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Piccolo Gueriero

Salvatore Valente

Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Piccolo Gueriero"
Ad oggi, il bilancio dei bambini morti in tutti i Territori palestinesi occupati, tra cui Cisgiordan



Gypsy5

Martin Krystynek

Slovak Republic

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Gypsy5"



El Principe

James Sparshatt

UK

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"El Principe"
El Principe at the Rafael Trejo gym in Old Havana. Bronze medallist at London and Rio Olympics.



Exploring

Paul Swen

USA

Honorable Mention

"Exploring"
The twisting paths and alleyways are the playground for a group of children in Chichicastenago.



Kucukemekci

Ozgur Secmen

Turkey

Honorable Mention

"Kucukemekci"
little boy was helping to his father for his job



Gypsy6

Martin Krystynek

Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

"Gypsy6"



Les Cousins #1

Beatrice Heydiri

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Les Cousins #1"



Old Order Amish Brothers

Chieko Tanemura

USA

Honorable Mention

"Old Order Amish Brothers"



J'en ai marre

Emilie Maillet

France

Honorable Mention

"J'en ai marre"
Enfant dans un parc en France



Buckingham Palace-Time to take a break

Michel Merce

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Buckingham Palace-Time to take a break"



The Race

Jessica Davis

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Race"
Kids racing down a mountain side along the Omo River, Ethiopia



MAGS

Sheldon Sabbatini

USA

Honorable Mention

"MAGS"
M - Portland, Or



Swimmer

Murat Pulat

Turkey

Honorable Mention

"Swimmer"
Young Swimmer



And a child shall lead the way

Mark Seawell

USA

Honorable Mention

"And a child shall lead the way"
Salt Lake City Utah and words of peace in a world torn by war..and a child shall lead the way.



21 And Over

Diana Feil

USA

Honorable Mention

"21 And Over"
We have all been there. :-)



Boy Building a House

Laura Jean Zito

Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Boy Building a House"
A Bedouin boy building a house from stone from Santa Katerina in the Bedouin village of Ossela in Dahab, Egypt



Children of Bhutan

Cheryl Stockton

USA

Honorable Mention

"Children of Bhutan"
A Watchful Moment



Children 3

Jeff Schewe

USA

Honorable Mention

"Children 3"
Feeding pigeons in Amsterdam.



Children with swing

Kirsten Heer

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Children with swing"
Heer_Kirsten_Children with swing



The Fence

Jessica Davis

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Fence"
Young kids leaning against a fence. Omo Valley, Ethiopia



Brother and Sister

Mark Maio

USA

Honorable Mention

"Brother and Sister"
A brother and his sister on the beach outside of Cartagena, Colombia



Long Neck Child

Nancy Ney

USA

Honorable Mention

"Long Neck Child"
Karen Long Neck Hill Tribe in Chiang Mai, Thailand



His Eyes

Edwin Loyola

Philippines

Honorable Mention

"His Eyes"



Passage

Paul Swen

USA

Honorable Mention

"Passage"
During the time of circumcision, Maasai boys still have fun together after the rite of passage.



Free Palestine

Alberto Cicchini

Italy

Nominee

"Free Palestine "
Manifestazione a Roma nel giorno della memoria bimbo palestinese e il suo vessillo



Bao board game above Ethiopia's Omo River

Alison Jones

USA

Nominee

"Bao board game above Ethiopia's Omo River"
Ethiopian boys from the 6,000-year old Karo Tribe enjoying an ancient African game



Shy

Brian LaCas

Canada

Nominee

"Shy"
Shy child with elders in Kenya.



Nap in mom's arms

Cain Shimizu

Japan

Nominee

"Nap in mom's arms"
I got tired of mom's chatter and started dozing off.



Caribbean child

Denis Grudet

France

Nominee

"Caribbean child"
bayahibe dominican republic



With family

Denis Grudet

France

Nominee

"With family"
bayahibe dominican republic



Will

Diana Feil

USA

Nominee

"Will"
The second I met Will I knew he would deliver. ;-)



Portrait of a Flemish Girl

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Portrait of a Flemish Girl"



Children of the Corn

Edwin Loyola

Philippines

Nominee

"Children of the Corn"



Je m'amuse

Emilie Maillet

France

Nominee

"Je m'amuse"
Issu d'un reportage de mariage en france



Je fais l'avion

Emilie Maillet

France

Nominee

"Je fais l'avion"
un moment de partage entre frère et soeurs



Children of the Hills

Eric Kanigan

USA

Nominee

"Children of the Hills"
In Rwanda, farmers (and future farmers) face a growing challenge of living so close to the gorillas.



