Still Life - Professional

Delicate Hilda Champion
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Delicate"
Texture, form, and intricate details play together in this subtle image.



Gloriosa Ugne Pouwell
UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Gloriosa"
Mystical Gloriosa Lily



Cauliflower Being Born Steve Zmak
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Cauliflower Being Born"
The Salinas Valley (aka Steinbeck Country) is a Mecca for agricultural imagery.



Sinuous Jose Ornia
Spain

Honorable Mention

"Sinuous"



Rose Nina Reistad
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Rose"
decading rose



Falling Andre Boto
Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Falling"
The last second of an egg, before it falls.



Inshotei Brian Ach
USA

Honorable Mention

"Inshotei"
Inshotei restaurant, Tokyo, Yashicamat, HP5



The Clothes Pin Irene Hill
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Clothes Pin"



Expanding Hearts Leila Daryan
USA

Honorable Mention

"Expanding Hearts"
Growth of hosta leaves in spring



Left Behind Annette Willis
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Left Behind"



Escher's Apple Dianne Yudelson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Escher's Apple"



La tulipe Jeroen den Uijl
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"La tulipe"
la Tulipe



Assembly No. 05 Martin Miller
USA

Honorable Mention

"Assembly No. 05"



Four Spoons Alan Kent
UK

Honorable Mention

"Four Spoons"



Dinner's Ready Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Honorable Mention

"Dinner's Ready"
Steam rising from fresh gnocchi in Italy.



Black and white pottery Ann Elliott Cutting
USA

Honorable Mention

"Black and white pottery"



B i c y c l e s Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"B i c y c l e s"



Umbrellas Diana Feil
USA

Honorable Mention

"Umbrellas"
Harsh light & some umbrellas



The Models Andrew Robert Fox
UK

Honorable Mention

"The Models"
Backstage at the fashion show.



Still Life #5 Jeremy Green
USA

Honorable Mention

"Still Life #5"
Austin, TX



In the Box Alan Kent
UK

Nominee

"In the Box"
A single montaged image, taken from a series called "in the Box" all photographed on paper negatives using a traditional Afghan style box camera.



The Hours Of Life Aleksandrs Drozdovs
Latvia

Nominee

"The Hours Of Life"
Good time and bad time like light and shadow exists in the hands of a clock



Summer still Alexander Friedrich Beck
Germany

Nominee

"Summer still"
still life summer; analoque technique, middle format



Golden Raintree Floral Xray Allan Gill
Canada

Nominee

"Golden Raintree Floral Xray"
Floral Xray Photography



Monochrome Magnolia Blossom Amy Ouderkirk
USA

Nominee

"Monochrome Magnolia Blossom"
Black and white photograph of blooming Magnolia blossom



Her Magesty in Monochrome Amy Ouderkirk
USA

Nominee

"Her Magesty in Monochrome"
Black and white photograph of blooming Magnolia blossom



Macro wonderworld Anette Jaeger
Germany

Nominee

"Macro wonderworld"
Macro photography of plant seeds with umbrellas



Vespa Style Angelo Brancaccio
Italy

Nominee

"Vespa Style "
Cremona, Italy, 2024. A vintage Vespa 50 and an helmet like in the 70's.



Blink Ann Elliott Cutting
USA

Nominee

"Blink"



floating glove Ann Elliott Cutting
USA

Nominee

"floating glove"



Tall Bottle Ann Elliott Cutting
USA

Nominee

"Tall Bottle"
Still life of flowers and tall bottle



The Hope Annet Katan
USA

Nominee

"The Hope"
During the lockdown, I created a series of images called Hopes & Dreams. As the pandemic continued, their meaning evolved to represent the challenges we faced, the strength we found within ourselves,



Calla Lily simplicity #2 Bob Canepa
USA

Nominee

"Calla Lily simplicity #2"
Calla Lilies are amazing



Moon Landing 6 Brandon Ralph
USA

Nominee

"Moon Landing 6"
Using a 14' balloon I set out to remind people that although time is infinite our time here is not.



