People - Professional

Pieter de Vos Canada 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement "Bathing man, 2017" A man bathes in KwaMhlanga, South Africa.

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Marina Tennefoss Norway 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence "Sofie"

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Markku Lahdesmaki USA 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction "The Kiss" A stolen moment in life in London.

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Nunzia Borrelli Italy Honorable Mention "Sight"

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Yashovardhan Sodhani India Honorable Mention "Reflections " Artists doing makeup before their performance.

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Seamus Travers Ireland Honorable Mention "Barbershop" Barbara's Hair and Beauty Barbershop Dublin, that caters to only over 65's. Fuji Neopan 1600.

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Antoine Morfaux France Honorable Mention "Champagne !" Galina's wedding, Burgundy, France

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Ragnar B. Varga Norway Honorable Mention "Crossing the tramline" I captured this snowy winter scene in Bergen, Norway.

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Don Parnall USA Honorable Mention "1977 Kings Road " 1977 Kings Road Chelsea London, Original Punks

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Eduardo Soler USA Honorable Mention "Human Tower" Barcelona, Catalan tradition of building human towers reaching up to 10 stories.

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Jonathan Banks UK Honorable Mention "Home Support" The British Red Cross provides aid around the world. Sometimes this can be a cup of tea and a chat.

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Arnaud Gras France Honorable Mention "Memories" Memories

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Erika Fish Australia Honorable Mention "Self Portrait" Our moment at the TATE Modern in London.

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Anand Sharan India Honorable Mention "Jain Nuns" Jain Nuns who walk hundreds of miles bare feet spreading the word of God. India

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Tariq Zaidi UK Honorable Mention "Sapeur Festival. Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo." Boy sapeur gets out of his mini electric car surrounded by other sapeurs.

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Tariq Zaidi UK Honorable Mention "Mother with her Daughters" Inside one of the basic favela homes in Rio, a mother braids the hair of one of her daughters.

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Susan Greeff South Africa Honorable Mention "Dog On Leash" On a street in Assisi Italy

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Bartlomiej Jurecki Poland Honorable Mention "Redyk" Redyk is a traditional annual march of highlanders with flocks of sheep in southern Poland.

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SM Kakon Bangladesh Honorable Mention "Life Under Redlight" Two sex workers are waiting for clients at their brothel premise. Bangladesh

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Claude Ka Kit Tsang Hong Kong Honorable Mention "Photo exhibition" A photo exhibition is held inside a hall of Fringe Club, visitors are standing behind a giant poster facing the street.

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Belle Verdiglione Australia Honorable Mention "Between Two Worlds" Baby Lachlan was caught by the midwife as he made a speedy entrance into the world

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Robi Chakraborty USA Honorable Mention "The Nagas" Nagas at the Khumb, Allahabad, India

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Simon Puschmann Germany Honorable Mention "hen party in Newcastle, England" hen party in Newcastle, England

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Victoria Parnall-Vaughan UK Honorable Mention "Smile"

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Edmond Terakopian UK Honorable Mention "Backstage Moments" Azzurra Caccetta who plays the Dancing Vixen (Terynka) warms up backstage. RCM Opera.

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Karsten Thormaehlen Germany Honorable Mention "Folded Hands" Hands of 105-year-old woman, Sardinia, Italy

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Adam Crews Australia Nominee "The Weaver (2)" Deep into the foothills of the Himalaya of Nepal, I found this amazing woman weaving in her doorway.

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Adrian Zator Canada Nominee "Woman & Child" Part of an ongoing project capturing candid shots of people on the streets of Vancouver, Canada

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Alain Schroeder Belgium Nominee "Afghan Woman" Afghanistan, A woman wearing a burqa walking along a road

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Alan W. Abramowitz USA Nominee "Taco Stand"

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Alessandro Majocchi Italy Nominee "nomad" polaroid effect

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Alin Popescu Romania Nominee "Transhumance" A millenia old tradition still observed in the Carpathian mountains, transhumance is a way of living

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Andre Melo-Andrade Brazil Nominee "Monolithic" Dancing together ballerinas seem to be an unique and perfect body.

