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Aslihan 2

ozgur secmen

Turkey

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Aslihan 2"
Its portrait of Aslihan, who was very sad while i photographed her.



Alice Neel

Lynn Gilbert

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Alice Neel"
Alice Neel’s art, style and persona were distinctly her own.



La Scapigliata

Peyman Naderi

Iran

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"La Scapigliata"



Smoking Woman

Robert Arnold

USA

Honorable Mention

"Smoking Woman"



Three kids, Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland

John Walmsley

UK

Honorable Mention

"Three kids, Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland"
Three kids, Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland



Coal Miner Ian Turner

Edmond Terakopian

UK

Honorable Mention

"Coal Miner Ian Turner"
Miner Ian Turner. Aberpergwm Mine is the only remaining operational coal mine in the UK.



Antonia

Avarino Caraco

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Antonia"
Antonia is 70 years old and during a very difficult period she decided to work with her body



Chinese Man With Glasses, Tibet

Donald Graham

USA

Honorable Mention

"Chinese Man With Glasses, Tibet"
Featured in Donald Graham's recently published book, One Of A Kind



Molybdenum Miner, Questa, New Mexico

Donald Graham

USA

Honorable Mention

"Molybdenum Miner, Questa, New Mexico"
Featured in Donald Graham's recently published book, One Of A Kind



Self-Portrait

Christian Herbert Hildebrand

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Self-Portrait"
Selfportrait in front of a store entrance in Italy



Fran Bartoli

Terry Wild

USA

Honorable Mention

"Fran Bartoli"



Kamona, Waterloo, London 2022

Adam Lawrence

UK

Honorable Mention

"Kamona, Waterloo, London 2022"
Press and Pubicty shoot for musician Kamona, Waterloo, London 2022



Regal African

Jerry Stevenson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Regal African"



87 years old women/Nepal

Rajesh Dhungana

Nepal

Honorable Mention

"87 years old women/Nepal"
This is an 87-year-old woman from a rural part of Nepal. She walks about 6 km from her village to th



Frank Auerbach in his studio

Nicola Bensley

UK

Honorable Mention

"Frank Auerbach in his studio"
Frank Auerbach in his studio shot on film in natural light. Silver gelatin print.



The Odd and Even Couple

Laura Jean Zito

Ireland

Honorable Mention

"The Odd and Even Couple"
This couple engages in their differences by adopting each other's manner of dress. The coffee table



Smoky

Erwin van Halteren

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Smoky"
A cigar smoking old lady in Myanmar



Tears of River Erosion

Sujon Adikary

Bangladesh

Honorable Mention

"Tears of River Erosion"
Riverbank Erosion an endemic and recurrent natural hazard in Bangladesh.



Day Worker

Mark Atkinson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Day Worker"
Hatian Day Worker



Law professor

Duncan de Fey

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Law professor"
former professor Law is retired but still writes about his profession in colomns



Raelynn

Kisa Kavass

USA

Honorable Mention

"Raelynn"



Albert

Pierre Delaunay

France

Honorable Mention

"Albert"
Portrait d'Albert en lumière du jour film argentique au Blad 500c



One Good Eye

Jeremy Green

USA

Honorable Mention

"One Good Eye"
A study with window light



Joel Ostlind, Artist

Adam Jahiel

USA

Nominee

"Joel Ostlind, Artist"
Joel Ostlind, Artist at his home in Wyoming



Self-Portrait

Aliona Kuznetsova

USA

Nominee

"Self-Portrait"
my reflection on living with mental illness. FX makeup also by me.



The Beauty of Black

Andrew Callaghan

USA

Nominee

"The Beauty of Black"
The Depth of Beauty of a Tanzanian woman



Woman Looks Through Oil

Ann Elliott Cutting

USA

Nominee

"Woman Looks Through Oil"
Woman looking through a bottle of oil.



'Beautiful Look'

Anna Beyger-Pasternak

UK

Nominee

"'Beautiful Look'"
Gelatin silver print



The Bulldog look

Anthony Neste

USA

Nominee

"The Bulldog look "
Candid Jim Gandolfini on The Sopranos set



Inner Duality

Antonio Peinado

Spain

Nominee

"Inner Duality"
Reflection about the multiple faces we show to others which are different from our inner face



Portrait of him

Babak Mani

France

Nominee

"Portrait of him"
Bahram Radan is an Iranian actor and superstar. (It has taken with B&W negative)



Australian First Nations Elder

Belinda Mason

Australia

Nominee

"Australian First Nations Elder"
Elder James Canuto fought in Vietnam at a time his rights in Australia were violated



I was only 16

Belinda Mason

Australia

Nominee

"I was only 16"
Australian First Nations Vietnam Veteran Marsat Ketchell lied about his age and fought.



