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Chihuahua

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Chihuahua"



Mursi Girl in Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Michael Boyny

Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Mursi Girl in Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa"



Doll Eyes

Remco Muntz

Netherlands

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Doll Eyes"
Symbiotic portrait of a girl with the eyes of her favorite doll.



Homeless

Frances Suter

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Homeless"



Painted Face

K M Asad

Bangladesh

Honorable Mention

"Painted Face"
A boy celebrate holi in kolkata.



Keeper

Erika Masterson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Keeper"
portrait with coyote, from Parts of the Earth series



The Brothers 02

Elin Hoyland

Norway

Honorable Mention

"The Brothers 02"
The Brothers Harald and Mathias have always lived together in a small place in rural Norway



Speed Week 3

Marcus Thomson

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Speed Week 3"
Every February or March, they turn off the A1 outside Port Augusta in their hundreds, and drive dow



Worker

Carolina Paltrinieri

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Worker"
Welder Ethiopian. In Ethiopia prevails work hard.



Bedford

Payam | pictures

USA

Honorable Mention

"Bedford "
Portrait in a series about children who grew up in the great depression in NYC



Homeless Child In Nepal Kathmandu

Elisabeth Egon Viebre

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Homeless Child In Nepal Kathmandu"
Hasselblad



Tuareg Nomad Teatime

Terri Gold

USA

Honorable Mention

"Tuareg Nomad Teatime"
Tuareg nomad in Remote Niger-Teais the most important social ritual of the day.



Ronja

Durga Garcia

USA

Honorable Mention

"Ronja"



Kayan Lahwi Woman

Cees Rijnen

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Kayan Lahwi Woman"



Hamer Woman in Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Michael Boyny

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Hamer Woman in Omo Valley, Ethiopia"



Not Your Average Joe

Wilhelm Scholz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Not Your Average Joe"
Portrait Series of Men named " Joe "



Daddy & Me

Kaz Tuckwell

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Daddy & Me"
Look at daddy & Me!



Brick Field Worker

Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan

USA

Honorable Mention

"Brick Field Worker"
A brick field worker



Tohono O'Odham

Wilhelm Scholz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Tohono O'Odham"
Tohono O'Odham Nation



Barber

Alexa Enlow Malky

Canada

Nominee

"Barber"
Barber in Montreal in the Villeray district, taken with a Mamiya C330.



A Boy and a Ball

Alexander Varvarin

Russia

Nominee

"A Boy and a Ball "
Portret of a friend's sun. Rolleiflex 6008, Kodak Film



Charcoal Face of India

Aman Chotani

India

Nominee

"Charcoal Face of India"
A lady was engrossed in making food with the old charcoal filled stove in a small village of Pushkar



Syrian Portrait

Aurelio Bormioli

Italy

Nominee

"Syrian Portrait"
Syria 2010 - When peace and serenity were still alive.



Bride and Groom Portrait (1)

Barbara Zanon

Italy

Nominee

"Bride and Groom Portrait (1)"
Bride and groom portrait in Venice



Bride and Groom Portrait (2)

Barbara Zanon

Italy

Nominee

"Bride and Groom Portrait (2)"
Bride and groom portrait in Venice



Wedding Portrait in Schio

Barbara Zanon

Italy

Nominee

"Wedding Portrait in Schio"
bride and groom portrait



Wary of...

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Nominee

"Wary of..."



Would You Laugh?

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Nominee

"Would You Laugh?"



Meekness

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Nominee

"Meekness"



Gordy Sturgis, SD

Bryan Helm

USA

Nominee

"Gordy Sturgis, SD"
Gordy took a spill in the rain on his motorcycle.



Barney

Bryan Helm

USA

Nominee

"Barney"
Master wood sculptor and Personality Barney



Travis and His Cigarette

Bryan Helm

USA

Nominee

"Travis and His Cigarette"
Travis and His Cigarette



A Young Girl and her Grandmother Collecting Wood

charlotte boulton

UK

Nominee

"A Young Girl and her Grandmother Collecting Wood"
The Last Mile, Honduras - women and children often have to collect and carry heavy loads of wood every day



Butcher - Stonetown, Zanzibar

charlotte boulton

UK

Nominee

"Butcher - Stonetown, Zanzibar"



Rugby

Chris Close

UK

Nominee

"Rugby"
Female Rugby Player



Will.i.am

Christian Ammann

Switzerland

Nominee

"Will.i.am"
Portrait of the singer



Samuel L Jackson 2

Christian Ammann

Switzerland

Nominee

"Samuel L Jackson 2"
Samuel L Jackson for shortlist magazine



Samuel L Jackson 1

Christian Ammann

Switzerland

Nominee

"Samuel L Jackson 1"
Samuel L Jackson for shortlist magazine



John #001

Dave Moser

USA

Nominee

"John #001"
John #001 is part of Love Story, a series of portraits of one CEO's closest friends and family.



