The most spectacular photos of the Fine Art Photography Awards competition

The winners of the 7th Fine Art Photography Awards presented a surreal range of images-from sci-fi subway shots to stunningly majestic landscapes.

At the heart of the Fine Art Photography Awards is the desire to expand the boundaries of the imagination and overcome generally accepted standards. This competition is designed for photographers who are determined to experiment and create new trends in art. 

The photo contest is divided into two sections – amateurs and professionals. 20 categories are open to everyone: Abstraction, Architecture, Urban Landscape, Conceptualism, Fashion, Fine Art, Landscape, Nature, Night Photography, Nude, Open Theme, Panorama, People, Photojournalism, Photomanipulation, Portrait, Seascape, Street-photo, Travel, Wildlife and Animals.

"Beyond the Threshold", Austria (photo: Connor Young)

"Murmurations" (photo: Daniel Dencescu)

"Geometric Hong Kong" (photo: Jason Au)

"Sunflowers" (photo: Marc Barthelemy)

"Parking lot", France (photo: GM Sacco)

Metro Munich (photo: Fabio Galvez)

"A journey through Devolution" (photo: Mathieu Nonnenmacher)

Diagonal, Japan (photo: Satomi Kikuchi)

"Alien World" (photo: Craig Bill)

"Epitaph" (photo: Marek Jackowski)

"Without", Venice (photo: Walter Luttenberger)

"Civilization" (photo: Zak van Biljon)

"Upside down", China (photo: Po-Yi Li)

Up and Down, Berlin (photo: Martin Deeley)

"Closed" (photo: Michal Zahornacky)

"Extinction: No one to subscribe to" (photo: Justin Peters)