Face Off

Bernard Ng

Malaysia

Nominee

"Face Off"
The bride was happy with her make up and smile in the mirror.



The Earls

Bill Bernstein

USA

Nominee

"The Earls"
“Bouffon Comedy” troupe The Earls defy gender identities thru their performances.



Tribal Performer in Traditional Regalia

Bowman Ashe

USA

Nominee

"Tribal Performer in Traditional Regalia"



Robin Flink #1

Caspar Arnhold

Germany

Nominee

"Robin Flink #1"
17 years ago was the last time we met. At the time Robin, age 5 played the main part in film of mine



Ring holder

Catalin Niculae Ruxandu

Canada

Nominee

"Ring holder"



Steer Entry

Clark James Mishler

USA

Nominee

"Steer Entry"
Young woman with livestock entry at the Alaska State Fair.



Young Gun

David Skernick

USA

Nominee

"Young Gun"
Nicest guy in the world but he wanted to look tough in the photo.



Royce

David Stewart

Canada

Nominee

"Royce"



Boxer

David Stewart

Canada

Nominee

"Boxer"



Roman Goddess Luna Portrait

David Nienow

USA

Nominee

"Roman Goddess Luna Portrait"
Model: Jen Ambrose.



Maternal Vanessa #5

Deborah Welsh

USA

Nominee

"Maternal Vanessa #5"
Boudoir Maternity



Onlooker

Deborah Maxx

Brazil

Nominee

"Onlooker"



Eyes of India-5

Deborah Gray Mitchell

USA

Nominee

"Eyes of India-5"
An unscheduled stop at a home for the aged in the State of Karnataka, India, 2020



Maternal Instinct

Dennis Keim

USA

Nominee

"Maternal Instinct"
The Maternal Love of a Mother



Muslim Man With A Tear, Delhi, India

Donald Graham

USA

Nominee

"Muslim Man With A Tear, Delhi, India"
Featured in Donald Graham's recently published book, "One Of A Kind".



Gordon Parks, New York City, New York

Donald Graham

USA

Nominee

"Gordon Parks, New York City, New York"
Featured in Donald Graham's recently published book, One Of A Kind



Katia, New York City, New York

Donald Graham

USA

Nominee

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



Blue Man, Mali

Donald Graham

USA

Nominee

"Blue Man, Mali"
This photograph is featured in Donald Graham's new book, "ONE OF A KIND", published by Hatje Cantz



Turkanas resting at the hotel

Eduardo Lopez Moreno

Kenya

Nominee

"Turkanas resting at the hotel"
Two women rest in a hotel where they pay for the bed to share with others in a hotel in Kenya



Quinten

Eleszabeth McNeel

USA

Nominee

"Quinten"
A Cowboy Always Ready



Ruby

Elizabeth Opalenik

USA

Nominee

"Ruby"
New beginnings.



Avoir 20 ans en 2020 #1

Emilie Maillet

France

Nominee

"Avoir 20 ans en 2020 #1"



Gitane

Etienne van Sloun

Netherlands

Nominee

"Gitane"



Virga

Felice Boucher

USA

Nominee

"Virga"



Alan Cumming, Baggage

Francis Hills

USA

Nominee

"Alan Cumming, Baggage"
Cover portrait for Alan Cumming's new memoir, Baggage, 2021



Chain Man

Gabor Gasztonyi

Canada

Nominee

"Chain Man"
Chain Man at Balmoral Hotel Vancouver.



Confidence

Gino Defauw

Belgium

Nominee

"Confidence"



vulnerable

Gino Defauw

Belgium

Nominee

"vulnerable"



The man from Havana

Gunnar Stroem

Norway

Nominee

"The man from Havana"
Havana, Cuba Feb. 2020



Marquis

Guy Brooksbank

USA

Nominee

"Marquis"
Marquis Hill, Musical Artist, Chicago, USA



Fresh Pork

Hal Tearse

USA

Nominee

"Fresh Pork"
Cuban Butchershop



Layers

Hanna Derecka

Poland

Nominee

"Layers"



Sandstorm

Helga Salwe

Australia

Nominee

"Sandstorm"
Sudden sandstrom, Western Sahara desert, Morocco



Franco

Henriette van Gasteren

Netherlands

Nominee

"Franco"
Portrait from the series 'People I had coffee with'. I capture them in an unguarded moment.



Cuscueno

Henry Fernando

Canada

Nominee

"Cuscueno"
Cusco Photographer



Melancholy 1

Hilaneh Mahmoudi

Turkey

Nominee

"Melancholy 1"
Senegal 2021



Melancholy 2

Hilaneh Mahmoudi

Turkey

Nominee

"Melancholy 2"
Antep 2020



Two Men

Ilan Wittenberg

New Zealand

Nominee

"Two Men"
Two men walking in the forest, Rwanda



Peco

Ilia Uzunoski

Australia

Nominee

"Peco"



Self Portrait 553

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"Self Portrait 553"
Caught by Light & Shadow



George

Jack Savage

UK

Nominee

"George"
A local homeless character called George.



