The breathtaking winners of the 2025 Epson International Pano Awards have just been announced — and they’re a feast for the eyes. Now in its 16th year, the competition celebrates the art of panoramic photography, showcasing some of the world’s most stunning landscapes, cityscapes, and creative visions captured in ultra-wide format. From fiery sunsets over deserts to the magical glow of the Northern Lights, this year’s entries push the boundaries of what’s possible with a camera and an artistic eye.
Italian photographer Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli) won Open Photographer of the Year for his stunning panoramas Last Fireworks, Jackpot, and Mann. His work shows incredible skill and patience, giving viewers a chance to experience these landscapes in all their beauty.
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#1 Open Nature/Landscape: "Smoking Skull" By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain
Fagradalsfjall Volcano, Iceland
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Italian photographer Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), who also works under the moniker AlexWides Panoramas, has spent over a decade redefining how we see the world through ultra-wide lenses. His signature style merges multiple perspectives into one seamless, immersive view, often created under extreme conditions. “As the sun went down, the sky literally exploded,” Wides said of his winning image Last Fireworks, a 360° panorama captured in the Algerian desert. “Layer after layer of clouds lit up, painting the desert with fire and gold.” From the blazing dunes of Algeria to the moonlit snows of the Dolomites, his work captures not just landscapes, but the feeling of being completely inside them.
#2 Open Nature/Landscape: "Entstehung" By Lukas Moesch, Switzerland
Iceland
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#3 Open Nature/Landscape: "Lofoten Sunrise" By Stefan Liebermann, Germany
Lofoten, Norway
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Runner-up Vitaly Golovatyuk, known professionally as Panvelvet, earned first place in the Built Environment category for an abstract aerial panorama of Hong Kong. Shot manually from a drone over Victoria Peak, the image was composed of 48 separate frames stitched together and inverted, transforming the skyline into an almost otherworldly landscape. “It started as a technical experiment,” Golovatyuk explained, “but when I inverted the composite, it turned into something new — a surreal reflection of the city’s rhythm.”
#4 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Tea Hills" By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
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#5 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Svolvær By Night" By Yuan Li, China
Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway
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From Singapore, William Chua claimed Southeast Asia Open Photographer of the Year for his dramatic wildlife panorama of the great wildebeest migration in Kenya. A longtime Fujifilm ambassador, Chua has spent over two decades photographing wildlife and culture across Africa. “I’ve witnessed the migration countless times and it never ceases to amaze me,” he said. “For this image, what caught my attention was a lone wildebeest turning back amidst the frenzy. In that instant, I knew that was the shot I wanted.”
#6 Open Nature/Landscape: "The Whales Welcome" By Matthew Smith, Australia
The Kingdom of Tonga
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#7 Open Nature/Landscape: "Descend" By Daniel Vaughan, Australia
Cenote Maravilla, Mexico
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The Amateur Photographer of the Year title went to Kevin Nyun from the United States, whose series The Altiplano Landscape, Frozen, and Remnants showcase the adventurous spirit behind his work. Nyun, who only began photographing in 2021, has already traveled across continents to chase light and weather. “Each surreal moment to me is like an escape from reality,” he said. His Bolivian highland panoramas, stitched from over 20 drone images, blend snow, desert, and altitude into vast, dreamlike scenes.
#8 Open Nature/Landscape: "Last Fireworks" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Algeria First-place category winner and Open competition overall winner
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#9 Open Nature/Landscape: "Quiver Tree Under The Red Flame Of Orion" By Egor Goryachev, Germany
Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia
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This year’s Pano Awards reaffirm just how boundless the panoramic format can be. From moonlit peaks and desert firestorms to abstract cityscapes and cinematic wildlife encounters, the 2025 winners have transformed vast spaces into intimate experiences. As curator David Evans put it, “Each year, the boundaries of panoramic photography are pushed further, and 2025 has proven no exception.” With entries spanning continents and perspectives, this year’s collection stands as a breathtaking reminder that even in an age of constant imagery, there are still new ways to see the world.
