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The Violin Player

Chris Kirby

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"The Violin Player"
A member of a music school in Soweto, South Africa that teaches kids to play classical instruments.



Young Aeta

Edwin Loyola

Philippines

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Young Aeta"
Aeta Community, Pampanga, Philippines



a boring family portrait

Federico Cutuli

Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"a boring family portrait"
Funny spot on these two kids during an hawaiian wedding in Italy



Gimnasio de Boxeo

Marina Schedler

Austria

Honorable Mention

"Gimnasio de Boxeo"
Boxing training in Gimnasio de Boxeo, Havana Cuba



Thanaka

Alain Schroeder

Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Thanaka"
Myanmar, A child with facial designs using thanaka, a light yellow paste made from ground bark. Usually, women paint leaf-shaped designs on their faces to protect from the sun and disinfect their skin



Looking out

Oriano Nicolau

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Looking out"



Surf Baby

Suzanne Taylor

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Surf Baby"
The dreamer is always imagining...



what the future brings?

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"what the future brings?"



Untitled 2

Drew Doggett

USA

Honorable Mention

"Untitled 2"



Bolivian Children

Roberto Soares-Gomes

Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Bolivian Children"



Ugandan Boys with Bike

Annie Katz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Ugandan Boys with Bike"
Two Ugandan boys with their hand made wooden bicycle.



Philippines' children

Isabel Corthier

Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Philippines' children"
It’s estimated that more than half of all pregnancies in the Philippines are unintended.



The sacred spirit of Sicily (2)

Vito Finocchiaro

Italy

Honorable Mention

"The sacred spirit of Sicily (2)"
Sicily, holy week. A promise made for love, a vote for a grace received.



Bath and Shower

philippa stannard

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Bath and Shower"



Real Toys

Alejandra Lopez-Zaballa

Mexico

Honorable Mention

"Real Toys"
It is part of my photo project in an orphanage in Mex, Feb15. Imagination is the most important toy



friendship

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"friendship"



Gungirl

Leo Gesess

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Gungirl"



Children of post industrial era

Florina Luput

Romania

Honorable Mention

"Children of post industrial era"
October 2016, Nadrag, Romania



Climbers

Eric Loh Yong Kim

Singapore

Honorable Mention

"Climbers"



Comfort

Jennifer Kapala

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Comfort"
All of my heart ❤️ They are such opposites. E is older and tries so hard to be a "big" brother. But l



Dance Class

Suzy Mitchell

UK

Honorable Mention

"Dance Class"
The image came together when the little girl turned. Shot as a commercial brief.



Cuban Child Playing on his Porch

Annie Katz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Cuban Child Playing on his Porch"
Young Cuban boy playing with his toys next to his Dad's 50's Chevrolet.



Perfecting the Art of Makeup

Suzanne Taylor

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Perfecting the Art of Makeup"
Mom's makeup and a new mirror.



Bhutan School Children (1)

Thomas Kokta

USA

Honorable Mention

"Bhutan School Children (1)"
A Group of Schoolchildren in a Remote Valley in Bhutan



Bubble Fun

Britta Baumann

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Bubble Fun"
London Great Britain 2016



child,sichuan

Alessandro Majocchi

Italy

Honorable Mention

"child,sichuan"
from children,sichuan



Children

Babak Mani

France

Honorable Mention

"Children"
Poor situation, hygiene & lack of clean drinking water are their important problems. Pushkar/India



Muddy Football 6983

Chee Keong Lim

Malaysia

Honorable Mention

"Muddy Football 6983"
a group of children playing football in muddy rice field



Big Sister

Laurie Freitag

USA

Honorable Mention

"Big Sister"
Big Sister grabs little brother by the collar making sure he's not leaving her side



girl by the door

Abigail Miguel

Philippines

Nominee

"girl by the door"
i was struck by this little girl's expression and the way she was staring right at me



Afghan Girls

Alain Schroeder

Belgium

Nominee

"Afghan Girls"
Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan, Wakhan region, Ishkashim village, daily life, a woman wearing a burka walking with two young girls,



MAN'S WORLD

ALEC WOLVEC

USA

Nominee

"MAN'S WORLD"



Reaching & Hiding

Alejandra Lopez-Zaballa

Mexico

Nominee

"Reaching & Hiding"
it represents how sometimes these girls want to hide from their current situation and reach an exit



School work at night

Alexander Whittle

UK

Nominee

"School work at night"
Getting close to see under the low dim of the only bulb in the room



what i could carry

Alexander Whittle

UK

Nominee

"what i could carry"
she walked a week through the dessert, the only reminder of her syrian home, is a pack of cards



Little girl with her doll stroller

Andre Doyon

Canada

Nominee

"Little girl with her doll stroller"
From all over the world, children love to walk their dolls in their strollers. This is Violet, photographed in an alley in Montreal.