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Andrey Gudkov Russia Nominee "Antiglobalization.The last mainstay." Indonesia. New Guinea. Tribes of Dani.

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Anna Beyger-Pasternak UK Nominee "Football Match" Gelatin silver print

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Anna F UK Nominee "Street Performer" The Edinburgh Festival offers so many options of entertainment that it is easy to miss on things that happen on the side. This street performer caught my eye because we don't expect to see a ballet...

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Annette Willis Australia Nominee "Playing with Light"

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Annie Katz USA Nominee "Ganges Ritual" Early, early morning on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India - people gather to bathe and pray.

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Beate Walden USA Nominee "A Century Apart" The intriguing promise of stepping into a different time at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul

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Beatrix Jourdan Hungary Nominee "Busy Night II"

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Belinda Mason Australia Nominee "Brothers " Seriousness of life reflected in the childhood games of brothers

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Benoit Chalifour Canada Nominee "Waiting for the ferry" Como, Italia

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Cara Taylor Swift USA Nominee "Watching The Herd"

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Cees Rijnen Netherlands Nominee "Balance"

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Celestino Arce Spain Nominee "Jerusalem praying" Group of orthodox jews praying in the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

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Christian Mushenko Australia Nominee "Heading to the Synagogue in Brooklyn" Men heading to the Synagogue in Brooklyn on a snowy morning.

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Christian Herbert Hildebrand Switzerland Nominee "Amore" Loving Couple in a North Italian Town

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Christoper Fernandez Philippines Nominee "A moment of Solitude"

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Cinzia Camela Italy Nominee "Helmets" A cyclist in New York City

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Cristina Mittermeier Canada Nominee "Standing with the Salish Sea" Ta'Kaiya Blaney is a young singer, songwriter, drummer, and speaker for her people, the Tla’amin Fir

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Darcy Brown UK Nominee "Handmade From Scratch" The Puppeteer Twins in York, Uk

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Darcy Brown UK Nominee "Twins" Twins - The Puppeteer and his handmade progeny and musical partner

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David Yeo UK Nominee "The Three Nuns" The Nuns, my amazing neighbours, models and friends.

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Deborah Gray Mitchell USA Nominee "Selfie-Absorbed, Harbin, China" Photographed in October, 2015, this young lady never knew I photographed her three times.

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Donna Todd Australia Nominee "Nazaranos" Holy week celebrations.

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Dragomir Vukovic USA Nominee "Nada&Uros" slowly she was going, he was listening...

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Dragos-Radu Dumitrescu Romania Nominee "Untitled (3)"

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Duncan de Fey Netherlands Nominee "Bangladesh"

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Eduardo Soler USA Nominee "Devils" Devils coming out of the church. Villa Franca, Barcelona.

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Edwin Loyola Philippines Nominee "F R A M E D"

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Elie Galey France Nominee "ZEN" ZEN ATTITUDE

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Federico Janni USA Nominee "the stripper" a stripper on sunset strip

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Frank Bevans USA Nominee "face in the crowd" leisure time for the family

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Garry Wapshott Australia Nominee "LAZY SUNDAY LUNCH RISTORANTE RIVIERA ZATTERE VENEZIA" LOCALS ENJOY SUNSHINE AND WINE COFFE AND FOOD IN A QUITE AREA IN VENICE

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Gina Socrates UK Nominee "TWO PLUS TWO PLUS ONE"

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Gloria Cambre USA Nominee "Tango (1)" Dancing Tango in the city

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Helen M. Stummer USA Nominee "Imitating Daddy." I was photographing the young man when the child jumped in--newark, NJ

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Isabel Corthier Belgium Nominee "Las mujeres sonrientes" Knitting ladies are laughing in Pulingui, Chimborazo, Ecuador

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Isabel Corthier Belgium Nominee "Potato farmers" Potato farmers at an altitude above 3600 m in Peru.

