Photojournalism - Amateur

Modern Shepherd Haochen He
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Photojournalism
Professional

"Modern Shepherd"
A shepherd on wheels moves through a sea of horns



A Plate of Gruel Diane Klein
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Photojournalism
Professional

"A Plate of Gruel"
Haiti, Chaos and Despair



Begging for rain Joao Coelho
Portugal

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Photojournalism
Professional

"Begging for rain"
Desperate because of the prolonged drought, this man prays to God for the rain he so longs for



A dog and a lamp Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"A dog and a lamp"
Photojournalistic series



Purification Joao Coelho
Portugal

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Purification"
A priest and his faithful immersed in prayer before the purifying baptism in the sea



Comrades-In-Arms James Meldrum
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Comrades-In-Arms"
Picture is of two US WW2 re-enactors



Striving Joao Coelho
Portugal

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Striving"
A child desperately scavenges through the garbage heaps looking for scraps of survival



After the floods # 1    Berry Bingel
UK

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"After the floods # 1 "
After the flood waters have subsided one can see the power of water and the devastating affects it c



The Sack of Corn Diane Klein
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Sack of Corn"
Haiti, Chaos and Despair



Fish market James Lindsay
UK

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Fish market"
Fish market in Bombay



Silence Is Complicity Keith Manning
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Silence Is Complicity "
Protester at NYC Hands Off! demonstration, April 5, 2025



Immigrants Make America Great Keith Manning
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Immigrants Make America Great"
Protestor at the NYC Hands Off! demonstration April 5, 2025



Harder Lives Antonio Denti
Italy

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Harder Lives"
(Near Zagora, Morocco). Souvenir makers at work near the Sahara Desert.



The Prize Winner Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Prize Winner"
A young lady and her prize-winning pig at the Stoughton Fair, Stoughton, Wisconsin, USA.



Coptic Easter Charles Mifsud
Malta

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Coptic Easter "
TheCoptic women who as refuges came to a tiny island of Malta and celebrate Easter in a Catholicr



The iron quest Joao Coelho
Portugal

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"The iron quest"
This youth defies several risks and enters the hold of a sunken ship to retrieve iron to sell



Backstage Janis Ehlers
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Backstage"
A Glimpse of Backstage



Cigar Roller Linda Trummer Napolitano
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Cigar Roller"
Working Man's hands



Despair Romy Klein
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Despair"



Keep a stiff upper lip Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Keep a stiff upper lip"



Weeps of tragedy Stephen Buhagiar
Malta

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Weeps of tragedy"
A lady weeps uncontrollably, overcome by the tragic loss of a cherished family member.



Doge - Vietnam Vet Neil Hunter
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Doge - Vietnam Vet"



I'll go back when y'all go back Ray Schwartz
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"I'll go back when y'all go back"
I'll go back when y'all go back



Hells Angels Larry Jones
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Hells Angels"
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, California, 2010



Dharavi slum Giulio Zanni
Serbia

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Dharavi slum"
Dharavi slum - Mumbai



Fireman's Hard Night Budd Parker
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Fireman's Hard Night"



Chrixten's Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Chrixten's"
A 'salon' in the Mathare slum in Nairobi



Learning together Angie Conti
Malta

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Learning together"
A group of school children gather round a teacher to learn and study



Certain steps Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Certain steps"



Night of Europe Antonio Denti
Italy

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Night of Europe"
(Rome) The night rehearsals of a military parade awake ghosts of a ferocious past in a peaceful city



Cigarette Break, Soviet Bloc Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Cigarette Break, Soviet Bloc"
A woman takes a cigarette break in the shadow of a looming building



Man and Dog Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Man and Dog"
Bleak



Living room in wartime Bernard Blasband
Netherlands

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Living room in wartime"
Living-room in wartime in the village of Be'eri



Up Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Up"



Free Refills Chuck Campbell
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Free Refills"
Free Refills



Antonov An-225 Mriya Ciaran O Raghallaigh
Ireland

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Antonov An-225 Mriya"
The now destroyed Antonov An-225 Mriya at Shannon Airport, Ireland, with rescue helicopter, training.



