Sport - Professional

Tomasz Lewandowski Poland 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement "Naghol tower" A115ft-high tower erected for the ceremony of "naghol" (a bungee jumping-like game) by villagers from Pentecost Island,Vanuatu. June 2013.

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Tomasz Lewandowski Poland 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence "Kids from Navotas cemetery 12" Kids playing snooker atop tombs in Navotas, Philippines, at a municipal cemetery whereabout 500 families dwell in makeshift shacks. November 2013.

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Dianne Yudelson USA 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction "Freestyle Motocross"

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Wilhelm Scholz USA Honorable Mention "Boxer" Boxer

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Gianluca De Bartolo Italy Honorable Mention "Into a pool room" A relax moment into a pool room in Gambela, Ethiopia.

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Dilip Bhatia India Honorable Mention "Mallakhamb 01" Mallakhamb 01

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Domenic Aquilina Malta Honorable Mention "Heads I Win" A football match tussle in which two Italian Serie B national team players (jumping) showing their superiority over their sandwiched Malta Under-21 player (centre)

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Heather Swan Canada Honorable Mention "Foxhunting " Foxhunting. Closing Hunt with a light snowfall, Ottawa region, Eastern Ontario

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David Burnett USA Honorable Mention "Aloft:Sochi" An Aerial skier at the Sochi Winter Games

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Tertius Pickard Australia Honorable Mention "the start" competitors dive in at the start of a race

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Tim Taylor UK Honorable Mention "Scottish Winter" Battling the elements in the Scottish Highlands.

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Stefanos Kouratzis Cyprus Honorable Mention "Record Attempt" British-Cypriot Michael Georgiou – a 40-year-old unemployed man in Limassol who has been forced to dig up his childhood ambition of handstand push-ups just so he can be close to his estranged son. “I’

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Scott Fowler New Zealand Honorable Mention "Touch Down"

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Wilfried Hinz Switzerland Honorable Mention "Flying Stones" Stone ("Unspunnenstein") heavy: 83,5 kg!

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Allison Davis O'Keefe USA Nominee "Game" Brad Malone of the University of North Dakota skates behind the goal in a Frozen Four game versus the University of Michigan. Part of the book titled One Goal.

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Allison Davis O'Keefe USA Nominee "Goal" The University of North Dakota mens hockey team plays at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Part of a book titled, One Goal.

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Andrea Cittadini Italy Nominee "The canoeist" A canoeist who paddle along the river Arno in Florence - Italy

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Andrea Cittadini Italy Nominee "Rally #1" Taken during the Liburna Cup in Italy.

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Andrew Kemp Brazil Nominee "skateboard"

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Andy Stewart UK Nominee "Foot prints in the snow" London

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Anna Ovanesova Russia Nominee "Angle" Italy, Genova

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Anna Wloch Poland Nominee "Divers" Earthrace Conservation Pirat Fishing Campaign. Costa Rica. Rebreather training.

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Arete Edmunds Canada Nominee "I Said Get Off of Me" This image was captured last year the Strathmore Rodeo. The rider actually landed on his feet after this kick.

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Arjun Mark India Nominee "Athlete" Athlete

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Barb Young USA Nominee "Ride 'Em"

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Barb Young USA Nominee "Down in the Dirt"

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Bjorn H Stuedal Norway Nominee "Fighter"

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Caesar Lima USA Nominee "Swimmer" Swimmer Natascha

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Carlo Vespertino Italy Nominee "The finger" The path indicated for a great performance at the theater, hard work to achieve excellent results during his show.

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Charles Davis Smith USA Nominee "Sunday's Past Time"

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David Burnett USA Nominee "SlopeStyle at Sochi" Slopestyle competition at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games

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Diana De Rosa USA Nominee "Perfect Harmony" An image capture just at the right moment in time.

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Dilip Bhatia India Nominee "Mallakhamb 02" Mallakhamb 02

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Domenic Aquilina Malta Nominee "The Hug" An interesting capture during a Malta waterpolo Premier Division match. The main player tussles with an unidentified opponent submerged under the water.

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Domenic Aquilina Malta Nominee "Messi" FC Barcelona's world know football star Lionel Messi (centre of photo) finds the going tough during the UEFA Champions League semi-final match against FC Internazionale.

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Duncan de Fey Netherlands Nominee "cricket" playing criket in Bangladesh

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Duschan Tomic Italy Nominee "La Gara Più Bella Del Mondo" The Mille Miglia - the most beautiful race in the world starting from the Piazza della Loggia going for 1000 Miles across Italy.

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Gerald Ratto USA Nominee "Everyone Can Dance" One of a series for the San Francisco Museum of Art

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Gia To Taiwan Nominee "Martial fire" With bamboo staff, the fighters perform a kung-fu rooted dance in front of an inspiring fire background. An image of "Rice", by Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan. Lead by Lin Hwai-Min, this is...

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Girish Menon India Nominee "Kerala" I got interested in 'snake boat racing' in Kerala and decided to photograph the training and practice rather than the race itself. The race takes place in August but practice begins in June. I...

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j. michael tucker USA Nominee "Memories" Never ever forget

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Jim Fenwick UK Nominee "Monkhouse Victory" Frankie Monkhouse beats Lubos Priehradnik at York Hall, London 2014

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John Retter UK Nominee "over exuberance" Taken at the Aston Martin Centenary Event at Brands Hatch in July 2013 as the car stopped after spinning into the gravel at Paddock Hill bend. The driver put it down to 'over exuberance'.