In the dark

Javier Bohorquez

USA

Nominee

"In the dark"



Pondering Life's Questions

Jerry Stevenson

USA

Nominee

"Pondering Life's Questions"



Eno

Joachim Bergauer

Austria

Nominee

"Eno"
The picture was a project that is a nod to modern art. This is a ONE shoot and results in two faces.



Surgeon - At the Edge of Life

Jonathan Banks

UK

Nominee

"Surgeon - At the Edge of Life"
Steven Lo is a surgeon in Glasgow who is investigating the potential for 3D Telemedicine.



Bob Weir - The Grateful Dead

Jonathan David Sabin

USA

Nominee

"Bob Weir - The Grateful Dead"
"Not Fade Away!"



Pearl Fryar

Joseph De Sciose

USA

Nominee

"Pearl Fryar"
Pearl Fryar, Topiary Artist



Veiled Emotion

Ken Clough

USA

Nominee

"Veiled Emotion "
What lies beneath the emotions we hide?



Dance Artist #1

Kent Miller

USA

Nominee

"Dance Artist #1"
4x5 film portrait of a dancer



Mountain Nymph

Kim Kuhlman

USA

Nominee

"Mountain Nymph"
A young woman on the cusp of her last year of high school adventuring in the Wasatch Mountains



Ameah Walking

Landry Major

USA

Nominee

"Ameah Walking"
Ameah who is a member of the Salish Tribe in Montana walks in her regalia.



Therese in Light and Shadows

Lisa Powers

New Zealand

Nominee

"Therese in Light and Shadows"
Photographed in my New York studio with Asahi Pentax 6x7 camera, Plus-X 220 film, scanned with Imaco



Mike, for 'Comfort & Joy'

Lisa F. Fleischmann

Canada

Nominee

"Mike, for 'Comfort & Joy'"
Mike Bullard performing at The Rivoli Tavern, Toronto, mid 1990's: During his early peak, Mike performed with other Canadian comics for "Comfort & Joy," a fundraiser for AIDS home...



Away from Tourists Eyes

Liz Loh-Taylor

Australia

Nominee

"Away from Tourists Eyes"
So much of the core of tribal cultures and traditions are being lost to the commercial and capitalist world that we live. This was a beautiful time spent with the Mursi tribe, learning about their wa



Mister King

Lo Kee

France

Nominee

"Mister King"
This is a portrait of Mr King, a 93yo French artist in the kitchen of his artist's studio



self portrait

Lonnie Duka

USA

Nominee

"self portrait"
self portrait



Louise Nevelson

Lynn Gilbert

USA

Nominee

"Louise Nevelson"
Louise Nevelson was one of the great American artists of the 20th century.



Mark Glimcher, NYC, 1970's

Lynn Gilbert

USA

Nominee

"Mark Glimcher, NYC, 1970's"
A future star in the art world.



Forbidden me

Mahdiyeh Afshar bakeshloo

Iran

Nominee

"Forbidden me"
Women in contemporary society are the same as before .



Herbie

Mark Atkinson

USA

Nominee

"Herbie"
Portrait of Norfolk VA legend Herbie Williams



Stephen Tranquil

Mark Atkinson

USA

Nominee

"Stephen Tranquil"
Portrait of Stephen on a Richmond VA street, midwinter



Lib

Mark Atkinson

USA

Nominee

"Lib"
Lib in backyard after Thanksgiving dinner



Man Waiting

Mark Atkinson

USA

Nominee

"Man Waiting"
Man Waiting in Crowd, Tanzania Africa



The Hop Picker

Mark Harrison

UK

Nominee

"The Hop Picker"
Working methods of hop picking on this farm have lasted over 100 years in England,



Inspired Series Christian Jungwirth

Markus Hofstatter

Austria

Nominee

"Inspired Series Christian Jungwirth"
My inspired series is about inspiring people, captured with the wet collodion process.



Inspired Series Borut Peterlin

Markus Hofstatter

Austria

Nominee

"Inspired Series Borut Peterlin"
My inspired series is about inspiring people, captured with the wet collodion process.



Ari at Makeup Table

Martin Miller

USA

Nominee

"Ari at Makeup Table"
13-year-old Ari on the doorstep of womanhood



The Boxer

Mervyn Dublin

Malaysia

Nominee

"The Boxer"
Narawi was an Ex Commando whom i met on the streets doing his usual shadow boxing.



