The Sun The Winner 16 Jude Ierardi Amazon Rain Forest Basin All the Entries The Sun Competition 01 Michael FishmanSunset Ein Gedi, Judean Desert, IsraelFive years ago, we made our first pilgrimage to Israel as a family. The kids were enamored with the different sounds, smells, and sights, especially the sands of the Judean Desert. Exploring along the western shore of the Dead Sea, we visited Ein Gedi, the spring of the goats, a desert oasis where David hid from King Saul over 3,000 years ago. Filled with waterfalls, pools, streams, flora and fauna, Ein Gedi is a delight for hikers, not to mention our kids who were ecstatic to frolic from pool to pool soaking in their hiking clothes. As we descended to the end of our hike, I noticed the sun setting (or was it rising?) behind the mountains we climbed. It was a transcendent moment in time, a glimpse of nature’s perfection, yearning, and peace. 02 Kevin ChangA Whale’s Tail in Maui 03 Donna Veronelli 04 Kristin KnehansMy first sunset in Hawaii 05 Matt Molloy 06 Kelsey BurrSunset in Parris Island, SC 07 Kitt ShafferSunlight on Buzzards Bay 08 Anna Patrusheva“Here Comes the Sun” 09 Mohamad AbdalkaderSunset and Full Moon Above the Clouds, North LebanonThe photo was shot in my home village in the North of Lebanon (1200 meters above sea level) when I was visiting my grandfather before moving to the USA in June 2016 10 Linda Parker“Orlando is more than just Mickey Mouse and Disney World!” This photo brought back wonderful memories of a trip to Disney with my parents in 1983! My parents were retired at the time and it ended up being the last big trip we were all able to take due to my Dads failing health. They were like kids in a candy store and had more fun than we could have imagined. As they got older, we pulled out the many photographs I had taken and it always brought a smile! 11 Avneesh GuptaThe sunrise from Haleakala in Maui, at 10,000 feet elevation. It was above the cloud line, and it felt like we were on another planet. Definitely worth waking up at 2:30 am to make the 2 hour journey. 12 Minh NguyenThe Night Marches Forth and the Retreating Sun. Rạch Giá City, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam, 2017. 13 Anthony (PeeWee) TalieriSunset in Aruba 14 Josh Weinstein“Sunrise Over the Sand Dunes of Sossusvlei, Namibia” 15 Priscilla Slanetz Sunset over Petra. 16 Jude Ierardi Amazon Rain Forest Basin 17 Artem Kaliaev Honeymoon, Honolulu Sunset 18 Mary StoneLone Bird on the Sea at Sunset 19 Duong NganA Warm Day in November 20 Breyen CoffinSaguaro Sunset 21 Maura HurleyThe Great American Pastime during Covid: Sunset over Summer Ball 22 Mariza ClementSummer night overlooking Boston waterfront 23 Smitha RajaLead usFrom ignorance to truthFrom darkness to lightFrom mortality to immortality 24 Maryam Vejdani Jahromi 25 Bindu SettyThe Glorious Lamp of Heaven, The Sun.Mt Washington, New Hampshire fall colors panoramic 26 Sarab Singh The Sun Sets on a Radiology Department in Africa in the Presence of a Giraffe an a Lion