Week 1 of 10: Natural Abstracts Contest Winner
My sincere thanks to everyone who submitted their work for Week 1 of the 10 Weeks of Creativity Contest. I received over 100 entries, all of them superb! Alas, I had to pick just one winner and he is… drum roll… Justin Marx!
Justin’s winning image:
For his winning entry, Justin will receive an original signed print, a free 1-year membership to Nature Photographer’s Network, and a $20 gift certificate from Outdoor Photo Gear. Justin will also be entered into the final round for a chance to win a signed copy of my book Exposures, an F-Stop backpack, and a $100 gift certificate towards lens rental from BorrowLenses.com.
Don’t miss Week 2′s theme: Dominant Color
Below is a random sampling of finalists. You can see it was a tough choice.
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Wow! These are exceptional!
These belong in a museum! I would love to buy one – so colorful, creative, and diverse.
How in the world did you decide? These are all stunning!
Congratulations Justin, every image on this page is of extremely high quality… must try harder
The winner image is stunning, and sample are also incredible beautiful.
Congratulations to the winner.
Very nice photo.
The week one selection is very worthy of being singled out, as difficult as that may have been. It’s an intoxicating photo.
These are fabulous! I must try harder, a great learning experience. :}
Grats to Justin. A very deserving win in a field of some very stiff competition. All are amazing pieces.