Brothers

Ankit Nandwani

India

Nominee

"Brothers"
Brothers in India



drought in Somaliland

arie kievit

Netherlands

Nominee

"drought in Somaliland"
A boy standing in a dry well. It did not rain for almost a year and people and animals are suffering from hunger and thirst.



refugee boy

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Nominee

"refugee boy"



Mumbai Kids

Benjamin Madgwick

UK

Nominee

"Mumbai Kids"
Kids running along the broken road in Mumbai



Praying

Beth Bischoff

USA

Nominee

"Praying"



Waiting

Brandy Rittaler

Canada

Nominee

"Waiting"



Cuban Child

Carolina Paltrinieri

Italy

Nominee

"Cuban Child"
Small child to the feast of St. Lazarus- Havana, Cuba



She Points

Catherine Roberts Leach

USA

Nominee

"She Points"



working kid 0544

Chee Keong Lim

Malaysia

Nominee

"working kid 0544"
a children helping parents in rice field



Emmi in Blue Bonnet

Chieko Tanemura

USA

Nominee

"Emmi in Blue Bonnet"



Young Maasai in Village

Chris Dei

USA

Nominee

"Young Maasai in Village"
A young Maasai boy in his Village



Maasai Children

Chris Dei

USA

Nominee

"Maasai Children"
A group of Maasai children with their caretaker. Kenya



When boredom sets In.

Chris Kirby

UK

Nominee

"When boredom sets In."
Two young bridesmaids, seemingly bored at a wedding in Soweto, South Africa.



Fairy Bower Falls

Clayton Hairs

Australia

Nominee

"Fairy Bower Falls"
During an unusually hot summer in Australia, sisters explore the Fairy Bower Falls in NSW



Instinct for Survival

Daiyuu Ban

Japan

Nominee

"Instinct for Survival"
The child lives poorly in the mountains village of Southwestern China. He eats to live, not live to eat.



Kiribati children

Darren James

Australia

Nominee

"Kiribati children"
Children pose where their parents village once stood on Abaiang Island, Kiribati.



Flag/Boy/Flag

David Emberling

USA

Nominee

"Flag/Boy/Flag"
When I saw the flag over the garage, I had to photograph the boy with it.



Living in the moment

Dorte Grann

Denmark

Nominee

"Living in the moment"
Girls playing in a little school of South Africa



A Young Goddess; Mindisayo

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"A Young Goddess; Mindisayo"



Untitled 6

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"Untitled 6"



Westminster Cathedral Choir School

Edmond Terakopian

UK

Nominee

"Westminster Cathedral Choir School"
Westminster Cathedral Choir School. The choir rehearsing in Westminster Cathedral, Ambrosden Avenue,



friends

Ekaterina Artemeva

Russia

Nominee

"friends"



Talking To

Elisabeth Egon Viebre

Switzerland

Nominee

"Talking To"
Summer 2016



Small boy

Finn Byrum

Denmark

Nominee

"Small boy"
Small boy working hard in Nepal



The Joy of Life

Glen McClure

USA

Nominee

"The Joy of Life"
Child enjoying playing with Pidgeons, Paris, France



Stroube, Greg - Coffee Shop Boy

Greg Stroube

USA

Nominee

"Stroube, Greg - Coffee Shop Boy"



Hide & Seek

H. Allen Benowitz

USA

Nominee

"Hide & Seek"



Asking for Food

Helen M. Stummer

USA

Nominee

"Asking for Food"
Asking For Food was taken in a third floor tenement building in Newark, NJ. I was sitting by the door talking with a family who I had just finished photographing when there was a light knock on the...



Schoolgirl

Isabel Corthier

Belgium

Nominee

"Schoolgirl"
A girl is walking back home from school in Kabezi, Burundi.



Laughter

Isabel Corthier

Belgium

Nominee

"Laughter"
Two young boys having fun at the bus stop in Manila, Philippines.



Kashgar-Children

Jackie Ranken

New Zealand

Nominee

"Kashgar-Children"
The children on Kashgar, China



THE BUBBLE

Jean Rouzaud

France

Nominee

"THE BUBBLE"



Amazed

Joe Patronite

USA

Nominee

"Amazed"
Transfixed on sailing craft a child watches mass launch of 2016 Albuquerque International Balloon Fi



Having Fun

Julie Wajs

Australia

Nominee

"Having Fun"
Children playing in a new school that has been built in a remote village in Cambodia by an Australian charity called World of Difference.



