Children of the World - Professional

Hope Jason Joyce
UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Hope"
A project initiative in Zambia to stop child labour and give children an education.



Another face of war #2 Mouneb Taim
Netherlands

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Another face of war #2"
Syria is not just black or white, it is not either the Syrian regime or fighters. There are also civ



Little Miss H. Allen Benowitz
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Little Miss "
This little girl found refuge under a bench from an adult party.



Child herder Trevor Cole
Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Child herder"
The children work from an early age and in so doing they develop the symbiotic bond.



Girl with Crown, NYC, 1970's Lynn Gilbert
USA

Honorable Mention

"Girl with Crown, NYC, 1970's"
Child and/or adult.



Bike balancing, Gala Day, Wester Hailes. John Walmsley
UK

Honorable Mention

"Bike balancing, Gala Day, Wester Hailes."
Bike balancing, Gala Day, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh



Don't cry Asa Deleau Wiklund
Sweden

Honorable Mention

"Don't cry"



Covenant House Silvio Calcagno
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Covenant House"
Street Kids



Striker Jason Joyce
UK

Honorable Mention

"Striker"
Playtime at school. A project in Zambia to stop child labour and give children an education.



Young Girl, Brooklyn, New York Donald Graham
USA

Honorable Mention

"Young Girl, Brooklyn, New York"
This photograph is featured in Donald Graham's new book, "ONE OF A KIND", published by Hatje Cantz



Kids of Havana Ragnar B. Varga
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Kids of Havana"
Growing up in Cuba means for many playing on the streets with friends from the same neighborhood.



Big eyes in the church Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Honorable Mention

"Big eyes in the church"
A young girl plays at the entrance of the church in a service Sunday day in Kigali, Rwanda



Bevington Boy, NYC, 1970's Lynn Gilbert
USA

Honorable Mention

"Bevington Boy, NYC, 1970's"
Ready to take on the world.



Boys at beach Robbie Tulloch
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Boys at beach"
adventure at the beach



Street Playground Sue Vo-Ho
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Street Playground"
Kids on the streets of Oran



Walking On Water Diana Feil
USA

Honorable Mention

"Walking On Water"
Stunning capture of my daughter jumping off a boat.



Jump Roberto Soares-Gomes
Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Jump"
Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.



My way Morten Saele
Norway

Honorable Mention

"My way"
Choose your own way in life



Dog and derelict phone box, Wester Hailes. John Walmsley
UK

Honorable Mention

"Dog and derelict phone box, Wester Hailes."
Dog and derelict phone box, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, 1979



Hands Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Honorable Mention

"Hands"
girls and boys play in the Madrasa in Stone Town in Zanzibar, Tanzania



What children love Dario Negretto
Japan

Honorable Mention

"What children love"
Children playing during a daily lesson in a monastery in Bagan, Myanmar.



Childhood Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention

"Childhood"
Childhood is the most beautiful of all life’s seasons.



Brothers enter Chickens Clark James Mishler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brothers enter Chickens"
Brothers enter chickens at the Alaska State Fair



Leo In Bubbles Nicol Hockett
USA

Honorable Mention

"Leo In Bubbles"



Children of the old town Marek Czarnecki
Poland

Honorable Mention

"Children of the old town"
Picture taken in the old town of the city Torun



Family at the skirts of the volcano Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Honorable Mention

"Family at the skirts of the volcano"
a young man rests with the family animals in the Volcanos at Rwanda



Let Freedom Swing Debra Ledsinger
USA

Honorable Mention

"Let Freedom Swing"



Joy Beatrice Heydiri
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Joy"



over/under Molly Garg
USA

Honorable Mention

"over/under"
two brothers are playing at the pool- one has already jumped in while the other is waiting to jump



Young Ropers Clark James Mishler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Young Ropers"
Friends take a short break from roping practice in a back-lot at the Alaska State Fair.



Come back here, little bum! Lisa F. Fleischmann
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Come back here, little bum!"
Summer cottage life in Ontario...kids are free, and won't sit still for anything!



Emotion from inside Angie Perisse
USA

Nominee

"Emotion from inside"



Two Somali Boys Audrey Gottlieb
USA

Nominee

"Two Somali Boys"
Somalia has been a war-torn country since 1970.



