Previous Nominations

Spirit In The Sky
- Enrico Curti
- Saariselka, Finnish Lapland.
- Night photography
- Finalist
Lights in the sky dancing like spectral wraith.

Perfect Dragonflies
- Petar Sabol
- Goričan, Croatia
- Nature & Landscape
- Finalist
Pair of dragonflies warmiong up in early summer morning

Cup Fungi
- Himadri Bhuyan
- Agumbe, Karnataka, India
- Nature & Landscape
- Finalist
In Agumbe, a rainforest region in southern India, the Cup Fungi stands out for its delicate, goblet-shaped appearance. These fungi are typically small, with a cup-like structure that collects rainwater, aiding spore dispersal. Often found on decaying wood or leaf litter, they contribute to the forest’s ecosystem by decomposing organic matter. Their presence highlights Agumbe’s rich biodiversity and the delicate balance of its moist, tropical environment.

Flashlights 1
- Mitja Koetter
- Metro, Hamburg, Germany
- Architectural Photography
- Finalist
Trying to capture the everyday place of thousands of people and my enthusiasm for it. To let the stations shine. To let the movement of the trains merge with the surroundings. To show things of a space where most just pass by quickly without looking closely. The metro. Mitja Koetter loves to explore the under ground. His series is published in the Zeiss Lenspire magazine.

Thriathlon
- Alexey Filippov
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Sports Photography
- Finalist
An athlete takes part in the amateur race after World Triathlon Cup Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Open Question
- Alena Ivochkina
- Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Photomanipulation and AI
- Finalist
I’m constantly coming up with something new, flying off into a fantasy world. My head on a string shows the connection between the real world and the fantasy world. To create this photo, I took a self-portrait and photographed the landscape. By collaging, I combined my photos in a photo editor. The AI was not used.

Sleep
- Osama Alsulami
- Dakar, Senegal
- Street Photography
- Finalist
As I was walking after the traffic light stopped, this frame caught my attention on the stopped bus – Dakar, Senegal

Meal Time
- Budi Gunawan
- west Java - Indonesia
- Mobile Photography
- Finalist
A crimson sunbird look hovering for eat nectar at a lentern flower, I took this with my Iphone 14 pro,

Crowded Trains
- Xiaoting Yu
- Bangladesh Bangladesh
- Street Photography
- Finalist
When the train reached the platform, people rushed in, crowding the walls between the two trains in search of a seat.

Rostislav
- Olga Safonova
- Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Portraiture
- Finalist
My son, my view of him.