People - Professional

Holding on Alessandra Manzotti
Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Holding on"
My 90 years old father and my daughter holding hands. Hoping they can do this again very soon.



hazelnut seller Salvatore Valente
Italy

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"hazelnut seller"
Ghana ,nella piccolo villaggio di pescatori si aggira una venditrice di nocciole.



Cannon Beach, Oregon Matt Lit
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Cannon Beach, Oregon"
A young girl hurries to keep up with her family during strong winds at Cannon Beach, Oregon.



Taboo Fattah Zinouri
USA

Honorable Mention

"Taboo"
The message I am expressing is one of rebellion.



Farewell Leo Fellner
Austria

Honorable Mention

"Farewell"



Figures Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Honorable Mention

"Figures"



head and feet Wei Fu
Thailand

Honorable Mention

"head and feet"
people waiting in very crowded train



Breakdown Suzy Corby
Spain

Honorable Mention

"Breakdown"



Tamponi di massa Alberto Cicchini
Italy

Honorable Mention

"Tamponi di massa"
Tamponi di massa Covid 19 palazzetto dello sport San Benedetto tr. Italy



get to top Wei Fu
Thailand

Honorable Mention

"get to top"
people trying to get on the crowded train



Cheeky Crosswalk Peter Rodger
USA

Honorable Mention

"Cheeky Crosswalk"
Only in Cannes



Late Lunch Sue Atkinson
UK

Honorable Mention

"Late Lunch"
A collection of old clocks in a pub



Gossip Girls Hugo Bes
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Gossip Girls"
Three elderly ladies having a laugh on their favourite bench in a village in Ninh Binh province.



Rollercoaster Gunnar Stroem
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Rollercoaster"
Cnon 5D Mk. III



California Wildfire Fighter Clark James Mishler
USA

Honorable Mention

"California Wildfire Fighter"
"We fought the UNL fire for nine days before CalFire showed up. I do this because this is my community - always will be." -Vol. firefighter and sixth generation Calistogan Scott Weems mops up.



Rascals in the air Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Honorable Mention

"Rascals in the air"



steppin' in steppin'out Etienne van Sloun
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"steppin' in steppin'out"



Morning in Malta Jonathan David Sabin
USA

Honorable Mention

"Morning in Malta"



Searching Terry Wild
USA

Honorable Mention

"Searching"
Man in innertube on Moosehead Lake searching his treasure.



Diversity Ken Loyst
USA

Honorable Mention

"Diversity"
A sampling of the incredible cultural diversity in Manhattan's Bryant park.



Hand Dried Beans Andrew Robert Fox
UK

Honorable Mention

"Hand Dried Beans"
Villagers drying cocoa beans in Cote d'Ivoire.



The seduction of Tango - VI Christopher Pillitz
UK

Honorable Mention

"The seduction of Tango - VI"
The mystique and seduction of Tango incarnated in the hands of Jesus Paez and Iara Duarte, Buenos Ai



Covid Choir Edmond Terakopian
UK

Honorable Mention

"Covid Choir"
Churches Allowed To Open After Easing Of UK COVID 19 restrictions. St Yeghiche Armenian Church.



The Praying Monk Luigi Fieni
Germany

Honorable Mention

"The Praying Monk"
Buddhist Monk reading the Kangyur during a religious ceremony, Mustang, Nepal



Slippery When Wet Robert Maynard
UK

Honorable Mention

"Slippery When Wet "



Communication Christian Herbert Hildebrand
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Communication"
Two women talking



Young Muslim Girl and Her Angry Cat Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Honorable Mention

"Young Muslim Girl and Her Angry Cat "
A young Muslim woman smiles at the Swahili entrance of her house number 2c22 on the Island of Lamu



Hair Splashing Michel Lavallee
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Hair Splashing"
Let splash some water to design some interested shape together.



verso casa Salvatore Valente
Italy

Honorable Mention

"verso casa"
Vietnam dopo la pescasi rientra a casa



Thoughtful Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Honorable Mention

"Thoughtful"



The Bus Stop Andrew Robert Fox
UK

Nominee

"The Bus Stop"
Workers on their way to the cocoa processing plant, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa.



