Photojournalism - Amateur

Caged Chimp Rodger Overholser
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Caged Chimp"
Chimp in cramped cage at carnival in Montana



Censored Giuseppe Ciccia
Italy

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Censored"
Censored



Ghanshyam Abhijit Nandi
India

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Ghanshyam"



Zhao Hua Hong, bound feet Jo Farrell
Hong Kong

Honorable Mention

"Zhao Hua Hong, bound feet"
Zhao Hua Hong, 84, one of the last remaining women in China with bound feet



A documentry photo: He died ramin amini
Iran

Honorable Mention

"A documentry photo: He died"
He died alone. Auckland, New Zealand 2011



Occupy Wall Street Sasson Haviv
USA

Honorable Mention

"Occupy Wall Street"
Protester makes a stand against Wall Street



Fainting in Church Oliver Stegmann
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Fainting in Church"



Suffering For Sufferers Beatrix Jourdan
Hungary

Nominee

"Suffering For Sufferers"



Cleansing with Holy Water Bobby Dong
Singapore

Nominee

"Cleansing with Holy Water"
The entire cleansing process was done in a series of pools and I felt moved seeing these devotees gather here with a sincere heart to wash away their burdens and to "purify" themselves before their prayers



Street Mother, Buenos Aires Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee

"Street Mother, Buenos Aires"



Reflecting Cynthia Merzer
USA

Nominee

"Reflecting"



The Price of Freedom Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee

"The Price of Freedom"



The Saint Federico Giovannini
Italy

Nominee

"The Saint"
A religious procession in Noto one of the most famous baroque city in the south of Sicily



The Burning of Old Glory Gabriel Romero
USA

Nominee

"The Burning of Old Glory"
Demonstrators in the city of Ramallah burn an American flag in protest to a U.S. veto at The United Nations denouncing Israeli settlements in the West Bank. March 15, 2011. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2011)



Have You Seen Her? Gary Potts
USA

Nominee

"Have You Seen Her?"
This woman was walking anxiously through a crowd of tourists in Singapore, holding this sign.



Waiting for the Evening Meal Heiner Pflug
Brazil

Nominee

"Waiting for the Evening Meal "
Quito, Bogota



Orphans Ingetje Tadros
Australia

Nominee

"Orphans"
This project of New Vision in India is The Blessing Childrens Orphanage in Kandamal district in Orissa. Around 60 indigenous children go to school here in this locally owned and managed NGO.



Democracy (Occupy Wall Street, Chicago) James Watkins
USA

Nominee

"Democracy (Occupy Wall Street, Chicago)"
Chicago, IL



Born to be Breastfed James Edwin McDonough V
Sweden

Nominee

"Born to be Breastfed"



Fusion Leo Salazar
USA

Nominee

"Fusion"
With great skill and concentration, this "roller" fuses into his work during the twenty feet walk needed to roll a single "andullo", a fermented tobaco leaf product consumed in rural Dominican Republic.



Legacy Two Lisa Brockman
USA

Nominee

"Legacy Two"
From a series depicting life in Havana and the decaying of the city.



Hurricane Irene Approaching UNC Liyun Yu
USA

Nominee

"Hurricane Irene Approaching UNC"
Hurricane Irene Approaching UNC



Hard Times Marian Rubin
USA

Nominee

"Hard Times"



Sniper's Potshot Mark Bernhardt
USA

Nominee

"Sniper's Potshot"
Bullet hole from random gunshot in Beit Hadassa shul (house of study and prayer) window Hebron, West Bank, Israel.



The Sacraficial Real Estate Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee

"The Sacraficial Real Estate"



Fire & Brimstone & Fish Tacos Martin Alpert
USA

Nominee

"Fire & Brimstone & Fish Tacos"
Waimanalo, Oahu. Best fish tacos ever. just forget the proselytizing.



HUNGER Michal Josephy
Czech Republic

Nominee

"HUNGER"
Children compete for a food, which is, during a famine, centrally distributed by a local village authorities..



Candle Oliver Stegmann
Switzerland

Nominee

"Candle"



Ellen new feet Paolo Patruno
Italy

Nominee

"Ellen new feet"
Ellen needed both of her feet to be amputated in order to increase her chance of survival because of a severe gangrene. She now walks independently with her two artificial legs and is able to attend school every day.



Invisible Paul Ponticell
USA

Nominee

"Invisible"
PArt of a series of photos on Homeless in Chicago



Baptism of a fishing boat Paulo Monteiro
Portugal

Nominee

"Baptism of a fishing boat"
Baptism ceremony of an artisan fishing boat, island of São Miguel, Azores, 1998.



S 21 Peter Ware
UK

Nominee

"S 21"
Cell in the notorious prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia



Aftermath Remo Camerota
USA

Nominee

"Aftermath "
Tohoku Japan 2011, Riding a wave of debris and blending with the houses, a freighter finds itself amongst the houses, immovable and inland 3km from the ocean of where it once was.



Stereotype Richard Douglas
Canada

Nominee

"Stereotype"



Great Balls 'O Fire Robert Woodward
USA

Nominee

"Great Balls 'O Fire"
Oil field gas flare - energy that could be used, but isn't.



Confrontation Robert Moran
USA

Nominee

"Confrontation"



Suburban Scrawl Robert J. Martin
USA

Nominee

"Suburban Scrawl"
Homes encroach on the Hawaiian countryside, and someone is not happy.



Marketing the West to India Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Marketing the West to India"
Kolkata, India



Laundry Day Shirley Land
USA

Nominee

"Laundry Day"



Faith Vanessa Bertagnole
Australia

Nominee

"Faith"
Yuendumu, Australia 2011



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