Category: Commended in Nature and Landscape
Artist's comments: "'Himebotaru' living in the summer night forest, females cannot fly, only males, firefly which is an indigenous species of Japan, fly around the summer forest while repeating a blink of a short time, reminiscent of Christmas illumination. Sight is fantastic enough to forget the awe of the night forest. It is the shining brightness of life of only 10 days in the summer. And forests are living things, and they are precious things that people cannot threaten."
Artist's comments: "Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East and the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth, is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan."
Category: Highly commended in Beauty
Category: Highly commended in Animals/ Pets
Category: 1st Place in Nature and Landscape
Artist's comment: "The photograph was taken from the deck of a cruise ship on the Nile River in Egypt."
Category: 1st Place in Wedding
Artist's comment: "Jewish weddings are fun, with so many moments and emotions. No wedding is complete without The Horah. It's a very lively dance and usually ends up with the bride and groom being thrown in the air."
Category: Commended in Nature and Landscape
Category: Commended in Beauty
Artist's comment: "The English call the gypsophila 'baby's breath.' And in Germany, this plant is known as the 'bride's veil.' According to the legends, a girl who was forced to marry an unloved man turned into a sprig of gypsophila right in front of the altar."
Category: 1st Place in Animals/ Pets
Artist's comments: "$60,000 USD a kilo, that's what a rhino horn costs on the black market. More expensive than gold. But life is priceless. Unlike elephant tusks, which are made of ivory, rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material as nails. But the ignorance and superstition of some humans give it non-existent medicinal properties. As in everything, as long as there are buyers, there will be sellers. This will only end in education."
Category: Runner-up in Architecture
Category: Commended in Portraiture
Artist's comment: "I really love Surreal world! I use photography as a medium to express my imagination in pictures. Inspired by a Historical movie about a Royal Princess in the Joseon era 1392 - 1897 (Korea now). At that time Princesses in the Palace wear Traditional outfits named Hanbok. I try to mix Traditional elements with Surreal touch into the Photograph."
Category: 1st Place in Architecture
Artist's comment: "In the seventies, it was discovered that the asbestos was highly dangerous when handled. In Norway, it was forbidden in 1978. Still, there are eternit board houses spread around the country."
Category: Runner Up in Animals/ Pets
Category: Highly commended in Nature and Landscape
Category: 1st place in Music
Artist's comment: "Cuba has one of the best arts, especially performing arts, education systems in the world. This is fitting, as music always has suffused the air wherever you go in Cuba. This photo captures the type of musical excellence you can find in a concert hall being played in a defunct Havana movie house."
Category: 1st place in Still Life
Artist's comments: "I like the light Rembrandt draws on his paintings very much. And it seems this light is perfect not only for the portraits Rembrandt draws so magnificent. It is ideal for the still life picture too."
Category: Commended in Nature and Landscape
Category: Runner-up in portraiture
Artist's comments: "Little African girl processed in the painting of the artist Eelke Jelles Eelkema who lived from 1815-1839 in The Netherlands. The dress is made of recycled plastic."
Category: 1st Place In Portraiture
Artist's comments: "Robbie was burned in an accident in his bedroom when he was 4 years old. It resulted in burns to 95% of his body and the loss of his fingers. He has had a tough life but continues to work hard and live as normal an adult life as possible."
