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Exhaustion

Joao Coelho

Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Exhaustion"
They push a heavy iron plate from a wrecked ship to the beach, fighting against the currents



Emptiness

Joao Coelho

Portugal

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Emptiness"
An empty, gloomy look that seems to accuse us of not letting him be a child like the others



How far is the future?

Joao Coelho

Portugal

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"How far is the future?"
A mother looks anxiously towards the horizon, hoping for a better future for her children



Jai Faim-Paris

Jack Weingarten

USA

Honorable Mention

"Jai Faim-Paris"
Jai Faim - Paris



Homeless Vietnam Vet

Allan Syphers

USA

Honorable Mention

"Homeless Vietnam Vet"
Portland, Maine



Window Cleaner

Rafael Perdomo

USA

Honorable Mention

"Window Cleaner"
Cleaning Windows



Seperation

Bernard Blasband

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Seperation"
Protesters being seperated by police at climate protests in the Hague, the Netherlands



The Anguish of Alzheimer's

Suzanne Bufalini

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Anguish of Alzheimer's"
For Mom, may the world know the anguish of the longest goodbye.



Just for Show

Neil Hunter

USA

Honorable Mention

"Just for Show"



East Germany 1984

Robert Abzug

USA

Honorable Mention

"East Germany 1984"
Dreary Street in the DDR (East Germany) 1984



Can You Help?

Doug Testa

USA

Honorable Mention

"Can You Help?"
People in need on the street in Nepal.



Wagenia 2

Jan Grodza

Czech Republic

Honorable Mention

"Wagenia 2"
Wagenia fishermen, Kisangani, DRC



Little Mary's treasures

Joao Coelho

Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Little Mary's treasures"
Tiny pieces of iron that can be traded for food are real treasures where Mary lives



The End of the Day

Douglas Caroli

USA

Honorable Mention

"The End of the Day"
Grand Central Station NYC



Gondolier Laundry Day

Chuck Campbell

USA

Honorable Mention

"Gondolier Laundry Day"
Gondolier Laundry Day



'Querdenker' all over the Place

Anne Grosse-Leege

Germany

Honorable Mention

"'Querdenker' all over the Place"



The Weight of History

Chuck LaChance

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Weight of History"
History forever surrounds us.



Heading To The Big Top

Anne Dignam

USA

Honorable Mention

"Heading To The Big Top"



Medical point

Marcin Pech

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Medical point"
medical point during tactical shooting competitions



Homeless in Florida

Carol Smokler

USA

Honorable Mention

"Homeless in Florida"



Patriot

Raymond Germann

USA

Honorable Mention

"Patriot"



Dog at Gravesite, Sudan

James Nicholls

USA

Honorable Mention

"Dog at Gravesite, Sudan"
A dog visiting the grave of a recently killed person in Sudan, 1999.



Uprooted

Arnold Plotnick

USA

Nominee

"Uprooted"
A Palestinian woman leaving the West Bank on a bus



After the rain, follow the floods

Arthur Louis

France

Nominee

"After the rain, follow the floods"
While crossing Honduras, I witnessed and documented the floods in the aftermath of Hurricane Julia.



If the Shoe fits

Barbara Maker

USA

Nominee

"If the Shoe fits"
Baby has a New Pair of Shoes



Solitary Prayer

Bob Shor

USA

Nominee

"Solitary Prayer"
Wailing Wall Jerusalem



Alcatraz

Brian Cassar

Malta

Nominee

"Alcatraz"
A detail of the roof of the dining hall at Alcatraz



Where's There's Smoke....

Catherine Riddle

USA

Nominee

"Where's There's Smoke...."
A bad day at the Sinclair Oil Refinery in WY, thankfully no one was injured in the fire.



Making His Mark

Colleen Sayer

Canada

Nominee

"Making His Mark"
Not all graffiti is vandalism!!



Marginalized

Dave Cohen

USA

Nominee

"Marginalized"



Devotion

David Hessler

USA

Nominee

"Devotion"
Ba Da Chu mountain, outside of Beijing



Furnace in disrepair

Derek Chiang

Singapore

Nominee

"Furnace in disrepair"
In a dim workshop, a master craftsman shapes iron marvels, his talent overlooked in today's era.



What's He Looking at?

Doug Testa

USA

Nominee

"What's He Looking at?"
Man resting on a wall in Avignon, France looking at his phone while while being watched by the child in the poster.



Sometimes I Feel Out of Sync With Myself

Douglas Caroli

USA

Nominee

"Sometimes I Feel Out of Sync With Myself"
East Village NYC



Long May It Wave

Eric Feder

USA

Nominee

"Long May It Wave"



Pride

Estevao Lafuente

Portugal

Nominee

"Pride "



The engine

Friso Kooijman

Netherlands

Nominee

"The engine"
The remains of the engineroom after the forward bulkhead has been demolished of 178 m long M/V 0S3



A shipbreaker at works II

Friso Kooijman

Netherlands

Nominee

"A shipbreaker at works II"
A shipbreaker at work while cutting the 178 x 26 mtr M/V OS 35 to pieces at the Green Dutch demoli



Hold 1

Friso Kooijman

Netherlands

Nominee

"Hold 1"
Looking into foreward part of shipwreck on a barge after some weeks of work, she is almost gone.



Demonstration-San Francisco

Jack Weingarten

USA

Nominee

"Demonstration-San Francisco"
Demonstration San Francisco



Artisanal miner

Jan Grodza

Czech Republic

Nominee

"Artisanal miner"
Artisanal miner work at a cassiterite mine-pit in Ntufia, DRC



The toy factory

Joao Coelho

Portugal

Nominee

"The toy factory"
In the dump where he lives, he has to build his own toys to be a real child



The iron quest

Joao Coelho

Portugal

Nominee

"The iron quest"
They work in a ship graveyard, retrieving heavy pieces of iron using only their hands



Scavengers

Joao Coelho

Portugal

Nominee

"Scavengers"
With the night come the scavengers, men and animals who fight over the remains of civilization



Statue of change

Joseph Sharp

USA

Nominee

"Statue of change"
The Lee Statue in RVA



Walking in Hanoi

Kim SignoretPaar

USA

Nominee

"Walking in Hanoi"
Ta Hien Street is known as Beer Street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi.



It Saves Us All

Kristine Hinrichs

USA

Nominee

"It Saves Us All"
I was struck that the resident took the trouble to write (backwards) on the window.



Ploughing the Ricefields

Lida Chaulet

Netherlands

Nominee

"Ploughing the Ricefields"
Bali, Indonesia



Conductor Looking

Nestor Novo

USA

Nominee

"Conductor Looking"
Conductor Looking



Key Bridge Collapse

Paul Denbow

USA

Nominee

"Key Bridge Collapse"
The M/V Dali sits among the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.



Ethiopian celebration

Raffaele Tuzio

Italy

Nominee

"Ethiopian celebration"
Priest before sermon during St Mary celebration in Lalibela



Ethiopian celebration 2

Raffaele Tuzio

Italy

Nominee

"Ethiopian celebration 2"
Benediction during St Mary celebration in Lalibela



Grafitti wall

Raymond Germann

USA

Nominee

"Grafitti wall"



Help Me to Lift This

Sonal Shah

USA

Nominee

"Help Me to Lift This"
Nairobi City Mrket - delivery of fruit and vegetables is by handcart and then manually like this



Family Garden

Sylvia Gardner

USA

Nominee

"Family Garden"
Family Garden



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