Nature & Landscape

Photo © Sina Kelvani

1st classified

Symphony in Motion
by Yoshiki Nakamura


From a helicopter above Lake Natron, thousands of flamingos rose over a saltwater landscape, forming a shifting mosaic of pink and blue. The shot employs a slow shutter with subtle zoom and rotation, embracing the motion to create an abstract pattern of energy.

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Runner up

Mirror
by Angel Fux


This image combines a nightscape and a comet capture aligned in a natural yet breathtaking way, built through focal-length blending and long exposures. The result explores impermanence, connection, and the brief moments that quietly change us.

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Highly commended

Mother-of-Pearl
by Madelon Dielen


A fleeting fairytale unfolds beneath the magical hues of mother-of-pearl clouds drifting above Iceland’s highlands. A lone cyclist leaves a small church behind, fading into a dreamlike landscape where light, solitude, and wonder meet.

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Highly commended

Glacial Calm
by Ranit Dholey


Post-monsoon season in Zanskar Valley is a remarkable sight, with countless flowers blooming across the landscape. This particular evening at 4,400m was still and calm, with layers of clouds drifting in as the night progressed. Hours of shooting shaped this frame, from blue hour...

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I C E P O P
by Benjamin Alldridge


In nature, it's not unusual for things to glow. Known as biofluorescence, this is how the natural world sees itself—awash in the most vivid electric colours that our human eyes never get to experience.

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Commended

Shadows of Time
by Robert Pilari


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Forest eye
by Julian Łoziński


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Exposed
by Alfred Minnaar


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Interconnection
by Ysabela Coll


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Crab Spider on Her Throne
by Marta Fiscus


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Lost Faith
by Zdeněk Vošický


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The Fall
by Fedor Ugnivenko


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The Great Comet of 2024
by Himadri Bhuyan


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