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Milan

Charles Ford

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Milan"
Woman window shopping at a wig shop in Milan



In the Fishing Maze

Hilda Champion

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"In the Fishing Maze"
Traditional fishing inside a maze of nets.



A homeless in the street

Ranjan Kundu

India

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"A homeless in the street"
The homeless man with a kind face,but it was also one that had seen a lot of hardship,struggle,vulnerability & with a long,scraggly beard sat on the sidewalk and his belongings piled up around...



Pam Greer in Kiddy Pool

Steve Burns

USA

Honorable Mention

"Pam Greer in Kiddy Pool"
Hot Day



Summer days

Sonia Costa

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Summer days"
Sardinia, Italy



Conversations With Dimension

Edmond Terakopian

UK

Honorable Mention

"Conversations With Dimension"
Paris Baguette in Battersea Power Station, London.



The Kiss

Poul Lange

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Kiss"
Couple at the beach on Coney Island



tired of.....

Leo Gesess

Italy

Honorable Mention

"tired of....."
tired, kiosk, dreams, tired of, news stand, Italy



Heaven's Rays

Joe Patronite

USA

Honorable Mention

"Heaven's Rays"
Daughter's with mother, Sunday morning in January 2023. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo, Minneapolis, M



Perfecto

Richard Dweck

USA

Honorable Mention

"Perfecto"
A Coke and a Danish along with some notable onlookers



Tofu Maker

Oliver Klink

USA

Honorable Mention

"Tofu Maker"
Indonesia



Sitting on the Dock in the Bay

Philip Armitage

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Sitting on the Dock in the Bay"
Watching cruise ship leave Harbour, Galveston, New Zealand



Dancing

Elaine Ellman

USA

Honorable Mention

"Dancing"
Fashion Choice



Happy Birthday Lady!

Julie Shipman

USA

Honorable Mention

"Happy Birthday Lady!"
Celebrating her 40th Birthday, alone, at the beach with Champagne.



Symmetry, Chau Doc, Vietnam

Matt Sievers

USA

Honorable Mention

"Symmetry, Chau Doc, Vietnam"
A woman in An Giang province oars her boat near smoother shoreline waters, creating an almost perfect reflection.



Museum visitors

Claude Ka Kit Tsang

Hong Kong

Honorable Mention

"Museum visitors"
M+ Museum visitors are passing by in front of a giant poste, an accomplished painter's work.



Street Vendor

Roy Kaltschmidt

USA

Honorable Mention

"Street Vendor"
Street window washer vendor at his residence - Habana, Cuba 2019



Gujarati Wedding in Poshina

Terri Gold

USA

Honorable Mention

"Gujarati Wedding in Poshina"
Hindu Wedding in Gujarat



Playing MahJong in Guizhou

Terri Gold

USA

Honorable Mention

"Playing MahJong in Guizhou"
Infrared image in Guizhou Province



SHAVE

Magnolia Neel

USA

Honorable Mention

"SHAVE"
by Meryl Meisler



confronting shadow self

Claudio Napolitano

USA

Honorable Mention

"confronting shadow self"
First step of confronting your shadow self is becoming a curious observer



Izabela Szylinska - Gauthier Dance

Wolf Peter Steinheisser

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Izabela Szylinska - Gauthier Dance"
15 years of Gauthier Dance - Stuttgart - Editorial



Jockey Hand

Lisa Means

USA

Honorable Mention

"Jockey Hand"
Jockey's Hand - Ocala, FL



Happiness

Bruno Zaraya

France

Honorable Mention

"Happiness"
La Havane - 2020



Old Sailor

Luciano Freaza

Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Old Sailor "
The old sailor was praying to Good Jesus of the Navigators before the maritime procession.



Waiting for the Parade

Timothy Cotter

USA

Honorable Mention

"Waiting for the Parade"



Beer Here

James Patrick Cooper

USA

Honorable Mention

"Beer Here"
Mcsorleys Ale House St Patricks Day



the undertow

Klausdieter Bruehl

Germany

Honorable Mention

"the undertow"
unexpected encounter in a park with "speaking tubes" (art objects)



Dancer

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Honorable Mention

"Dancer"
Bharatnatyam Dancer, India



Ages

Andrea Ivor

Hungary

Honorable Mention

"Ages"
Just love this picture how the grandchild looking his 80 old years grandfather



Legs & Shell

Victoria Parnall-Vaughan

UK

Honorable Mention

"Legs & Shell"



Eagle Bar, Chennai

Katherin Wermke

Spain

Honorable Mention

"Eagle Bar, Chennai"
Like a realist painting, this instant popped into my eyes and I had to capture all details of it.



The Window

Nunzia Borrelli

Italy

Honorable Mention

"The Window"
Getting ready



The Butcher

Matt Beard

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Butcher"
From the "Cuba Dos Mil" Series. Trinidad, Cuba 1999 / Film



Timeless Contrasts: Shadows and Light

Yiyi Wu

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Timeless Contrasts: Shadows and Light"
Under the quiet sky, two silhouettes embrace, Old friends reunite at a tranquil, steady pace. The years fall away as they stand heart to heart, In a silent testament to friendship's enduring art. A...