Close Anne De Geer
Sweden

Nominee

"Close"
Linköping



Working Shoemaker Anthony Verde
USA

Nominee

"Working Shoemaker"
Shoemaker works in the window light of his shop



Take Away Bernard Ng
Malaysia

Nominee

"Take Away"
Some older adults still prefer to take away from the food stalls during the pandemic



The Participant Brett Howard Nelson
USA

Nominee

"The Participant"
Central Park, New York City. July 5, 2019.



Singing in the Rain Bruce Byers
USA

Nominee

"Singing in the Rain"
Let it Rain



Cooking Garlic Breads for Supper Chieko Tanemura
Japan

Nominee

"Cooking Garlic Breads for Supper"



Venice Beach Palm Chris Roche
USA

Nominee

"Venice Beach Palm"



Busstop Christian Herbert Hildebrand
Switzerland

Nominee

"Busstop"
Waitin at the Busstop



Waiting for Customers Christian Herbert Hildebrand
Switzerland

Nominee

"Waiting for Customers"
Waiting for customers in the Souk



The seduction of Tango - I Christopher Pillitz
UK

Nominee

"The seduction of Tango - I"
Barbara Bertone gazes through a window during a tropical downpour awaiting her Tango dance partner O



The seduction of Tango - II Christopher Pillitz
UK

Nominee

"The seduction of Tango - II"
Dancer Pablo Fermani runs through a seductive dance routine during a tropical downpour in front of B



The seduction of Tango - V Christopher Pillitz
UK

Nominee

"The seduction of Tango - V"
Tango dancers Jesus Paez and Iara Duarte rehearsing for a dance performance at La Catedral del Tango



Begging Man, New York City Christy Mc Namara
Ireland

Nominee

"Begging Man, New York City"
Begging Man outside Macys, New York City



Performers in Dressing Room Claude Ka Kit Tsang
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Performers in Dressing Room"
A curator is introducing the programme in front of the honourable guests at the opening ceremony of an photographic enent.



Eyes and nose Claude Ka Kit Tsang
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Eyes and nose"
A pairs of bright eyes are wide open while a man is staying iand taking place of her nose.



Se vuelan Daniel Malter
Germany

Nominee

"Se vuelan"
The guys of Chaca and Mexico blowing off steam, Buenos Aires, Argentina.



Philippine Elders Dave Monk
USA

Nominee

"Philippine Elders"
Ifugao elders occupy the mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines



Street Food David Kennedy
UK

Nominee

"Street Food"
In Jodhpur, Rajasthan, a street stall owner prepares his steaming pot.



Fog Tracks Dragomir Vukovic
USA

Nominee

"Fog Tracks"



Snow in the Netherlands Duncan de Fey
Netherlands

Nominee

"Snow in the Netherlands"
Not often is there snow in the Netherlands, so lot of fun if.



Lockdown Relaxed Edmond Terakopian
UK

Nominee

"Lockdown Relaxed"
Brighton beach, as the COVID 19 lockdown has been relaxed and one of the hottest days sets to an end



With the world on top Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Nominee

"With the world on top"
From door to door, street to street, client to client, women and men carry goods on their head



Raising our Girls Erika Fish
Australia

Nominee

"Raising our Girls"
Taken New Years Eve 2020 in King George Square, Brisbane City



Curtains up Fabrizia Costa
UK

Nominee

"Curtains up"
A presenter with sparkly wings is about to introduce the next musician



Lockdown dance Fabrizia Costa
UK

Nominee

"Lockdown dance"
During months of lockdown, the patio is the new dance floor.



Sheffield Christmas market Fabrizia Costa
UK

Nominee

"Sheffield Christmas market"
The frantic search for last minute presents



Don Quijote de Bruxelles Francois Gueneau
France

Nominee

"Don Quijote de Bruxelles"



Morning News Frank Bevans
USA

Nominee

"Morning News"
and the camera man



A depth of town in Guangzhou Fumio Tanai
Japan

Nominee

"A depth of town in Guangzhou"
In the evening, as buses and cabs came and went, a woman carrying many bags landed in this city.