Strongman Cheryl Clegg
USA

Nominee

"Strongman"
Five year old Tommy shows his muscles off Lakeside



The Session David Gray
Canada

Nominee

"The Session"



The 100-year-old girl Deborah Maxx
Brazil

Nominee

"The 100-year-old girl"



Diving Board Diana Feil
USA

Nominee

"Diving Board"
Teenager sitting on top of an old diving Board on Lake Como



One Big Kiss Domenic Aquilina
Malta

Nominee

"One Big Kiss"
A young male attempts a kiss to his nearest female companion during a Holy Communion event in Malta



Village Girl With Unique Braiding, Senegal Donald Graham
USA

Nominee

"Village Girl With Unique Braiding, Senegal"
Featured in Donald Graham's recently published book, One Of A Kind



disposed and happy Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Nominee

"disposed and happy"
a young man walks and lives in a small town on the way to the Volcano region in Rwanda



At the madrassa Eduardo Lopez Moreno
Kenya

Nominee

"At the madrassa "
A young girl practices verses of the Koran with her teacher in a Madrasa in Kenya and Ethiopia



From the 'Le welcome' series Eli Dijkers
UK

Nominee

"From the 'Le welcome' series"
Fragments from the South of France, photographed between 2018 and 2021.



Bubblegum Hilaneh Mahmoudi
Turkey

Nominee

"Bubblegum"
Refugee children at a learning center, İstanbul



Chelsea Gallery Students James C. Worrell
USA

Nominee

"Chelsea Gallery Students"
My high school students in a NYC Chelsea gallery.



Uphill Janet Century
USA

Nominee

"Uphill"
My muse during childhood



Sara Janet Century
USA

Nominee

"Sara"
Pure Joy



Smile Jason Joyce
UK

Nominee

"Smile"
Off to get her school uniform. A Cote d'Ivoire project to stop child labour and provide education.



Insouciance Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Nominee

"Insouciance"



At a music school Jiri Tondl
Czech Republic

Nominee

"At a music school"
At school for young violinists.



Rose with a Basket of Fruit John W. McDermott
USA

Nominee

"Rose with a Basket of Fruit"
Rose ponders a basket of fruit.



Aswan Children Kay Erickson
USA

Nominee

"Aswan Children"
Two children in Aswan, Egypt, walk down the street



Fishy Story in Ennistimon Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Fishy Story in Ennistimon"
A young girl in Ireland tries to get a free fish from a man selling mackerel out of the back of his



The Muscle Man Laurie Freitag
USA

Nominee

"The Muscle Man"



The Human Band-Aid Laurie Freitag
USA

Nominee

"The Human Band-Aid"



Bevington Brothers, NYC, 1970's Lynn Gilbert
USA

Nominee

"Bevington Brothers, NYC, 1970's"
The striking difference between siblings.



Summer Margrieta Jeltema
Italy

Nominee

"Summer"
from the series "Una Terra Sacra"



Gypsy #1 Martin Krystynek
Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Gypsy #1"
Gypsies in poor settlement



Gypsy #2 Martin Krystynek
Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Gypsy #2"
Hopeless kid in destroyed house



Ari and Dolls Martin Miller
USA

Nominee

"Ari and Dolls"
13-year-old Ari on the doorstep of womanhood



Skeleton Boys Michele Westmorland
USA

Nominee

"Skeleton Boys"
Skeleton boys of Papua New Guinea sharing their cultural heritage. This was done quietly and in secr



Two kids in Israel Owen Franken
France

Nominee

"Two kids in Israel"
Two young boys with yamulkas walk hand in hand in Israel



Girls with bows Piotr Powietrzynski
USA

Nominee

"Girls with bows"
This image was shoot on on black-and-white film with a Mentor Panorama camera with Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 180mm F4.5 lens.



Jeronimo Ramiro Salazar
USA

Nominee

"Jeronimo"
My son in confinement



The girl in the sun Renata Vale
Brazil

Nominee

"The girl in the sun"
egypt 04/21



Party Dress Richard Dweck
USA

Nominee

"Party Dress"



Boy Brahmin Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Boy Brahmin"
Varanasi, India



She's My Mum Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"She's My Mum"
No touching my Mum



The Divine Feminine Sandy Lopez-Isnardi
USA

Nominee

"The Divine Feminine"
Gelatin Silver Print, 20"x24"



Boy with the Moon Susan Segal
USA

Nominee

"Boy with the Moon"
A whimsical moment preserved



Soulful Eyes Todd Winters
USA

Nominee

"Soulful Eyes"
A Soulful look from a young child.



in the museum Ton Dirven
Netherlands

Nominee

"in the museum"



Boy herders Trevor Cole
Ireland

Nominee

"Boy herders "
Boy herders tethering this cattle at Tochmanga camp in South Sudan



Mundari child Trevor Cole
Ireland

Nominee

"Mundari child"
A young Mundari child in the midst of a cattle camp in South Sudan



My resting place Trevor Cole
Ireland

Nominee

"My resting place"
A young Mundari herder sleeping by the fire and his cattle at night.



Young herders Trevor Cole
Ireland

Nominee

"Young herders"
The children work from an early age in the cattle camps indulging in traits and traditions.



O MENINO E O MAR Vera Regina Bandeira
Brazil

Nominee

"O MENINO E O MAR"



Mother #2 Wolf Peter Steinheisser
Germany

Nominee

"Mother #2"
Series about a mother expecting her third child



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