Portrait - Professional

Michelle Susoev USA 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement "Alo"

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Adri Berger Laos 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence "50 Years of Marriage" Northern Laos Village Life

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James Pryor USA 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction "5th Avenue Oracle" Sergi the Prophet . . . The 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue station-

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Martin Krystynek Slovak Republic Honorable Mention "Freckles beauty Romana 5"

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Joshua Jordan USA Honorable Mention "Chris the Rapper"

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Davis Freeman USA Honorable Mention "Jacob Lawrence American Painter" Mr. Lawrence an Acclaimed American Artist

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Roberto Bressan France Honorable Mention "A story held in hands" Shooting a series of black and white pictures about fragility and diversity.

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Jeff Schewe USA Honorable Mention "Barfly - Orvieto, Italy"

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Jonathan Knowles UK Honorable Mention "After the Aria" A quiet moment of reflection from rising opera star, Patrick Dow

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Duncan de Fey Netherlands Honorable Mention "Virginia" Virginia is the cook and cleaner of One Heart Malawi(a wellfare organisation)

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Mark Art.Visualizations Netherlands Honorable Mention "Squint" Zurich, Switzerland

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Brandon Ralph USA Honorable Mention "Thomas " Close encounter

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Jerome Scullino Canada Honorable Mention "The Only Child" Hands on her shoulders, hearts in her eyes—she carries her parents’ hopes and her own obligations.

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Joao de Castro Portugal Honorable Mention "Always a Painter" "My wife is a painter who is now suffering from breast cancer. After eight months of despair, pain and courage, a lot of courage, she got paint back on her hands and on her forehead too. She's...

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Lynn Gilbert USA Honorable Mention "Betty Parsons in her home, 1977" Betty Parsons was an American artist and art dealer recognized for her early promotion of Abstract Expressionism and was one of the most influential figures of the American avant-garde.

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Heather Favell UK Honorable Mention "The Aftershock"

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Abigail Ekue USA Honorable Mention "Diaspora" B-Roll from "Black in Black and White"

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Ale Ruaro Brazil Honorable Mention "Dressed in Silence" aleruaro, portrait, retrato, b&w

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Kevin Merrill USA Honorable Mention "London Man" London Man

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Madhur Shroff India Honorable Mention "The biker" SHOT ON KODAK TRI X FILM & PRINTED IN DARKROOM. THEN DRUM SCANNED FOR DIGITAL FILE. PORTRAIT OF A DIE HARD HARLEY DAVIDSON FAN OUTSIDE A SHACK IN GOA. USED A 85MM F1.2 LENS FOR SHALOW DEPTH OF...

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Ewa Bilan-Stoch Poland Honorable Mention "That moment when they were immortal" A shared smile before the silence.

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Lennard Grohn Germany Honorable Mention "Promise fulfilled" A portrait of my beloved grandfather at the age of 103.

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Ziesook You USA Honorable Mention "Adecia"

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Lonnie Duka USA Honorable Mention "Self-portrait"

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Richard Cannon UK Honorable Mention "George Chandler, D Day Veteran" George was in the Navy on board a MGB.Image was taken at 6:15am on the bridge of his boat on D Day

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Lynn Gilbert USA Honorable Mention "Susan Sontag in her home, 1978" Susan Sontag was an American intellectual, writer, and critic renowned for her essays on art, popular culture, and society and for her activism for human rights.

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Brian Cassey Australia Honorable Mention "Millionaire Castaway David Glasheen" Former Millionaire David Glasheen has lived alone on a remote island since 1987 economic crash

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Deborah Gray Mitchell USA Honorable Mention "Long-neck Kayan woman, Inle Lake Myanmar" The women of the Kayan tribe wear brass coils around their necks.

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Abigail Ekue USA Nominee "Freckled Gaze" Featured portrait from the "Black in Black and White" series

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ANDRIY ROCHNYAK USA Nominee "Steel Gaze" USA 2025

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Anna Beyger-Pasternak UK Nominee "Royal Birthday" Silver gelatine print.

