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"MINIMALISM" 2024 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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Lost In Space BY Adam Neuba

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Adam​​ Neuba​ from Paderborn, Germany
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Adam Neuba is a natural scientist, self-taught photographer, and artist. Adam was born in Poland and moved to Germany with his family in 1988 at the age of 10. After his school education he studied and graduated in chemistry at the University of Paderborn, where he currently works. More than ten years ago he started to devote himself intensively to photography, and over time he discovered his passion for artistic close-up and macro photography. Adam's artistic style and photographic sensibility have emerged from his inquisitive and explorative creative process. His aesthetically minimalist compositions are characterized by fascinating perspectives and play of light in which elements of nature and man-made technology merge into a unique entity.

Visit more of Adam's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.adams-artgallery.com

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Balanced BY Adam Neuba

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 Our Second Place Winner was also submitted by 
Adam Neuba​​​​​ from Paderborn, Germany

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In the library BY Alireza Pourkhan

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Alireza​ Pourkhan​​ from Dubai​, United Arab Emirates
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Alireza has been passionate about photography for more than 30 years, ever since his parents gave him a Yashica MF2 as a birthday gift when he was 15 years old. Although he always wanted to receive methodical and academic education in the art of photography, it wasn’t possible for him. He learned this art from people and from the good and unfavorable events in his life, which have served as excellent teachers for him. He believes that a photograph can be far more impressive than, at times, hundreds of words.  With an image, he can express his feelings perhaps better than with many sentences. Since 2010, when he was able to buy his first digital SLR camera, he became even more fascinated and focused more on photography. He has managed to acquire 43 gold medals and more than 20 silver and bronze medals in over 250 photographic salons, contests, and exhibitions in 65 countries. He holds the distinctions of “Excellence FIAP” and “Artist FIAP” from the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (International Federation of Photographic Art) , “Crown 2” from the Global Photographic Union  and “Proficiency PSA” from the Photographic Society of America. 

​​​​Visit more of Alireza's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.facebook.com/alireza.pourkhan/

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Confrontation BY Ali Zolghadri

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Ali​​​ Zolghadri​​​ from Dubai​, United Arab Emirates

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My name is Ali Zolghadri. I'm from Iran and United Arab Emirates. I am a fine art and black-and-white photographer. I studied computer engineering. I have been photographing professionally for 9 years. In these years, I won more than 70 photography competitions and was also a member of the jury of several international photography festivals. Articles My photography has been published in several international and prestigious photography magazines and I have also participated in several international photography exhibitions.

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! 

Emo Gene - Rounds
Emo Gene - View from the Back
Ali Zolghadri - Minimal street
Kerry Mansfield - Sand Imprint I
Alireza Pourkhan - towards the light
Adam Neuba - Lost In Thought
Andreas Starke - Light and Shadows
Antoine Leven - Jumièges Abbey
Hans Peter Rank - Lamp and lines
Brian Clopp - Eyes of the Old Car
Federica Monzio Compagnoni - Pink Burano
Brian Clopp - Nothing is Safe to Time
Kaushik Dolui - The Corridor
Franciszek Goszczynski - The beauty of nature 2
Alessandro Zanoni - Nagoya
Danny Au - Alone
David Baltozer - Doors
Judith Kuhn - The last ship
Rachele Z. Cecchini - Waiting for someone
Peter Rodgers - The Odd One
Ali zolghadri - Lines
Nazanin Valeh Shiva - Paraglider
Debbie McCulliss - Svalbard Mountain with Birds
Judy M. King - Preparing for Liftoff
Werner Schwehm - Balcony World
Emo Gene - City Hall
Felix Hug - Pool
Franciszek Goszczynski - The beauty of nature 1
Don Kline - Stacks
Francesco Pace - Street shadow
Barrie Pennington - Bird on a wire
Ali Zolghadri - Trying
Judith Kuhn - Solitude
Gokulananda Nandan - We are on the top
Werner Schwehm - Music Notation
Hans Peter Rank - The lonely man on the plank bridge
Hans Peter Rank - Two couples in a winterland
ChunYang Hou - Through a world of colors
Hin Mun Lee - Flypast
Bill Wilkins - Moon Flyby
Judy M. King - Separate But Equal
Hin Mun Lee - Up Up
Rachele Z. Cecchini - Pure delicacy
Hiroto Fukuda - Japanese crane
Rachele Z. Cecchini - Fallen and catched
Don Kline - Shot Tower
Kerry Mansfield - Sand Imprint III
Venu Tummalapalli - Droplets of Serenity
Tomohiko Funai - Shinkansen Raven
Javier Revilla - Hidden Code
JC Beauvais - Ivy
Joachim Kakau - Hidden
Josvan Dijk - Breakwater
Judith Kuhn - Autumn fog
Rachele Z. Cecchini - A cosy resting place
Vera Bandeira - Arquiteturaminimalista
Kerry Mansfield - Sand Imprint IV
Karen Safer - Burmese Flight
Christer Bjorkman - Two leaves
Karen Safer - Marina Sands Sq2
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Splendid
Brian Clopp - The Worker Ant
Leszek Paradowski -Tick
LIN YUNG CHENG - Dalun Mountain
Magda Andres - Path
ManChoi Chow - Tree Line
ManChoi Chow - Winter Solitude_2455
Marian Plaino - RED UMBRELLA
MEI JUNG HU - Roof
Michael Eckart - Green power
Miguel Sanchez - Horizon A
Monika Mazurkiewicz - Minimalism
Mostafa Nodeh - Waiting for him
Paul Swepston - Hot Springs Hotel
Peter Rodgers - Norfolk
Werner Schwehm - Curiosity
Peter Rodgers - Pier into the Fog
Qianli Zhang - Fading
Qianli Zhang - Voyage
Rachele Z. Cecchini - A filigree resting place
Rachele Z. Cecchini - A lonely ant
Ralf Dreier - Niendorf
Roy Curtis - Flooded Causeway
Roy Curtis - Making Tracks
Sandro Tedde - Untitled
Sandro Tedde - Untitled 2
Sihn Yongin - Glide
SOARES-GOMES ROBERTO - FOLHA
Terry Asker - Single Iris
Thahnan Ferdous - Color of struggle
Tomasz Kudelski - Signs of nature
Werner Schwehm - On the Jetty
Korey Summers - Solitude in the Mist

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