Golden Shot Photography Awards
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War Window – Taiz, Yemen. A window is more than an opening; it is a third eye on daily life. It may be a hole in a shattered wall, a slit of light in a pierced home, or a narrow frame where a child meets war with a smile. From inside and outside the home, […]
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The archways of an old aqueduct are reminiscent of a nested mandala when viewed from a certain perspective at this old Buddhist temple. A painterly style in post enhances the centuries of color laid on by time and nature. And like a mandala, the image takes the eye on a journey within.
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Alcazar’s Royal Palace plays with interior and exterior spaces using Moorish architectural concepts to create light and comfortable environments. The Moorish design elements, arches, patterns, sacred text and stone create an eternal beauty that many ancient buildings attempted but few realize.
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Sustainability means using finite resources responsibly, considering long-term impacts. Sustainable practices promote ecological, human, and economic health. Oceans, which produce 50% of the world’s oxygen, face global warming, pollution, microplastics, and overfishing, leading to species extinction and pH changes. The series raises awareness of these issues and was created sustainably using reused materials.
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A close portrait of a barn owl emerging from darkness, revealing intricate feather detail and its distinctive heart-shaped face. The minimalist presentation emphasizes the owl’s quiet presence, strength, and natural elegance, inviting a deeper connection with this nocturnal hunter.
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An exploration of perception and introspection, this image reflects on the act of seeing beyond the visible. Layers of gaze — drawn, printed, and implied — converge within a quiet studio space, suggesting that observation is both external and deeply internal. The work questions whether we truly see the world, or merely project ourselves onto […]
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The big fish chased the small fish and rushed out of the water together, passing the egret. The egret looked surprised and did not know where the small fish would go under the laws of nature? Just like a poem: I passed you by. You hurried here. Before I noticed, you had gone far away, […]
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As a street photographer and a disabled person who recently moved out of the city into a rural area of PNW, I’m interested in glimpses of beauty in insignificant moments of everyday life more than idealized grand vistas of remote mountain peaks that I cannot access. These days our experience of places keeps getting ever […]
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