Marie-Pascale Hairdresser, 2021

Michel Merce

Canada

Nominee

"Marie-Pascale Hairdresser, 2021"



Kom Ombo_A Man and His History

Michele Westmorland

USA

Nominee

"Kom Ombo_A Man and His History"
Kom Ombo or Ombos or Latin: Ambo and Ombi – is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple o



Muhammad Ali

Mister Lynch

USA

Nominee

"Muhammad Ali"
He sat there mostly silent, but when i lifted the camera, he came alive



David Bowie Roll 2 Frame 21

Mister Lynch

USA

Nominee

"David Bowie Roll 2 Frame 21"
A selected image from shooting David Bowie's Earthling Tour



Hestia awaited the messanger

Morgan Conolly

USA

Nominee

"Hestia awaited the messanger"
Hestia awaited the messanger.



Wisdom

Nancy Ney

USA

Nominee

"Wisdom"
Tribal elder in Ethiopia



Apatani Woman

Nancy Ney

USA

Nominee

"Apatani Woman"
Apatani woman in Nagaland, India.



Coco

Olga Nebot

Australia

Nominee

"Coco"
From my personal work, capturing New York City People



Joe Rogan

Paul Mobley

USA

Nominee

"Joe Rogan"
Portrait of Comedian Joe Rogan



Jakob Dylan

Paul Mobley

USA

Nominee

"Jakob Dylan"
Portrait of Musician Jakob Dylan



Tom Noonan

Paula Barr

USA

Nominee

"Tom Noonan"
Tom Noonan, 3D



Noir Portrait

Pete Saloutos

USA

Nominee

"Noir Portrait"
Noir Portrait



Rainy sisters

Piotr Powietrzynski

USA

Nominee

"Rainy sisters"
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



Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas...

Piotr Musial

Poland

Nominee

"Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas..."



In love

PoYi Li

Taiwan

Nominee

"In love"
Being in the blooming hydrangea sea is like stepping into a fairy tale story.



Ava

Rachel Neville

USA

Nominee

"Ava"



Women from rural Nepal.

Rajesh Dhungana

Nepal

Nominee

"Women from rural Nepal. "
Women from rural Nepal. These women are from rural Nepal. People in rural Nepal are watching me with



Egypt Man #1

Renata Vale

Brazil

Nominee

"Egypt Man #1"
Egypt 04/21



Heroine

Richard Dweck

USA

Nominee

"Heroine"



Billboard Painter

Robert Landau

USA

Nominee

"Billboard Painter"
Billboard painter Mario Rueda at Foster and Kleiser studio, Los Angeles, CA



Ollie and Jessika

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Ollie and Jessika"
Ollie is a shy Norwegian forest cat, so I was happy to finally shoot him with Jessika. Ollie came to her through a dramatic rescue on a busy freeway.



Thakurain Of Diggi Palace

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Thakurain Of Diggi Palace"
Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India



Talc Bath

Rohn Meijer

Italy

Nominee

"Talc Bath"
When water is scarce a talc bath will have to do.



Kader

Sascha Kraus

Germany

Nominee

"Kader"
Kader, Dakar from my book NUYU



Yaksha

Shankar Subramanian

India

Nominee

"Yaksha"
Yaksha



Yunnan Farmer

Steven Jan

France

Nominee

"Yunnan Farmer"
In Yunnan (China), a farmer brings her chickens inside to protect them from wild cats.



Cowgirl

Stone Peng

USA

Nominee

"Cowgirl"



Man and Daughter

T. J. Hankins

USA

Nominee

"Man and Daughter"



Becca D'bus

Tan Ngiap Heng

Singapore

Nominee

"Becca D'bus"
Drag Queen



Maasai Moran

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"Maasai Moran"
In far off lands, the timeless rituals and ceremonies of tribal communities are celebrated.



Painted

Todd Eckelman

USA

Nominee

"Painted"
Painted Portrait



before haircut

Ton Dirven

Netherlands

Nominee

"before haircut"



The Mundari

Trevor Cole

Ireland

Nominee

"The Mundari"
A man of the Mundari tribe with classical V shaped scarification on the forehead.



Jiye woman

Trevor Cole

Ireland

Nominee

"Jiye woman"
Jiye woman with scarification on her face enjoying a smoke.



Mundari Herder

Trevor Cole

Ireland

Nominee

"Mundari Herder"
Portrait of a Mundari herder in Central Equatoria



Afraid

Ulla Jensen

Denmark

Nominee

"Afraid"



Emoção

Vera Regina Bandeira

Brazil

Nominee

"Emoção"



Book Collector

William Lulow

USA

Nominee

"Book Collector"
Book Collector, Atlanta



Mother #4

Wolf Peter Steinheisser

Germany

Nominee

"Mother #4"
Series about a mother expecting her third child



yolanda brown #1

Wolf Peter Steinheisser

Germany

Nominee

"yolanda brown #1"
Live at the BIX Club - Stuttgart



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