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WINNERS GALLERY Dec 2020

"Minimalism ​" 2020 THEME WINNERS

Minimalism or the absence of distractions from shadows, light and often a single subject, line or emotion is also the core of every photograph we take where instead of being subtle and undefined it becomes the dramatic force of the image.

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Another Dimension​ BY Mark Boyle

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Mark Boyle​​​​​​ from Jolimont, Australia
Photography has been the one constant throughout my life since my early teens. I worked as a commercial photographer in the 1990’s but left the industry in 1997 to study multimedia technology. However, since then I have concentrated on my own photography when possible, focusing mainly on landscape and travel. Most recently I have begun exploring aerial photography. Something I have wanted to do for a very long time as I felt it would be a medium well suited to my style and aesthetic.

​​Visit more of Mark's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.dynamicrange.com.au

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Ratpack​ BY Constance Jaeggi

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 Our Second Place Winner was submitted by 
Constance Jaeggi​ from Weatherford, Texas


I have always had a fascination with horses which in part stems from my interest in the essential role they played in the development of modern civilizations. At the heart of the relationship between horses and humans is a large paradox.  At once a tool in conquests and war because of their tremendous power and capacity for speed, they remain a herd and prey animal. Through photography both inside and outside of the studio, I explore the duality of these flighty yet mighty animals, as well as their relationships with humans, in particular with women whose livelihoods still depend on these animals.

​​Visit more of Constance's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.constancejaeggi.com​

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Qasr al Sarab by Judith Kuhn

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Judith​​ Kuhn​​​​ from Immenstaad, Germany
I am a nature photographer - I mainly shoot landscapes, animals and plants.

My goal is to make moody moments last. Colorful sunsets, magical fog moods and the nature in the change of the seasons belong to the highlights in photography for me.

I live in southern Germany on the beautiful Lake Constance, where I have some excellent fotospots right outside the front door. The German, Austrian and Swiss Alps are not far away either. But I also like traveling to more distant destinations around the world.

​​​Visit more of Judith's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.dreamscape-pictures.de

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Dall moment by Geoffrey Reynaud

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was also submitted by 
Geoffrey Reynaud​​​​ from  Burnaby, Canada

French living in Canada, in love with photography and his art, as well as in love with natural history and cold places.

I concentrate few month per year going in small expedition to photograph species in their environment.

​​Visit more of Geoffrey's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.reynaud-geoffrey.com

Theme Shortlist

Below are the amazing  images that shortlisted into the top tier of this themes competition.  A  big congratulations to all the talented photographers that participated! 

Adrian Wider - Button lift
Hengki Lee - S
Inge Vautrin - Heading Down
Bence Mate - Curves
Adrienne Berry - Connected - Untitled 6
Don Kline - Lamp post
Delphine QUEME - White Orly
Sujon Adhikary - Water Scarcity
Oleg Kem - The Thing
Bence Mate - Motion
Francesca Pompei - Empty space in blue
Daniel Heilig - Stepping into the Unknown
EMO GENE - Corner to Corner
Brian Hunt - Trees on hill
Carlos Ramiro - The Doors
Constance Jaeggi - Helio
Dale M Reid - Romanesco Broccoli
Herve Boutrouille - Red
Adrian Wider - Swan Lake
Dan Wheeler - Joint
Bence Mate - Higher And Higher
Grace Ho - Solo Dance
Daniel Heilig - Artsy Umbrellas
Daniela Gobetti - Aphrodite, Torso
Loh Soo Mui - Shipwreck
Bence Mate - Sunny Side
David Baltozer - Blue Condos, Miami Beach
David Hickman - Pelican Close Up
Demayne Murphy - Letting go
Dimitri Weber - Fire and Ice
Dale M Reid - Future Bakery White Loaf
Hitoshi Orikasa - Chopstick and Plate
Elianne Dipp - Walking Underwater
Muhammad Almasri -Depth and Perspective
Ali ihtiyar - Whiteness
Brian Hunt - Relic of the farm
EMO GENE - High Scrhool
Francesco Scalici - 'Golden sand'
Gabriela Dumitrescu - Minimal 1
Bence Mate - Magic Night
Judith Kuhn - Morning fog
Alex Politis - Remoteness
Giuseppe Cardoni - Music is in the air
Grace Ho - Dance With Me
Mitch Meyer - Black Life
Gregor Kuhar - Alone
Mark Boyle - Tidelines-Pardoo Station
Constance Jaeggi - Arabesque
Hao-Long Hsu - Sea gate, Make sure turn right or turn left
Hengki Lee - Reflection
Hengki Lee - Somewhere In Time
Ildiko Baranyi - Autumn and winter
Ildiko Baranyi - November
Inge Vautrin - Chillin
Jacqueline Windh - Winter Jewel
Jean-Marc Vernier - Chinoise
John Twiname - Block and Chain
Jose Luis Ibañez Gutierrez - Woman beach
Josip Miskovic - Minimal is more
Judy Haylock - Loss
Loh Soo Mui - Voyage
Rafael García Luna - Sheer Bliss
Margaux Sophia Black - SML building and moon
Mary Gerakaris - Wheat
Michele Sennesael - Boundless
Danilo Rößger - Evening Mood
Mithail Afrige Chowdhury - Plastic and Earth
Monika Mazurkiewicz - Half Way
Muhammad Almasri - Single Cloud with Colors
Nafi Sami - Under the Clouds
Nguyen Quoc Buu - Woman gliding across the water
Nicole Urbscheit - Black fork
Mithail Afrige Chowdhury - The Enigma
Olive Alpert - Attraction
Paola Francesca Barone - Red Split
Paul GIbert - White Break White
Tom Tramis - Infinite Abandonment
Philippe Ricles - Shades of blue
Diahann Tanke - Dark and light
Ricardo Irak - Dune Breeze
Hin Mun Lee - Free Space Free Souls
Robert Romano - Miami Pelican
Roland Volkov - Alone in the green
Rosemary Miklitsch - Sky
Sara Camporesi - Minimal Blue
Stuart Chape - Arrival
Sujon Adhikary - Harvesting Water Lilies
Sven Thamm - Cottongrass
Sven Thamm - Winter goose
Tereza Pazderová - Fog Line
Tereza Pazderová - Oasis
Tod Smith - Three Windows
Tom Tramis - Silent Lake
John Twiname - Finger
Ursula Ferrara - Plastic burned garbage container shadow
Virgil Reglioni - Minimalism In Shade
Ward Bastian - Highlights 02
William Goodwin - Splendid Urchin
Wojtek Skowron - Gateway
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