September 2023 Photoshop Challenge Results!

The theme for this challenge was: Exploration!

This month’s challenge was to revel in the joys of exploration. Whether it was space, the sea, fantasy realms, or our imagination, we received so many diverse entries with wild examples of exploration! Check them all out below!

Congratulations to Ric Matkowski for winning the challenge this month with the fantastic piece “Experience Discovery”.

Also, special thanks to all the creative and talented artists who make this challenge a success every single month!

Challenge Results:

This challenge was judged by Caroline Julia Moore, Bethany Perron and Andrei Tallent.

Winner: Ric Matkowski

Top Prize: An Individual Summit of Choice with Lifetime Access!

Runner Up: Sandi Roberts

Prize: Choice between a Texture Collection Pack from CJM Texture Collection, or a Texture Pack by Bethany Perron.

Honorable Mentions:

A New World by Dan Lavery

Captain Jack Sparrow's Cosmic Adventures by Karla Bernstein

Discover the Past by Nancie Rowan

Diving into Imaginary Worlds by Sandrine Bonzi

Exploring My Mind by Pamela Perkins

Nebula Vista Observatory by Marie Farmer

Racing Towards Adventure by Christine Schmidt

Space Dreams by Connie Terry

That Time When I Discovered Brasil by Penny De Jong

The Astronaut by Pere Lence

The Colonizer by Roger Webb

Waves in Space by Lynn a Mcneill

Where Should I Begin?

Also Noticed:

Where Do We Go Next by Ruby Scholling

Is There Anyone Out There by Martin Beddoes

Let's Explore Starting with the Sea by Richard Hudnall

New World by Andrea Carter

Ships of Exploration by Susan Gravens

Space Exploration Collides with the Past by Terry Spear

Take Me to Your Leader by Dan Borge

The Pirate and the Siren by Debbie De Juan

All Other Entries:

Big Thanks to everyone who participated in this Shift Art Challenge!

Astronaut by Elna Geringer

Discovering the Golden Cave by Terry Jane

Enter Here by Patricia Fern Phillips

Eureka We Have Found the Source of All Evil by Michael Heese

Exploration by Andre Stevens

Exploration by Tom Sherrill Mix

Exploring Dandelion by John Schultz

Exploring Kindergarten by John Muzzio

Exploring the World by Frank Pizzani

Eyeing the Street by Prue Wright

Find Your Treasure by Daniel Martin

Imagination by Larry Schiffman

No Survivors by Jacki Dalton

Put Away Your Map the Adventure Is Right Here by Elizabeth Berry

Sea of Fog Immersed in Exploration by Heike Lindner

Searching for New Caverns and Life Forms on a Planet by Fay Mallett

Seeking the Treasures of the World and Universe by Malcolm Kitto

Space the Final Frontier by Bob Desilets

The Lost Abbey by Ron Westphal

The Martian by Jack Floegel

The Remains of an Apocalyptic Event by Mary Miller

Titans Titanic Exploration Imploded by Albert Fitskie

Tyre Change in Space by Steve Pulley

Who’d Have Thought by Bev Terawskyj