Fantastic Flowers Photo Contest Finalists

Beautiful flowers are more than just something that adds color to our everyday lives - they're symbols of life and beauty. That's why we invited you, the passionate photographers out there, to share your best shots in this photo contest with chances to win a WD 4TB Portable External Hard Drive!

Master Judge Alan Shapiro: From an incredible life as an Advertising Chief Creative Officer to a second career as a photographer, Alan has spent his life creating images and stories. As much as he loves to create, he genuinely loves to teach; sharing his workflow from capture through post-processing and printing. He is a super high-energy instructor with a knack for getting people out of their comfort zone as well as helping them discover and capture beautifully simple things in beautifully unexpected ways.

Congratulations to the following finalists:

"_U243008-Edit " by Jolleypics

"Mochi " by Badjulha

"Macro Rose " by hscottburd

"Lonly " by bckgg6z6d2

"Red Rose " by PhotosByJEM

"tulip Farm " by AubrieSandness

"pretty upclose " by angeliqueehlers

"020A0875 copy " by AnotherStopPhotography

"There’s something magnetic about getting this close to a flower—especially a poppy.." by kathy_g_photos

"Beautiful flower " by Alfre_Xat

"Open Up, Sunflower!" by betsyarmour

"Bubblegum Cosmos" by jfdespres

"GORGEOUS TULIPS" by JanHrischenko

"Iris " by PhotoMark

"990A9914 " by ilsevanloon

"Tulips " by AndreyGrinyov

" " by paknooshkazemi_3930

"Pattern " by Silverdarkness

"blue-poppy " by pamramseycorey

"Lilac's " by cathybecker

"Field of Firewheels " by pnyren35

"Riot and fury " by The_eye_2072

"Purple Perfection " by Hood

"Reach for the sky " by SteveCrampton

"Flower Power " by kylere

"Spring flower " by Prijaznica

"Bloom Emerging " by CameraWrangler

"Flaming Bowl " by kenkast2

"Pink Rose Closeup " by matkujak

"one stem " by mstoltz1022

"Bridgeport sunflowers " by DEGrabenstein

"Pink sunset " by David-Photography

"Tulips III " by Markus_van_Hauten

"Camelia flowers in the pond " by Natulya

"Sunflower Beauty " by souleye

"Passed its best " by Bobwhite

"Hello Sunshine! " by hiyahercfarm

" " by pambo82

"Tropical Flower " by viviantoo

"Light Show " by p_eileenbaltz

" " by johnanundson

" " by ultrachic

"The Rose " by colleone2

"Untitled " by MJLara

"Wild Purple " by PeriHoke_CoyoteQuest

"Peace & Bokeh " by DuaneHC65

"A Coneflower's structure before it blooms is a nice cotrast to a background of Coreopsis. " by dandres101

"02CF9039-C804-4D0A-8DB8-7DA4F4E60D22.jpeg " by Talmaza

"messengers of spring " by pixelmac

"Fields of gold " by jaycohen

"Country Gold " by Camera-Gypsy

"Pink roses " by (A)aidagri

" " by (A)tanknellatrevino

"Sunflowers 2 " by (A)Leon213

"pineapple baby with shallow dof from top " by (A)SandyKIreton

"Hidden Beauty " by (A)ks_pics

" copy " by (A)nanno325

"Orange Flowers. " by (A)Lukekat

"Poppy " by (A)Bazz

"purple flower " by (A)WendyMerriott

" " by (A)Gergo

"Pulsatilla vulgaris " by (A)drbonn

"XSP-708594 " by (A)PABLO75

"Flower Focus " by (A)Cairnphoto

"Spring time colours. " by (A)Davies2308

"Delicate Pink Rose " by (A)HerEyesOn

" " by (A)BodieTakesBadPics

"Spring " by (A)jasoncervi

"My soft side " by (A)shellymaan

"A bit of Blue " by (A)Gazmania68