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Sarah

Herman Nicholson

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Sarah"
Sarah



china girl

George Kavanagh

Ireland

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"china girl"
china girl



blacksmiths

roberto huner

Italy

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"blacksmiths"
Mali, West Africa. The Dogon people speak approximately 120 dialects,many of which are not mutually comprehensible.For their cults,the blacksmiths have a close connection with the heavenly deities.The



Nadia

Jonas Kroyer

Denmark

Honorable Mention

"Nadia"



call for meeting

Frances Suter

Australia

Honorable Mention

"call for meeting"
village chief calls all men for meeting, rural village Vanuatu



Bush Meat, Sierra Leone

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Honorable Mention

"Bush Meat, Sierra Leone"



Cadets

Frank Schultze

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Cadets"
In the Escuela Naval Militare in La Paz, the cadets present their different uniforms and Show model ships.



Villagers from Vanuatu 11

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Villagers from Vanuatu 11"
A villager from Malekula Island, Vanuatu. June 2013.



Kids from Navotas cemetery 4

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Kids from Navotas cemetery 4"
Kids from Navotas, Philippines, at a municipal cemetery whereabout 500 families dwell in makeshift shacks. November 2013.



El Paso Texas

Juliano Michelangelo Barrotti

USA

Honorable Mention

"El Paso Texas"



my story

Beat Mumenthaler

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"my story"



Four Hands, Benin

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Honorable Mention

"Four Hands, Benin"



Ready to Compete

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Honorable Mention

"Ready to Compete"



Discovery

Pierre Delaunay

France

Honorable Mention

"Discovery"
the eyes of the discovery Bengal



Candy

Wilhelm Scholz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Candy"
Queensbridge Projects New York



Cigar Lady

Annie Katz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Cigar Lady"
Cigar Lady in Havana, Cuba.



She Fights

Adri Berger

Laos

Nominee

"She Fights"



The Monk

Amit Sharma

India

Nominee

"The Monk"
The Monk, Ladakh



Leatherwood Bee Keeper

Andrew Wilson

Australia

Nominee

"Leatherwood Bee Keeper"
A bee keeper tends his hive in the leatherwood forests of western Tasmania.



She waits

Annette Willis

Australia

Nominee

"She waits "
Part of a series shot on a mobile phone documenting streetlife in Adelaide.



He Lives alone with his Dog

Annette Willis

Australia

Nominee

"He Lives alone with his Dog"
This man is homeless in the streets of Paris. He plays music for a few Euros. He asked me to photograph him so I could remember his face.



Little Girl in a White Dress

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Little Girl in a White Dress"
Little girl in Uganda.



The Cullatore

Antonio Busiello

Italy

Nominee

"The Cullatore"
The "cullatori" are men who have tremendous calluses on their shoulders from bearing the weight of huge wooden structures year after year at the Festival of the Lillies in Nola, a small...



Kadija, from Heart of Collingwood project

Ashleigh Lauren Bradley

Australia

Nominee

"Kadija, from Heart of Collingwood project"
I came to Australia in 1999 from Nairobi.All my family have died except for one sister. I want to bring my brothers children to Australia but no one knows where they are.I feel sick and am very unhapp



Wendy, from the Heart of Collingwood Project

Ashleigh Lauren Bradley

Australia

Nominee

"Wendy, from the Heart of Collingwood Project"
"It has been a long time since I got to do my artwork (Wendy loves to paint). I am pleased I got to do the photos. With all my heart I hope you continue the good work."



Soul Deep

Belinda Mason

Australia

Nominee

"Soul Deep"
Being an Australian Aboriginal is not skin deep, its soul deep" Jake Briggs



Cambodia Milk Vendor

Bev Pettit

USA

Nominee

"Cambodia Milk Vendor"
Milk Vendor, Siem Reap, Cambodia



Empenada Man

Brian Goodman

USA

Nominee

"Empenada Man"
2012 -The Empenada Man of Pisac, Peru



Miss T

Bryan Regan

USA

Nominee

"Miss T"
Miss T and Pinto



Girl with Ducks

charlotte boulton

UK

Nominee

"Girl with Ducks"
The Western Highlands of Honduras



Girl with Tigger La Ultima Milla

charlotte boulton

UK

Nominee

"Girl with Tigger La Ultima Milla"
The Western Highlands of Honduras



Signora Lopez Salvidas La Ultima Milla

charlotte boulton

UK

Nominee

"Signora Lopez Salvidas La Ultima Milla"
The Western Highlands of Honduras



Wash Day La Ultima Milla I

charlotte boulton

UK

Nominee

"Wash Day La Ultima Milla I"
The Western Highlands of Honduras



Himba girl

Chris McLennan

New Zealand

Nominee

"Himba girl"
A Himba girl sitting beside her mud hut in a remote area of Namibia. This village lives on in the traditional ways preserving their amazing culture.



