2023 Nominees – Night photography - Xposure International Photography Awards

Night photography

NOMINATIonS
2023

Cold Path To The Peaks

The cold and icy night didn’t deter me from capturing the appearance of the perfect Milky Way over the Three Peaks.

Daniel Trippolt

Vienna, Austria

The Guest

We are temporary guests on this planet, although at times it may seem that we are spending an eternity here. A traveler is visiting Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Kamchatka Peninsula

Elena Pakhalyuk

Sevastopol, Russian Federation

Winged Aurora

I dreamed of taking this picture back in 2021, but the glow was either weak or in the wrong direction. On this night my dream came true: bright, beautiful and directly above me – a ‘winged aurora’ crowning the mountain!

Alexander Stepanenko

Murmansk, Russian Federation

Celestial Sparks

This unprecedented drone perspective captures the magic of steel wool photography under the night sky. The ethereal trails of glowing sparks paint a celestial dance, weaving through darkness like cosmic brushstrokes. Unveiling an unseen nocturnal spectacle, this image marries technology and artistry, transforming the mundane into a mesmerizing celestial performance that defies the conventional boundaries of both earth and sky

Rakesh Pulapa

Rajahmundry, India

The Night Hunter

One of the most beautiful moments in the mountains that the house has experienced so far was the beginning of November at the top of Rysy. I have never seen a more beautiful inversion than that time. It was really hard to climb this mountain in snowy conditions. My hands were freezing. But this view worth all effort!

Filip Hrebenda

Revúca, Slovakia

2nd Place

Colorful Congregation Tent At Night

The multi-colored tent of the global congregation looks like camera pixels from a bird’s eye view. Around five million devotees perform daily prayers while listening to scholars reciting from the Quran and sleeping in the tent area during the global congregation in Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Azim Khan Ronnie

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Drooling

A Striped Hyena leaves after drinking water. Striped Hyenas, who like to hunt at night, live in arid areas.

Xuejun Long

Fuzhou, China

1st Place

AWARDS COMMITTEE REVIEW

After the Jury completed their scoring the shortlist was automatically generated and submitted to the Awards Committee who applied additional scoring criteria that either added points or deduct points thus creating the final seven Nominees published on this page.

In each category, there will be awarded:

One Winner
One Runner-up
Five Certificates of Merit

The Winner and Runner-up from each category will be invited to the 2024 Xposure Festival from 28th February to 5th March inclusive. During the Awards Ceremony on 1st March February 2023, the final outcome of the position will be announced.

The 2023 Jury consisted of 23 professional photographers and industry experts.