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Ivonete Leite USA Nominee "Rice Crop Workers B & W"

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Jacky Chapman UK Nominee "Bird woman" Feeding the pigeons, Bascarsija square in the old town, Sarajevo. 1998.

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Jan Malmstrom Sweden Nominee "Desire" Man reaching for a Swarovski crystal ball.

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Jason Knott UK Nominee "Cyclist" Cyclist in China

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Joe Patronite USA Nominee "Ashely @ the Hookah" Ashley Rae at Hookah Bar, West Los Angles, October 2017.

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John Giattino Italy Nominee "Il Soldato"

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John Hryniuk Canada Nominee "The Remote Great Wall" A Chinese guard lights a cigarette at dusk on the Great Wall in northern China.

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Jonathan Banks UK Nominee "Masks of Burkina Faso" Various mask dancers rest in the midday sun from their energetic performances, Burkina Faso

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Jordi Cohen Spain Nominee "Mea Shearim" Lag Baomer Celebration at Mea Shearim (Jerusalem, Israel)

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Julie Shipman USA Nominee "Under the Shade Tree" Taking a break under a big tree in Puglia, Italy.

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Kari Townsend USA Nominee "dis·par·i·ty"

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Ken Loyst USA Nominee "Help Wanted" Local New Orleans cafe scene during a busy service.

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KIHEON SON Korea (South) Nominee "Yawn" A yawning dog & an old man sleeping with open-mouth. Dongdaemoon, korea, 2017

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Kirsten Heer Germany Nominee "Lady with Jack Daniels" photograph made in the old "Speicherstadt" in Hamburg in 1975

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Kwok Ka Yan Ricky Hong Kong Nominee "Mobile Phone Addiction" Mobile Phone Addiction

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Lanny Nagler USA Nominee "Woman versus the Mekong" The strength of people fighting the forces of nature on a daily basis.

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Larry Louie Canada Nominee "Uyghur Cotton Workers" Urghur Cotton Workers in Xinjiang

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Lynn Clayton New Zealand Nominee "Steam Punk family" Steam punks often have gatherings and show off their finery

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Malika Sqalli Austria Nominee "Mother love" A mother protecting the children during Krampus stroll

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Mariza Formaggini USA Nominee "Poetic of Everyday Life" Digital Photography

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Melanie E. Rijkers Netherlands Nominee "Henri Cartier-Bresson was here" Eyespiration Photo Walk in Paris, France

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Michele Palazzo USA Nominee "The Inky Blackness of New York"

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Mickey Strider USA Nominee "Contemplation (2)" A cowboy focuses as he awaits his turn at the Brawley, California Rodeo.

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Molly Garg USA Nominee "The Shopkeeper" captured on the streets of Hyderabad, India

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Murat Pulat Turkey Nominee "Stone Worker" Shaping stone in unhealthy conditions

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Oliver Klink USA Nominee "Wedding Day" Wedding day, Western Mongolia

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Olivier Douliery USA Nominee "Made in America" U.S President Doanld Trump swings a baseball bat in front of the cameras at an event celebrating products made in America,.

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Patricia Jarvis USA Nominee "The Discussion" A heart to heart talk between a cowgirl and her horse.

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Patrick Desgraupes France Nominee "The Sculptor in his Workshop" Denis Nayrac,sculptor on metal, in his Workshop

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Patrik Argast USA Nominee "uphill"

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Patrizia Dottori Italy Nominee "Looks" Iran

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Philip Brown UK Nominee "Lone Policeman" A lone policeman stands on Wembley Way as Arsenal and Chelsea fans stream towards the Wembley park u

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philippa stannard Italy Nominee "Distance 2"

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Pieter de Vos Canada Nominee "Walking man, 2017" A man strolls past the open entrance of a shack in a squatter camp in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Pieter de Vos Canada Nominee "Drifting, 2017" Cigarette smoke obscures the face of a man living in a squatter camp in Pretoria, South Africa

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Pieter de Vos Canada Nominee "Fanning the flames, 2016" A man stokes a fire in a squatter camp in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Pieter de Vos Canada Nominee "Reconciliation, 2016" Two men embrace after an argument in a squatter camp in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Poon Peterpenn Hong Kong Nominee "She bring country to modern" Miss Aung San is the leader and idol in the heart of Burma people.