Water balloon Bryan Traylor
USA

Nominee

"Water balloon"
Water balloon at the moment the ballon was pierced.



Bottles at rest Charles McKean
Australia

Nominee

"Bottles at rest"
Bottles taking a break in the sunshine.



Washer and Boots Chieko Tanemura
USA

Nominee

"Washer and Boots"



Diversity - Stronger Together Dale M Reid
Canada

Nominee

"Diversity - Stronger Together"
The 4 figurative mushroom images can speak metaphorically to people's diversity and unusual identities, not often accepted in society. A fear of the unknow that is exploited by right-wing extremists.



East Meets West David Behl
USA

Nominee

"East Meets West"



Maple Leaves On Water David Gray
Canada

Nominee

"Maple Leaves On Water"



Table n Benches David Moore
USA

Nominee

"Table n Benches"



Feminine Fantasy Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee

"Feminine Fantasy"



A l o e Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee

"A l o e"



Pears with Apple Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee

"Pears with Apple"



Peony Stamens Elliott Block
USA

Nominee

"Peony Stamens"
Peony Stamens



Nymph Florian W. Mueller
Germany

Nominee

"Nymph"
Nymphs in a pond in Norway. Produced as platin-palladium print in a limited edition of 5



Basilisk No. 3 Florian W. Mueller
Germany

Nominee

"Basilisk No. 3"
From the series BASILISK - extinct or highly endangered species of reptiles and amphibians.



Basilisk No. 2 Florian W. Mueller
Germany

Nominee

"Basilisk No. 2"
From the series BASILISK - extinct or highly endangered species of reptiles and amphibians.



Basilisk No. 1 Florian W. Mueller
Germany

Nominee

"Basilisk No. 1"
From the series BASILISK - extinct or highly endangered species of reptiles and amphibians.



Tempus Fugit Gabriella Giannini
USA

Nominee

"Tempus Fugit"



The Poppy's and the Uke Garry Wapshott
Australia

Nominee

"The Poppy's and the Uke"



Moving Night Gulsen Goksel
USA

Nominee

"Moving Night"
Tired and exhausting unboxing, assembly, and cleaning days.



Moving Night #2 Gulsen Goksel
USA

Nominee

"Moving Night #2"
Hanging cleaning towels on the porch.



Rocking Chair on the Porch, Thurmond Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Rocking Chair on the Porch, Thurmond"
Old rocking chair on porch of abandoned building in Thurmond, West Virginia.



GooseBerry Hemali Acharya
USA

Nominee

"GooseBerry "



Tulips in November Hilda Champion
USA

Nominee

"Tulips in November"
Tulips always brighten my mood, even on a grey November day.



Raindrop Jacqueline Da Costa
UK

Nominee

"Raindrop"
framed raindrop in bushes creating a natural image



Torn Jay Drew
New Zealand

Nominee

"Torn"
A torn leaf that to me looked like a clothed shoulder with a cut in the fabric



Crystal ball and physalis Jean Rouzaud
France

Nominee

"Crystal ball and physalis"
AT HOME



Still Life 1 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Still Life 1"
Two hands and a glass.



Still Life 2 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Still Life 2"
Spring on paper with shadow.



Still Life 3 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Still Life 3"
Sand dollars.



Still Life 4 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Still Life 4"
A Canadien manhole cover.



Color Kunio Nakaoka
Japan

Nominee

"Color"



Cririplant Laird
USA

Nominee

"Cririplant"



Cherry Pops Leeanne Mason
Australia

Nominee

"Cherry Pops"
Frozen Cherry Pops slowly defrosting



Rising Steam Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Rising Steam"
Steam rising from fresh gnocchi in Italy.



Letting The Light In Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Letting The Light In"
Light streaming in a window in Italy.



