Children of the World - Amateur

Life at the Cemetery Mario Bejagan Cardenas
United Arab Emirates

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Children of the World
Professional

"Life at the Cemetery"
The faces of innocent, impoverished children were a humbling spectacle of wholeness in spirit, hope and courage in the midst of poverty and suffering. Photo taken at Navotas Cemetery, Philippines.



Captured by the Sun Sasa Prizmic
Croatia

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Children of the World
Professional

"Captured by the Sun"



Anna Neil Buchan Grant
UK

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Children of the World
Professional

"Anna"
Portrait of a girl found on a peat bog in Galway Ireland



Bathtime Julie Garran
Australia

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Bathtime"



Passenger Thomas Phoon
Malaysia

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Passenger"
A little boy lingering around the abandoned coach which consider his playground, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.



The Paper Mask Hayden Graham
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"The Paper Mask"



Sulking in the Pool Caleb Stein
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Sulking in the Pool"



Allie Donna Pinckley
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Allie"



In Need Fadhel Almutaghawi
Bahrain

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"In Need"
poor kid looking from their house in a small village in the Philippines



Intimacy Oliver Stegmann
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Intimacy"
Bahia, Brazil - 2015



Action Painting Oliver Stegmann
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Action Painting"
Bahia, Brazil - 2015



In My Old Home Nick Ng
Malaysia

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"In My Old Home"
Within the depilated home in rural Yunnan, a lone child awaits her parent.



Compassion can Heal Mario Bejagan Cardenas
United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Compassion can Heal"
A young boy was sitting quietly on a pile of garbage while leaning against a short wall. I took the photo showing only his friends’ hands, as he looked above with a sweet smile across his face.



Boys in Deep Discussion Karin Charteris
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Boys in Deep Discussion"
Two little boys in deep conversation at the railway station



Avery Teran Jones
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Avery"
Playtime on the trampoline



Next Generation Abdulla AlMushaifri
Qatar

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Next Generation "
Tow Nomad Omani Boys working as camels coach



I Can\'t Be with Them abdulrahman alterkait
Kuwait

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"I Can\'t Be with Them"
I can't be with them



Little Indian Girl Agnese Mosi
Italy

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Little Indian Girl"
Little girl on the roof



Varanasi Alexandru Ilea
Romania

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Varanasi"
Children playing with their kites near the Ganges river in Varanasi, India



Capturing Hope Allan Borebor
Philippines

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Capturing Hope"
I was happy with their curiosity on what they are watching with the small DVD player. I took this as a glimpse of hope even for just a few hours, those kids are happy on what they have.



Happy Moment Allan Borebor
Philippines

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Happy Moment"
One bike, four kids riding and enjoying the moment.



Trio Amr El-shafei
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Trio"
bhutan festival



Curiosity Andrea Biscosi
Italy

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Curiosity"



Kid at Timket, Ethiopia Angela Baschieri
UK

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Kid at Timket, Ethiopia"
Kid at Timket Ethiopia



Playtime Arnab Adak
India

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Playtime"
Children at a boarding school during their recess



Untitled (2) Barbara Krieger
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Untitled (2)"
Colin Considers the Ski-Doo



Vietnam Highland Children Barry Cheeseman
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Vietnam Highland Children"
In the mountains of Vietnam many children are left at home whilst both parents attend their fields.



Dancing in the Night Beatrix Jourdan
Hungary

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Dancing in the Night"



Hard at Work Bernard Werner
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Hard at Work"
Merida 2010



Pas de Trois Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Pas de Trois"



After School Fight, 14th Street, 3 PM, Friday Caleb Stein
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"After School Fight, 14th Street, 3 PM, Friday"



Young Monk - Myanmar Carol Schaller
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Young Monk - Myanmar"
A young monk is illuminated by candlelight in Myanmar



The Flight Charles Mifsud
Malta

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Flight"
A little girl looked mesmerized at birds flying around. A seagull flew I knew she would be following



The Skipper Charles Mifsud
Malta

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Skipper"
A Little girl still skips the rope like old times in Gozo.



School's Out Christine Spring
New Zealand

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"School's Out"



Education For All Debosmita Das
India

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Education For All"
Inclusive study-same class for disabled and other children,is becoming a norm.Taken in an orphanage.



Kids @The VA Denis Bourg
UK

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Kids @The VA"



Tokyo Kid Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Tokyo Kid"
Streets of Tokyo, April 2015



Austin with Bubbles Donna Pinckley
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Austin with Bubbles"



Abby with Skateboard Donna Pinckley
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Abby with Skateboard"



Back From School Edwin Soriano
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Back From School"



Sunday Afternoon Emre Turan
Turkey

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Sunday Afternoon"
children playing with pigeons near izmir clock tower



Aysha Fadhel Almutaghawi
Bahrain

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Aysha"
Indian student



School Happiness Fadhel Almutaghawi
Bahrain

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"School Happiness"
Photo express the kids happiness time at islamic school in Aqra,India



Nino Cubano George Turner III
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Nino Cubano"
Little boy Havana, Cuba 2013



Fight Club Gerald Fleury
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Fight Club"
Image made in Cuba 2015 in a small town named Iznaga



