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WINNERS GALLERY Dec 2021

"Minimalism​​" 2021 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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Waiting for hope​​ BY Sara ​Goli

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Sara Goli​​ from Tehran, Iran
I'm a minimalist and fine art photographer in street genre and  started this style less than 1 year ago .  I have received 2 PSA gold medals and 3 IAAP gold medals and a zome psa honorable mention and ribbon .  I'm was also a finalist in the HASSELBLAD competition 2021.

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The line of hope BY ali laskarakis

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Our Second Place Winner was submitted  by 
Ali Zolghadri  from Tehran, Iran


I have been photographing in the style of minimalism for 6 years. I live in Tehran, Iran


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Don´t stop on the way By Franklin Neto

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Franklin​​ Neto from Almada, Portugal
Franklin Neto, 33 years old.  Born in Goiania, Brazil and currently living in Lisbon, Portugal.  I am a  Fine Art Architecture and Landscape Photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Your work expresses the most emotional vision over the world.  Nature Passionate and Architecture lover.
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Visit more of Franklin​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
franklinneto.com

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Edmonton Convention Centre​ by EMO GENE

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Emo​ Gene ​ from Edmonton, Alberta Canada


Emogene's photographs do not lack direction or purpose. Her intention is to create something entirely new from her surroundings by deliberately combining existing elements and using them in an unexpected way.  

She has been published in Photographer's Forum Magazine - Best of Photography (2015, 17, 18) and displayed in several group exhibitions including Australia, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.

Visit more of Emogene's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.emogene.ca

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! 

Aditya Vardhan - Chaos and Calm
Martin Kucera - Auditorium
Aditya Vardhan - Left out
Agnieszka Ewa Gietkowska - Hold me
Alberto Montenegro - Forbidden Entry
Ali Zolghadri - Flying in the dark
Amira Adel - Geometric Shapes
Andrew Ashleigh Kozelka - Clock Backs
Fabio Giachetti - Wildlife on the beach
Andrew Ashleigh Kozelka - Equal Partners
EMO GENE - Simplistic Lifestyle
Hengki Lee - Mind Odyssey
Franklin Neto - Aires in Blue
Anja Vogel - The egg
Aurelio Merenda - Shapes of Milano
EMO GENE - Observation
CHUNYANG HOU - Snow Line
Janessa Anderson - Icy Reflection
David Baltozer - Miami Beach Green Stairs
Rick Lingo - Caulk
Darin Robison - Murphy Tree
David Duplessie - Abstract Realities 7481
Anne Dignam - Serenity
Herve Boutrouille - The diving board
Demayne Murphy - Fade
Demetrio Jereissati - The Window
Dimitar Lazarov - The lonely tree
Don Kline - Gwathmey’s Window
Judith Kuhn - Stuðlagil
LIU SHUCHUAN - HOVERING
Ed Hineline - Leaf
Julien Coomans - Fishing Hut 2
EMO GENE - Geometric Minimalism
Alex Stazz - The Labyrinth
Hengki Lee - Dear Winter...
Hengki Lee - Time Passing
Omar Ghrayeb - The Junkyard
Hugo Berman - Sugimotoesque
Roy Iwasaki - Lonely Fox
Marco Wilm - Cloudwalk
Jean-Claude Bise - Cosmic variations 02
Joan Torrens - AntiOnda
Martin Kucera - □▫□ ¦ (The Wall)
Omar Ghrayeb - Lifecycle
John Laue - Web Window
Dale Cruse - Rincon Center
Dale M Reid - Fringed Tulip 3
Mirjana Spajić Buturac - Enchanted Forest
Brigitte Marcotte - The ghost ship
Joseph ONeill - Pattern 1569
Judith Kuhn - Dancing trees
Lisa Rice - Egg
Mary Gerakaris - Red and White
Lucy Aron - Passion Flower Tendrils
Raffaele Canepa - Uphill
Joseph ONeill - Pattern304
Nicole Urbscheit - Handrail
Marco Wilm - Rainy Riverwalk
Donatella Sarchini - The rule of balance
Margaret KittelCanale - Fisher 1
Kaushik Dolui - Sagar Bath
Karim Shokair - Dropless
Andy Radka - On The Beach
Mario Shumanov - Into the unknown
Marta Wojnarowska - Misty mountains
Geoffrey Reynaud - Elusive Matens
Marton Mogyorosy - The Red Wall
Masaaki Onaka - Twins
Rob Bekker - Angles
Steven Manolakis - Still
Michael ManChoi Chow - All In
Bernard Buczek - Church
Michael ManChoi Chow - Oak merge 2
Mitchell Anolik - The Lineup
Nur Ernehir - My Perspective
Olga Nekrasova - The trust
Olga Ples - Moon Rider
Olive Alpert- Twirl
Paul Marquez - Blue and White
Roy Iwasaki - Lonely Winter
Tracy Miller - Stripes
Paul Marquez - Cornered
Daniel Heilig - Untitled 06
Peggy Jones Pfister - Light Will Find a Way
Raffaele Canepa - Still Standing
Rastislav Stur - The pilot climbs out through a circular hole at the top of the aircraft
Rayhan Ahmed - Life in paddy processing field
Vahid Rostami - Reflection
Rick Bogacz - Pier Remains
Rick Bogacz - Snow covered trees in a farm field
Rob Bekker - Gare du Nord
Mitchell Anolik - Two Egrets
Mostafa Parsakia - Physical insistence 3
Rob Bekker - Parking
Roberto Sinigaglia - Minimal shadow
Saleta Sierra - The Gaussian Slope
Sara Goli - Painting the city
Vladimir Karamazov - Cold loneliness
Stephen Mimms - Solo
Sylvain Staub - Wineglass
Tommaso Passante Spaccapietra - No title
Wil Scott - Line of Beauty
Maybritt Haag - Beyond this reality
Wilfried Vetter - Spring
Carl van Wijk - Circle of life
Yevhen Samuchenko - Wanderlust
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