Himba Child

Chris McLennan

New Zealand

Nominee

"Himba Child"
A young Himba girl in Otjikandero Village, Damara Land, Namibia. Africa.



Joan Brown, Artist

Colin McRae

USA

Nominee

"Joan Brown, Artist"
Artist Series



Cowboy

David Allan Brandt

USA

Nominee

"Cowboy"



Unfolding The Truth

Derek Galon

Dominica

Nominee

"Unfolding The Truth"



Untitled 11

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"Untitled 11"
From the collection "Slow Road to China". A Nepalese woman wearing a traditional headdress displays a wonderful mix of grit and warmth, humility and pride, innocence and wisdom.



Untitled 17

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"Untitled 17"
From the collection "Slow Road to China". A young girl in the remote region of Northwest Nepal known as Humla.



Lady with WolfHounds

Durga Garcia

USA

Nominee

"Lady with WolfHounds"



Fortune Teller

Eric Loh Yong Kim

Singapore

Nominee

"Fortune Teller"



Joods, Ellen Le Roy Lopes Cardozo - Servadisch Joods, 2013

Erwin Olaf

Netherlands

Nominee

"Joods, Ellen Le Roy Lopes Cardozo - Servadisch Joods, 2013"



Joods, Samuel Kaspi - Sepharadisch Marokkaans Joods, 2013

Erwin Olaf

Netherlands

Nominee

"Joods, Samuel Kaspi - Sepharadisch Marokkaans Joods, 2013"



In misery

Eugenio Opitz

Venezuela

Nominee

"In misery"
Between Caracas city and La Victoria city along with the highway there is a small lagoon called Suata where this man make his living fishing and selling.Country:Venezuela



MR CLAYTON

Felix Shumack

UK

Nominee

"MR CLAYTON"
Pre-fight portrait of boxer Luke Clayton



Military Rape in the USA

Francois Pesant

Canada

Nominee

"Military Rape in the USA"
Gary Noling poses with a portrait of his daughter Carri who committed suicide after a military rape.



In box

Galia Yotova

Bulgaria

Nominee

"In box"
The photographs was taken in the town Terezin,Czech Republic. This is a former military town, it's former Jewish ghetto and concentration camp former. I was there in the summer of 2001.



fishing guides

George Kavanagh

Ireland

Nominee

"fishing guides"
fishing guides



Mursi child

Gianluca De Bartolo

Italy

Nominee

"Mursi child"
A portrait of a Mursi child with his kalashnikov, omo valley, Ethiopia



An Indian couple

Girish Menon

India

Nominee

"An Indian couple"
I patiently listened to the advice that my hotel owner was giving me me. I had just told him that photography was the purpose of my visit to Rajasthan. I did not want to interrupt the kind man but at...



Handloom

Girish Menon

India

Nominee

"Handloom"
This village is located in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. I hire a camel cart, camel-man and guide and head into the desert for a few nights. We cook food and camp along the way. This entire village...



Gurgaon Dog Show 2013 - II

Girish Menon

India

Nominee

"Gurgaon Dog Show 2013 - II"
This was at the first dog show that I visited in India. I knew very little about dogs. This exposure to a wide range of breeds and conversations between knowledgeable masters, trainers and...



The President

Giuliano Koren

Italy

Nominee

"The President"
Milan, seat of the Assicurazioni Generali. The President Gabriele Galateri di Genola.



Cuban Women in Paris

Heather Buckley

UK

Nominee

"Cuban Women in Paris"
Taken in the Streets of Paris



Indian Lady

Heather Buckley

UK

Nominee

"Indian Lady"
Taken in Rajasthan



I hope my grandchildren will have a better life

Ingetje Tadros

Australia

Nominee

"I hope my grandchildren will have a better life"
‘This Is My Country,’ is an ongoing visual documentation of Australia’s indigenous people by Ingetje Tadros. A compelling look at people balanced on the precipice of life.



Riding with my kids.

Ivan Joshua Loh

Singapore

Nominee

"Riding with my kids."



Self Portrait 206

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Nominee

"Self Portrait 206"
Sadder & Wiser now,,,



Ethiopia

Jens Honore

USA

Nominee

"Ethiopia"
Girl living in a SOS Children's Village in Ethiopia



Old Marine

Joseph Bankowski

USA

Nominee

"Old Marine"



Pappa

Katarina Premfors

United Arab Emirates

Nominee

"Pappa"
My father 9 months after a stroke, having been told he had inoperable cancer still showed amazing optimism



Get Along

Kristina Kazarina

Russia

Nominee

"Get Along"
Model: Kira. 2013, Koh Samui



The Warrior Priest

Landry Major

USA

Nominee

"The Warrior Priest"
The Russian Orthodox Priest who travels with fighter Fedor Emelianenko



Masai child

Lennette Newell

USA

Nominee

"Masai child"
Masai class room



Rajasthani Woman

Lynn Clayton

New Zealand

Nominee

"Rajasthani Woman"
This woman was proud and almost handsome, strong and beautiful.



