TITLE: Plant Life

Low to the ground and sprinkled with dust and debris, the plant thrives.

AUTHOR: Lynne A. Goldsmith (United States)

--2022 Nature Conservancy International Photography Contest
Nonwinning judges' "Favorite" in the Plant/Fungi Category

--2022 Nature Conservancy International Photography Contest
Nonwinning judges' "Favorite" in the Climate category

--2022 Tiny Seed Literary Journal—Clover photo and dry grass/spidery threads photo (also to be in anthology)

--2023 International Photography Awards
Honorable Mention amateur category—Nature category/Flowers

--2023 Chromatic Awards
Honorable mention amateur category—Wildlife category

--2024 International Photography Awards Search for Peace contest
Photo (#1) in the Official Selection--Nature’s Serenity category

--2024 International Photography Awards Search for Peace contest
Photo (#2) in the Official Selection--Nature’s Serenity category

--2024 Monovisions Black & White Photography Awards
Nature and Wildlife--Honorable Mention

--2025 International Photography Awards—“Official Selection” in Trees/Nature non-professional category [but photo went missing from the global official-selection winners post, never got ranked, and appeared blurrier on the separate official-selection winner url]

She works as a therapist/counselor and is an award-winning author.