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The freedom of nudity

Joao Coelho

Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"The freedom of nudity"
Nudity is a form of freedom for them, where the only thing that matters is pure fun



Le Petit Observateur

Chuck LaChance

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Le Petit Observateur"
Observing the action that is going on below the table.



Mermaid dreaming

Leslie Goldman

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Mermaid dreaming"
Cayman Islands, Carribean Sea, 2018



Curious Boy

Grace Ho

Malaysia

Honorable Mention

"Curious Boy"
A boy is curious to see the stranger entering his village



The Truth Behind Her Eyes

Ignacio Romero Naves

Spain

Honorable Mention

"The Truth Behind Her Eyes"
Muslim girl from Zanzibar poses in front of her house.



Dia de los Muertos

Tracey Suba

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Dia de los Muertos"
A young boy is carried by his grandfather in a traditional comparsa in San Augustin, Elta, Oaxaca



Genevra Camp Kids

Joseph Lungaro

Malta

Honorable Mention

"Genevra Camp Kids"
Kids from Genevra refugee camp in Bangladesh.



Innocence of Youth

Angie Conti

Malta

Honorable Mention

"Innocence of Youth"
A young child walks the streets in Nairobi, Kenya.



Being Human

Edie Swift

USA

Honorable Mention

"Being Human"
Myanmar Before the Trouble.



Watchful

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Watchful"



The Battistti Twins

Francesco Lepre

Canada

Honorable Mention

"The Battistti Twins"
The Battistti Twins in the back yard of their home in Ottawa, Ontario, after eating Nutella sandwiches



shipwrecked

Marcin Pech

Poland

Honorable Mention

"shipwrecked"
Survival camp for children.



Behind the Door

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Behind the Door"



Finishing Strong

Matthew DeZee

USA

Honorable Mention

"Finishing Strong"



Jumping in the Clouds

Romy Klein

USA

Honorable Mention

"Jumping in the Clouds"



Blessed

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Blessed"



Boy dressed as demon, San Martin Tilcajete

Jenna Mulhall-Brereton

USA

Honorable Mention

"Boy dressed as demon, San Martin Tilcajete"
A boy painted with motor oil waits for the Carnival celebrations to begin.



Buenos Aires Kids

Brian Jones

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Buenos Aires Kids"



A Penny for Your Thoughts

Petter Rustad

Norway

Honorable Mention

"A Penny for Your Thoughts"
Dundee, Scotland



Brave Day

Catherine Riddle

USA

Honorable Mention

"Brave Day"
A brother tries to get his little sister to jump and her expression says it all!



Holy Quran BW

Ahmed Mohamed Hassan

Qatar

Nominee

"Holy Quran BW"
Nikon D750 with 24-70mm lens



The Last Potato Chip

Alexander George

USA

Nominee

"The Last Potato Chip"



The Children Of Mathare

Allan Syphers

USA

Nominee

"The Children Of Mathare"
Three Young Boys In The Mathare Slum In Nairobi, Kenya



friendship

Angelica Arbulu

USA

Nominee

"friendship"
life can only be understood looking backwards, but it must be lived looking forwards- kierkegaard



Sibling Life

Anirudh Koppula

Australia

Nominee

"Sibling Life"



The Plaza

Anne Connor

USA

Nominee

"The Plaza"
Children rejoice in an Italian plaza



Perchance to Dream

Arthur Jacoby

USA

Nominee

"Perchance to Dream"
Zuccatti Park



Lucky 9 Year Old

Arvid Fimreite

Norway

Nominee

"Lucky 9 Year Old "
Lucky 9 Year Old - 26 years Old camper vs New gear



A Generation Lost-A Young Syrian Refugee

Christine Akar

USA

Nominee

"A Generation Lost-A Young Syrian Refugee"
There are an estimated 2.6 million Syrian child refugees living outside of Syria today, many living in poverty in host countries which are struggling with their own political/economic crises.



Collective Curiosity

Christine Akar

USA

Nominee

"Collective Curiosity"



Sweetness and Light

Claudia Zeien

USA

Nominee

"Sweetness and Light"
Young children enjoying an interactive light show



Antibeast

Colleen Sanchez

USA

Nominee

"Antibeast"
AUTISM is a beast, but he is not



Birds

Dr.Samarendranath Mandal

India

Nominee

"Birds"
Children playing in their school ground



The pigeon

Eddy Verloes

Belgium

Nominee

"The pigeon"
2018, Belgium



Untitled

Elmo Tide

USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



Heavy Lift

Gary Levy

USA

Nominee

"Heavy Lift"
Kids on a Carnival Attraction



Playtime

Gavin Libotte

Australia

Nominee

"Playtime"



No Fear

Henk Langerak

Netherlands

Nominee

"No Fear"
High above the heads of the visitors at the fair, the people in this attraction are not afraid



It's Wet

Ira Dwoskin

USA

Nominee

"It's Wet"



Reminiscing

Jane Strisik

USA

Nominee

"Reminiscing"



Street Angel

Joseph Lungaro

Malta

Nominee

"Street Angel"
Streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.



Movie Date

Judy M. King

USA

Nominee

"Movie Date"
It's easy to imagine this pair as an old, but probably less flexible, couple



Around the Corner in Gambia

Karen Safer

USA

Nominee

"Around the Corner in Gambia"



Within the Orca's Domain

Kenichiro Hagiwara

Japan

Nominee

"Within the Orca's Domain"
Orca's crippling of the aquarium and the innocence of the child gazing at it.



Ground Control to Major Tom

Leslie Goldman

USA

Nominee

"Ground Control to Major Tom"
Weiner Museum, interactive family day, Dania Beach, FL 2023



Innocence

Liz Hardley

New Zealand

Nominee

"Innocence"



Something To Nothing

Liz Loh-Taylor

Australia

Nominee

"Something To Nothing"
Their futures curbed, no longer allowed to go to school when they finish primary school.



evacuation

Marcin Pech

Poland

Nominee

"evacuation"
Survival camp for children,



The schoolgirl

Marek Pleszczynski

Canada

Nominee

"The schoolgirl"
Children waiting to enter class; Bhutan



Saturday Afternoon

Michael Potts

USA

Nominee

"Saturday Afternoon"
One of those rare perfect moments



Little Religion Teacher teaching his Little student in Asia

Misbah Uddin

Portugal

Nominee

"Little Religion Teacher teaching his Little student in Asia"
Little religion teacher teaching his little students in remote area in Bangladesh.



Tired maybe bored

Nicola Roberto

Italy

Nominee

"Tired maybe bored"
Portrait gallery at the Palace of Versailles



MIDSUMMER

Oliver Raschka

Germany

Nominee

"MIDSUMMER "
Photograph from the series THE WORLD AIN'T ENOUGH ...



Memorial for Anne Frank

Rainer Quesada

USA

Nominee

"Memorial for Anne Frank"
A lasting memorial to the life of Anne Frank



At Play

Sonal Shah

USA

Nominee

"At Play"
Rural Kenya



La Calenda

Tracey Suba

Canada

Nominee

"La Calenda"
A young boy watches as shots of mezcal are poured for guests before a wedding procession.



child's smile

Wolfgang Autexier

France

Nominee

"child's smile"
Wherever it is, a child's smile is contagious happiness.



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