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Barber

Taro Chujo

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Barber"
The photo was taken at a barbershop on Edgewood Ave, Atlanta.



Canned Corn

Robin Downs

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Canned Corn"



Country Road

Margaret Sears Lindley

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Country Road"



Hauling Hay

Michael Knapstein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hauling Hay"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Clash of Civilizations

Robert Ruble

USA

Honorable Mention

"Clash of Civilizations"
A history of the American West over the past 200 years in one photo.



Silver Ladders

Joseph Smith

USA

Honorable Mention

"Silver Ladders"
Silver ladders stacked in front of a New England barn



Pioneer House

Joe Graf

USA

Honorable Mention

"Pioneer House"
Abandoned pioneer house near Randolph, UT



Father and Daughter

Michael Knapstein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Father and Daughter"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Outbuildings

Steve Toole

USA

Honorable Mention

"Outbuildings"



Tractor Driver

Michael Knapstein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Tractor Driver"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Leaning Left

Vincent Morban

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Leaning Left"
Trying hard to remain standing,



Grandsons

Michael Knapstein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Grandsons"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Kitchen, Abandoned House

Paul Hetzel

USA

Honorable Mention

"Kitchen, Abandoned House"



48 Pontiac

Michael Rausch

USA

Honorable Mention

"48 Pontiac"
The classic Pontiac hood ornament.



Honky Tonk Cowboy

Carolyn Edelstein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Honky Tonk Cowboy"
A man literally standing outside of the oldest Honky Tonk Bar in Nashville, TN



Abandoned School Yard

Paul Hetzel

USA

Honorable Mention

"Abandoned School Yard"



Worley Gig

Anne Dignam

USA

Honorable Mention

"Worley Gig"



...where are you?

Carlton Johnson

USA

Honorable Mention

"...where are you?"
From a NYC vintaged auto exhibition, 'Car 54 Where Are You" an American sitcom that aired in the 1960's.



Standing Guard

Budd Parker

USA

Honorable Mention

"Standing Guard"



Barren Tree with Barn

Joseph Smith

USA

Honorable Mention

"Barren Tree with Barn"
A Maine barn fronted by a bare treen in late fall



Brothers

Michael Knapstein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Brothers"
From the series "A Day's Work" documenting the hard-working people of the American Midwest



Amish Mudsale

Lynne Mass

USA

Honorable Mention

"Amish Mudsale"



Hail to the Chief

Claudia Zeien

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hail to the Chief"
A participant in a Fort Lauderdale Pride parade



Cowfolks

Claudia Zeien

USA

Honorable Mention

"Cowfolks"
Locals enjoying a home town parade.



Prairie Sentinel

Vincent Morban

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Prairie Sentinel"
Retired from active duty. A reminder of how things were done.



Journey into Imagination

Derek Attico

USA

Honorable Mention

"Journey into Imagination"
Dreams on the Metro



Morning glow

Danny Vint

USA

Honorable Mention

"Morning glow"



Barn Reflection

Brian Schneider

USA

Honorable Mention

"Barn Reflection"
Old dairy farm barn Fairbanks Alaska



Got him!

Robert Ruble

USA

Honorable Mention

"Got him!"
Cowboy on his way to a ribbon in calf-roping



Waiting for the Next Parade-Mardi Gras 1970

Charles Crain

USA

Honorable Mention

"Waiting for the Next Parade-Mardi Gras 1970"
part of a series captured at the 1970 Mardi Gras celebration in Lafayette, LA



Cowboy at the beach

Ivan Pesic

USA

Honorable Mention

"Cowboy at the beach"
Caught at Malibu Beach



Hopi Maiden

Charles Crain

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hopi Maiden"
part of a series captured at a Native American celebration



Crow Indian Sunset

Robert Ruble

USA

Honorable Mention

"Crow Indian Sunset"
The sun at end of day paints a scene evocative of the high plains 200 years ago.



Cadillac Ranch

Lynn Tait

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Cadillac Ranch"
Texas



Hello...Hello...?

Steve Gelineau

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hello...Hello...?"
A chair awaits callers at payphones on Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts USA



out in the landscape house

Annemarie Jacques

USA

Nominee

"out in the landscape house"



Go, Go, Go

Arthur Jacoby

USA

Nominee

"Go, Go, Go"
Homestead Rodeo



Atchafayala Crossing

Bernard Gillette

USA

Nominee

"Atchafayala Crossing"
Big Boy Crosses the Atchafayala River



Owanka

Bernie Kubiak

USA

Nominee

"Owanka"
Alfalfa Mill South Dakota



Covid Asbury Park

Beth Youmans

USA

Nominee

"Covid Asbury Park"



Abandoned Grain Silo

Brian Schneider

USA

Nominee

"Abandoned Grain Silo"
Detail of an abandoned grain silo.



