People - Professional

Laura Jean Zito Ireland 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement "Next!" A girl in Quito, Ecuador shows off her bump while another girl tries to get one.

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Denis Grudet France 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence "A jump in the pants" Auvergne, FRANCE

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Claude Ka Kit Tsang Hong Kong 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction "A dreamer" An old man was sitting on a bench in the park and dreasming.

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Olga Nebot Australia Honorable Mention "Rice Vats" Through my work capturing the essence of life in the small village of Hanoi

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Beatrix Jourdan Hungary Honorable Mention "The Savior"

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Duncan de Fey Netherlands Honorable Mention "Bal" A goal hold here ball very closly because it is a valuable pssesion in Malawi.

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Dan Verbruggen Belgium Honorable Mention "Clasped" Clasped — where loss meets love

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Edwin Loyola Philippines Honorable Mention "Tinapahan | Smoked Fish Factory " The photograph captures a moment of industrious vitality, portraying an individual engaged in a trad

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Brandon Ralph USA Honorable Mention "Relfection" Moment of reflection

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Poul Lange USA Honorable Mention "Hell's Kitchen Diner 1984" Late Night in a New York City Diner

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James Sparshatt UK Honorable Mention "La Celebracion" A dancer during the Romerias de Mayo festival in Holguuin, Cuba

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Caesar Lima USA Honorable Mention "Amanda" Brazilian model is São Paulo

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Clark James Mishler USA Honorable Mention "Circus Roustabout" A roustabout with Flynn Creek Circus hammers tent stakes in Calistoga, CA

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Tobi Asmoucha Canada Honorable Mention "Fushimi Inari Shrine" A moment at the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.

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James Sparshatt UK Honorable Mention "El ensayo - the rehearsal" Afro-Cuban dancers rest during a rehearsal

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Hans Strand Sweden Honorable Mention "Begging Woman" I photographed this poor woman in Zona Rosa in Mexico City in 1984. The year after Zona Rosa was totally demolished by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake.

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Brian Gilwee USA Honorable Mention "Pier"

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Jeff Schewe USA Honorable Mention "Narrow Alley"

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Matt Sievers USA Honorable Mention "Ao Dai Charm: White Lotus in Hue" In Hue, Vietnam, a young woman in a white ao dai reaches for a white lotus flower by boat, bringing together two icons of the country.

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Francisco Mata Rosas Mexico Honorable Mention "Eclipse" A woman observes the total solar eclipse on Mazatlan beach in Mexico.

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Frank Schultze Germany Honorable Mention "Transgender in Kathmandu" Transgender prostitutes put on makeup for the night on the street in Kathmandu

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Fritz Berger Switzerland Honorable Mention "Nepal Ping " Par vergnügt sich am "Dasera" Fest in Nepal

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Nancy Ney USA Honorable Mention "Burqa Love" In Istanbul a very common scene

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Owen Franken France Honorable Mention "Blind harpist led by his family" A blind harpist is led by his family, in Cusco, Peru. He had just finished playing in a church.

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Kevin Merrill USA Honorable Mention "Hamburg Girls" Hamburg Girls Saturday Evening

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Etienne van Sloun Netherlands Honorable Mention "Strange selfie"

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Scarlett Freund USA Honorable Mention "Sunday brunch in Paris" Friends check out the Sunday brunch menu at an outdoor cafe in Paris.

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Angelo Brancaccio Italy Honorable Mention "Two friends and a 2CV" Torricella, Parma, 2025. Ready to start a new adventure along the river Po on a Citroën Dolly.

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Lonnie Duka USA Honorable Mention "Ripped Jeans"

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Kenneth Washington USA Honorable Mention "Black Mother & Child" Mother and child waiting for their flight at the airport. For some it can a painful experience.

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Abigail Ekue USA Nominee "Cappadonna" Cappadonna of WuTang Clan performs at album release

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Adri Berger Laos Nominee "Sleeping Beauty Saigon" Tired Beauty waiting for her Cyclo Driver

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Aleksandrs Drozdovs Latvia Nominee "Lifelong road to the sea" " how many roads must a man..."B.Dylan

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Alison Jones USA Nominee "Maasai Morna Mates" Maasai Morans still follow ancient pastoral paths that follow the rains

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Anna Beyger-Pasternak UK Nominee "Contemplation in the Mosque in Cordoba" Silver gelatine print, Cordoba,Spain.

