What if your eye sees what the camera can’t? What if you look up into the skies and your imagination sees incredible lines and endless possibilities if only the rules of gravity (and trespassing) could be ignored? That’s where the Creative category comes in. It’s for images that have been digitally enhanced. It’s an open category, so anything goes. If you enter the creative category, you are free to create an image that matches what you want to see. And that is what finalist Luis Arriaga did when he wandered past Mexico City’s iconic Museo Soumaya. He explains more below.
Looking back: Emerging by Black Diamond
We wanted to kickstart Emerging by Black Diamond week the right way, by taking a look back and reminiscing on some of the semi-finalists from 2019. We’ve selected eight of the most noteworthy images, shot by up-and-coming talents, so check them out while you get ready for the big semi-finalist announcement coming on Thursday!

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