Seating for Two Chris Blincoe
New Zealand

Nominee

"Seating for Two"
Idyllic seating on shores of Lake Dunstan, New Zealand



Cooked Eggs Christine Hubner
Switzerland

Nominee

"Cooked Eggs"
Available Light Study



Daisy Christine Jacobson
New Zealand

Nominee

"Daisy"



Family Cindy Poulin
Canada

Nominee

"Family"



Araucaria Damaso Avila
Spain

Nominee

"Araucaria"
In the photo, we can see the growth area of a tree from the Conifer family, (tall and conical growth



Peonia Enrica Ridolfi
Italy

Nominee

"Peonia"
Una peonia del mio giardino



Appliance Gary Matson
USA

Nominee

"Appliance"



Dragons and Angel Heather Firth
USA

Nominee

"Dragons and Angel"
Orchid: The prayerful angel, shy behind the dragons, appeared subtly, as angels are wont to do.



Flower Howard Schwartz
USA

Nominee

"Flower"
" It's not that complicated "



Game of Thrones Howard Schwartz
USA

Nominee

"Game of Thrones"



Unveiling Jacqui Turner
USA

Nominee

"Unveiling"



Lady of the Lake James Meldrum
USA

Nominee

"Lady of the Lake"



Texture & Shadows James Woodward
USA

Nominee

"Texture & Shadows"
Vases with flowers with lighting from window blinds



Shadows and Sink James Lee
USA

Nominee

"Shadows and Sink"
Public Park, Austin



Banana Jane Strisik
USA

Nominee

"Banana"



Umbrellas Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Nominee

"Umbrellas"



Half time Jeffrey Andrews
USA

Nominee

"Half time"



UnCommon Teasels Jim Chung
Canada

Nominee

"UnCommon Teasels"
The low winter sun in the morning shining through Common Teasels.



Teneramente Jo Fields
USA

Nominee

"Teneramente"
Musica Notturna (Night Music) series: Teneramente (Tenderly)



Chiave di Violino Jo Fields
USA

Nominee

"Chiave di Violino"
Musica Notturna (Night Music) series: Chiave di Violino(Treble Clef)



Closed Joachim Kakau
Germany

Nominee

"Closed"
The entire process of image creation runs analogously. Photographs were taken on black and white neg



Curtain Joanna Butler
Norway

Nominee

"Curtain"



Tarp Joanna Butler
Norway

Nominee

"Tarp"



The Flower Gone .......With You Jonathan Chua
Singapore

Nominee

"The Flower Gone .......With You"
A man holding a stem without leaves and flower, let me feel that he is left all alone



Balancing Act Joyce Harman
USA

Nominee

"Balancing Act"
Old tools lend themselves to playing with light.



Artful Picket Karen Hanley Colbert
USA

Nominee

"Artful Picket"



Tranquil Kat DiStefano
USA

Nominee

"Tranquil"



Radiant Kat DiStefano
USA

Nominee

"Radiant"



Luck Kat DiStefano
USA

Nominee

"Luck"



Anthropomorphic Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee

"Anthropomorphic"



Blowing in the wind Leila Sullivan
USA

Nominee

"Blowing in the wind"
Seed cases in autumn



Oyster Shells Leila Sullivan
USA

Nominee

"Oyster Shells"
Seen in an Eatery



The Bird Bath Linda Cutche
New Zealand

Nominee

"The Bird Bath"



After The Rain Madeleine Corbeil
USA

Nominee

"After The Rain"
Entered Magnolia Gardens in Charleston as the rain was ending; noticed these lilies and captured this reaindrop while looking to capture a bridge.



Blowball Marc Hodel
Switzerland

Nominee

"Blowball"



Existential Emptiness Marion Rodgers
Australia

Nominee

"Existential Emptiness"
I made this mask in an attempt to encourage more to think about others who are not as well off.



Calla Lily Matthew Wilkinson
UK

Nominee

"Calla Lily"
Calla Lily



Combing Through Space Mauricio Arango
USA

Nominee

"Combing Through Space"



Translucence Mayda Rumberg
USA

Nominee

"Translucence "



Noo Noo Loko Melanie Schoeniger
Germany

Nominee

"Noo Noo Loko"
A photopolymer gravure from my series To Paradise: "Paradise is a landscape of the soul within us. A place of non-duality and unity. A blissful and mystical state of transcendence."



Hydrangea among the Clouds Moira Blincoe
New Zealand

Nominee

"Hydrangea among the Clouds"
A still life of a Hydrangea flower



Decayed Arrangement Moira Blincoe
New Zealand

Nominee

"Decayed Arrangement"
An arrangement of flowers well past their use by date made the perfect objects for a still life sess



Triad Morris Asato
USA

Nominee

"Triad"
Three distinct objects against a concrete wall combine to create a harmonious composition.



Waiting for you Nadja Perez
USA

Nominee

"Waiting for you"
A poem of waiting



(T)issue Tristesse Natalie Truchsess
Germany

Nominee

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



Opposnig Boots Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee

"Opposnig Boots"
Opposnig Boots



Underwood Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee

"Underwood"
Underwood



Artichoke Olena Tarnovska
Italy

Nominee

"Artichoke"



Devon Pablo Madanes
Argentina

Nominee

"Devon"
THE LANDSCAPE JUMPED INTO THE CANVAS



Odd one out? Pat Maycroft
UK

Nominee

"Odd one out?"
Wig Shop in Florence, Italy.



Calla Lilies Patricia Schnepf
USA

Nominee

"Calla Lilies"
Magnificent Calla Lilies



Zone 6 Still Life Patrick O'Brien
USA

Nominee

"Zone 6 Still Life"



Water Lily Patrick O'Brien
USA

Nominee

"Water Lily"



Diva Patti Lamm
USA

Nominee

"Diva"
Natural lighting showcases the intricate tonal variations in this elegant dahlia.



Contrasting Leaves Paul Hetzel
USA

Nominee

"Contrasting Leaves"



Aerial Pratibha Reddy
USA

Nominee

"Aerial"



Between The Lines Rene Crystal
USA

Nominee

"Between The Lines"
Between The Lines



Hanging out the wash Risa Kramer
USA

Nominee

"Hanging out the wash"
Bird flying over the wash



Catalina Casino Still Life Study 3 Robert Meyers-Lussier
USA

Nominee

"Catalina Casino Still Life Study 3"
Avalon, CA



Split Rock Caretaker's Home Still Life Study 7 Robert Meyers-Lussier
USA

Nominee

"Split Rock Caretaker's Home Still Life Study 7"
Grand Marais, MN



Amaryllis Seta Karabadjian
Canada

Nominee

"Amaryllis"



Before the final curtain Seta Karabadjian
Canada

Nominee

"Before the final curtain"
Tulips



Amaryllis 2 Seta Karabadjian
Canada

Nominee

"Amaryllis 2"



Her Work of Art Sheryl Falkos
USA

Nominee

"Her Work of Art"
Webs are such beautiful creations



Sleeping Beauty Soph McCormack-Gow
UK

Nominee

"Sleeping Beauty"
Summer rain on a fallen rose



Door knocker Stephen Mimms
USA

Nominee

"Door knocker"



This is NOT a Chair Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"This is NOT a Chair"
Yes, this is not a chair...do not sit here



Blooming Dogwoods #2 Vidya Kane
USA

Nominee

"Blooming Dogwoods #2"
Spring, Yosemite National Park



Balanced Pear Willa Davis
USA

Nominee

"Balanced Pear"



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