Children of the World - Amateur

The freedom of nudity Joao Coelho
Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"The freedom of nudity"
Nudity is a form of freedom for them, where the only thing that matters is pure fun



Le Petit Observateur Chuck LaChance
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Le Petit Observateur"
Observing the action that is going on below the table.



Mermaid dreaming Leslie Goldman
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Mermaid dreaming"
Cayman Islands, Carribean Sea, 2018



Curious Boy Grace Ho
Malaysia

Honorable Mention

"Curious Boy"
A boy is curious to see the stranger entering his village



The Truth Behind Her Eyes Ignacio Romero Naves
Spain

Honorable Mention

"The Truth Behind Her Eyes"
Muslim girl from Zanzibar poses in front of her house.



Dia de los Muertos Tracey Suba
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Dia de los Muertos"
A young boy is carried by his grandfather in a traditional comparsa in San Augustin, Elta, Oaxaca



Genevra Camp Kids Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Genevra Camp Kids"
Kids from Genevra refugee camp in Bangladesh.



Innocence of Youth Angie Conti
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Innocence of Youth"
A young child walks the streets in Nairobi, Kenya.



Being Human Edie Swift
USA

Honorable Mention

"Being Human"
Myanmar Before the Trouble.



Watchful Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Watchful"



The Battistti Twins Francesco lepre
Canada

Honorable Mention

"The Battistti Twins"
The Battistti Twins in the back yard of their home in Ottawa, Ontario, after eating Nutella sandwiches



shipwrecked Marcin Pech
Poland

Honorable Mention

"shipwrecked"
Survival camp for children.



Behind the Door Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Behind the Door"



Finishing Strong Matthew DeZee
USA

Honorable Mention

"Finishing Strong"



Jumping in the Clouds Romy Klein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Jumping in the Clouds"



Blessed Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Blessed"



Boy dressed as demon, San Martin Tilcajete Jenna Mulhall-Brereton
USA

Honorable Mention

"Boy dressed as demon, San Martin Tilcajete"
A boy painted with motor oil waits for the Carnival celebrations to begin.



recite the holy quran MOHAMMED RIMON
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention

"recite the holy quran"
the photo was taken in orphan madrasha in sylhet district in bangladesh.



angels in the hell. MOHAMMED RIMON
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention

"angels in the hell."
this photo was taken in Dhaka Bangladesh. these under age boys working in the ship grave yard.



Buenos Aires Kids Brian Jones
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Buenos Aires Kids"



A Penny for Your Thoughts Petter Rustad
Norway

Honorable Mention

"A Penny for Your Thoughts"
Dundee, Scotland



Brave Day Catherine Riddle
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brave Day"
A brother tries to get his little sister to jump and her expression says it all!



Holy Quran BW Ahmed Mohamed Hassan
Qatar

Nominee

"Holy Quran BW"
Nikon D750 with 24-70mm lens



The Last Potato Chip Alexander George
USA

Nominee

"The Last Potato Chip"



The Children Of Mathare Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee

"The Children Of Mathare"
Three Young Boys In The Mathare Slum In Nairobi, Kenya



friendship Angelica Arbulu
USA

Nominee

"friendship"
life can only be understood looking backwards, but it must be lived looking forwards- kierkegaard



Sibling Life Anirudh Koppula
Australia

Nominee

"Sibling Life"



The Plaza Anne Connor
USA

Nominee

"The Plaza"
Children rejoice in an Italian plaza



Perchance to Dream Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"Perchance to Dream"
Zuccatti Park



Lucky 9 Year Old Arvid Fimreite
Norway

Nominee

"Lucky 9 Year Old "
Lucky 9 Year Old - 26 years Old camper vs New gear



A Generation Lost-A Young Syrian Refugee Christine Akar
USA

Nominee

"A Generation Lost-A Young Syrian Refugee"
There are an estimated 2.6 million Syrian child refugees living outside of Syria today, many living in poverty in host countries which are struggling with their own political/economic crises.



Collective Curiosity Christine Akar
USA

Nominee

"Collective Curiosity"



Sweetness and Light Claudia Zeien
USA

Nominee

"Sweetness and Light"
Young children enjoying an interactive light show



Antibeast Colleen Sanchez
USA

Nominee

"Antibeast"
AUTISM is a beast, but he is not



Birds Dr.Samarendranath Mandal
India

Nominee

"Birds"
Children playing in their school ground



The pigeon Eddy Verloes
Belgium

Nominee

"The pigeon"
2018, Belgium



Untitled Elmo Tide
USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



Heavy Lift Gary Levy
USA

Nominee

"Heavy Lift"
Kids on a Carnival Attraction



Playtime Gavin Libotte
Australia

Nominee

"Playtime"



No Fear Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Nominee

"No Fear"
High above the heads of the visitors at the fair, the people in this attraction are not afraid



It's Wet Ira Dwoskin
USA

Nominee

"It's Wet"



Reminiscing Jane Strisik
USA

Nominee

"Reminiscing"



Street Angel Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Nominee

"Street Angel"
Streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.



Movie Date Judy M. King
USA

Nominee

"Movie Date"
It's easy to imagine this pair as an old, but probably less flexible, couple



Around the Corner in Gambia Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Around the Corner in Gambia"



Within the Orca's Domain Kenichiro Hagiwara
Japan

Nominee

"Within the Orca's Domain"
Orca's crippling of the aquarium and the innocence of the child gazing at it.



Ground Control to Major Tom Leslie Goldman
USA

Nominee

"Ground Control to Major Tom"
Weiner Museum, interactive family day, Dania Beach, FL 2023



Innocence Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee

"Innocence"



Something To Nothing Liz Loh-Taylor
Australia

Nominee

"Something To Nothing"
Their futures curbed, no longer allowed to go to school when they finish primary school.



evacuation Marcin Pech
Poland

Nominee

"evacuation"
Survival camp for children,



The schoolgirl Marek Pleszczynski
Canada

Nominee

"The schoolgirl"
Children waiting to enter class; Bhutan



Saturday Afternoon Michael Potts
USA

Nominee

"Saturday Afternoon"
One of those rare perfect moments



Little Religion Teacher teaching his Little student in Asia Misbah Uddin
Portugal

Nominee

"Little Religion Teacher teaching his Little student in Asia"
Little religion teacher teaching his little students in remote area in Bangladesh.



Tired maybe bored Nicola Roberto
Italy

Nominee

"Tired maybe bored"
Portrait gallery at the Palace of Versailles



MIDSUMMER Oliver Raschka
Germany

Nominee

"MIDSUMMER "
Photograph from the series THE WORLD AIN'T ENOUGH ...



Memorial for Anne Frank Rainer Quesada
USA

Nominee

"Memorial for Anne Frank"
A lasting memorial to the life of Anne Frank



At Play Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee

"At Play"
Rural Kenya



La Calenda Tracey Suba
Canada

Nominee

"La Calenda"
A young boy watches as shots of mezcal are poured for guests before a wedding procession.



child's smile Wolfgang Autexier
France

Nominee

"child's smile"
Wherever it is, a child's smile is contagious happiness.



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