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Berni Wood Canada Nominee "Happy For a Visitor" Happiness for a 95 year old is a visitor at her home in Atenas, Costa Rica.

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Catherine Gibbons USA Nominee "Corn Woman" Cycling in Portugal, I shared time and captured this beautiful, strong woman.

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Christian Herbert Hildebrand Switzerland Nominee "Florian" Florian,Headshot,Portrait,bw,impressive,

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David Jordan Williams USA Nominee "Boxer"

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Douglas Dubler USA Nominee "Rachelle" Rachelle-Ballerina waiting to perform

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Douglas Dubler USA Nominee "Booty" Booty Portrait NYC

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Douglas Dubler USA Nominee "Mick Jagger " Mick Jagger Madison Sq. Garden 1972

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Durga Garcia USA Nominee "With his crow" man with his crow, Mabel

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Eduardo Soler USA Nominee "Spanish Girl on Horse " La Feria, Sevilla, Spain 2025

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Elaine Ellman USA Nominee "Jean Michel Basquiat" Jean Michel Basquiat

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Evelien Sikkema Netherlands Nominee "Life time in her eyes" Life time in her eyes

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Ewa Bilan-Stoch Poland Nominee "Shine of the Fury and Shadows of Calm" Black and white war stories.

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Ewa Bilan-Stoch Poland Nominee "Into your eyes" Black and white war stories.

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Frank Schultze Germany Nominee "Security contractor" Security contractor at religious ceremonies in the Barbar Baba Noulakh Hazari Mosque in Shahkot Pak

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George Kavanagh Ireland Nominee "Old man and the sea" old man and the sea

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Grzegorz Wojcik Poland Nominee "Gabi"

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Hilda Champion USA Nominee "New Glasses" It's just a point of view ...

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Jaap Bijsterbosch Netherlands Nominee "Selfportrait at the age of 73" Captured in the corner of my bedroom.

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Jay Watson USA Nominee "Cyclist Max B" Cyclist Max B

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Sam Abell - Photographer" Portrait of Sam Abell, long time National Geographic photographer

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Jerry"

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Crown Point Class Portrait"

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Daughter & Father - 30 years apart" My daughter and I in New Mexico 30 years apart.

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Jeff Schewe USA Nominee "Dad & Son"

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Jerome Scullino Canada Nominee "Wild" Two generations, bared of adornment, bonded by a wild and unfiltered love that transcends artifice

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Jerry Stevenson USA Nominee "Reflecting On My Mortality"

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Jerry Stevenson USA Nominee "The Scream"

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Jerry Stevenson USA Nominee "Village Warrior"

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Joao de Castro Portugal Nominee "Picasso and Muse" "Picasso was my cat, the studio cat. Sharing the lonely moments and the studio work, always there." 1999. Film.

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John Siskin USA Nominee "Michelle"

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Jonathan Knowles UK Nominee "Old Friends" Four lifelong friends, now all 60, captured in a quiet moment of enduring connection.

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Jonathan Knowles UK Nominee "Old Boys, Same Tricks" 47 Years On and Still Causing Trouble - lifelong bond of four school friends turning 60.

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Julie Shipman USA Nominee "Birra Con Scaldati" Two Italian men enjoy a beer in Palermo with Franco Scaldati keeping watch.

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Kevin Vandivier USA Nominee "Georgia Farmer" Georgia farmer Oscar Lorrick struggles to survive as a farmer.

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Lance Pressl USA Nominee "Cenote"

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Lisa Powers New Zealand Nominee "'The Blues Singer'" Portrait styled to honour blues singer, Billie Holiday, American jazz and swing music singer.

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Lisa Powers New Zealand Nominee "Chain Link Portrait" Photographed in New York City with Asahi Pentax 6x7 FILM camera, scanned negative with Imacon.

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Lisa Powers New Zealand Nominee "Nikki and Bianca" Photographed in my New York studio with Asahi Pentax 6x7 Film camera.