Son-Arrived-Just-the-Other-Day

Abrah Zion

USA

Nominee

"Son-Arrived-Just-the-Other-Day"
A dad and his brand new boy, dreaming of all of the adventures to come.



Comparsas, Cadiz, Spain

Adam Jahiel

USA

Nominee

"Comparsas, Cadiz, Spain"
Comparsas, during Spain's ultimate party, the Carnaval de Cardez



Swim

Alan Kent

UK

Nominee

"Swim"
Swim



The Fist

Amy Arbus

USA

Nominee

"The Fist"
Circus Performers



The Point

Amy Arbus

USA

Nominee

"The Point"
Circus Performers



Love

Bart Boodts

Belgium

Nominee

"Love"



Lion Dance Master

Bernard Ng

Malaysia

Nominee

"Lion Dance Master"
Lion dance master was practicing and preparing for the lion dance training.



On the line

Brandon Ralph

USA

Nominee

"On the line"
medium has changed, people the same



Lone Souls

Brandon Ralph

USA

Nominee

"Lone Souls"
in the shadows



Window in time

Brandon Ralph

USA

Nominee

"Window in time"
Window in time, The American Experiment



Lovers

Brian LaCas

Canada

Nominee

"Lovers"
Lovers on the Seine



The Look

Bruce Byers

USA

Nominee

"The Look"
Mother son Westbank



Late Night

Bruce Byers

USA

Nominee

"Late Night"
Clean up on Park Ave



Tango in Cuba

Bruno Zaraya

France

Nominee

"Tango in Cuba"
La Havane - 2022



Prayer

Cain Shimizu

Japan

Nominee

"Prayer"
He prays for good luck and warding off evil.



Window View

Catherine Roberts Leach

USA

Nominee

"Window View"



Sights Seen

Catherine Roberts Leach

USA

Nominee

"Sights Seen"



NYC

Charles Ford

USA

Nominee

"NYC"
Steam vents and pedestrians on a New York City evening.



Afrivan Design Chair

Christian Herbert Hildebrand

Switzerland

Nominee

"Afrivan Design Chair"
African Design Chair in use



Sun Worship

Ed Lefkowicz

USA

Nominee

"Sun Worship"
A large, tanned sun worshipper on the Brighton Beach boardwalk.



Cooling Off At The Pub

Edmond Terakopian

UK

Nominee

"Cooling Off At The Pub"
The month of July would reach a new UK high of 40.3C.



Les femmes qui sourient

Emilie Maillet

France

Nominee

"Les femmes qui sourient"
From the series "Graphic City"



Life Reflections

Feyona van der Molen

Netherlands

Nominee

"Life Reflections"
Old man



Lens to Lens

Gabriella Giannini

USA

Nominee

"Lens to Lens"



Up

Gene Sellers

USA

Nominee

"Up"



Art lovers at Moma

Gunnar Stroem

Norway

Nominee

"Art lovers at Moma"



Old Woman Meditating, Agra, India

H. Allen Benowitz

USA

Nominee

"Old Woman Meditating, Agra, India"
This woman found a moment to gather her thoughts; Taj Mahal, Agra, India



Morning Stroll with Coffee

Harvey Duze

USA

Nominee

"Morning Stroll with Coffee"
Woman with morning coffee strolling next to garge door with shadow of street light.



Butcher's Twine

Huge Galdones

USA

Nominee

"Butcher's Twine"
Chef Matt King of Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse Tying Up Beef Tenderloin



St. Peter Rome Italy

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"St. Peter Rome Italy"
Looked like Heavenly Light



Ostia Antiqua Italy

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"Ostia Antiqua Italy"
Summer Skirt, wind



Courtney In Paris

Jamie Leasure

USA

Nominee

"Courtney In Paris"



Quiet Night

Jamie Reed

Japan

Nominee

"Quiet Night"
A restaurant owner hosts on a quiet night in Ishikawa, Japan



Sculpting

Jeff Schewe

USA

Nominee

"Sculpting"
Carving a sculpture of stone.



Engineers

Jeff Schewe

USA

Nominee

"Engineers"
Engineers on a steam engine train.



Not Sid and Nancy

Jeff Schewe

USA

Nominee

"Not Sid and Nancy "
A couple, not Sid and Nancy in front of an Airstream trailer.



Wine tasting

Jens Honore

USA

Nominee

"Wine tasting"
Franco is tasting a sample of wine -an important part of the process to create the wine you want.



