On a public walkway at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, a brief territorial dispute erupted between a monkey and a stray dog. The monkey chased and bit the dog’s hind leg, forcing it to spin around in self-defense. The moment captures the raw unpredictability of life in a shared urban space.
Фото сделано на съемке с примененем муки, на черной циклорме. Очень веселая на самом деле история) Особенно чистка матрицы после таких экш-фотоисторий! Но дети в восторге были от валяния в этой самой муке!
This is Pacu Jawi, a traditional bull race in West Sumatra. I captured the moment of intense speed where the jockey is covered in mud while holding onto two fast bulls. It shows the raw power of the animals and the amazing balance of the man. Everything happens so fast in the muddy field, and you can see the struggle to stay on target. Indonesia (2024).
On Lake Kerkini, Greece, a Dalmatian pelican catches a tossed fish mid-feed — wings thrown wide, gular pouch stretched open, the moment frozen just as nature\'s perfect net does its work.
A frozen moment in the life of a Common Kingfisher
The water erupts as the kingfisher emerges from the depths. With wings beating against the spray and a silver prize firmly in its beak, this is the raw energy of the hunt.
-Surf Fugitive-
A surfer cuts across the face of a breaking wave, suspended between balance and collapse. The aerial perspective compresses speed, force, and trajectory into a single instant, where motion becomes the subject itself.
A high-speed bullet pierces two water-filled balloons, transforming solid impact into fluid eruption. In a fraction of a second, containment fails and color explodes outward. Red and cyan revealing the invisible physics of shock, pressure, and release. What appears abstract is in fact brutally precise: energy transferred, matter displaced, time briefly arrested.
Captured in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, just one day before the Gliding Barnacles surf event began. I was photographing from inside the water when my camera battery suddenly died. I ran back to the car to change it, hoping the light would still be there when I returned. With only moments left, I managed to shoot a few frames of the sunset from outside the water, and suddenly this scene unfolded: a lone surfer crossing the horizon, silhouetted against a giant red sun and a sky burning in deep sunset tones. Sometimes the best images happen right after you think you’ve missed them.
Pole bending is a competition in rodeo. The cowgirls ride quickly around the poles, and the one with the least time win. The whole race is full of adventure and excitement. especially around the turns.
his shot was all about translating a vital survival moment into a visual sweep of motion. I focused on a giraffe approaching the watering hole under the cover of night, driven by thirst. Knowing how quickly they drop and lift their heads to drink, I deliberately set a one-second slow shutter speed. As the giraffe finished drinking and quickly thrust its long neck upright, I executed a subtle Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). This fusion of the animal\'s natural movement and the ICM is what created that incredible, ethereal arc—a testament to the power of motion as the giraffe rapidly went from bending to drink to regaining its towering, upright posture.
Captured at Shompole, Kenya
Bull riding is the most dangerous sport in rodeo. During the ride, cowboys must follow the rules while facing a test of nerves with a tough bull. The rider depends on bullfighters to distract the bull until he is safely out of its range. On this moment, a cowboy is trying to keep his balance so as not to be thrown off the bull.
This photo captures a Border Collie, Yucca, mid-air, focused as she runs through a shallow stream. Her gaze is incredibly intense. Shot at ground level, the image tells the story of her energy and the beauty of a dog in action.
This ritual is a Japanese festival called \"Toba Fire Festival,\" a festival with a long history that has continued for 1,000 years.
It was impressive to see him jump on the drum and shake it back and forth, acting as a bellows to extract the \"divine rope\" from inside it.
During this process, we captured scenes in which the burning flames looked like demons, engulfing those who bravely stood up to them.
High-speed action photography showcasing the visceral nature of motocross. The frame highlights the intricate textures of flying debris and the dynamic lean of the bike, capturing the sheer power required to master a deteriorating track.
Wings of Silence is a portrait series that explores the subtle dialogue between stillness and movement, fabric and skin, the ephemeral and the eternal. Through textures, gestures, and quiet emotion, the images evoke the ghostly beauty of early ballet photography and the spiritual delicacy of a dragonfly’s wings.
Created especially for and in artistic collaboration with prima ballerina Alina Cojocaru
The Menorquin Fiestas and Jaleos are chaotic events that have been held every summer for centuries where skilled riders and their Menorquin horses gallop through crowds. Riders try to make the horse stand on its hind legs, also called a \\\'bot\\\', and the bravest people try to touch the horse\\\'s chest while it\\\'s in this position as it is said to bring good luck. Taken in July in Menorca, Spain.
The thunderous sound of hooves and the vibration of the ground are still fresh in my memory. At that critical moment when the sun hit from behind, I saw how the rising dust cloud merged perfectly with the silhouettes of the horses. I wanted to leave the details in the dark and capture only the beam of light emphasizing power and movement. Looking through the viewfinder, all I felt was awe in the face of nature\'s untamable energy.
This is a scene from the traditional Tezutsu Fireworks event held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
They start by cutting the bamboo for the festival, and spend an enormous amount of time making the fireworks.
The techniques have been passed down from generation to generation from local elders, and the traditions and culture they protect are worthy of respect.
The final moment when the Tezutsu fireworks leap is a moment that those who worked so hard to create them will never see. I want to capture that moment, this incredibly cool moment, in a photograph to convey to them.
– Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
– В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
– В рейтинге лучших фотографий учитывается только одна — самая сильная — работа от каждого автора. Даже если у фотографа опубликовано несколько работ, в расчёте позиции используется только одна, с наивысшим рейтингом. Поэтому порядок фотографий в списке может не совпадать с итоговым положением автора в рейтинге.
– The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
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– Only one strongest photo from each author is counted in the Best Photos ranking. Even if a photographer has several published works, only the highest-rated one is used to calculate their ranking position. As a result, the order of photos in the list may not match the author's final ranking position.