Portrait 1

David Allan Brandt

USA

Nominee

"Portrait 1"



Portrait 3

David Allan Brandt

USA

Nominee

"Portrait 3"
Part of GE advertising campaign.



Portrait 2

David Allan Brandt

USA

Nominee

"Portrait 2"



Tessier Eyes Closed

Davis Freeman

USA

Nominee

"Tessier Eyes Closed"
4x5 Polaroid film, Illustratype process (Paper negative)



Evgeniy Levchenko Feeding Nina

Deborah Roffel

Netherlands

Nominee

"Evgeniy Levchenko Feeding Nina"
former football (Ukrain/ Dutch) player Evgeniy Levchenko



Vaquero

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Vaquero"



Young Darcy

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Young Darcy"



Of the Capital

Dragos-Radu Dumitrescu

Romania

Nominee

"Of the Capital"
Part of an ongoing project in Bucharest, an all-around journey captured mostly on film.



Sinai Bedouin

Edward Yanowitz

USA

Nominee

"Sinai Bedouin"



Beloved

Erika Masterson

USA

Nominee

"Beloved"
Portrait with Goose, from Parts of the Earth series



Smoky Mountain

Finn Byrum

Denmark

Nominee

"Smoky Mountain"
Smoky Mountain - a community living among tons of waste, in the Philippine metropol Manila. Gangs control the small communities- violence and hard drugs are a part of the daily life



Gang Member Lima

Finn Byrum

Denmark

Nominee

"Gang Member Lima"
Slum area in Lima, Peru. This gang members told me about the drug war, inside the slum area- the many many fights he has been a part of - including been shot three times by the police.



St01

Francisco Maya

Portugal

Nominee

"St01"
S. Tomé_Africa



Brad

Frank Bevans

USA

Nominee

"Brad"
Brad at Westminster church



Poet Peter Trower

Gabor Gasztonyi

Canada

Nominee

"Poet Peter Trower"
Poet Peter Trower -- Poet of the logging camps of Western British Columbia



William Deng and his Children

Gabor Gasztonyi

Canada

Nominee

"William Deng and his Children"
William Deng and his Children are Sudanese Immigrants who have recently settled in British Columbia



Chad

Gareth Rockliffe

USA

Nominee

"Chad"
The Daily Grind



Neck Pins

Gary Breckheimer

USA

Nominee

"Neck Pins"



Chief Terima, Paiya Village, Papua New Guinea

Gary Latham

UK

Nominee

"Chief Terima, Paiya Village, Papua New Guinea"
Chief Terima-Paiya Village-Papua New Guinea



Sand Boy

Georgina Goodwin

Kenya

Nominee

"Sand Boy"
A walk on the white sandy beaches of the north Kenyan coast, a moment with this young boy.



Minor White

Gerald Ratto

USA

Nominee

"Minor White"
Photographer



A Portrait of Ram

Girish Menon

India

Nominee

"A Portrait of Ram"
Thar Desert, India



Ronald Clark Shipyard Sand Blaster

Glen McClure

USA

Nominee

"Ronald Clark Shipyard Sand Blaster"
Part of a series of portraits of shipyard workers



Tribal Ecstasy

Glen Allison

USA

Nominee

"Tribal Ecstasy"
From my TribalWild series featuring model Dorka Banki with styling by Hilde Marie Johansen.



Tribal Papuan Penis Gourd

Glen Allison

USA

Nominee

"Tribal Papuan Penis Gourd"
From my TribalWild series featuring model Kim Tien with styling by Christian Bilou Poggetti.



Tribal Midnight Dare

Glen Allison

USA

Nominee

"Tribal Midnight Dare"
From my TribalWild series featuring model Dorka Banki with styling by Hilde Marie Johansen.



Tribal Sad

Glen Allison

USA

Nominee

"Tribal Sad"
Old Papuan warrior saddened because the modern world has drawn away the village youth never to return.



