Photo Contest Winner's Gallery

Signs of Love II

bella — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:45:18 +0000

Love is the emotion that binds all of us. Love signifies caring, faithfulness, devotion and hope. Love comes in all shapes and forms. Love can be our feelings for a parent, partner, child or pet. Love can also explain our devotion to our country or nationality. It is an emotion to which we are all drawn. A photograph can capture and display this emotion quite vividly or very subtly. The following images are special and exceptional and have been chosen as the winning entries.

Winners: Andy Lee, Daniel Polidori, Nicholai Go, Shane Ernes, Leanda Parker-Sleeman, Terry Wild, Tony Bowen, Jane Goodrich, Paul Kessel

The Open Portfolio II

bella — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:20:23 +0000

Participants of this call for entry were invited to submit images that best represent their own personal style. The following images are special and exceptional and have been chosen as the winning entries.

Winners: Susan Griffith, Mindaugas Gabrenas, Michael Anthony Schmidt, Ian English, Istvan Kerekes, Hansa Tangmanpoowadol, Eric Bladholm

Summer’s End

bella — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:55:39 +0000

The end of summer can signify different things to different people. Vacations are ending and travelers are returning home. The beaches are becoming less crowded and the swimming pools are closing. Both parents and children anxiously await the start of a new school year. Preparations for a change of season are taking place. The following images have been chosen as the winning entries which display this “in between” and transitional time of the year.

Winners: Geoffrey Agrons, Emily Bevins, Jim Kohatsu, Mary Haber, Ricky Knowles, Batrice Schuler, Zoltan Balogh, Carrie Bates Hale, Alvaro Jimenez

The Urban Landscape

bella — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:55:05 +0000

Skyscrapers and other buildings of steel, concrete and glass dominate the landscape of today’s cities. They are monuments to the skills and talents of the architects of the modern world. The landscape of a city is about the vertical view and about looking above toward the sky. The following images have been chosen as the winning entries which display different interpretations of the metropolitan scenery.

Winners: Geoffrey Agrons, Hansa Tangmanpoowadol, Alan Gaynor, Andrei Iliescu, Len Speier, Nicolas Noyes, Wendy Simmons, Colin Roberts

Wonders of Water Part II

bella — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:52:15 +0000

Without doubt water is our most precious resource. In addition to being a life giving force, water can also supply us with joy and laughter. Water can express and represent many wonders including peace, tranquility, power and strength. Sometimes it can exude an air of mystery and lend itself to awe. The following images display the relationship between Humankind and water as well as images that reveal the qualities of this precious resource.

Winners: Luca Pierro, Hansa Tangmanpoowadol, Zoltan Balogh, Geoffrey Agrons, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Michael Anthony Schmidt, Zoltan Bekefy, Len Speier, Justin Tew

The Open Portfolio

bella — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:53:28 +0000

Winners: Geoffrey Agrons, Patricia Galagan, Jim Kohatsu, Jim Haberman, Jessica Manley, Karen Novotny, Samantha VanDeman

The Human Hand

bella — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:43:19 +0000

Hands can create works of beauty and they can be instruments of destruction. We work with our hands, communicate with our hands and help others with our hands. Whether they are the young, unblemished hands of a child or the aged and weathered hands of an elder; much can be revealed about us through this distinguishing feature. The following images are special and exceptional and have been chosen as the winning entries.

Winners: Michael Anthony Schmidt, Peter Merriner, Jennifer Raff, Diego Flores, Jowena, Sharon Johnson-Tennant, Glenn Williams, Debora Schwedhelm, Yiannis Logiotatides, John Mastenbrook, Rhiannon, Abhishek Khandelwal

What Happens at Night

bella — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:19:56 +0000

The world at night can be a very different place from the day time world. While the work day is ending for some, it is only beginning for others. Additionally, the night often calls for celebrations and other activities. A whole other nocturnal world exists. The following images are special and exceptional and have been chosen as the winning entries.

Winners: Michael Anthony Schmidt, Bianca Dorso, Alan Black, Geoffrey Agrons, Franck Murat, Eleonora Ronconi, Deborah Bohren, Edward Olive, Bradley Olson

Reflections

bella — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:46:57 +0000

By definition a reflection can be a mirror image or likeness of someone or some object. It can also be a suggestion of something that can not clearly be seen. A reflection can sometimes play a trick on the eyes and not necessarily reveal everything in plain view. TBM is seeking your most interesting images that reveal this “mirror image” or images that hint and suggest and leave much to the imagination. The following images are special and exceptional and have been chosen as the winning entries.

Winners: Marcy Turner, Laurie McCormick, Alan Whiteside, Jan Palmer, Mary Tuggle, Glenn Williams, Peretz Partensky, Gabor Dvornik

Making Tracks

bella — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:10:44 +0000

Trains and train tracks have always been a favorite subject of photographers for ages. The linear precisions of the tracks themselves are an attraction. In addition to any geometrical appeal is the obvious…trains denote travel, adventure and a journey. The railways also represent a consistent presence and reassurance of something that will hopefully never disappear and offers a continuance. The following images are special and exceptional and have been chosen as the winning entries.

Winners: Shel Michaels, Robb Johnson, Zoltán Balogh, Chere Pafford, Ho Lee, Joe Calleri, Gabor Dvornick, Nancy Pasel, Emily Fox