Give Him A Chance

Hilda Champion

USA

Nominee

"Give Him A Chance"
... and he will be great!



Boy and Wire

Ilan Wittenberg

New Zealand

Nominee

"Boy and Wire"



Street child of Oaxaca

Jacky Chapman

UK

Nominee

"Street child of Oaxaca"
Homeless boy living under the railroad tracks, Oaxaca, Mexico



Growing up

Jan Van Steen

Belgium

Nominee

"Growing up"
Look in the mirror, see what you’ve become and grow up to the best version of yourself.



Do not enter

Jiri Sneider

Czech Republic

Nominee

"Do not enter"
Sneider-Jiri-Donotenter.jpg



Twins

Kevin Black

USA

Nominee

"Twins"
Original 8x10 tintype



Madchen mit Tauben

Kirsten Heer

Germany

Nominee

"Madchen mit Tauben"
Heer_Kirsten



Looking For Dates

Laura Jean Zito

Ireland

Nominee

"Looking For Dates"
A Musseina Bedouin girl climbs down a date palm after shaking down some dates to eat, a staple of the Bedouin diet.



Little One

Leigh Ann Pincus

USA

Nominee

"Little One"
Little girl playing in an old church in Italy.



On The Bus

Leigh Ann Pincus

USA

Nominee

"On The Bus"
Children on a bus in India.



Sibblings

Lena Lee

Sweden

Nominee

"Sibblings"
Sibblings



Magician

Lena Lee

Sweden

Nominee

"Magician"
Magician



Lion King

Lonnie Duka

USA

Nominee

"Lion King"



Best Friends

Mark Maio

USA

Nominee

"Best Friends"
A young boy and his dog enjoying the afternoon sun on his front porch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin



Powwow

Matt Lit

USA

Nominee

"Powwow"
A young Indigenous girl gazes while her father makes final touches at a Powwow in southern Colorado.



I'm with the band

Matt Lit

USA

Nominee

"I'm with the band"
Two-year-old Bela is already appearing on stage with his father's band in Crestone, CO.



Siblings of the Corn

Mel Karlberg

USA

Nominee

"Siblings of the Corn"
Siblings of the Corn



Bahamian Boy #1

Michelle Susoev

USA

Nominee

"Bahamian Boy #1"
Bahamian boy embracing his beauty.



Do-Si-Do

Nancie Battaglia

USA

Nominee

"Do-Si-Do"



Happy Feet

Nancie Battaglia

USA

Nominee

"Happy Feet"



Cozy

Olga Nebot

Australia

Nominee

"Cozy"
From my personal work, photographing the relationship between kids and pets



Hmong Village

Patricia Jarvis

USA

Nominee

"Hmong Village"
A small Hmong village in Laos where families were moved to lower ground.



Kathmandu Reflection

Paul Swen

USA

Nominee

"Kathmandu Reflection"
Market days are tiring for villagers who make the trek to the city. Here a young girl takes a break



Morning Chill

Paul Swen

USA

Nominee

"Morning Chill"
Mornings are always cold high in the foothills of this Gujur village.



Bike

Paulo Pampolin

UK

Nominee

"Bike"
Boy washing his bike in the lake



Paying Attention

Pieter Clicteur

Belgium

Nominee

"Paying Attention"
Paying attention to the photographer, not the teacher



Portrait of AJ

Piotr Powietrzynski

USA

Nominee

"Portrait of AJ"
PORTRAIT of AJ



Girl Power

Richard Cox

USA

Nominee

"Girl Power"
A young gymnast ready for the match



Rafa at home having breakfast

Ruben Buhagiar

Malta

Nominee

"Rafa at home having breakfast"
Small boy spending holidays at grandparents in mountain village in Pyrenees. Kitchen open to main st



Girl, Valletta

Ruben Buhagiar

Malta

Nominee

"Girl, Valletta"
Capital City gearing up for Notte Bianca. Children in the street, playing. Reminiscent of times gone



Still Asleep

Ruben Buhagiar

Malta

Nominee

"Still Asleep"
Just awoken, still asleep. A few moments in the first light of the day. Bugarach. France



ll'occhio che spia

Salvatore Valente

Italy

Nominee

"ll'occhio che spia"



Siblings in the Garden

Scarlett Freund

USA

Nominee

"Siblings in the Garden"
Big sister watches out for baby brother, as they play in the grass.



Childhood street joys

Scarlett Freund

USA

Nominee

"Childhood street joys"
Two boys playing joyfully in NY street



Makeup

Sonia Costa

Italy

Nominee

"Makeup"
Public Holiday. Myanmar



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