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Lonnie Duka USA Nominee "Tommy"

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Lukasz Rajchert Poland Nominee "Love" 1/160 , ISO 3200, f 7.1, Fuji GFX

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Lukasz Rajchert Poland Nominee "Traveller" 1/640, ISO 1250, f 7,1, FUJI GFX

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Lynn Gilbert USA Nominee "Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her home, 1978" Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Supreme Court judge whose fight to end inequality inspired a nation and transformed the American political landscape.

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Lynn Gilbert USA Nominee "Billie Jean King in a locker room, 1978" Billie Jean King is one of the all-time great tennis players who created opportunities for women on and off the tennis court. continuing to fight for equality and social change around the world.

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Lynn Gilbert USA Nominee "Julia Child in her kitchen, 1978" Julia Child was a chef and television personality who transformed American cooking by making sophisticated French cuisine accessible to everyday people.

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Lynn Gilbert USA Nominee "Alice Neel in her home, 1976" Alice Neel was one of the foremost American artists of the 20th century known for her incisive, psychological portraits of marginalized people.

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Lynn Gilbert USA Nominee "Louise Nevelson in her studio, 1976" Louise Nevelson an American sculptor ranks among the 20th century's greatest artists. She demolished gender barriers by proving women could create both monumental works and extensive portfolios.

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Mark Art.Visualizations Netherlands Nominee "Fake"

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Martino Cusano Italy Nominee "Rural women - 2005" "Guardians of the Earth" series Pride and generosity, strong arms and ancient roots, itinerant portraits in natural light inspired by the places that people live every day. Pianura...

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Matt Sievers USA Nominee "Ao Dai Charm: Mystique II" A young woman adorns a white Ao Dai, Vietnam's iconic dress and a symbol of the country, in its ancient capital of Hue.

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Michael Dorohovich Ukraine Nominee "Behind the Curtains" "Behind the curtains, there’s no act — only life. His body tells stories, objects hold memories. Truth lives on, even when the audience is gone."

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Nancy Ney USA Nominee "My View" Madagascar- Through the window

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Niko Eden USA Nominee "Danny "

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Olga Nebot Australia Nominee "Mrs Yen" "Age-worn hands, timeless craft- weaving bamboo into life" Mrs Yen is 94 years young,

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Radek von Hirschberg Poland Nominee "Waiting for the Inspiration"

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Rajesh Dhungana Nepal Nominee "This Baba smokes marijuana " In Hinduism, Babas are followers of Lord Shiva. This Baba smokes marijuana or hashish during the fes

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Riccardo Ghilardi Italy Nominee "'Just a dream'" Portrait of young talented director Christian Filippi taken in Venice - San Servolo Isl 2024

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee "Rajasthani Man " Pokharan, Rajasthan, India

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Salvatore Valente Italy Nominee "Paternito" Ghana una paternitò di etnia Somba

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Salvatore Valente Italy Nominee "Woman with Cigar" Cuba ,havana una donna fuma il suo sigaro davanti alla propria casa

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Sarah McColgan USA Nominee "Duality" Portrait of director Jeymes Samuel

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Sarb Vasile Romania Nominee "Subtlety #2" White is synonymous with purity and safety, while Black suggests mystery and depth in the unknown.

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Scarlett Freund USA Nominee "My Face in your Face" A denizen of the streets makes a strong gesture claiming his place in the world.

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Simona Poncia Italy Nominee "Street Portrait"

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Steve Cain Canada Nominee "Pondering"

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Steve Turner Australia Nominee "Father And Son"

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Struan Canada Nominee "Brean Bag"

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Sue Vo-Ho Canada Nominee "Father and Son" A father and his son relaxing in the streets of Ha Noi.

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Susan Greeff South Africa Nominee "Suri Warrior II"

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Ulla Jensen Denmark Nominee "BalletSchool friendship or competition"

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Wayne Cable USA Nominee "Jerry Garcia" Jerry Garcia, late of Grateful Dead band, solarization

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