Himself

Gorazd Golob

Slovenia

Nominee

"Himself"



Cancer Survivor

Hasnain Dattu

Canada

Nominee

"Cancer Survivor"



Cancer Survivor 2

Hasnain Dattu

Canada

Nominee

"Cancer Survivor 2"



Still Life (Self-portrait with my Dad)

Henriette van Gasteren

Netherlands

Nominee

"Still Life (Self-portrait with my Dad)"
My dad turned 90. I photographed the both of us. He added the title: Still life.



Pehalwan

IDRIS AHMED

India

Nominee

"Pehalwan"
Young wrestler after practice session.



Have a Glass?

Ivan Joshua Loh

Singapore

Nominee

"Have a Glass?"
Portrait shot of a manager of a Italian restaurant



Self Portrait 311

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"Self Portrait 311"
Bakkum (NL) 2/9/2014 11.30 am



Iron Worker

Jack Clark

Canada

Nominee

"Iron Worker"
400 feet above the ground at an industrial plant an Iron worker pauses for foreman orders.



Lacemaker

Jacqui Dean

Australia

Nominee

"Lacemaker"
Lacemaker



Violinist

Jano Stovka

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Violinist"



James Franco

Jeff Wack

USA

Nominee

"James Franco "
Franco with Nemesis and the Erinyes



Father and Son

Jennifer Cawley

USA

Nominee

"Father and Son"
Al Clayton of The Dirty Strangers UK with his dad Jonny Clayton at West Wittering, Sussex, England



§ 162 - Kenyan Penal Code

Jeppe Carlsen

Denmark

Nominee

"§ 162 - Kenyan Penal Code"
Mary & Yvonne are in the risk of up to 14 years in prison because of their love to each other. "You have to keep a low profile, bend down, and fit to whatever they want. You have to go their...



Shooters

JoAnn Carney

USA

Nominee

"Shooters"
One image in a series of portraits of Billy



Traditional African Dancer

Jonathan Banks

UK

Nominee

"Traditional African Dancer"
A traditional African dancer waits to perform at the "Liberian National Peace & Cultural Festival".



India

Jos Verhoogen

Belgium

Nominee

"India"
retired teacher



Angus's First Fox

Kaz Tuckwell

Australia

Nominee

"Angus's First Fox"
Angus is a proud Young man, showing off His first fox At 13 years of age, protecting the sheep.



History

kehali rafik

Algeria

Nominee

"History"
History



Drive By

Larry Angier

USA

Nominee

"Drive By"
A man and his dog, Nis, Serbia



Bruce Springsteen - Hubcap Heaven

Lynn Goldsmith

USA

Nominee

"Bruce Springsteen - Hubcap Heaven"
Bruce Springsteen visits New Jersey flee market. 1978



Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Gonzo Journalist

Lynn Goldsmith

USA

Nominee

"Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Gonzo Journalist"
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson working from the Gramercy Park Hotel in NYC 1977.



Sissy Spacek 1977

Lynn Goldsmith

USA

Nominee

"Sissy Spacek 1977"



Dead End

Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan

USA

Nominee

"Dead End"
a blind Old lady



Mona Lisa

Marc Hauser

USA

Nominee

"Mona Lisa"



Elder

Marinka Masseus

Netherlands

Nominee

"Elder"



Hitler's Test Pilot

Mark Harrison

UK

Nominee

"Hitler's Test Pilot"
Richard Perlia at 102 years old was a Luftwaffe Test Pilot under Hilter



Puebloan Elder

Mark Skalny

USA

Nominee

"Puebloan Elder"
Puebloan Elder and Story Teller in Taos NM



White Swan

Martin Hambleton

UK

Nominee

"White Swan"



Bridal Portrait

Martin Hambleton

UK

Nominee

"Bridal Portrait"



Michael Lorence

Max Hirshfeld

USA

Nominee

"Michael Lorence"
Private custom tailor



A Young Mursi Woman in Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Michael Boyny

Germany

Nominee

"A Young Mursi Woman in Omo Valley, Ethiopia"



Woman of Mursi tribe wearing lip plate, Ethiopia

Michael Boyny

Germany

Nominee

"Woman of Mursi tribe wearing lip plate, Ethiopia"



Before the Fight

Michele Abriola

Italy

Nominee

"Before the Fight"
The boxer before the fight



The Vice President

Nate Gowdy

USA

Nominee

"The Vice President"
Vice President Joe Biden smiles as the light from his official photographer's strobe catches him.