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Antonio Gibotta Italy Nominee "Diablos the Mascaritas" That of the Devils of Luzón is an ancestral ritual dating back to the 14th century, which celebrates

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Ashley Garrett USA Nominee "Looking for an Audience"

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Ashley Garrett USA Nominee "One Lad A Leaping"

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Audrey Mc Mahon Canada Nominee "Simply Goddess"

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Audrey Mc Mahon Canada Nominee "Unilateral"

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Beatrix Jourdan Hungary Nominee "The Man and his Son"

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Brandon Ralph USA Nominee "Asni" Berber Man and his horse

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Brandon Ralph USA Nominee "The Line" Human Connected

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Brandon Ralph USA Nominee "Souls" Spirits

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Brandon Ralph USA Nominee "Warmth" Moment of Sun

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Brian LaCas Canada Nominee "Lisbon Cafe" Scene along the Tagus River in Lisbon taken from a cafe.

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Brian Ach USA Nominee "Ice Cold Water" June 8, 2008, Manhattan.

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Brian Gilwee USA Nominee "Email"

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Brian Gilwee USA Nominee "Faces"

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Brian Gilwee USA Nominee "Generations"

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Brian Gilwee USA Nominee "Late"

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Carl Young USA Nominee "Strasbourg Cathedral Rain" Cathedral visitors wait in the rain, Strasbourg France.

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Carl Young USA Nominee "John at the Dragon's Cave" A man takes in the view thousands of feet above Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Carl Young USA Nominee "Reverend Carl" A man and his dog take a spin in a vintage automobile, Santa Monica, CA.

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Christian Herbert Hildebrand Switzerland Nominee "Poodle" Poodle,dog,portrait

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Christoper Henry Fernandez Philippines Nominee "Mang Paloy" taken in Paete, Laguna Philippines. Capturing Mang Paloy doing the art of "Paete" woodcarving.

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Dayle Ann Clavin Austria Nominee "Fascination" In the Vienna Kunst Historisches Museum

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Deanne Fitzmaurice USA Nominee "Street Ballerina 02" Ballerina, Leila Elderiny, strikes a pose and dances in a shaft of light near the Uffizi Museum in F

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Deborah Gray Mitchell USA Nominee "Harvey's Dinette, Nashville" A memory of childhood.

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Douglas Kurn UK Nominee "Gelateria Window" Brighton, UK

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Douglas Kurn UK Nominee "Ladies That Lunch" London, UK

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Duncan de Fey Netherlands Nominee "Selling Fish" Girls selling fish in Monkey bay Malawi

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Edwin Loyola Philippines Nominee "Factory worker "

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Frank Bevans USA Nominee "Norman"

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Garry Briand Canada Nominee "The Hunt"

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Gene Sellers USA Nominee "Afternoon On The Balcony"

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Gene Sellers USA Nominee "The End Of A Long Day"

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H. Allen Benowitz USA Nominee "River Poleman, Nepal" A poleman get set to go out on the river, Chitwan, Nepal

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Jacqueline Da Costa UK Nominee "Gratitude" Fisherman looking with pride at his boat! Gratitude and togetherness!

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Jacqueline Da Costa UK Nominee "Bringing Gratitude Home" In Hastings there is no harbour so the fishermen have to haul their boats onto the beach! hard work but one fisherman said it beats having to pay to dock boat in a harbour!

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James Sparshatt UK Nominee "El viejo maestro" The old teacher - two tango dancers from distinct generations in a milonga tango club, Buenos Aires

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Jano Stovka Slovak Republic Nominee "Love" The National Stud Farm in Topoľčianky,

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Jay Dickman USA Nominee "Himba Village Life" In a small Himba village near Puros, Namibia, a woman works on clothing.

