The winners of the Creative Photo Awards 2022 have been announced. 18 images selected

Winners in various categories have been selected at the Siena Creative Photo Awards photo contest. Their work is published on the official website.

This contest differs from most others in that it allows for any post-processing and digital manipulation. The main task of photographers is to "show their unique vision and the skills to translate this vision into exceptional and original work." Therefore, some pictures look like drawings.

Here are 18 original and unusual entries from this year's competition.

1. Photo of the year

This work aims to draw attention to environmental pollution, a real problem that affects us all.

2. Food & Drink Category Winner

Pilot picture of the project about the return to the use of fresh products instead of canned and processed.

3. Winner in the category "Food and drinks"

Promotional image to show how fresh the fish are in this roll that even jumps out of the tank.

4. Winner in the category "Conceptual"

With this image, the author wanted to say that for the past few years, politicians were only interested in COVID-19, and they forgot about protecting nature. And in order for the same polar bears to remind themselves, they seem to need to put on a mask and go out to the city square.

5. Winner in the category "Conceptual"

A surreal look at human behavior after social and cultural restructuring, as well as the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic.

6. Winner in the category "Nature and landscape"

Fisherman in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay. Its position at the "mouth" of the rock made the photographer think about the symbiosis that is possible between a person and his environment.

7. Winner in the category "Nature and landscape"

A rare type of rhododendron that grows only at an altitude of more than 3000 meters. It is not easy to shoot in such a beautiful state of full bloom along with milky way in April. If you miss the moment, you will have to wait three years before the next full flowering cycle.

8. Winner in the category "Nature and landscape"

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most spectacular phenomena of the year. This image was obtained by combining several frames taken at night after the moon had set on different days.

9. Winner in the category "Wedding"

The bride and groom had no idea what shot the photographer wanted to take, but when they saw the picture, they liked it.

10. Winner in the category "Architecture"

This creative work combines aerial photographs of Barcelona taken day and night.

11. Winner in the category "Animals / Pets"

The gorilla turned away at the sight of the camera, but the curious baby couldn't resist and poked its head out after a few seconds.

12. Winner in the category "Animals / Pets"

Golden retriever in the pool with a colorful toy on a black background. Photographer's frame from quarantine.

13. Winner in the category "Animals / Pets"

This Italian Greyhound loves to pose for the camera. She also liked the show. Looking into the lens, she was a little dismayed doing some very interesting work.

14. Winner in the category "Portrait"

An autumn chair and a portrait of a florist highlighting seasonal changes both inside and out.

15. Still Life Category Winner

This photo, according to the author, shows how beautiful a bird and a vase full of flowers can be.

16. Winner in the category "Still life"

We managed to make a dancing ballerina out of a corkscrew and a shower net. One of the amazing associations based on the objects that surround us.

17. Experimental Category Winner

This image is an attempt to show the intricate relationships that the smallest creatures share and how each plays an important role.

18. Winner in the beauty category

A tribute to Alphonse Mucha, a Czech painter and illustrator who lived in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his stylized and decorative theater posters.

More amazing frames - in gallery Siena Creative Photo Awards.