Americana - Amateur

Barber Taro Chujo
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Barber"
The photo was taken at a barbershop on Edgewood Ave, Atlanta.



Canned Corn Robin Downs
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Canned Corn"



Country Road Margaret Sears Lindley
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Country Road"



Hauling Hay Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hauling Hay"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Clash of Civilizations Robert Ruble
USA

Honorable Mention

"Clash of Civilizations"
A history of the American West over the past 200 years in one photo.



Silver Ladders Joseph Smith
USA

Honorable Mention

"Silver Ladders"
Silver ladders stacked in front of a New England barn



Pioneer House Joe Graf
USA

Honorable Mention

"Pioneer House"
Abandoned pioneer house near Randolph, UT



Father and Daughter Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Father and Daughter"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Outbuildings Steve Toole
USA

Honorable Mention

"Outbuildings"



Tractor Driver Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Tractor Driver"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Leaning Left Vincent Morban
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Leaning Left"
Trying hard to remain standing,



Grandsons Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Grandsons"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Kitchen, Abandoned House Paul Hetzel
USA

Honorable Mention

"Kitchen, Abandoned House"



48 Pontiac Michael Rausch
USA

Honorable Mention

"48 Pontiac"
The classic Pontiac hood ornament.



Honky Tonk Cowboy Carolyn Edelstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Honky Tonk Cowboy"
A man literally standing outside of the oldest Honky Tonk Bar in Nashville, TN



Abandoned School Yard Paul Hetzel
USA

Honorable Mention

"Abandoned School Yard"



Worley Gig Anne Dignam
USA

Honorable Mention

"Worley Gig"



...where are you? Carlton Johnson
USA

Honorable Mention

"...where are you?"
From a NYC vintaged auto exhibition, 'Car 54 Where Are You" an American sitcom that aired in the 1960's.



Standing Guard Budd Parker
USA

Honorable Mention

"Standing Guard"



Barren Tree with Barn Joseph Smith
USA

Honorable Mention

"Barren Tree with Barn"
A Maine barn fronted by a bare treen in late fall



Brothers Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brothers"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Amish Mudsale Lynne Mass
USA

Honorable Mention

"Amish Mudsale"



Hail to the Chief Claudia Zeien
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hail to the Chief"
A participant in a Fort Lauderdale Pride parade



Cowfolks Claudia Zeien
USA

Honorable Mention

"Cowfolks"
Locals enjoying a home town parade.



Prairie Sentinel Vincent Morban
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Prairie Sentinel"
Retired from active duty. A reminder of how things were done.



Journey into Imagination Derek Attico
USA

Honorable Mention

"Journey into Imagination"
Dreams on the Metro



Morning glow Danny Vint
USA

Honorable Mention

"Morning glow"



Barn Reflection Brian Schneider
USA

Honorable Mention

"Barn Reflection"
Old dairy farm barn Fairbanks Alaska



Got him! Robert Ruble
USA

Honorable Mention

"Got him!"
Cowboy on his way to a ribbon in calf-roping



Waiting for the Next Parade-Mardi Gras 1970 Charles Crain
USA

Honorable Mention

"Waiting for the Next Parade-Mardi Gras 1970"
part of a series captured at the 1970 Mardi Gras celebration in Lafayette, LA



Cowboy at the beach Ivan Pesic
USA

Honorable Mention

"Cowboy at the beach"
Caught at Malibu Beach



Hopi Maiden Charles Crain
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hopi Maiden"
part of a series captured at a Native American celebration



Crow Indian Sunset Robert Ruble
USA

Honorable Mention

"Crow Indian Sunset"
The sun at end of day paints a scene evocative of the high plains 200 years ago.



Cadillac Ranch Lynn Tait
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Cadillac Ranch"
Texas



Hello...Hello...? Steve Gelineau
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hello...Hello...?"
A chair awaits callers at payphones on Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts USA



out in the landscape house Annemarie Jacques
USA

Nominee

"out in the landscape house"



Go, Go, Go Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"Go, Go, Go"
Homestead Rodeo



Atchafayala Crossing Bernard Gillette
USA

Nominee

"Atchafayala Crossing"
Big Boy Crosses the Atchafayala River



Owanka Bernie Kubiak
USA

Nominee

"Owanka"
Alfalfa Mill South Dakota



Covid Asbury Park Beth Youmans
USA

Nominee

"Covid Asbury Park"



Abandoned Grain Silo Brian Schneider
USA

Nominee

"Abandoned Grain Silo"
Detail of an abandoned grain silo.



