"Sunrise and Sunset" 2021 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!
Three Mountains BY Juan Lopez Ruiz
Our First Place Winner was submitted by
Juan Lopez Ruiz from Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain
Juan Lopez Ruiz from Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain
My passion for photography has been with me since I was a child and I have always found it very interesting to be able to portray and immortalize the unique moments that nature offers us.
In 2017 I could finally buy my first digital reflex camera and since then I have not stopped learning and perfecting myself in this beautiful art being able to combine my passion for photography and nature, until now I have not stopped documenting myself in an autodidactic way learning to understand light and perfecting my technique in the use of the camera as well as in the subsequent digital edition of my images which for me is something fundamental.
Visit more of Juan's amazing work online at:
www.jlopezruiz.com
In 2017 I could finally buy my first digital reflex camera and since then I have not stopped learning and perfecting myself in this beautiful art being able to combine my passion for photography and nature, until now I have not stopped documenting myself in an autodidactic way learning to understand light and perfecting my technique in the use of the camera as well as in the subsequent digital edition of my images which for me is something fundamental.
Visit more of Juan's amazing work online at:
www.jlopezruiz.com
Turmhof Steckborn BY Judith Kuhn
Our Second Place Winner was submitted by
Judith Kuhn from Immenstaad, Germany
Judith Kuhn from Immenstaad, Germany
Hello! I am Judith...
I would like to call myself an “ambitious amateur photographer”. My main focus is nature and landscape photography, but I also like to make detours to other genres.
Everything I know about photography is self-educated. A few books here, some internet research there, inspiration from the works of other photographers and a lot, really a lot of trying things out has brought me to where I am today.
My great happiness is my home on beautiful Lake Constance, where I have a lot of photo spots right on my doorstep and the way to the Austrian, Swiss and Italian Alps is not too far. I also love to travel to more exotic destinations on my vacation, with the north being particularly appealing to me.
Visit more of Judith's amazing work online at:
www.dreamscape-pictures.de
I would like to call myself an “ambitious amateur photographer”. My main focus is nature and landscape photography, but I also like to make detours to other genres.
Everything I know about photography is self-educated. A few books here, some internet research there, inspiration from the works of other photographers and a lot, really a lot of trying things out has brought me to where I am today.
My great happiness is my home on beautiful Lake Constance, where I have a lot of photo spots right on my doorstep and the way to the Austrian, Swiss and Italian Alps is not too far. I also love to travel to more exotic destinations on my vacation, with the north being particularly appealing to me.
Visit more of Judith's amazing work online at:
www.dreamscape-pictures.de
Sunrise on the Viacrucis by JUAN LOPEZ RUIZ
Our Third Place Winner was also submitted by
Juan Lopez Ruiz from Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain
Juan Lopez Ruiz from Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain
Lighthouse at Sunrise by John Twiname
Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by
John Twiname from Hamilton, New Zealand
John Twiname from Hamilton, New Zealand
I am an amateur photographer based in New Zealand. I have been interested in photography since my brother gave me a camera back in the early 80s. I had been using a Nikon FE2 and using mainly slide films to take landscape, street and portrait photography in New Zealand, and Asia in my 20s. With the advent of the full-frame sensor, I have since developed an interest in black and white fine arts and architecture photography.
Visit more of John's amazing work online at:
https://500px.com/johntwinamenz
Visit more of John's amazing work online at:
https://500px.com/johntwinamenz
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!
