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WINNERS GALLERY Jun 2020

"Sunrise and Sunset" 2020 Theme Winners

Both the beginning and ending of each amazing day in our world provide some of the most magical, mystical and beautiful light.   The golden hour or the blue light combined with magnificent skylines or majestic landscapes can produce some of the finest images a photographer will ever capture! 

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The Carcal BY Thomas Vijayan

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Thomas Vijayan​​​​​ from Ontario, Canada
My name is Thomas Vijayan, I am basically an Architect hailing from Kerala, India also known as God’s Own Country, I was raised in Bangalore and now settled in Canada with my family. I have traveled all the seven continents for photography which is my passion but not my profession.

The big cats have always been my favorite subject for photography. To me there is nothing called "perfection" in any photography, every click to me is an experience, the more I click the more I learn something new. I give more importance to quality than clicking pictures in quantity. I love nature and I can never be bored by staying in nature for long, photography to me is a combination of my love for nature, travel, practice, patience, passion, care, friends and gear; more than anything else, it is a blessings of my creator to be able to witness the special moments in nature. My love for photography has got me many awards including Wildlife Photographer of the Year (NHM) and also made me a Brand Ambassador of the most renowned brand Nikon from 2015 until now for Middle East & Africa.

With my little experience I can say, we can learn a lot, when we spend time with our Mother Nature. We will start seeing the importance of the life cycle of these tangible living things which belongs to this beautiful world. It can also help us become a better person, who would then understand the necessity of respecting nature and maintaining the ecosystem. For this same realization I would like to use my passion for photography as a medium to bring this hidden wildlife beauty of nature to the common man so that they start loving and respecting the Mother Nature and stop exploiting it.


Visit more of Thomas's amazing  ​work online at:
https://thomasvijayan.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thomasvijayan/
https://www.facebook.com/ThomasVijayanPhotography/

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Stokksness gold BY Kai Hornung

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 Our Second Place Winner was  submitted by 
Kai Hornung​​​​​ from Hanover, Germany


Kai Hornung is a freelance landscape photographer living in Hanover, Germany. His images from different countries and places are best described as landscape photography art. His work has been published and awarded. On Instagram more than 95,000 people follow his images and behind the scenes of his frequent photo tours.

Visit more of Kai s amazing  ​work online at:
www.kaihornung.com
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Sheikh Zayed Moschee 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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Segla winter panorama by Wojciech ​Kruczynski

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Wojciech​ Kruczynski​​​​ ​ from Piastow, Ploand
I am an amateur landscape photographer from Poland, also known as Swen Stroop.  My favorite places to take my pictures is Iceland, Scotland and Norway (especially the Hebrides and Lofoten Islands).  I always spend my vacations in these locations, on feet with backpack or on my bicycle, struggling with rain, cold wind and ugly midges. I can't imagine something more beautiful and pleasant than this.

​​Visit more of Wojciech​'s amazing  ​work online at:
www.stroop.pl

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! 

Jorge Valdez - Cathedral Sunset
Gabriel Isak - Opening
Judith Kuhn - Kirkjufellsfoss
Jorge Valdez - Pebbled Sunrise
Debbie Scott Queenin - Annapolis Sunrise
Lars Gesing - Solitary
Josip Miskovic - The perfect time for fishing on Lake Trasimeno
Demayne Murphy - It begins
Eduardo Perme - Downtown Houston Sunset Panorama
Wojciech Kruczynski - Ryten summit panorama
Geoff Williams - Morning Sentinels
Judith Kuhn - Kirkjufell reflected
Monika Deviat - Snow Peak Sunrise
Yuliy Vasilev - Gold
Inge Vautrin - Illumination
Monika Deviat - Avalanche of Fire
Ivar kljavin - Sunset Dunes
Hilda Champion - Approaching Storm
Mayur Sarma - The Winner holds up his trophy
Ivar kljavin - Sunset Dunes
Jerry Chinn - Golden Hour
John Laue - Beach Sunset
Craig Bill - Big Sur
Courtney Esson - Seoul Sunrise
Rust Brand - The Last Tree Namib Desert
Maurizio Pol - Pian Grande, Sibillini
Michael Nozik- In Balance
Ken Renk - Angels with Horns
Mark Ryan - Mammatus Sunset
Mona Jumaan - Sunset over Muharraq
Eleni Argyriou - Low-tide
Josip Miskovic - Sibilini mountains
Saurabh Trivedi - Haleakala
Md Khairulamin - Sunset during Haze
Nguyen Quoc Buu - Sunrise on Nha Trang beach
Nick Dale - Blue wildebeest silhouetted against sun on horizon
Rick Lingo - Sunrise on the Green
Rosemary Miklitsch - Sunset at El Pescador Beach
Rudolf Sulgan - Canary Wharf
Maurizio Pol - Milano city
Evelien Vantomme - Sunrise outside the woods
Rust Brand - Namib Desert Sunset Sandstorm
Saiful Islam - End Of the Day
Shawna Hinkel - Morning Solitude
SHINNOSUKE IKEDA - Other Sider
Stephen Mimms - Last sunset
Sujon Adhikary - Good Morning From Farmers
Suzan Mandla - After the Flood
Carol Horigan - Primordial Lands
Tereza Pazderová - Sunlit
Tom Dorsz - Bass Harbor Lighthouse
Wojciech Kruczynski - Fiddle Rock dawn
Yuliy Vasilev - Last Rays
Yves Demers•Paris - Borealis
Zachary Lai - Sunset Tree
Zoe Walker - Ittoqqortormiit Sunset
Alex Politis - Together
Anthony Cherbas - Kalepa Ridge
Brian Hunt - Coimbra skyline
Brian Hunt - Katherine cove
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