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Ragnar B. Varga Norway Nominee "Espresso to go" The photograph was taken on a snowy winter day in Bergen, Norway.

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Rajesh Satankar India Nominee "Spiritual Journey " this shot is from one of my photo series called Spiritual Journey. I took this image in Haridwar

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Roberto Soares-Gomes Brazil Nominee "PASSAGEIRA" Peruvian Woman, Cusco, Peru

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee "Man and dog" Peru

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Roger Gaess Belgium Nominee "Second Thoughts"

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Roger Gaess Belgium Nominee "The Bell Cord" From my "The Dark Sisters" series.

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Sacha Ineichen Switzerland Nominee "Contemplation (1)" Oregon USA

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Salvatore Valente Italy Nominee "vietnam a cena" vietnam mercato di Bha Ca

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Sam Nerrie Australia Nominee "After Work Swim" Sydney-siders are well known for taking a dip after work.

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Seth Joel USA Nominee "Cowboy Way" A six shooter is still standard equipment for cow hands on vast rugged ranches in rural america.

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Seungwook Lee Korea (South) Nominee "see a marionette show" The boy couldn't keep his eye off the marionette show while sitting down. He fell in love with it.

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Simon Stock UK Nominee "Maasai Warriors Hunting Kenya" Maasai Warriors Hunting at sunset, Olarro, Kenya

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Steve Turner Australia Nominee "Beach Study."

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Steven Edson USA Nominee "Ride" People on a ride against the sky at the County Fair

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Tariq Zaidi UK Nominee "Horse Ride in a Favela" Boys ride on their work horse at Favela Vila do Metrô community, Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Tariq Zaidi UK Nominee "The Sapeur of Brazzaville" Elie, 45, struts his stuff in the streets of Brazzaville, Congo

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Tariq Zaidi UK Nominee "Turning Heads" Yamea, 58, a sapeur for half a century turns heads in the streets of Brazzaville, Congo.

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Tariq Zaidi UK Nominee "Pyongyang Bus Stop" People wait at bus stop on the outskirts of the capital, Pyongyang. North Korea

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Terri Gold USA Nominee "Rabiri in the Thar Desert" The Rabari are a nomadic camel-herding people in Rajasthan whose name means "outside the way."

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Terri Gold USA Nominee "San People in Namibia" The San People place importance on their storytelling to remind themselves of their history

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Thomas Kettner Germany Nominee "Size Matters"

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Thomas Phoon Malaysia Nominee "Declining Years" Old folks enjoying their retired time in a traditional Chinese tea house

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Travis Broxton USA Nominee "existence"

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Txomin Txueka Spain Nominee ""Partxis" playing" Prisoners "partxis" playing in the prison of San Pedro, La Paz-Bolivia.

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Val Kelly UK Nominee "Smiler - roadside fruit & veg stall seller." I was the passenger of our hired car when I took this image. I smiled, held up my camera, she nodded & proudly smiled back. I took my shot, the lights changed. I smiled my thanx as we resumed our...

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Victoria Parnall-Vaughan UK Nominee "Longingly"

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Vito Finocchiaro Italy Nominee "ATTACHMENT" The long waits of the pasture. Joseph, 15 years of age, brings books with him and studies while watching the sheep. In an economic situation like that of Sicily.

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Vyacheslav Sarkisian Turkmenistan Nominee "Fans " On the podium racetrack honorary elders watch the races.

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Wee Seng Goh Singapore Nominee "lionel eagle" the perfect way to freedom

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Wilco van Dijen Netherlands Nominee "Ritual dance" Ghana

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Willy Wilson USA Nominee "The Soloist" Girls at a middle-school continuation

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Yoshiteru Yamamoto Canada Nominee "Chat"

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