life's wonders

Kim Lemaire

USA

Nominee

"life's wonders"
City children in nature



Play

Laszlo Bencze

USA

Nominee

"Play"
Children of prosperity in fierce stick play



The Ball

Laurie Freitag

USA

Nominee

"The Ball"
The toddler eyeballs the ball before he goes for it



The Humidifier

Laurie Freitag

USA

Nominee

"The Humidifier"
The toddler is fascinated by the steam that bellows out of the humidifier



The Shadow

Laurie Freitag

USA

Nominee

"The Shadow"
The toddler is intrigued by the shadows he can make with his hands



Imminent Dangers #2

Laurie Freitag

USA

Nominee

"Imminent Dangers #2"
The powers of light and dark on an average day in the Hollywood Hills



Imminent Dangers #13

Laurie Freitag

USA

Nominee

"Imminent Dangers #13"
The powers of light and dark on an average day in the Hollywood Hills



Backward Glance

Louis Montrose

USA

Nominee

"Backward Glance"
In the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia



Gypsy boy

Marek Hajkovsky

Slovakia

Nominee

"Gypsy boy"
friends forever :)



Tiril

Marina Tennefoss

Norway

Nominee

"Tiril"



A child who sulk

Melanie-Jane Frey

France

Nominee

"A child who sulk"
Children on the main square of the village of KAGABA, in Gety district, Ituri, RDC CONGO



Lunch

Michael Philip Manheim

USA

Nominee

"Lunch"
The little boy sports that look of the 1950s



Talan

Molly Garg

USA

Nominee

"Talan"
Talan among grape leaves



innocence

Pallon Daruwala

India

Nominee

"innocence"
Children of migrant construction workers are happy wherever they are.



Sanders_Paul_Emil and Rex

Paul Sanders

UK

Nominee

"Sanders_Paul_Emil and Rex"
Romanian gypsy Emil and his dog Rex



waiting the rain

Rachel Cote

Canada

Nominee

"waiting the rain"



Kayao

Rachel Cote

Canada

Nominee

"Kayao"



peer pressure!

Rachel Cote

Canada

Nominee

"peer pressure!"



Girl in the light

Ragnar B. Varga

Norway

Nominee

"Girl in the light"
A young girl is playing in one of the streets in the old town of Altea, Spain.



Nepalese Child

Rajesh Dhungana

Nepal

Nominee

"Nepalese Child"
lot of insect on mouth, Nepalese child



Girls and Birds

Roderick Lyons

USA

Nominee

"Girls and Birds"
Little girls playing with birds, Paris, France



SICILY

Salvo Alibrio

Italy

Nominee

"SICILY"
SICILIA



Ranch Hand

Seth Joel

USA

Nominee

"Ranch Hand"
Tallen Simpson, age 11 was severly injured in a horse accident. His mother was told he would never walk again.



simple joy

Shairon Paterson

Australia

Nominee

"simple joy"
the best things in life are free



Little Monks

Shinya Itahana

Japan

Nominee

"Little Monks"
Little Monks, Tibet



Other side eye

Suk Eun Kim

Korea (South)

Nominee

"Other side eye"
Hsipaw, MYANMAR, Palaung, Palaung village, Children play,PLAYING



Delicious Hotdog

Suzanne Taylor

Canada

Nominee

"Delicious Hotdog"
The first days of summer, celebrated with the most delicious hotdog you could imagine.



The Artist

Suzanne Taylor

Canada

Nominee

"The Artist"
The Artist within never passes up the chance to christen a new canvas.



Girl and Dog

Suzy Mitchell

UK

Nominee

"Girl and Dog"
Waiting for her Daddy to walk up the drive



Bhutan School Children Taking Exam

Thomas Kokta

USA

Nominee

"Bhutan School Children Taking Exam"
Exam Taking in A Basketball Court in A Remote Bhutan Valley



Bhutan School Children (2)

Thomas Kokta

USA

Nominee

"Bhutan School Children (2)"



Ranchdale Park Rink

Tobi Asmoucha

Canada

Nominee

"Ranchdale Park Rink"
This image is part of a series about natural ice rinks in Toronto Ontario.



Kid of the Quilombo

Tommaso Rada

Brazil

Nominee

"Kid of the Quilombo"
Quilombo do Mandira. The doughter of Nei Mandira jumps inside the community swimming pool



Carnivore

Victoria Parnall-Vaughan

UK

Nominee

"Carnivore"



The sacred spirit of Sicily (1)

Vito Finocchiaro

Italy

Nominee

"The sacred spirit of Sicily (1)"
A little girl dressed as a nun is taken by hand in the procession on Holy Friday



Farewell

Ximena Gonzalez Echague

USA

Nominee

"Farewell"
This photo responds to a very poignant situation of the farewell of a father and son. I have tried t



Kids of Kutubdia Beach.

Ziaul Haque

Bangladesh

Nominee

"Kids of Kutubdia Beach."



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