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Jean Rouzaud France Nominee "Winter Beach"

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Screen Time"

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "The Waitresses"

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Jumping in Front of the Eiffel Tower"

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Montreal Street Performers"

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Joanna Gleason USA Nominee "The Lumineers" Wesley Schultz of the Lumineers conncts with the crowd

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Joanna Gleason USA Nominee "David Shaw " David Shaw with his band The Revivalists

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John Siskin USA Nominee "Dancer"

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John Blais USA Nominee "Break Time" I Love watching People

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Keith Tsuji Hong Kong Nominee "Two men" Random street scene in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Kimberly Dean USA Nominee "Bridal Folly" Flower girls find enchantment in a bridal veil fort

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Lee Gordon USA Nominee "The Embrace" Sharing warmth and love at the ocean

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Leigh Ann Pincus USA Nominee "Crowded Turkish Market" Street market in Istanbul

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Leigh Ann Pincus USA Nominee "French Breakfast" Man enjoying breakfast in France

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Leigh Ann Pincus USA Nominee "Pizza Nonna" Nonna making hand pies in Naples, Italy

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Mateo Borrero Colombia Nominee "Maasai woman" Maasai woman cleaning a milk container at her village in Kenya

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Matt Sievers USA Nominee "Net Throw in Hue" A man throws a fishing net in Hue, as if casting some spell upon the river.

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Mel Lindstrom USA Nominee "525_740_050"

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Merrill Shea USA Nominee "Hold That Pose!" He managed to hold his pose for a maximum of five seconds each time before falling.

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Michael Lee USA Nominee "Hard Times" Street portrait, couple with baby.

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Michiel Poodt Netherlands Nominee "Negaprion brevirostris" C A P T U R E D • lemonshark

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Olga Nebot Australia Nominee "Hanh" Through my work capturing the essence of life in the small village of Ho Tay,

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Pete Saloutos USA Nominee "Hair Whip" Summer fun in the great outdoors

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Peter van Ameyden Netherlands Nominee "Bangkok man with dog taken from riding tuktuk" Bangkok man with dog taken from riding tuktuk

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Radek von Hirschberg Poland Nominee "Bridge Ballerina" The 'Ballerinas' Series captures the fascination with beauty in an extremely poetic and subtle.

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Radek von Hirschberg Poland Nominee "Wreck Swimming II"

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Ragnar B. Varga Norway Nominee "Snowfall in the city" The streets get quiet in the winter in Norway. There is a beauty to this solitude.

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Raimund Feiter Germany Nominee "Me, myself and I" Thank you again Jane for appreciation taking this photo of you!

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Remigijus Scerbauskas Lithuania Nominee "Rainy day" Amid the downpour in Kaunas, her silhouette moves like a whisper—umbrella above.

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Roberto Soares-Gomes Brazil Nominee "Caminho" TEXAS, USA

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee "The Fruit Vender" Train, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee "Fly Away" Killdeer released, Minnesota, USA

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Scarlett Freund USA Nominee "NYC Night Life I" NYC Night Life: Nocturnal strollers illuminated by nightlights and trailing steam vents.

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Sebastien Arbour Canada Nominee "Latin District" St-Denis theater in Montreal, Qc, Canada. Orwo UN54, Ilford DD-X.

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Sonia Costa Italy Nominee "Her own world" Rural villages in Rajhastan, India

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Sonia Costa Italy Nominee "A stroll down to old Edinburgh" Scotland

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Steve Sorensen USA Nominee "Contemplating" Moroccan man deep in thought, contemplating what? We'll never know.

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Steven Benson USA Nominee "Man and Madona, Michigan" The illusion of depth and the fake brick caught my attention

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Stuart Emmerson UK Nominee "Ploughing match" a couple kiss before the start of the national ploughing match

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Terry Wild USA Nominee "Graduation"

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Terry Divyak USA Nominee "Surma Tribe Omo Valley" A gathering of Surma tribe members in the Omo Valley of Ethiopia

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Toni Sergio Carbone Italy Nominee "Diamond Way" An elderly man cleans the street in front of his house, dignity and order. Piedmont, Neive. Arte Str

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Toni Sergio Carbone Italy Nominee "My uncle wait" An elderly man waits outside a supermarket, which is also open on Sundays. Piedmont, Bra. Arte Strad

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Victor Elias USA Nominee "Danzante" Temazcal Ceremony by the beach

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Wayne Chasan Spain Nominee "Paris Cafe Scene" A stolen instant of a Paris Cafe scene.

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William Stetz USA Nominee "Balanced Workload"

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William King USA Nominee "Brooklyn Trolleys" Greg O'Connell beside a vintage PCC Streamliner in Red Hook, Brooklyn c.2001

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Wilma Roesch Germany Nominee "Pond Sand" Potta putting PondSand on WiLMA..

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Yizhen Zhang USA Nominee "War or Home" Life cycles on: grandmothers depart, and little girls grow, echoing paths anew.

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