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John E. Kelly USA Nominee "New Year's Eve Torchlight Ski Parade" New Year's Eve Torchlight Ski Parade at Big Bear Lake, California

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Kerri-Jo Stewart Canada Nominee "the Slide" Reining - the sliding stop

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Lars Nyman Sweden Nominee "Miro Zalar"

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Logan Mock-Bunting Hawaii Nominee "Exhale" A freediver exhales as he approaches the surface after a breathhold dive. A complete exhale underwater allows for an immediate inhalation of fresh air upon reaching the surface.

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Logan Mock-Bunting Hawaii Nominee "Waiting For Contractions" Waterman's Survival course - An intense class with exercises underwater - divers were instructed to pull down to 33 feet and wait for their first diaphragm contraction before heading to the surface.

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Lucia Griggi UK Nominee "Thunder Cloud" A surfer takes to the raw ocean to surf this monstrous wave.

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Lumir Schulz UK Nominee "Thai Boxer" Picture from a casting agency's portfolio, Thai Boxer from London's East End, taken in 2012

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Michael Indresano USA Nominee "Bruins"

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Michael Indresano USA Nominee "Jerod Mayo" Power. Drive. Determination. Jerod Mayo.

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Michael Philip Manheim USA Nominee "Ladies Leaping" High School Cheerleaders circa 1956

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Paul Kennedy USA Nominee "Butterfly" A swimmer in the final five meters

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Paul Foley Australia Nominee "Zepher La Rougetel, Surfer" I have referenced both traditional silver based photography, originally made on glass or tin plates, as well as some of the contemporary instagram looks that pay homage to these authentic processes.

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Peter Schatz Germany Nominee "Free Skier" A Freeskier jumps down the hill in Engelberg, Switzerland, 21.03.2013

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Peter Schatz Germany Nominee "The goalnet theft" Bayern Munichs soccer player Claudio Pizarro steels a piece of the goal net in London Wembley Stadium at 25.05.2013 after the victory in the Champions League Final.

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Peter Whyte Australia Nominee "Cruiseship terminal Hobart 04" MAC02 Terminal in Hobart by architects Circa Morris Nunn

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Philip Brown UK Nominee "Olympic Beach Volleyball" Latvia's Smedins & Plavins playing in their men's beach volleyball bronze medal match against Netherlands' Schuil & Nummerdor at Horse Guards Parade during the London Olympic Games August 9,...

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Rainer Thrum Germany Nominee "Thrum-Rainer_start I" Anual swimming contest in Rio de Janeiro

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Rainer Thrum Germany Nominee "Thrum-Rainer_weight training I"

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Rainer Thrum Germany Nominee "Thrum-Rainer_weight training II"

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Rainer Thrum Germany Nominee "Thrum-Rainer_male body"

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Rhona Wise USA Nominee "Ready to Play" Miami Heat center Chris Andersen sits for portraits during media day

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Robert Boesch Switzerland Nominee "Mountaineer in storm" Cerro Torre, Patagonia

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Scott Fowler New Zealand Nominee "Clowns at work" Hard working clowns protecting the cowboy on the ground

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Sean Davey USA Nominee "Davey-Sean_SteamRoller" A surfer outrunning a huge wave on Oahu's famous north shore.

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Serana Hunt Hughes Australia Nominee "Five" Taken at Kilmore Harness Racing, Victoria, Australia.

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Sharon Castro USA Nominee "Winning Goal" Scoring the winning goal at High Goal polo, Wellington, FL.

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Steve Brooks USA Nominee "USA" Horse and Rider work together to compete in the sport of Kings.

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Sverre Hjornevik Norway Nominee "Dirty peak" Hiking towards Skittentind (Dirtypeak) in Troms - Northern Norway

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Sverre Hjornevik Norway Nominee "The Climber" Unknown climber at Svolvaergeita peak (Svolvaergoat) in Lofoten - Norway

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Sverre Hjornevik Norway Nominee "Dogsleds" Dogsleding in bad weather at Filefjell - Norway

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Sverre Hjornevik Norway Nominee "One Peak" Randone in Sunnmore - Norway

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Sverre Hjornevik Norway Nominee "Tree, no four!" Exploring the mountains of Sogndal - Norway.

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Tertius Pickard Australia Nominee "muddy rugby" a player passes the ball during a rugby game in wet and muddy conditions

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Tertius Pickard Australia Nominee "horse race" Dust flies as the horses and riders cross the finish line at a race meet

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Tim Taylor UK Nominee "Fiacaill Ridge " A Tolkienesque, winter dream unfolds along the Fiacaill Ridge, Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands.

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Tim Taylor UK Nominee "Kiwi Gully" Scaling the fresh snow on Kiwi Gully. Cairngorms, Scottish Highlnds.

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Tomasz Lewandowski Poland Nominee "Bungee jumpers from Vanuatu 2" Men preparing for the ceremony of naghol - a bungee jumping like ritual game performed inPentecost Island, Vanuatu. June 2013.

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Tracy St John USA Nominee "stj.john-tracy_splashdown" 2013 Final Match Winners of the 35 th Americas Cup, champagne splashdown.

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Wagner Assis Brazil Nominee "Go Italy" Italian Fencing Team

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Wagner Assis Brazil Nominee "Olimpo"

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Wagner Assis Brazil Nominee "Oops"

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Wagner Assis Brazil Nominee "On the sky"

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Wagner Assis Brazil Nominee "I believe I can fly"

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Wagner Assis Brazil Nominee "A Father's Trophy"

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