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last holocaust survivor

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"last holocaust survivor"



burnt women (1)

Christopher Thomas

Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"burnt women (1)"
Neha



A Sadhu

Suvankar Sen

India

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"A Sadhu"
Indian Hindu Pilgrims and Sadhus in Gangasagar transit camp at Kolkata.



Clin D'Oeil - Escape

Caroline Tanghe

Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Clin D'Oeil - Escape"
Freedom vs safety



Power

Peter Zelei

Hungary

Honorable Mention

"Power"



Blind Serenity

Nicola Majocchi

USA

Honorable Mention

"Blind Serenity"
A time stopping encounter on the streets of Port Louis, Mauritius Island



Denise

Madhur Shroff

India

Honorable Mention

"Denise"
A candid portrait shot of 120 format film



Maggi Hambling on her studio floor.

Nicola Bensley

UK

Honorable Mention

"Maggi Hambling on her studio floor."



Self-Portrait 460

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Self-Portrait 460"
8/10/2016



Vanuatu grandfather

Darren James

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Vanuatu grandfather"
Jessie was blind in both eyes before surgery by Fred Hollows NZ team. He's happy to see his family.



Portrait of Shelley

Boy Surminski

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Portrait of Shelley"
Portrait of Shelley



burnt women (6)

Christopher Thomas

Germany

Honorable Mention

"burnt women (6)"
Roszina



Barry Hay

Alek Bruessing

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Barry Hay"
Dutch rockstar (leadsinger The Golden Earring) always wears glasses



Actor Samuel l Jackson

Christian Ammann

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Actor Samuel l Jackson"



Kushti 2

Alain Schroeder

Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Kushti 2"
Kushti is the traditional form of Indian wrestling established centuries ago in Persia. In vogue during the 16th century Mughal era, this art is practiced in a type of gymnasium called an Akhara.



Evgeniy Levchenko and the Snake

Deborah Roffel

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Evgeniy Levchenko and the Snake"



Soldiers in the Desert

Gregory Gieske

USA

Honorable Mention

"Soldiers in the Desert"
soldiers from Iron Horse Battalion in the Mohave Desert.



Ocean navigator

Logan Mock-Bunting

Hawaii

Honorable Mention

"Ocean navigator"
Austin Kino is an apprentice navigator training for worldwide journeys of the Hōkūlea voyaging canoe



Thirty years ago

Vit Madr

Czech Republic

Honorable Mention

"Thirty years ago"
One 30-year-old memorial photo



Kindred

Robert Piccoli

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Kindred"



Nuns

David Yeo

UK

Honorable Mention

"Nuns"
Heavenly Sisters



Nerrie-Sam_A_Portrait_Of_A_Teenager

Sam Nerrie

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Nerrie-Sam_A_Portrait_Of_A_Teenager"
Teenagers go through so many emotional stages and moods as they find their way in the world.



Karo tribe family

Adam Koziol

Poland

Nominee

"Karo tribe family"
Taken near the Omo river, Ethiopia 2015.



Long Neck

Alain Schroeder

Belgium

Nominee

"Long Neck"
A long neck woman in a Pam Pet village, Myanmar



kent_alan_English Man with Phone

Alan Kent

UK

Nominee

"kent_alan_English Man with Phone"



Light in the shadows

Anand Sharan

India

Nominee

"Light in the shadows"
His eyes are tuned to natures frequency.



GIANNINA

Anne Hojlund Nicolajsen

USA

Nominee

"GIANNINA"
Personal project portraying the beautiful Giannina



Cigar Man

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Cigar Man"
A Cuban man strolls, smoking his cigar, dressed to the "nines"in Plaza Viejo, Havana.



Chinese boy

Babak Mani

France

Nominee

"Chinese boy"
Between the group of children, I attracted to his face.West of China.



Forever a Rebel

Berni Wood

Canada

Nominee

"Forever a Rebel"
A war veternan, who lost his leg in a motorcyle accident. Now he rides as an amputee.



Tremaine, in Dorcester

Cheryl Clegg

USA

Nominee

"Tremaine, in Dorcester"



Hans 8 Waiting for the Wedding Ceremony

Chieko Tanemura

USA

Nominee

"Hans 8 Waiting for the Wedding Ceremony"



burnt women (2)

Christopher Thomas

Germany

Nominee

"burnt women (2)"
Jyoti



burnt women (3)

Christopher Thomas

Germany

Nominee

"burnt women (3)"
Sunita



burnt women (4)

Christopher Thomas

Germany

Nominee

"burnt women (4)"
Lalita



burnt women (5)

Christopher Thomas

Germany

Nominee

"burnt women (5)"
Roszina



'Card Spring'

Claire Dunne

Ireland

Nominee

"'Card Spring'"



Girl Scout

David Skernick

USA

Nominee

"Girl Scout"
This shot was taken at the Bicentennial Celebration in Ohio - 1976



Evgeniy Levchenko - Keep the Faith

Deborah Roffel

Netherlands

Nominee

"Evgeniy Levchenko - Keep the Faith "
known former footballer and now presenter Evgeniy Levchenko - Ukraine / Netherlands



Marching Band Drummer

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Marching Band Drummer"



Talking to God

Donna Todd

Australia

Nominee

"Talking to God"
WHilst working with NGO Calcutta rescue, I happened upon this lady who was waiting to see her Dr.