Carolina @Kibera Slum Gertjan van Geerenstein
Netherlands

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Carolina @Kibera Slum"
Januari 2014, Nairobi. Teenage girls are suffering the most at Kibera Slum



Pigeon Master Glenn Larsen
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Pigeon Master"
A boy having fun feeding the pigeons in San Jose, Costa Rica



Smiles Ionut Cirja
Romania

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Smiles"
Boys returning home after school with the bus



Stolen childhood Iringo Simon
Romania

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Stolen childhood"



Light of the World Jay Hsu
Taiwan

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Light of the World"
It' the human nature. My daughter naturally finds the light, depends on it, plays with it, loves it, and become it. The photograph reminds me, we used to be a child, we're also the light of the worl



Red Dao... John Moulds
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Red Dao..."
Em Nhung, a Red Dao ethnic girl from Nam Dam School Ha Giang Vietnam, looks coyly at the camera .



Khmer Boy JP Terlizzi
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Khmer Boy"
Young boy of Siem Reap, Cambodia cooling off in the flood gates



Angkor Boy JP Terlizzi
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Angkor Boy"
Young boy of Siem Reap, Cambodia taking in the sites of Angkor Wat



Painting after Shaving Julie Garran
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Painting after Shaving"
Hindu ritual, by the Ganga, Varanasi.



The Meeting Kathryn Riesz Schapper
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Meeting"
from the Throughout Time series



Lift-off KC Montgomery
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Lift-off"



I'm the Best Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"I'm the Best"



The Living Goddess Luca Boveri
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Living Goddess"
Kumari, The living goddess of Katmandhu.The child goddess.



Twins Margrieta Jeltema
Italy

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Twins"



Practicing Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Practicing"



Happy Bubble Girl Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Happy Bubble Girl"



Thirst (1) Martina Platte
Hong Kong

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Thirst (1)"



Happy School Boys May Sim
Malaysia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Happy School Boys"
This picture was taken in a small village school in Yuan Yang, China



Swimming champs #5 Mihai Chebac
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Swimming champs #5"



Life That is Coming Milos Markovic
Serbia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Life That is Coming"
Young girl, in anticipation of marathon runners. Belgrade 2009



Behind The Window Nick Ng
Malaysia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Behind The Window"
A village boy peers from within the window of his home in Dhaka.



Our World Nick Ng
Malaysia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Our World"
The portrait of the children of a poor colony in the slum of Jaipur.



Gallant Nikolay Smolyak
Russia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Gallant"



Balloon Girl Oliver Stegmann
Switzerland

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Balloon Girl"
Bahia, Brazil - 2015



Yemanjá Oliver Stegmann
Switzerland

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Yemanjá"
Bahia, Brazil - 2015



First Pair Pamela Steege
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"First Pair"
Mama don,t let your babies to be Cowboys. They start them young as part of rodeos families



Promise Not To Tell Paul Crampton
Canada

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Promise Not To Tell"
A staged telling of secrets... Secrets?... not for long...



Twelve Petros Nikolaides
Cyprus

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Twelve"
London, United Kingdom



Summer Joy Petter Rustad
Norway

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Summer Joy"
Risor, Norway



Eid Festival Prashanta Hridoy
Bangladesh

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Eid Festival"
During Muslim Eid festival cow slaughtered. Dhaka, Bangladesh.



Siblings Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Siblings"
Mumbai, India



Apart Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Apart"
Mumbai, India



Despite the Gods Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Despite the Gods"
Mumbai, India



Sighting of an Alien Craft Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Sighting of an Alien Craft"
A traditionally dressed rajasthani boy staring at a hot air balloon. Such balloons are an alien sight in the desert landscape of the place. A novel sighting indeed!



In the Window Ron Cooper
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"In the Window"
Monks gather in the window of their dormitory. Bagan, Myanmar.



Contrasting Mood Sanghamitra Sarkar
India

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Contrasting Mood"



Around the Sun Sanghamitra Sarkar
India

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Around the Sun"



3 Boys Sesh Sareday
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"3 Boys"



BoyHood Sesh Sareday
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"BoyHood"



Boys of Lamu Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Boys of Lamu"



Waiting to Go In Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Waiting to Go In"



End of a Day at the Fair Soren Harbel
Spain

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"End of a Day at the Fair"
End of a Day at the Fair



Himba Girl Susan Greeff
South Africa

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Himba Girl"
Himba Girl from Sesfontein in Namibia



Dancer Tanja Kuic
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Dancer"



In the Sweetness of Friendship Let There be Laughter Tatum Wulff
Canada

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"In the Sweetness of Friendship Let There be Laughter"
Sukhothai, Thailand.



Sojourn Tatum Wulff
Canada

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Sojourn"
A young Mennonite girl looks out the window of a heritage steam train in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.



The Backyard Diaries Teran Jones
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Backyard Diaries"
My nieces, ages 5 and 3, jump on the old trampoline in my parent's backyard on a cool Spring day.



Ice-Cream Vadim Linetskiy
UK

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Ice-Cream"
Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia



Istanbul, City of Huzün Ximena Gonzalez Echague
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Istanbul, City of Huzün"
Anatolia immigrants in Istanbul, December 2014



Hunger Yew Kiat Soh
Malaysia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Hunger"



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