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Desolation

Nick Ng

Malaysia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Desolation"
The effects of child abuse in third world countries are clearly shown by the deformed hand due to being burned, of this Rajashtan girl.



Esther smoking

Monika Brand

Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Esther smoking"



Now & Then

Betina La Plante

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Now & Then"
Actor Terence Stamp holding a photo of himself taken 35 years earlier



Pescador

Sara Schmidt

Mexico

Honorable Mention

"Pescador"
Fisherman at the Lago de Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mex. 2012



The Walking Stick

Mahesh Balasubramanian

India

Honorable Mention

"The Walking Stick"
The Old Man with the Walking Stick



Self Portrait

William Brennan

USA

Honorable Mention

"Self Portrait"



Girl serving tea

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Honorable Mention

"Girl serving tea"
Houseboat, Srinagar, Kashmir, India



Migrant Labour

Abhijit Nandi

India

Nominee

"Migrant Labour"



Waiting for ...

ALEXANDROS VRETTAKOS

Greece

Nominee

"Waiting for ..."



Mr Nikos

ALEXANDROS VRETTAKOS

Greece

Nominee

"Mr Nikos"



Nepalese Woman

Alfio Alberto Castro

Italy

Nominee

"Nepalese Woman"
Nepal 2012



the hut

Anthony Pappone

Italy

Nominee

"the hut"
photo taken in the village of the tribe Mursi, man with body painting on waking in his hut



FOOD!

D Voggenthaler

USA

Nominee

"FOOD!"
Majestic Diner. Atlanta, GA



Collecting Tyres

Daniel Groneberg

Australia

Nominee

"Collecting Tyres"
The poor children of Kathmandu collect many items, among them bicycle tyres, these then get sold to buy food. Part of a series of images taken while in Nepal December 2012 focusing on the children of



Bad Mood

Francisco Alcala

Mexico

Nominee

"Bad Mood"
I found this lady in a market in India. Her first reaction was this. In subsequent photographs I captured her smiling being hugged by my wife.



Feel Me

Frida Marie Grande

Norway

Nominee

"Feel Me"
Location: Lillehammer, Norway



I see clouds on the horizon

Giorgio Bianchi

Italy

Nominee

"I see clouds on the horizon"
Sadhu at the Gangasagar festival in Kolkata



Behind the curtain

Gregoire A. Meyer

UK

Nominee

"Behind the curtain "
Daniel



Elderly Gentleman

Heiner Pflug

Brazil

Nominee

"Elderly Gentleman"
On a sunny afternoon closed to the Central Park, New York



Chinese lady

Henk Langerak

Netherlands

Nominee

"Chinese lady"
The smile of a Chinese old lady



Claire

Jacqueline Roberts

Germany

Nominee

"Claire"



Behind The Mask

Jessica Nolte

Brazil

Nominee

"Behind The Mask"
The Al-Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb has been very active in northern Mali since 2006, tracing its provenance to the Algerian civil war in 1990. Their aim is to spread Islamic law and jihad across West



Haunting

Joe Perri

USA

Nominee

"Haunting"



Ain't Misbehavin'

John McGill

USA

Nominee

"Ain't Misbehavin'"
Ain't Misbehavin' in New York



A Sitch in Time

Joshua Donnelly

New Zealand

Nominee

"A Sitch in Time"



Because You're Torn in Two

Juliet Harrison

USA

Nominee

"Because You're Torn in Two"
"What drew me in to take this shot was the duality that the person and her mask represented. It begs the answer to the question - how many layers do we really hide behind?"



Mother and Son

Laurie McCormick

USA

Nominee

"Mother and Son"
Taken in Cuba 2013



The Donut Shop

Lexi Traylor

USA

Nominee

"The Donut Shop"
In St. Louis, MO, World's Fair Doughnuts still remains a relic of a simpler time.



Waiting on Work

Liz Keeler

USA

Nominee

"Waiting on Work"
Photograph of a man in Falmouth, Jamaica



Karmnu

Louis Agius

Malta

Nominee

"Karmnu"



Summertime

Mahesh Balasubramanian

India

Nominee

"Summertime"
The boy is coming out of well after his morning bath.



Photographer

Marian Rubin

USA

Nominee

"Photographer"
This photograph was made in NYC using an iPhone4S and post processed on an iPad.



Ron From Vallejo

Marshall Gould

USA

Nominee

"Ron From Vallejo"
A homeless man in Modesto, CA contemplates how to get back to his real home.



Dog Walker Scarborough Style

Michael J Locke

UK

Nominee

"Dog Walker Scarborough Style"



Shoe Master

monica soccol

Italy

Nominee

"Shoe Master"
nostalgia New York metro



Clown

Nelson Cheang

Macao

Nominee

"Clown"



Hope

Nick Ng

Malaysia

Nominee

"Hope"
A child ponders from what she calls home.



Child

Nikolay Smolyak

Russia

Nominee

"Child"



State Fair Lady

Patricia Turo

USA

Nominee

"State Fair Lady"
At the Florida State Fair



Sarah Guarding Her Playhouse

Robert Moran

USA

Nominee

"Sarah Guarding Her Playhouse"



Dogon Mother and Child - Mali

Robert Moran

USA

Nominee

"Dogon Mother and Child - Mali"



Sand Worn Glasses  - Timbuktu

Robert Moran

USA

Nominee

"Sand Worn Glasses - Timbuktu"



Tuareg Woman - Mauritania

Robert Moran

USA

Nominee

"Tuareg Woman - Mauritania"



Transforming into Shiva

Robi Chakraborty

USA

Nominee

"Transforming into Shiva"
Habra, West Bengal, India



Semana Santa 2

Ron Cooper

USA

Nominee

"Semana Santa 2"
Child celebrating Holy Week. Andalucia, Spain



Sevi

Rudi Neumaier

Switzerland

Nominee

"Sevi"
one of a stunning portrait-series



Mo,Mo,Mo

Saibal Gupta

India

Nominee

"Mo,Mo,Mo"
A mother is enjoying her best experience.



New Slaves

Simone Bartoletti

Italy

Nominee

"New Slaves"



Jessie

Sita Mae

USA

Nominee

"Jessie"



Don Apolonio's Faith

Toni B Ferragut

Mexico

Nominee

"Don Apolonio's Faith"
In his eighties Don Apolonio’s goes to church every morning to kiss Our Lady of Guadalupe's feet and request her protection throughout the day.



Polish worker

Tore Ring

Norway

Nominee

"Polish worker"



Memories

Trevor Kerry

UK

Nominee

"Memories"



Stan The Man

Vanessa Bertagnole

Australia

Nominee

"Stan The Man"
Senior Jaru man of the East Kimberley, Stan Brumby.



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