GROUP A - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 88  | Robert Lino 94

Outer aspect of GUM Mall, in Red Square Moscow, capturing beautiful reflection on wet floor of a rainy day with two women holding a red umbrella

GROUP A - SCORE 83

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 86  | Robert Lino 80

GROUP B - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 86  | Robert Lino 98

Image at Millennium Park, Chicago Bean, color of the sky in the Bean blending with real sky.

GROUP A - SCORE 94

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 92  | Robert Lino 96

GROUP B - SCORE 91.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 89  | Robert Lino 94

GROUP A - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87  | Robert Lino 84

Shot with a Fujifilm X-H2S and a Lensbaby Sweet 35 at f/4, ISO 500, and 1/320s, this image captures the energy of a city market. The Sweet 35’s selective focus highlights the vendor as she weighs fresh produce, while the soft blur adds to the atmosphere. Edited with ON1 Photo Raw 2025 and Topaz Photo AI.

GROUP A - SCORE 89.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87  | Robert Lino 92

Nikon Z8
Exposure Time: 1/640
F-number: 8
Focal Length: 24 MM
Photographic Sensitivity (ISO): 100
Lens Model: 24 -120
White Balance: Auto white balance

This picture was taken in Venice at mid-morning on September 2024

 GROUP A - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 90  | Robert Lino 81

GROUP A - SCORE 82.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 83  | Robert Lino 82

Captured on a hot Sunday at the Pinecrest Farmers Market market, this image tells the story of city life where people enjoy a natural refreshment. Shot with a Fujifilm X-H2S and a Lensbaby Sweet 35 at f/4, ISO 160, and 1/320s, f the crowd. Edited with ON1 Photo Raw 2025 and Topaz Photo AI.

 GROUP B - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 95  | Robert Lino 90

 GROUP A - SCORE 93.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 93  | Robert Lino 94

GROUP A - SCORE 95

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 94  | Robert Lino 96

GROUP A - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 94  | Robert Lino 90

Typical sidewalk bookstall in Kolkata, India

GROUP A - SCORE 94

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 94  | Robert Lino 94

GROUP A - SCORE 95

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 94  | Robert Lino 96

GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 89  | Robert Lino 86

Aqueduct Arches, Montpellier, France
Nikon D3400, 70mm, f/32, 1/30s, ISO 100
Taken in the morning

GROUP B - SCORE 82

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 84  | Robert Lino 82

Taken mid-morning with a Nikon d3400, 70mm, f/16, 1/200s, ISO 100

GROUP A - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 88  | Robert Lino 94

GROUP A - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 92  | Robert Lino 88

A quick cigarette break in South Beach

GROUP A - SCORE 94

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 92  | Robert Lino 96

GROUP A - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 90  | Robert Lino 94

GROUP A - SCORE 93.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 93  | Robert Lino 94

Taken in Savannah. GA 1/8 sec @ f/5.6 ISO 1600; 18mm

GROUP A - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 84  | Robert Lino 92

GROUP A - SCORE 84

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 86  | Robert Lino 82

Shot hand held NY City
1/3200 sec at F/2.8
50 mm lens - AKA "Nifty 50"

GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87  | Robert Lino 88

GROUP B - SCORE 89.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87  | Robert Lino 92

This is a photo of the Parthenon in Athens from a vantage point that is not well known. I came upon this street and view by chance as I was coming back from taking some night photography of the Acropolis from the highest point in the city. For this shot, I set up my tripod, used a shutter release and a filter that creates the radial blur that you see, while keeping the center sharp. Except for the square cropping, this photo is presented as is, direct from camera. No editing was performed.

Shot on Nikon Z7
f/16
13 sec
ISO 100
44mm
Special filter attached to the lens for radial blur effect

 GROUP A - SCORE 88.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87  | Robert Lino 90

GROUP B - SCORE 87

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 88  | Robert Lino 86

This is a photo of the picturesque mountain town of Metsovo in the Epirus region of NW Greece. This town is known for its cheeses and sausages as well as the small, unique ethnic community called Vlachs. They are unique in that their language is a very rare, latin-derived language that has been spoken by these people in this region for hundreds of years.

This photo was taken on a cool (40-something degrees F) November day with the townspeople walking around the main square against the mountain background. Other than cropping for 11 x 14 size, this photo is presented as shot directly from camera. No edits have been performed.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/11
1/160 sec
ISO 400
62mm

GROUP B - SCORE 90.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 85  | Robert Lino 96

GROUP A - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 95  | Robert Lino 89

1/400 Sec at f/3.5 ISO 45mm handheld (RF 24-70 mm L lens) Canon R5