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"Sunrise and Sunset" 2023 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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Mountain Sunrise Reflections BY Andrea Wafler

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Andrea​ Wafler​​​​​​​​​​​ from Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada


My name is Andrea Wafler, I am 29 years old and I live in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. I specialize in capturing portraits of dogs in unique and stunning landscapes. I have always been drawn to photographing nature and my first interest in photography started with landscapes and the world around me. Being an animal lover has always been a part of who I am so I naturally gravitated towards photographing animals and, more specifically, dogs. It was when I combined my two passions of landscape and dog portrait photography that I realized I found my niche. I hope to keep creating images of dogs in landscapes long into the future!
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​​Visit more of Andrea's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.thegoodmutt.com

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The sound of silence 4​ by Chris Pantazis

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 Our Second Place Winner was submitted by 
Chris​ Pantazis​​​​​​​ from Peristeri, Greece

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I was born in Athens and studied mechanical engineering and computers. My passion is mountaineering and exploring greek wild nature. I mainly deal with landscape and wildlife photography while the greek nature and culture of Greece are my inspiration.

​In 2014 I joined the PSA (Photographic Society of America). Since then I have participated in international exhibitions all over the world.
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​Visit more of Chris's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
christospantazis.com

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Dancing silhouettes By Annemarie Jung

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 Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Annemarie ​Jung​​​​​ from Canach​, Luxembourg
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Annemarie Jung, a self-taught photographer, discovered her passion for photography and art later in life, embarking on a profound journey of self-expression. After spending over 25 years in management positions in the commercial world, Annemarie dedicated her free time to photography and various art forms, surprising herself by unearthing a previously untapped creative side.

Since she started producing work in 2021, Annemarie has won many prestigious awards, is exhibiting internationally and locally, and has been published in photo magazines.

Her focus is on the human element with a suggestive (and sometimes provocative) approach. Her inspiration stems from a natural curiosity and drive for transforming her ideas into art. Storytelling and personal connection are the artistic pillars of Annemarie’s work.

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Misty Sunrise by Teju Khubchandani

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Teju Khubchandani​​​​ ​from San Jose, California

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I am an engineer who wants to be a photographer, a photographer who wants to be an artist.  I have shipped products with some of the best and brightest people that I have ever met.  And I have seen amazing photographers at work and learned a lot from them as well.​

So, what does that make me?​

Not much of anything, but someone that appreciates great engineering, great art and the dedication that is needed to do either.  From time to time, I get to experience how a perfectly engineered design feels just like a piece of amazing art.

Visit more of Teju's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.tejukhubchandani.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! 

Antonello Proietti - A roundabout by the sea
Bill Wilkins - Liberty Sunset
Juan Lopez - Magic Stokksnes
Christian Fassin - Fox-in-sunrise
Julio Castro - White pockets
Catherine Holmes- Calm beneath the stormy sunrise
Chris Logue - The Pour
Chris Pantazis - Pastel colours
Catherine Holmes - Red Sea sunset
Colle Olivier - Just passing by
Dan Cook - Moment Ablaze
Daniel Sackheim - Memorial
Josip Miskovic - Golden haze
Daniel Sackheim - Riding Off into the Sunset
Juan Lopez - Silence Coast
Marc Quireyns - Me and My Shadow
Judith Kuhn - Háifoss í Fossà
Doug Testa - Portland Breakwater Light at Sunset
Durul Dalkanat - Sunset in Red Rock Canyon
Garry Everett - Dawn's Tide
Judith Kuhn - UNESCO world heritage pile dwellings
ChunYang Hou - Under The Sunset
Lilia Maloratskiy - Twilight at Old Pier on South Beachet
Janne Autere - Sunset at the pond
Johan Willems - U Bein Bridge Myanmar
Judith Kuhn - Háifoss í Fossà
Josh Sacks - Abstract Suns
Hanine Boutrahi - Sunrise Lapland
Rick Francis - Tubbataha Atoll Sunset 1
Hsing-Hui Tsai – Sunset Afterglow
Juan Lopez - Spring Mountains
Catherine Holmes - Stingray sunrise
Tomasz-Rojek - Valentia
Ronald Buening II - Sky Shades
Ted Socci - Sonoran Desert
Juan Lopez - Spring Sunset
Zach Gibbons - Sunset at Great Sand Dunes NP
Juan Lopez - White Pocket Tree
Zach Gibbons - Sunrise in Jasper National Park
Judith Kuhn - Ray of hope
Julio Castro - Sunrise in the moon
Leo Tujak - Sunset at NST
Rick Francis - Tubbataha Atoll Sunset 2
Andreia Costa - Waterfall
Ted Socci - Saguaro NP West
Antoine Buttafoghi - Sunrise
Robin Scholte - Purple sunrise
Tomasz Rojek - Tre Cime
Karen Safer - Sunrise at Mazatlan
Garry Everett - Clouded Water
Krista Howard - Battlefield Sunrise
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Sunrise
Madison Sosnowski - End of Day
David Spiel - Venice Sunset
Mark Ryan - Arizona Oasis
Michael Sales - Sunset lake loewll
Mitchell Anolik -The Sun Rising Over the Bay
Panos laskarakis - Icy light
Patricia Lewis - Chesapeake Bay Sunset
Paul Italiano - Sunset Meditation
Paul Newton - Electric Sun Dog
James Gunderson - Bombay Beach Sunset
Raphael Eyraud - Five masts in a sky of fire
Robert Scott - Sunbeams Shimmering off Fletchers Pond
Daniel Bahagon - Shine
Rosemary Miklitsch - Setting Sun
Si Thu Ye Myint - Twilight In Bagan
Tina Helart - Biloxi Flamingo Bay
Tina Helart Entry - Sunrise in February
Alessandro Ceccarelli - Sunrise in Katakolo

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