Downtown Kid

Nathan Thrall

Brazil

Nominee

"Downtown Kid"



Isa

Olga Nebot

Australia

Nominee

"Isa"
Isa is a six year old girl from a Village in Numea, New Caledonia, she helps her family in the farm



Tattooed Lady

Oliver Klink

USA

Nominee

"Tattooed Lady"
Vanishing Tradition in remote Myanmar



Bohemian

Oscar Lozoya

USA

Nominee

"Bohemian"



Dona Majken

Patrizia Burra

Italy

Nominee

"Dona Majken"



Old Man

Pavel Simkin

Russia

Nominee

"Old Man"



George Hamilton

peter langone

USA

Nominee

"George Hamilton"
Smokin George



Samson & David

Peter Whyte

Australia

Nominee

"Samson & David"
Sudanese refugee Samson teaches Arabic to his supervisor David, while learning English in return.



Beauty and the Beast

Pierre Delaunay

France

Nominee

"Beauty and the Beast"
in a center disabled in Spain



My Eye

Pierre Delaunay

France

Nominee

"My Eye"
beauty is in our eyes



Communicating From Afar

Piers Golden

UK

Nominee

"Communicating From Afar"
Russian Sailor sends a text home during shore leave, Kefalonia, Greece



Band of Brothers

Piers Golden

UK

Nominee

"Band of Brothers"
Three Russian Sailors ashore in the midday sun, Argostoli, Kefalonia.



Happyland

Piotr Krysiak

Poland

Nominee

"Happyland"
Filipiny Manila



Daniel

Poem Baker

UK

Nominee

"Daniel "
Transition



Martha 1

Rainer Quesada

USA

Nominee

"Martha 1"
Cove Shoot



Line of Life

Sebahat Ersoy

Turkey

Nominee

"Line of Life"



Dervish

Sergio Pessolano

Italy

Nominee

"Dervish"
Iran



Weppe

simon brauer

Ecuador

Nominee

"Weppe"
Weppe is one of the last surviving Huaorani warriors in eastern Ecuador



Trian In Bastille

Stan Musilek

USA

Nominee

"Trian In Bastille"



Dia de Los Muestos

Stephan Kolb

USA

Nominee

"Dia de Los Muestos"
Yearly parade in NM for the day of the dead



Proud Father

Steven Edson

USA

Nominee

"Proud Father"
Proud father standing with his children



Boy Bullfighter 1

Sue Foll

UK

Nominee

"Boy Bullfighter 1"
Mexico



Boy Bullfighter 2

Sue Foll

UK

Nominee

"Boy Bullfighter 2"
Mexico



The Cowboy

Susan Kordish

USA

Nominee

"The Cowboy"
A working Cowboy on a ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona



Hamer Woman With Shell Dress

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Hamer Woman With Shell Dress"



Mentawai Smoke

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Mentawai Smoke"



Moustache

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Moustache"



The Eagle Huntress

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"The Eagle Huntress"



Preparing for the Gerewol Festival

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"Preparing for the Gerewol Festival"
In remote northern Niger, Wodaabe nomad at the Gerewol Festival.



Yves Saint Laurent

Tom Murray

UK

Nominee

"Yves Saint Laurent"
Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent



Carter Thompson, Video Tech @ St. Vincent's Hospital, MT

tom lowe

USA

Nominee

"Carter Thompson, Video Tech @ St. Vincent's Hospital, MT"
The Crew, Intimate Portraits From The Credit List



Sir Dirk Bogarde

Tom Murray

UK

Nominee

"Sir Dirk Bogarde"
Man and his dog, Les Haut Clermont, France



Maasai Girl

Tomas Hulik

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Maasai Girl"
Maasai girl in village close to Samburu National Park in Kenya



One Tin Soldier

Wayne Kaulbach

Canada

Nominee

"One Tin Soldier"



Snatch (03)

Werner Dursteler

Spain

Nominee

"Snatch (03)"
Leica Monochrome



The Writer (02)

Werner Dursteler

Spain

Nominee

"The Writer (02)"
Leica Monochrome



Regina

Wilhelm Scholz

USA

Nominee

"Regina"
Queensbridge Projects New York



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