Hell's Kitchen Claudia Zeien
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Hell's Kitchen"
Behind the scenes at a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia



Welcome To Amerika Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Welcome To Amerika"



Post Hurricane Helene Debbie Rubin
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Post Hurricane Helene"
The containers are a true example of the angels volunteering to rebuild.



Feeding the Hungry Diane Klein
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Feeding the Hungry"
Haiti, Chaos and Despair



A Bag of Rice Diane Klein
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"A Bag of Rice"
Haiti, Chaos and Despair



Street Vendor Diane Klein
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Street Vendor"
Haiti, Chaos and Despair



The Last Protector Gerardine Gannon
Australia

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Last Protector"
A statue of Christ protects the soul of a deceased person in Spain



Rituals of the Stands Haochen He
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Rituals of the Stands"
Football as ritual. Passion, performed.



Hey Good Buddy Ira Dwoskin
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Hey Good Buddy"



Laundry Day in Bombay James Lindsay
UK

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Laundry Day in Bombay "
Laundry Day in Bombay



Dark and Steamy Jeannie Giordano
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Dark and Steamy"
The corner of 14th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan, on a dark and steamy night



The Iron Age Joao Coelho
Portugal

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Iron Age"
These children have only ever known the world of the junkyard where they were born



The chalice of life Joao Coelho
Portugal

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"The chalice of life"
Despite the desolation of her surroundings, this mother breastfeeds her child in a moment of love



Too soon Joao Coelho
Portugal

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Too soon"
She's a premature mother who can't play like other children as she has to take care of her sister



Baby Helping Brick Laying Keith Gaynes
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Baby Helping Brick Laying"



Youth Contingent at No Kings NYC Keith Manning
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Youth Contingent at No Kings NYC"
Two young protesters at the New York City No Kings Protest, June 14, 2025



Pallet Palace Larry Jones
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Pallet Palace"
Seen at the Albany Bulb, Albany, California, 2013



Ghosts Of Election Past Larry Jones
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Ghosts Of Election Past"
Cincinnati, Ohio, 2024



Distraught Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Distraught"



Down and Out Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Down and Out"



Melukat Nadine Taesler
Spain

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Melukat"
People from all over the world pilgrim to this water temple in Bali to get their spiritual cleansing through the water



Les champs elysees Nazrin G.
Malaysia

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Les champs elysees"
A homeless refugee from the middle east begging at "les champs elysées"



Cigar Hands Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Cigar Hands"
Hand Rolled Anyone?



Frozen Kitchen Paul Newton
Canada

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Frozen Kitchen"
Abandoned farmhouse on the Canadian Prairies.



Security Guard Raymond Germann
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Security Guard"



Mine Disaster 1943 Robert Abzug
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Mine Disaster 1943"
Site of 1943 Mine Disaster, Bear Creek, Montana. Scores of Miners Died



Alone with my Thoughts Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Alone with my Thoughts"
The last patron of the evening sits alone with her thoughts and that one last drink.



Silent Protest Steve Toole
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Silent Protest"
An American citizen exercises her right to peacefully protest during No Kings Day.



Puerto Rico, Paso Finos Endengered Viveca Venegas
Puerto Rico

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Puerto Rico, Paso Finos Endengered"
Puerto Rico Flag mourns for endangered Paso Fino Horses.



Light and Spirit Zeev Kurlianchick
Israel

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Light and Spirit"
Nazarene devotee spills candle wax onto child's paper ball for good luck during Semana Santa week



Burden of Faith Zeev Kurlianchick
Israel

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Burden of Faith"
Devotees carry a thron of Holy Virgin on the streets of Malaga during Semana Santa celebration



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