#10 Open Southeast Asia: "Golden Season In Trung Khanh" By Phuc Minh Le, Vietnam
Trung Khanh, Cao Bang, Vietnam
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#11 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Remnants" By Kevin Nyun, United States
Altiplano, Bolivia
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#12 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Cinderella's Castle" By Judith Kuhn, Germany
Neuschwanstein castle, Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria, Germany
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#13 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Northern Lights Over Reine Fishing Village" By Wei Lian, United States
Norway
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#14 Open Built Environment/Architecture And Open Southeast Asia: "Silk Of The Sea" By Cao Thi Ngoc Diem, Vietnam
Phu Yen, Vietnam
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#15 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Drooling" By Xuejun Long, China
Kenya
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#16 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "St Michel And The Hole" By Juan Pablo Dentone, Spain
Mount Saint Michel, France
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#17 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Rainbow Bay" By Siyuan Cao, USA
San Francisco Bay Area
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#18 Open Nature/Landscape: "Cathedral Of Shadows" By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain
Hanksville, Utah, United States
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#19 Open Nature/Landscape: "First Step" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Dolomites, Italy
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#20 Open Nature/Landscape: "Peaceful Neighbours" By Rolf Gemperle, Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
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#21 Open Southeast Asia: "At The Bar" By Ranjan Ramchandani, Singapore
Tanzania
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#22 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "The Wave" By Luis Cajete, Spain
Arizona, USA Second-place category winner
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#23 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Great Wall" By Agnes Anna Sadowski, Germany
China Second-place category winner
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#24 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Foggy City" By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
Shanghai, China
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#25 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Vertical City, Silent Peak" By Shuchuan Liu, China
Tokyo, Japan
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#26 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Seattle In Fog" By David Swindler, Us
Seattle, USA
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#27 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Morning Chapel" By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
Slovenia
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#28 Open Nature/Landscape: "Morning-Dream" By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
Slovenia
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#29 Open Southeast Asia: "Wildebeest Migration In Kenya" By William Chua
Kenya Southeast Asia Open Photographer of the Year
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#30 Open Built Environment/Architecture And Open Southeast Asia: "Salt Harvesting" By Tuan Nguyen Tan, Vietnam
Bac Lieu, Vietnam
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#31 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Red City" By Anto Camacho, Spain
Valencia
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#32 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Dancing Fireflies" By Shirley Wung, Taiwan
Japan
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#33 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Neuschwanstein Castle" By Xuejun Bian, USA
Fussen, Germany
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#34 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Stranded" By Andy Wong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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#35 Open Nature/Landscape: "Unchained" By Nicolò Taborra, Italy
Dolomites
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#36 Open Nature/Landscape: "Neolucanus Maximus" By Ji Yuan, China
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#37 Open Nature/Landscape: "Dawn On The Glacier Peak" By Yihsun Chou, Taiwan
Switzerland
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#38 Open Nature/Landscape: "Snail Kiss" By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
Tai po, Hong Kong
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#39 Open Nature/Landscape: "Endless" By Li Hon Mak, Hong Kong
Inner Mongolia, China
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#40 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Gannets Fight" By Arun Mohanraj, Great Britain
Shetland, Scotland
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#41 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "City And Sea Of Clouds" By Benny Chan, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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#42 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Skyscraper" By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
Shanghai, China
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#43 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Firework Over Victoria Harbor" By Kwong Lung Philip Wong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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#44 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Morning Glory" By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
Shanghai, China
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#45 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Twilight Mist And Silver Peaks" By Yihsun Chou, Taiwan
Switzerland
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#46 Open Nature/Landscape: "Sacred Nature" By Marina Cano, Spain
Lake Nakuru, Kenya Second-place category winner
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#47 Open Nature/Landscape: "Jackpot" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Rago National Park, Norway Third-place category winner
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#48 Open Nature/Landscape: "Double Milky Way Arch Over Matterhorn " By Angel Fux (Angelica Fuchs), Switzerland
Gornergrat, Zermatt
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#49 Open Nature/Landscape: "Mann" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Dolomites, Italy
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#50 Open Nature/Landscape: "Devil's Teeth" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Senja, Norway
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#51 Open Nature/Landscape: "Raining Tears" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Lofoten, Norway
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#52 Open Nature/Landscape: "Laguna Hedionda" By Ignacio Palacios, Australia
Laguna Hedionda, Bolivian Altiplano
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#53 Open Nature/Landscape: "Gold Dust" By Rolf Gemperle, Switzerland
Puna de Atacama, Argentina
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#54 Open Southeast Asia: "Dune II" By Atimeth Lerdkitveruj, Thailand
Namibia
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#55 Open Southeast Asia: "Cultivating Bougainvillea In Preparation For Tet Holiday" By Phuc Minh Le, Vietnam
Vietnam
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#56 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "The Altiplano Landscape" By Kevin Nyun, United States
Altiplano, Bolivia First place category winner and overall Amateur winner
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#57 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Alien Throne" By Julio Castro Pardo, Spain
Valley of Dreams, New Mexico, USA Third-place category winner
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#58 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Ambisnaena" By Peter Li, Great Britain
Musei Vaticani, Vatican City Second-place category winner
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#59 Open Nature/Landscape: "Milky Way Double Arch In Gornergrat" By Nicolas Giroud, Switzerland