Adirondack chairs Carol Smokler
USA

Nominee

"Adirondack chairs"
light of early summer morning



Western Finance Carol Schiraldi
USA

Nominee

"Western Finance"
Western Finance building, rural Texas town, USA



Hoopster Carolyn Edelstein
USA

Nominee

"Hoopster"
Performer with Hula Hoops



Launch Light Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee

"Launch Light"
Hot air balloons light up the night in Ammon, Idaho



Salty Filmore Station Deb Tatonetti
USA

Nominee

"Salty Filmore Station"



Surfing Dr.Samarendranath Mandal
India

Nominee

"Surfing"
A lady with her two surfing boards at Capitola Beach



Untitled Elmo Tide
USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



The loop of the Rope Esperanza Gomez
USA

Nominee

"The loop of the Rope"



Alcatraz Estevao Lafuente
Portugal

Nominee

"Alcatraz"
Boat crossing to Alcatraz. San Francisco bay.



Ghosttown Bodie Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee

"Ghosttown Bodie"
bodie, old, abandoned, California, Americana



Falling apart Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee

"Falling apart"
bodie, abandoned, old, California, USA



Mountains of Baltimore Ira Dwoskin
USA

Nominee

"Mountains of Baltimore"
The Mountains of Baltimore



Loud and Freaky Ivan Pesic
USA

Nominee

"Loud and Freaky"
Caught on Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood



Video Arcade Jack Weingarten
USA

Nominee

"Video Arcade"
Pinball machines in our day. Video arcades for this generation.



Memorial Day-Butler, New Jersey Jack Weingarten
USA

Nominee

"Memorial Day-Butler, New Jersey"
An old factory town, Butler takes pride in its history never more than on Memorial Day.



Crop Duster James Meldrum
USA

Nominee

"Crop Duster"



viewing Jed Best
USA

Nominee

"viewing"
audience



Sky Swing Jeff Bullied
Canada

Nominee

"Sky Swing"



Ford Tuff Joseph Smith
USA

Nominee

"Ford Tuff"
An old, reliable Ford Truck parked in a Maine farm



St Anthony's Kathryn Audet
Canada

Nominee

"St Anthony's"
Grafitti at the abandoned St Anthony's church in rural Alberta



NYC Shopping Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee

"NYC Shopping"



Ranch Exit Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Ranch Exit"
Dillon, Montana, 2022



American Convoy Leader Monster Trucker Leslie Goldman
USA

Nominee

"American Convoy Leader Monster Trucker"
Old Hanover Pike Highway, Reisterstown, MD, 2023



Hamburger Stand Lynn Saville
USA

Nominee

"Hamburger Stand"



Stem Engine 1630 Madeleine Corbeil
USA

Nominee

"Stem Engine 1630"
Once a year the Illinois Railway Museum powers up the steam engines. Volunteers get the steam engines up and running



Working on Engine No 5 Madeleine Corbeil
USA

Nominee

"Working on Engine No 5"
Wanted to capture the volunteers in who worked so hard to get the steam engines running this day.



Blacksmith at Work Matthew DeZee
USA

Nominee

"Blacksmith at Work"



Tyrannosaurus Wrecks Matthew Barry
USA

Nominee

"Tyrannosaurus Wrecks"
Wreck of the Peter Iredale, Oregon Coast. November, 2022.



Happy Clam Shack Nelson Rudiak
USA

Nominee

"Happy Clam Shack"
No clams or lobsters today.



Reaper And Prairie House Paul Hetzel
USA

Nominee

"Reaper And Prairie House"



Abandoned Car Paul Hetzel
USA

Nominee

"Abandoned Car"



American Car Grill Rainer Quesada
USA

Nominee

"American Car Grill"
A classic American car



Everyday in Times Square NYC Rebekah Helton
USA

Nominee

"Everyday in Times Square NYC"
Times Square NYC is a hub for all things American, including posing with Lady Liberty.



Cycling on canon beach Robert Davis
USA

Nominee

"Cycling on canon beach"
Canon Beach



High In The Sky Robin Zygelman
USA

Nominee

"High In The Sky"
Fun at the fair



Looking Back in Time Ruth Ball
Canada

Nominee

"Looking Back in Time"



Dry Lake Mirage Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Dry Lake Mirage"
Dry Lake with Mountains



Game On Steve Majsak
USA

Nominee

"Game On"
Player Reader for Foosball Challenge



Manhattan Bridge Steven Condiotti
USA

Nominee

"Manhattan Bridge"



Gas Station Stuart Lieberman
USA

Nominee

"Gas Station"
Early Gas Station



The Sailor Suzanne Anton
USA

Nominee

"The Sailor"
Thank you for your service



American Working Man Suzanne Anton
USA

Nominee

"American Working Man"
Working Man



Abandoned Car Tudor ApMadoc
USA

Nominee

"Abandoned Car"
Abandoned Car in an Abandoned Automobile Factory, Detroit



An Enigma Wayne Palmer
USA

Nominee

"An Enigma"



Decorative Shrubs Wayne Palmer
USA

Nominee

"Decorative Shrubs"



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