Mozart's La finta giardiniera

Edmond Terakopian

UK

Nominee

"Mozart's La finta giardiniera"
Ida Ränzlöv, singing the part of Arminda, Anchise’s niece, waits backstage for her cue.



Paloma Picasso

Elaine Ellman

USA

Nominee

"Paloma Picasso"
Paloma Picasso



ORIGINS

Enrique Lopez-Tapia

Spain

Nominee

"ORIGINS"
In southern Ethiopia, about lower Omo valley, living different tribes, including some of the most st



Old cuban revolutionary.

Francisco Mata Rosas

Mexico

Nominee

"Old cuban revolutionary."
During the tributes to Commander Fidel Castro by his death, in Havana Alberto recalls the golden age



Untitled C

Haim Bargig

USA

Nominee

"Untitled C"



Self-Portrait 465

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"Self-Portrait 465"
1/11/2016



Self-Portrait 482

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"Self-Portrait 482"
Diemen Netherlands 2017 March 2nd



Prince and His Guitar

Jake Armour

USA

Nominee

"Prince and His Guitar"
Paisley Park 2002



A Smile for home

Jan Faul

USA

Nominee

"A Smile for home"
Muhammad Ali in his ltraining camp smiles with a call from home, 1973.



Tiki artist Brad Parker

Jay Watson

USA

Nominee

"Tiki artist Brad Parker"
Portrait of tiki artist Brad Parker in Kona, Hawaii. Shot for Hana Hou! Magazine



Muhammad Ali, March 1983

Jeffrey Noble

USA

Nominee

"Muhammad Ali, March 1983"
Location portrait of Muhammad Ali, Los Angeles, CA ... March 1983



Old Man

Jens Honore

USA

Nominee

"Old Man "



Happy As A Clam

Julia Comita

USA

Nominee

"Happy As A Clam"
A collaborative between Julia Comita, Moises Ramirez, Niko Weddle, Kate Carnegie, and Bice



Alvin

Kari Townsend

USA

Nominee

"Alvin"
Alvin sat alone carving in the sun while crowds bustled around Native Park at Pike Place Market



Lexi Monroe

Kari Townsend

USA

Nominee

"Lexi Monroe"
After the Art Walk



Lee

Kevin Nicholson

UK

Nominee

"Lee"
Lee from the series, "Barum Boxing Club".



Exhuberance

Kristian Piccoli

Australia

Nominee

"Exhuberance"



Legacy

Kristian Piccoli

Australia

Nominee

"Legacy"



Runion-Lee_Cards

Lee Runion

USA

Nominee

"Runion-Lee_Cards"
Full Plate Ambrotype, Cards



Arbore Maiden

Louis Montrose

USA

Nominee

"Arbore Maiden"
Omo Valley, Ethiopia



The awakening - Marta

Luigi Fieni

Germany

Nominee

"The awakening - Marta"
Infrared photograph



Branded

Madhur Shroff

India

Nominee

"Branded"
Brand Loyalty!!! Shot on film & printed on Ilford Pearl paper. Drum scanned for digital file.



Ciggie

Marc Stapelberg

Australia

Nominee

"Ciggie"
A man smokes a ciggarette after angle grinding stuff in his back yard in Brisbane.



Freckles

Martin Krystynek

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Freckles"



Adam from Black Portraits series

Marzena Kolarz

Poland

Nominee

"Adam from Black Portraits series"
Chimney Sweep Adam. Made in Wet Plate Collodion (ambrotypes). from Black Portraits series.



JJ

Michael Donald

UK

Nominee

"JJ"
JJ in his living room in Tottenham, north London.



Me at Age 15

Michael Philip Manheim

USA

Nominee

"Me at Age 15"
Selfies back then. in a mirror, in my current book on Amazon titled See-Saw



perdura yo soy tu padre

nigel riches

UK

Nominee

"perdura yo soy tu padre"



Sanders_Paul_Coppersmith

Paul Sanders

UK

Nominee

"Sanders_Paul_Coppersmith"
Emil a Romanian Gypsy coppersmith



Onna-Bugeisha

Richard Wood

New Zealand

Nominee

"Onna-Bugeisha"
Onna-bugeisha (Female Samurai)



The Eyes Have It

Rick Haithcox

USA

Nominee

"The Eyes Have It"
Interesting face that found it's way into my studio.



The Accordianist

Robert Piccoli

Australia

Nominee

"The Accordianist"



Peer, Otto and David

Sabine von Bassewitz

Germany

Nominee

"Peer, Otto and David"
Peer, Otto and David



maternità Arbore

Salvatore Valente

Italy

Nominee

"maternità Arbore"
Etiopia una maternità di etnia Arbore



PROUD MAN

Subhasish Banerjee

India

Nominee

"PROUD MAN"
A MAN WHO IS FEELING PROUD FOR HIS MOUSTACHE.



A King

Vincent Lawson

USA

Nominee

"A King"
B.B King



Vittorio_ZuninoCelotto_Moncler02

Vittorio Zunino Celotto

Italy

Nominee

"Vittorio_ZuninoCelotto_Moncler02"
Models pose backstage at the Moncler Gamme Rouge fashion show



Roy, Australian Popeye

William Coupon

USA

Nominee

"Roy, Australian Popeye"
Roy, the Australian Popeye, shot near Darwin, Australia on a project called my Social Studies series



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