Zermatt, Switzerland
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#60 Open Nature/Landscape: "Goodbye Scandinavia" By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
Sweden
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#61 Open Built Environment/Architecture And Southeast Asia: "Mystical Central Vietnam" By Alex Cao, Vietnam
Quang Ngai, Vietnam
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#62 Open Southeast Asia: "Pterodactyl And Aurora" By Viet Bui Xuan, Vietnam
Senja, Norway
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#63 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Frozen" By Kevin Nyun, United States
Oregon, USA
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#64 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Kuntivaara, Finland" By Som Roy, India
Kuntivaara, Finland
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#65 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Snow Field" By Xuejun Bian, USA
Banff, Canada
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#66 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "City Immerse" By Wing Yin Ng, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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#67 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Merciless Ashes" By Carlos Solinis Camalich, Spain
Volcano Tajogaite, El Paso, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
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#68 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "The Museum" By Julio Castro Pardo, Spain
Louvre, Paris, France
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#69 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Not A Tiny Hong Kong Island" By Vitaly Golovatyuk, China
Hong Kong Island First-place category winner and overall Open runner-up
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#70 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Double Spiral" By Antonio Luis Martinez Cano, Spain
Vatican Museum
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#71 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Toxic" By Tom Putt, Australia
Western Australia
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#72 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Ancestral Whispers" By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain
Hanoi, Vietnam
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#73 Open Nature/Landscape: Vvarious Flowers" By Ji Yuan, China
Patterns captured by polarized light after hydrolysis and crystallization.
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#74 Open Nature/Landscape: "Shining In The Silence" By Shirley Wung, Taiwan
Taiwan
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#75 Open Nature/Landscape: "As The Rush Comes" By Michael Andrejkow, USA
United States
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#76 Open Nature/Landscape: "Glowworm Cave" By Shang Yao-Yuan, Taiwan
Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan
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#77 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "La Palma Arch" By Juan Pablo Dentone, Spain
Isla de La Palma
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#78 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Alien Throne" By Luis Cajete, Spain
New Mexico, USA
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#79 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Whispers Of The Mountains" By Richard Li, USA
New Zealand
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#80 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Whispers Of The Mountains" By Richard Li, USA
New Zealand
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#81 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "American Dream" By Matteo Rovatti, Italy
Arches National Park, Utah, USA
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#82 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Pyramid Dunes" By Chengming Liu, United States
Death Valley National Park, USA
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#83 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Architectural Playground" By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
Baku, Azerbaijan Third-place category winner
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#84 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "City In The Clouds" By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, UAE
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#85 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Castles In The Sky" By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, UAE
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#86 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Above The Fray" By Kate Beale, United States
San Francisco, California
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#87 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Sunrise In Taipei" By Didi Hsu, Taiwan
Taipei
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#88 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "The Mirror" By Anto Camacho, Spain
Valencia
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#89 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Blue Ortegal" By Luis Cajete, Spain
Cantabric Coast
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#90 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Love Locks" By Christopher Baker, USA
Cologne, Germany
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#91 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Teleport Tower" By Yoshihiko Wada, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
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#92 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Tides Of Tradition" By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain
Hoi An, Vietnam Third-place category winner
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#93 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Firefly Traces" By Shirley Wung, Taiwan
Japan
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#94 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Interwove Realm" By Shuchuan Liu, China
Tokyo, Japan
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#95 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Through The Whispering " By Shirley Wung, Taiwan
Japan
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#96 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Fog Invasion" By Siyuan Cao, USA
San Francisco Bay Area
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#97 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Gaudi's Eden" By Tomoaki Katsuba, Hong Kong
Spain
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#98 Open Built Environment/Architecture: "Water Reflection After Evening Rain" By Shao Lun Huang, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
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#99 Open Southeast Asia: "Night Of Glory" By Senthil Kumar Damodaran, Singapore
Singapore
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#100 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Boreal" By César Álvarez Osorio, Spain
Senja, Norway
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#101 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Gigi Hiu, Indonesia" By Som Roy
Gigi Hiu, Indonesia
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#102 Amateur Nature/Landscape: "Sisyphus Stone" By Luis Cajete, Spain
Cantabric Coast
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#103 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Through The Palette" By Pedro Nogales, Spain
Madrid, Spain First-place category winner and overall Amateur runner-up
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#104 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Black Hole" By Danny Au, Hong Kong
Tokyo International Forum
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#105 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "City Light And Shadow" By Didi Hsu, Taiwan
Taipei
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#106 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "Tallest Storm" By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, UAE
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#107 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: "The Moonrise" By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
Munich, Germany
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