A shade of city Fumio Tanai
Japan

Nominee

"A shade of city"
Photographed in England.



Beach Life - St Brelades Bay Gina Socrates
UK

Nominee

"Beach Life - St Brelades Bay"



The Big City Gina Socrates
UK

Nominee

"The Big City"



Hotel Delano Gunnar Stroem
Norway

Nominee

"Hotel Delano"
Canon 16-35mm. South Beach Fl.



sorelle (sisters) Guy Brooksbank
USA

Nominee

"sorelle (sisters)"
Saint Peter's Basilica, Post-Covid Lockdown, Vatican City



The Next Step? #1 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"The Next Step? #1"
"Self portrait" (?) standing just inside of front door of house.



Street life Henriette van Gasteren
Netherlands

Nominee

"Street life"
Street life



Passion Hilaneh Mahmoudi
Turkey

Nominee

"Passion"
Cappadocia Turkey 2021



Book Beat Joanne Scherf
USA

Nominee

"Book Beat"



Rainy Night on the Westminster Bridge Joe Szurszewski
USA

Nominee

"Rainy Night on the Westminster Bridge"
A rainy night on the Westminster Bridge in London.



Jolianne Jumps Katarina Premfors
United Arab Emirates

Nominee

"Jolianne Jumps"
Jolianne jumps



Concentration Ken Loyst
USA

Nominee

"Concentration"
Finding solitude in the current crossword after a day of errands.



Hitching To Mars Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Hitching To Mars"
a guy with a paper bag over his head hitchihiking at night to Mars near the GW Bridge to NYC



Cat Nap Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Cat Nap"
White street traffic lines radiate out from a dog walker at the cynosure like bicycle wheel spokes, emphasizing a prone figure and his cat, non-plussed by it all, enjoying a rest in the middle of al



Narrow Escape Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Narrow Escape"
away. An elderly Irish man finds an quick exit from the graveyard through a narrow chink in the wall.



Take A Chance Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Take A Chance"
Charlie, a well-known and loved fixture at the Galway races for two decades, works the Dingle Horse Show in County Kerry, Ireland by setting up an impromptu roulette wheel stand.



Deal at the Kremlin Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Deal at the Kremlin"
Two men shake hands on a deal in front of the Kremlin on the day Communism fell.



Morning Rituals Luigi Barbano
USA

Nominee

"Morning Rituals"
Morning rituals... before the smartphones...



Stagefright Marcel van Balken
Netherlands

Nominee

"Stagefright"
Behind the scenes



Difficult Decision Marek Lapis
Poland

Nominee

"Difficult Decision"
Difficult decision... National Park Una/ Bosnia & Hercegovina.



Engagement Marek Lapis
Poland

Nominee

"Engagement"
Engagement... National Park Una/ Bosnia & Hercegovina.



Dimitris & Karolina Monemvasia Maria Alafouzou
Greece

Nominee

"Dimitris & Karolina Monemvasia"
Alafouzou Maria Photography



The Quarrymen #1 Markku Lahdesmaki
USA

Nominee

"The Quarrymen #1"
With a heavy hammer and a wedge, determination and a spirit full of Finnish SISU, these men crumble



Pandemic Pregnancy 2020 Melanie Manson
USA

Nominee

"Pandemic Pregnancy 2020"
Conception - 2020 stay at home order.



