27 Captivating Winning Images Of 1839 Awards

Awards: 3rd Place, Overall Contest Winner and Silver, Nature. "A wild barn owl photographed as it focuses on its prey."

Awards: Gold, Photojournalism. "Ukraine has been defending itself against Russian aggression for two years. Thousands of soldiers and civilians are paying a terrible price for their freedom. But they are still fighting."

Awards: Gold, Nature.

Awards: People’s Vote Award, Animals. "Creating a color contrast in nature, with the empathy and love play of two enamored horses. On the heights of the SHIRIN mountains in the Barzan region of Kurdistan, during a cold winter, the warm meeting of these two horses brought spring back to nature."

Awards: Silver, Animals. "Thanks to Macrophotography we can discover and appreciate details that are hidden from us. In the project that I show you "Insects the little strangers" I have photographed different insects giving them great prominence and showing their singular beauty."

Awards: Silver, Travel. ""The Horsemen of Bromo," epitomize a rich cultural legacy amidst Mount Bromo's breathtaking landscape. are custodians of tradition, they provide visitors an immersive journey, blending vibrant customs with deep-rooted rituals, offering rides and a profound encounter with the region's heritage."

Awards: Bronze, Travel. "In this image is possible to appreciate this church, Destiny Church located in New Zealand, during midnight. The sky is into Dark Sky Reserve and it's possible to see the length of the galaxy from a complete extension. The church built in 1935 appears in Heritage New Zealand."

Awards: Gold, Still Life.

Awards: Gold, Film/Analog. "This image explores the theme of duality using the window to separate the world as it is and the world that is created. Made with a Mamiya 7II and Portra 400 film."

Awards: 2nd Place, Overall Contest Winner and Gold, Animals.
"Tiger standing on a bed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This image is part of the project " The Book of Nature" that explores the concept of 'Nature' as a manmade construction."

Awards: Silver, Landscapes. "A single exposure shot from a storm in the Saguaro desert."

Awards: 1st Place, Overall Contest Winner; Gold, Storytelling; Gold, Conceptual; Bronze, People. "The sight of children engaged in unsupervised play, left to their own devices in the streets, has become increasingly rare. Set in outback Australia, the scenes weave together the past and present, symbolising the relationship between the landscape and the timeless essence of childhood."

Awards: Gold, Event and People’s Vote Award, Event. "Showered by molten, firework-like sparks, people in Meizhou, China perform a fire dragon dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival on the first full moon of the Lunar Calendar. This celebration was performed over 200 years ago and was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in China in 2008."

Awards: Gold, Travel. "Nations of the Atlantic explores the ocean as a vessel to connect cultures, and focusses on the universal experience of places that rely on the sea for their everyday lives. It shifts the attention to small island nations, often overlooked in the greater discussion of climate change."

Awards: Silver, Nature.

Awards: People’s Vote Award, Nature and Honorable Mention, Nature. "Experience the mesmerizing beauty of the Icelandic skies through 'Icelandic Aurora Color Dance'. This series captures the Aurora Borealis in its full, vibrant glory, weaving a visual symphony of purples, greens, and reds across the Nordic heavens."

Awards: Silver, Event. "In the evening, Hindu devotees pray with especial butter-lamps and foods in the Baba Loknath temple during the fasting and lighting of lamps ceremony known as ‘Rakher Upobash’ in Samibag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fasters will break fasting by eating when all the lamps burn out."

Awards: Gold, People. "I met him once, trying to find my way The solitude of the highlands was what I sought Unbidden, he sat beside me on a log one day As I was caught up with some restless thought"

Awards: Bronze, Conceptual. "With a fascination for wild animals, especially big cats, and classic cars, it all came together. Tiger Motel, is a joyful scene of a tiger on top of a classic car in front of a Californian motel."

Awards: Bronze, Travel. "“Kukeri” is a portrait of Bulgaria’s ancient pagan rituals performed in the countries remote mountain regions. The annual arcane rituals intended to dispel the evil spirits which might otherwise bring ill fortune to their community."

Awards: Bronze, Landscapes. "For the first time since the war, I returned to Sarajevo. The fog was disappearing and it was bitter cold. Smoke was rising from the chimneys and the sun was hiding behind the clouds. A stunning view with many layers. The many layers that represent the soul of the city."

Awards: Bronze, Minimalism.

Awards: Bronze, Nature. "This image is part of the interior of a rock from Indonesia that measures 1.5 inches square. The stunning natural colors and ethereal, wispy mineral formations resemble nebulae in outer space."

Awards: Bronze, Minimalism and People’s Vote Award, Minimalism. "It looks like one canoe, but actually two; It looks like only two people, but don't miss a small dog is also on board. Lastly, there are three birds floating on the water."

Awards: Gold, Film/Analog. "Made with Rolleiflex 2.9F and Portra 400."

Awards: Silver, Conceptual. "Toussaint Louverture named himself after Papa Legba, an important figure in Haitian vodou culture. Toussaint aspired to enlightenment and paved the way for the Haitian revolution. All the representations of him that exist in the world have been imagined, and this image is one of them."

Awards: Silver, Other. "The stuff dreams are made of, they are the imaginary of the sky with its disfigured, tumultuous and scattered past, , a canvas to see more beyond a limitless horizon, and thus magic makes an eternity out of nothing, becoming the eye of the soul."

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