Heatwave Leo Pelletier
Canada

Nominee

"Heatwave"
On the beach in Sri Lanka



Flower Lica(li-chun) Ma
Taiwan

Nominee

"Flower"



Springtime garden Margrieta Jeltema
Italy

Nominee

"Springtime garden"
from the series "the swan that flew away"



Assembly No. 09 Martin Miller
USA

Nominee

"Assembly No. 09"



Cyclograpes Masumi Shiohara
Japan

Nominee

"Cyclograpes"
Title that combines Cyclops and Grapes I'm a fruit farmer. Grapes with this shape do not exist in na



Profile of a breeder Masumi Shiohara
Japan

Nominee

"Profile of a breeder"
I'm a grape breeder. This is the imaginary grape that I imagine as a breeder.



Breeder's Eye Masumi Shiohara
Japan

Nominee

"Breeder's Eye"
I'm a grape breeder. These eyes are filled with regret. I made these grapes, but look carefully, I m



On the Rocks Matthew Anderson
USA

Nominee

"On the Rocks"



Seed Michael Elkan
Canada

Nominee

"Seed"
Huge seed-shaped sculpture, by Peter Randall-Page, at the Eden Centre, Cornwall, UK



Loving Breakfast Nancie Battaglia
USA

Nominee

"Loving Breakfast"



Not Usually Included Nancie Battaglia
USA

Nominee

"Not Usually Included"



Ancient Sculpture Nancy Ney
USA

Nominee

"Ancient Sculpture"
Siem Reap, Cambodia



Wine Vine 264 Narinder Sall
USA

Nominee

"Wine Vine 264 "
Wine Vine 264 - Image made from a grape vine at Pheasant Ridge Vineyards, Lubbock, Texas



Wine Vine 340 Narinder Sall
USA

Nominee

"Wine Vine 340"
Image made from a grape vine at Ron Yates Vineyards, Hye, Texas



Genesis Nicholas Duers
USA

Nominee

"Genesis"
Genesis



Space ship Raymond Waltjen
Netherlands

Nominee

"Space ship"



Hard and Soft Richard Dweck
USA

Nominee

"Hard and Soft"



Wire Quince Robert Tardio
USA

Nominee

"Wire Quince"



Secured Ron Bambridge
UK

Nominee

"Secured"
Trawlers mooring ropes Newlyn Harbour Cornwall UK



Ropes & Chain Ron Bambridge
UK

Nominee

"Ropes & Chain"
Assorted ropes and chains securing the mooring of a fishing trawler in Newlyn Harbour, UK



The Queen Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"The Queen"
Personification. Symbolism. The Queen of Cala Lilies.



Blush Brush Samantha Berg Matarese
USA

Nominee

"Blush Brush "
Blush brush glitter magic. San Francisco, CA.



Mascara Samantha Berg Matarese
USA

Nominee

"Mascara"
Mascara swatches, San Francisco, CA.



Flower Simone Madeo
Italy

Nominee

"Flower"



Shell at Sunset Stefanie Hauger
Singapore

Nominee

"Shell at Sunset"
A shell sits in a marble bird bath, the two textures playing off one another in the intense sunlight.



I saved You A Seat Stefanie Hauger
Singapore

Nominee

"I saved You A Seat"
Honing in on the details, abstracting the forms...



From the Inside 1 Stephane Garnavault
Switzerland

Nominee

"From the Inside 1"
The "From the Inside" series further delves into Stéphane's connection with the world. This phase fo



From the Inside 5 Stephane Garnavault
Switzerland

Nominee

"From the Inside 5"
The "From the Inside" series further delves into Stéphane's connection with the world. This phase fo



Goodbye, Fall Thomas Minczeski
USA

Nominee

"Goodbye, Fall"
A pile of maple leaves yields a study in contrast and texture before they are blown away.



Apples Timothy Cotter
USA

Nominee

"Apples"



The WartHawg Tony Panzica
USA

Nominee

"The WartHawg"
A10 Thunderbolt C, from the 303d "Worlds Greatest Fighter Squadron, Seriously"



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