What exactly constitutes an Abstract photograph? Is high-speed photography abstract? What about surreal photography? And what about images that are created in large part on a computer?

Abstract is a tough category to nail down, but be that as it may, 500px users still managed to blow us away with some truly beautiful Abstract images in 2014. And so, as we continue our countdown to the New Year, we’re happy to present to you The Top 10 Abstract Photos of 2014. Enjoy!

Photograph u-turns by Mazin Alrasheed Alzain on 500px

u-turns by Mazin Alrasheed Alzain on 500px

Photograph Hidden Sapphire by Ganjar Rahayu on 500px

Hidden Sapphire by Ganjar Rahayu on 500px

Photograph Punch by Geir Andersen on 500px

Punch by Geir Andersen on 500px

Photograph Ring Tone by Joe Plasmatico on 500px

Ring Tone by Joe Plasmatico on 500px

Photograph Shades of grey by Rahul Tripathi on 500px

Shades of grey by Rahul Tripathi on 500px

Photograph Dreamin' by Alin Popescu on 500px

Dreamin' by Alin Popescu on 500px

Photograph Galaxy by Nitin Arya on 500px

Galaxy by Nitin Arya on 500px

Photograph Bang! by Kristofer Borvall on 500px

Bang! by Kristofer Borvall on 500px

Photograph Bending Light by Marc Adamus on 500px

Bending Light by Marc Adamus on 500px

Photograph Désir d'existence 1/5 by Sébastien DEL GROSSO on 500px

Désir d'existence 1/5 by Sébastien DEL GROSSO on 500px

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