Adirondack chairs

Carol Smokler

USA

Nominee

"Adirondack chairs"
light of early summer morning



Western Finance

Carol Schiraldi

USA

Nominee

"Western Finance"
Western Finance building, rural Texas town, USA



Hoopster

Carolyn Edelstein

USA

Nominee

"Hoopster"
Performer with Hula Hoops



Launch Light

Catherine Riddle

USA

Nominee

"Launch Light"
Hot air balloons light up the night in Ammon, Idaho



Salty Filmore Station

Deb Tatonetti

USA

Nominee

"Salty Filmore Station"



Surfing

Dr.Samarendranath Mandal

India

Nominee

"Surfing"
A lady with her two surfing boards at Capitola Beach



Untitled

Elmo Tide

USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



The loop of the Rope

Esperanza Gomez

USA

Nominee

"The loop of the Rope"



Alcatraz

Estevao Lafuente

Portugal

Nominee

"Alcatraz"
Boat crossing to Alcatraz. San Francisco bay.



Ghosttown Bodie

Guenther Reissner

Austria

Nominee

"Ghosttown Bodie"
bodie, old, abandoned, California, Americana



Falling apart

Guenther Reissner

Austria

Nominee

"Falling apart"
bodie, abandoned, old, California, USA



Mountains of Baltimore

Ira Dwoskin

USA

Nominee

"Mountains of Baltimore"
The Mountains of Baltimore



Loud and Freaky

Ivan Pesic

USA

Nominee

"Loud and Freaky"
Caught on Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood



Video Arcade

Jack Weingarten

USA

Nominee

"Video Arcade"
Pinball machines in our day. Video arcades for this generation.



Memorial Day-Butler, New Jersey

Jack Weingarten

USA

Nominee

"Memorial Day-Butler, New Jersey"
An old factory town, Butler takes pride in its history never more than on Memorial Day.



Crop Duster

James Meldrum

USA

Nominee

"Crop Duster"



viewing

Jed Best

USA

Nominee

"viewing"
audience



Sky Swing

Jeff Bullied

Canada

Nominee

"Sky Swing"



Ford Tuff

Joseph Smith

USA

Nominee

"Ford Tuff"
An old, reliable Ford Truck parked in a Maine farm



St Anthony's

Kathryn Audet

Canada

Nominee

"St Anthony's"
Grafitti at the abandoned St Anthony's church in rural Alberta



NYC Shopping

Kerry Maxwell

USA

Nominee

"NYC Shopping"



Ranch Exit

Larry Bean

USA

Nominee

"Ranch Exit"
Dillon, Montana, 2022



American Convoy Leader Monster Trucker

Leslie Goldman

USA

Nominee

"American Convoy Leader Monster Trucker"
Old Hanover Pike Highway, Reisterstown, MD, 2023



Hamburger Stand

Lynn Saville

USA

Nominee

"Hamburger Stand"



Stem Engine 1630

Madeleine Corbeil

USA

Nominee

"Stem Engine 1630"
Once a year the Illinois Railway Museum powers up the steam engines. Volunteers get the steam engines up and running



Working on Engine No 5

Madeleine Corbeil

USA

Nominee

"Working on Engine No 5"
Wanted to capture the volunteers in who worked so hard to get the steam engines running this day.



Blacksmith at Work

Matthew DeZee

USA

Nominee

"Blacksmith at Work"



Tyrannosaurus Wrecks

Matthew Barry

USA

Nominee

"Tyrannosaurus Wrecks"
Wreck of the Peter Iredale, Oregon Coast. November, 2022.



Happy Clam Shack

Nelson Rudiak

USA

Nominee

"Happy Clam Shack"
No clams or lobsters today.



Reaper And Prairie House

Paul Hetzel

USA

Nominee

"Reaper And Prairie House"



Abandoned Car

Paul Hetzel

USA

Nominee

"Abandoned Car"



American Car Grill

Rainer Quesada

USA

Nominee

"American Car Grill"
A classic American car



Everyday in Times Square NYC

Rebekah Helton

USA

Nominee

"Everyday in Times Square NYC"
Times Square NYC is a hub for all things American, including posing with Lady Liberty.



Cycling on canon beach

Robert Davis

USA

Nominee

"Cycling on canon beach"
Canon Beach



High In The Sky

Robin Zygelman

USA

Nominee

"High In The Sky"
Fun at the fair



Looking Back in Time

Ruth Ball

Canada

Nominee

"Looking Back in Time"



Dry Lake Mirage

Steve Burkett

USA

Nominee

"Dry Lake Mirage"
Dry Lake with Mountains



Game On

Steve Majsak

USA

Nominee

"Game On"
Player Reader for Foosball Challenge



Manhattan Bridge

Steven Condiotti

USA

Nominee

"Manhattan Bridge"



Gas Station

Stuart Lieberman

USA

Nominee

"Gas Station"
Early Gas Station



The Sailor

Suzanne Anton

USA

Nominee

"The Sailor"
Thank you for your service



American Working Man

Suzanne Anton

USA

Nominee

"American Working Man"
Working Man



Abandoned Car

Tudor ApMadoc

USA

Nominee

"Abandoned Car"
Abandoned Car in an Abandoned Automobile Factory, Detroit



An Enigma

Wayne Palmer

USA

Nominee

"An Enigma"



Decorative Shrubs

Wayne Palmer

USA

Nominee

"Decorative Shrubs"



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