Flow Neo Zhao
China (PRC)

Nominee

"Flow"
It's like a theatrical life in the spotlight



Generations Nunzia Borrelli
Italy

Nominee

"Generations"



Leaping Olga Nebot
Australia

Nominee

"Leaping"
From my personal work, capturing the people of Australia



Mudmen Tribe PNG-3 Ottmar Philipp
Canada

Nominee

"Mudmen Tribe PNG-3"
Man representing the Mudmen Tribe in PNG with clay mask



Cuban Farmer Pat Trotter
USA

Nominee

"Cuban Farmer"
Cuban tobacco farmer heads out to the fields



Men at work Paulo Pampolin
UK

Nominee

"Men at work"
Men workink on rooftop of Oca museum in Sao Paulo city, Brazil



Someone Peter Dorfberg
Poland

Nominee

"Someone"
Everyone is ordinary, until you meet someone.



Desert Song Piper Mackay
USA

Nominee

"Desert Song"
A Rendile girl taking a morning walk along the shores of Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya



Cuban band Ragnar B. Varga
Norway

Nominee

"Cuban band"
The band is playing Cuban music in Santiago, which blends elements of Spanish and African origin.



Europalink Rainer K. Lampinen
Finland

Nominee

"Europalink"
Europalink



Homeless Ranjan Kundu
India

Nominee

"Homeless"
THE HOMELESS IN THE STREET



Homage to Millet Richard Dweck
USA

Nominee

"Homage to Millet"
My job as a photographer is not just to portray the person but to evoke the world that they embody.



Daily Bread ROBERT COATES
Canada

Nominee

"Daily Bread"
Taken in Reykjavik, Iceland over the water feature at city hall of unknowing local pedestrian.



Hello World 28 Robert Pierce Butler
Canada

Nominee

"Hello World 28"



Net Repair Robert Pierce Butler
Canada

Nominee

"Net Repair"



Sufis Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Sufis"
Haji Pir, Bhuj, Gujarat,India



Sweeper Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Sweeper"
London



People watching Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"People watching "
Through a London Cab window



Freedom Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Freedom"
USA



Faces of devotion Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Faces of devotion"
Krishna Temple, India



Reflect PA S. Rick Armstrong
USA

Nominee

"Reflect PA"
A moment of reflection in Pittsburgh PA.



Skipping Snow Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Nominee

"Skipping Snow"
-



Spring Break Scott Hoyle
USA

Nominee

"Spring Break"
Miami Beach, Florida 2021



The Heirloom Sebastien Arbour
Canada

Nominee

"The Heirloom "
Street photography with TMax 3200



Lady with a dog Shankar Subramanian
India

Nominee

"Lady with a dog"
Women go long distance to fetch water in the harsh weather in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India



Prague Sue Vo-Ho
Canada

Nominee

"Prague"
A Street scene in a tourist place in the city of Prague



The Wollman Rink, Central Park as the Snow Fell Suzy Mitchell
UK

Nominee

"The Wollman Rink, Central Park as the Snow Fell"
This image was captured on my first visit to New York. The skating figures are almost "Lowry" like.



kiss Sven Heinrich
Germany

Nominee

"kiss"
I took this photo 2020 in Berlin, in front of an old part of the former DDR-West-Berlin-Wall.



Preparing for the Gerewol, the braiding session. Terri Gold
USA

Nominee

"Preparing for the Gerewol, the braiding session."
The Wodaabe consider themselves the most beautiful people in the world,preparation takes hours.



Dragon Fire! Thomas Margrave
USA

Nominee

"Dragon Fire!"



Thought Thomas Phoon
Malaysia

Nominee

"Thought"
Man thinking of his late wife while tidy up the long empty kitchen



Beck Hansen Thorsten von Overgaard
USA

Nominee

"Beck Hansen"
Beck Hansen in the spotlight at the Clive Davis Grammys Party



John Legend Thorsten von Overgaard
USA

Nominee

"John Legend"
John Legend preparing to play



Old Age Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Nominee

"Old Age"



Bazaar Vyacheslav Sarkisian
Turkmenistan

Nominee

"Bazaar"



Refresh Wolfgang Stahl
Germany

Nominee

"Refresh"
“IN ORDER TO BE IRREPLACEABLE ONE MUST ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT“



Wating Answer Front Desk Yoshiteru Yamamoto
Canada

Nominee

"Wating Answer Front Desk"
Wating Answer Front Desk



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