Children of the World - Amateur

The freedom of nudity Joao Coelho
Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

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



Mermaid dreaming Leslie Goldman
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Children of the World
Professional

"Mermaid dreaming"
Cayman Islands, Carribean Sea, 2018



Curious Boy Grace Ho
Malaysia

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

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



The Truth Behind Her Eyes Ignacio Romero Naves
Spain

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

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



Dia de los Muertos Tracey Suba
Canada

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

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



Innocence of Youth Angie Conti
Malta

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

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



Being Human Edie Swift
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Being Human"
Myanmar Before the Trouble.



Watchful Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Watchful"



The Battistti Twins Francesco Lepre
Canada

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

"shipwrecked"
Survival camp for children.



Behind the Door Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Behind the Door"



Finishing Strong Matthew DeZee
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Finishing Strong"



Jumping in the Clouds Romy Klein
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Jumping in the Clouds"



Blessed Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"Blessed"



Boy dressed as demon, San Martin Tilcajete Jenna Mulhall-Brereton
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

"Buenos Aires Kids"



A Penny for Your Thoughts Petter Rustad
Norway

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"A Penny for Your Thoughts"
Dundee, Scotland



Brave Day Catherine Riddle
USA

Honorable Mention
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

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



The Last Potato Chip Alexander George
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Last Potato Chip"



The Children Of Mathare Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



friendship Angelica Arbulu
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



Sibling Life Anirudh Koppula
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Sibling Life"



The Plaza Anne Connor
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The Plaza"
Children rejoice in an Italian plaza



Perchance to Dream Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Perchance to Dream"
Zuccatti Park



Lucky 9 Year Old Arvid Fimreite
Norway

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

"Collective Curiosity"



Sweetness and Light Claudia Zeien
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



Antibeast Colleen Sanchez
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



Birds Dr.Samarendranath Mandal
India

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Birds"
Children playing in their school ground



The pigeon Eddy Verloes
Belgium

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The pigeon"
2018, Belgium



Untitled Elmo Tide
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Untitled"



Heavy Lift Gary Levy
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Heavy Lift"
Kids on a Carnival Attraction



Playtime Gavin Libotte
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Playtime"



No Fear Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

"It's Wet"



Reminiscing Jane Strisik
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Reminiscing"



Street Angel Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Street Angel"
Streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.



Movie Date Judy M. King
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

"Around the Corner in Gambia"



Within the Orca's Domain Kenichiro Hagiwara
Japan

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

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



Something To Nothing Liz Loh-Taylor
Australia

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



Innocence Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Innocence"



evacuation Marcin Pech
Poland

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"evacuation"
Survival camp for children,



The schoolgirl Marek Pleszczynski
Canada

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"The schoolgirl"
Children waiting to enter class; Bhutan



Saturday Afternoon Michael Potts
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"Saturday Afternoon"
One of those rare perfect moments



Little Religion Teacher teaching his Little student in Asia Misbah Uddin
Portugal

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

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



MIDSUMMER Oliver Raschka
Germany

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



Memorial for Anne Frank Rainer Quesada
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

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



At Play Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"At Play"
Rural Kenya



La Calenda Tracey Suba
Canada

Nominee
Children of the World
Professional

"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
Children of the World
Professional

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



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