WINNERS OF "BLACK & WHITE WITH 50 SHADES OF GRAY"

 FIRST PLACE

“Light House Stairwell”

© Debbie Banks

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SECOND PLACE

“Macro Eyeball” 

© Sean Taylor

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THIRD PLACE

“Pie Man in NOLA”

© Scott Seabiscuit Mislan

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Peggi Webb Brose

“Passion Flower”

© Martha Singletary Ward

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“As soon as I saw this photo, it drew me right into it. I love the depth and texture of it. It's abstract and so 3 dimensional. Is it a flower, a spore or something out of a 1950's Sci-Fi movie? Let your imagination decide.” ~ Peggi

WINNERS OF "ORDINARY THINGS"

 FIRST PLACE

“The Artist's Toolbox”

© Martha Singletary Ward

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SECOND PLACE TIE

“Lonaconing Silk Mill - 

Abandoned June 1957” 

© Suzanne McLaughlin Stout

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SECOND PLACE TIE

“Broom”

© Jules Wagaman

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THIRD PLACE

“Porch Swing”

© Catherine SweetPotato

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Brian Crossland

“Things I Like around the Flat”

© Sara Masters

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“Just a little collection of ordinary things to the outside viewer which to their owner however may become extraordinary things embued with memories. I like the idea of this transformation of meaning." ~ Brian

WINNERS OF "ENTRANCES AND EXITS"

 FIRST PLACE

“Rural Driveway”

© Peggi Webb Brose

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SECOND PLACE

“Artisans Market, Marrakech” 

© Michael Holland

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THIRD PLACE TIE

“Walking Through Isaiah Zagar’s 

Mosaic Art”

© Fran Bareikis Pulli

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THIRD PLACE TIE

“Confucius Temple”

© Mike Parker

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Brian Crossland

“Passing Through the Crack in the Earth”

© Karen Eaquinta Sharkey

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“I liked the very strong composition made of of simple shapes and lines plus the feeling it evoked of entering into another realm hopefully full of possibility whilst at the same time showing no detail. A leap of faith." 

~ Brian

WINNERS OF "SHADOWS"

 FIRST PLACE

“Car Park”

© Brian Crossland

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SECOND PLACE

“Shadow of my Wife” 

© Bert Larson

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THIRD PLACE

“Hummer Silhouette”

© Patti Bradfield

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Karen Hand Mason

“Window Shadowed”

© Terry Atkin Rowe

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"I have decided to go with “Window Shadowed” although I thought there were several that were great, had a hard time making up my mind.  I think shadows are especially strong in black and white and I like the way the strong shadows in this image worked with the "leaves" underneath.  Simple yet complicated.  It makes you look twice."  ~ Karen Hand Mason

WINNERS OF "YELLOW"

 FIRST PLACE

“Two Fer”

© Brian Crossland

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SECOND PLACE

“Taxicabs” 

© Suzanne McLaughlin Stout

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THIRD PLACE

“Talking to Van Gogh”

© Terry Atkin Rowe

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Lyn Wilson

“planet mums”

© Pascale Fernandez

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WINNERS OF "BOKEH SPECIAL"

 FIRST PLACE

“Dragonfly”

© Karen Hand Mason

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SECOND PLACE

“Windy” 

© Jules Wagaman

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THIRD PLACE

“Lotus”

© Clifford Forstadt

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Debbie Banks

“Leaves in Autumn”

© Suzanne McLaughlin Stout

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WINNERS OF "IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK"

 FIRST PLACE

“A Rural Australian Farming Community Settler’s Home”

© Lyn Wilson

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SECOND PLACE

“The Women’s Washrooms 

at Ait Ben Haddou, 

Sub-Saharan Morocco” 

© Michael Holland

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THIRD PLACE

“Once it Was”

© Brian Crossland

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Donna Palmlund

“Somewhere on Route 66”

© Terry Atkin Rowe

“Terry Atkin Rowe’s “Somewhere on Route 66” because it gives a peek inside what was once someone’s living space and makes you wonder about the people who lived there” —Donna