Spring cleaning

Jonas Kroyer

Denmark

Nominee

"Spring cleaning"



A Sky of Wood for the Fire

Jonathan Banks

UK

Nominee

"A Sky of Wood for the Fire"
The traditional 3 stone fire requires an enormous amount of wood as it is inefficient with heat loss



Swimmers

Katherine Richmond

USA

Nominee

"Swimmers"
The quarries are both enchanting and haunting, engaging the viewer in the past and the present simultaneously. The ephemeral and alluring nature of human life continuously stirs a sense of mystery.



Pizza Flip

Kay Erickson

USA

Nominee

"Pizza Flip"
The chef tosses pizza dough in an Italian cafe in Santa Monica, California



5 Men

Keith Tsuji

Hong Kong

Nominee

"5 Men"
5 Japanese men talk and interact with each other.



Friends

Kimara Wilhite

USA

Nominee

"Friends"
Friends and business owners outside their shop in Siena, Italy.



Sky temple

Kleber Osorio

Australia

Nominee

"Sky temple"



Buss Stop

Laura Jean Zito

Ireland

Nominee

"Buss Stop"
A boy kisses a girl at the bus stop in the snow as the wind takes his umbrella upwards on its spokes



Rodeo Clown

Leland Bobbe

USA

Nominee

"Rodeo Clown"
Rodeo Clown and Boys



After the Storm

Lisa Powers

New Zealand

Nominee

"After the Storm"
Capturing the break between heavy rains and wind in California.



The Olive Harvest

Margrieta Jeltema

Italy

Nominee

"The Olive Harvest"



INSPIRING ENCOUNTER

Marie-Pascale Vandewalle

Belgium

Nominee

"INSPIRING ENCOUNTER"
Lovely and inspiring encounter with this kind man in Leh, Ladakh / India



Helping hands

Marjolein Vinkenoog

Netherlands

Nominee

"Helping hands"
These green robbers save plants from contruction sites before the construction starts.



The Quarrymen

Markku Lahdesmaki

USA

Nominee

"The Quarrymen"
Slate stone quarry in Orivesi, Finland. The men crumble stone harder than concrete.



Across the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An, Vietnam

Matt Sievers

USA

Nominee

"Across the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An, Vietnam"
A woman walks her bike across the famous Japanese Bridge in Hoi An. It’s rare to get a clean shot like this in the ancient town’s crowded streets.



Sukuma Family

Nancy Ney

USA

Nominee

"Sukuma Family "
A family cooking in the Sukuma village in Tanzania.



Rainy Day

Oliver Klink

USA

Nominee

"Rainy Day"
Maramures in Romania



Wonderful Life

Pedro Noel da Luz Guerreiro

Portugal

Nominee

"Wonderful Life"
A woman walks through the dunes at Carrapeteira beach in Portugal.



Quitting Time Financial District

Peggy Bair

USA

Nominee

"Quitting Time Financial District"
A worker strides home at quitting time in the financial district on a rainy day in Edinburgh.



Light and Shadow

Pierluigi Gualano

Italy

Nominee

"Light and Shadow"
A play of light and shadow in an urban park in Turin



Garbage Workers

Pieter Clicteur

Belgium

Nominee

"Garbage Workers"
On the waste dumb in Banjul, The Gambia, people are sorting out garbage to look for usable stuff.



Texture and Velvet

Renata Vale

Brazil

Nominee

"Texture and Velvet"
Egypt



Flowing

Richard Dweck

USA

Nominee

"Flowing"
Getting back to normal in the Old City of Jerusalem



Snorkelers

Robert Landau

USA

Nominee

"Snorkelers"
Two teenage boys come up with snorkels in backyard pool.



Boatman

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Boatman"
Varanasi, India



Two Men

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Two Men"
Varanasi, India



Rajasthani

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Rajasthani"
Pushkar, Rajasthan, India



ALL IN THE FAMILY

Ron Jaffe

USA

Nominee

"ALL IN THE FAMILY"
Photo from Alabama 1st year student in photography 1965



Summer Nights, Malta

Ruben Buhagiar

Malta

Nominee

"Summer Nights, Malta"
Cooling off the summer heat at the end of the day in Mosta



Schwartz's Montreal

Sebastien Arbour

Canada

Nominee

"Schwartz's Montreal"
Famous Montreal smoked meat shop, shot on film with Hasselblad 501CM on November 2021.



Scene from Pushkar

Shankar Subramanian

India

Nominee

"Scene from Pushkar"
Camel Herders in Rajasthan, India



Dressage Queen

Sharon Packer

USA

Nominee

"Dressage Queen"
Dreaming of the Rectangular Sandbox. Wellington, Fl



Unexpected Connection,1995

Shinji Ichikawa

Japan

Nominee

"Unexpected Connection,1995"



Resolutions

Terry Wild

USA

Nominee

"Resolutions"
Hammonasset State Beach Park, Long Island Sound.



LAA

Thomas Margrave

USA

Nominee

"LAA "
LAA - Living Arts America for Bodypainting



Putin Demo

Victoria Parnall-Vaughan

UK

Nominee

"Putin Demo"



Just Married

Werner Branz

Austria

Nominee

"Just Married"



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