/ 2026 / Nature / Water

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Larry O'Reilly, United States
• Date of Photograph
  April 2026
• Website
  http://larryoreillyphotography.com

I'm becoming more and more convinced we are constantly surrounded by the most fantastic images, which often we do not see. This was a shot taken from a modest bridge in a park nearby, after such an image was before us. One can imagine waves in physics filling the skies, just as this can transfix us with sheer abstract beauty.

Larry O’Reilly is a photo hobbyist since roughly 2015.
Several of his works have recently received honorable mentions, including for the Budapest Photo Awards, the Paris Photo Awards (Px3) including about 4-5 Honorable Mentions and now a Silver award, and two from the International Photo Awards.

Larry previously served as Assistant Director at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum in charge of exhibits, developed the museum’s IMAX theater, and was Executive Producer of the Museum’s signature IMAX film 'Galapagos'.

Awards Honorable Mention Budapest Photo Awards 2023, several Px3(Paris Photo Prize) approx 4-5 honorable mentions (and now a silver award) for 2024, plus two International Photography Awards in the Honorable Mention category