Animal Magnetism

Mark Stout

USA

Nominee

"Animal Magnetism"
"Animal Magnetism" was created to revivify the gritty sultry mood of the South in the era of the Tennessee Williams play, "Streetcar Called Desire" and the raw sensuality exuded by Marlon Brando in...



Piano Girl

melanie cleary

South Africa

Nominee

"Piano Girl"
The way they look at me is a portrait study of mentally disabled children, and exploring the inherent wariness, preconceptions and prejudices that we as a society have towards the disabled.



Maths room

melanie cleary

South Africa

Nominee

"Maths room"
The way they look at me is a portrait study of mentally disabled children, and exploring the inherent wariness, preconceptions and prejudices that we as a society have towards the disabled.



Tri cycle boy

melanie cleary

South Africa

Nominee

"Tri cycle boy"
The way they look at me is a portrait study of mentally disabled children, and exploring the inherent wariness, preconceptions and prejudices that we as a society have towards the disabled.



The Basket Maker

Michael McLaughlin

Ireland

Nominee

"The Basket Maker"
Bernie Winters traditional Basket Maker in his home in his traditional cottage on Clare Island, on the west coast of Ireland



FIRE WOMAN

Michael Heissner

Germany

Nominee

"FIRE WOMAN"
Fire Woman in Sweden



John and Lucky

Morganna Magee

Australia

Nominee

"John and Lucky"



Two-Term President

Nate Gowdy

USA

Nominee

"Two-Term President"
I had the unique opportunity of being the only photographer in the room with President Obama at a private residence in Seattle in November 2013.



Rebels at a checkpoint

Nish Nalbandian

USA

Nominee

"Rebels at a checkpoint"
Two FSA Rebels hold their weapons for a portrait near a front line checkpoint in the old city district of Aleppo, Syria on February 9, 2013. Nish Nalbandian / Redux.



Old Men in Aleppo

Nish Nalbandian

USA

Nominee

"Old Men in Aleppo"
Two men sit on a corner in the contested Bustan al-Pasha district of Aleppo, Syria on April 18, 2013. Nish Nalbandian / Redux.



Graduating

Nyk Sykes

Australia

Nominee

"Graduating"



Laotian Paddy Rice Farmer

Paris Spellson

Australia

Nominee

"Laotian Paddy Rice Farmer"
A Laotian paddy rice farmer stopped me on the road to Muang Sing in the Luang Namthan Province of Laos. Blind in one eye and with heavy wrinkles that have been formed from many years of exposure to...



Happy

Paul Wager

Laos

Nominee

"Happy"
A Khumu woman in Laos finds having her photograph taken a happy moment.



Geoff Granfiled Illustrator

Philip Gatward

UK

Nominee

"Geoff Granfiled Illustrator"
Portrait commissioned by 3x3 magazine.



Outwear

Pierre Delaunay

France

Nominee

"Outwear"
super market in the street in Kolkata



FACES

Roberto Soares-Gomes

Brazil

Nominee

"FACES"
FRIENDS



homme poisson

roberto huner

Italy

Nominee

"homme poisson"



Sikh Man

Ron Schwager

USA

Nominee

"Sikh Man"
Sikh man in prayer.



Behind the cage

Scott Fowler

New Zealand

Nominee

"Behind the cage"



Boy with the Trike 2

Scott Fowler

New Zealand

Nominee

"Boy with the Trike 2"



all of the boys

Shairon Paterson

Australia

Nominee

"all of the boys"
The faces of fair trade. PNG villagers like these are the ones who benefit.



Growing Up #1

Stephanie van Leeuwen

Netherlands

Nominee

"Growing Up #1"
Leaf Aptus-II 5 Large Format



Girl And Cello

Steve Turner

Australia

Nominee

"Girl And Cello"



Bhutan old man

Stuart Chape

Australia

Nominee

"Bhutan old man"



Sadhu and friend

Stuart Chape

Australia

Nominee

"Sadhu and friend"



Durassie

Sue Foll

UK

Nominee

"Durassie"



Living with the dead

Sumesh Senan

India

Nominee

"Living with the dead"
A portrait of a cemetery worker



MASTER BAND-PARTY BOYS, $6 ON ASSIGNMENT, 2011

Supranav Dash

USA

Nominee

"MASTER BAND-PARTY BOYS, $6 ON ASSIGNMENT, 2011"
From the Series- "Marginal Trades" (2011-ongoing)



Angola Girl With Clay Necklace

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Angola Girl With Clay Necklace"



Nun And Monk, Bhutan

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Nun And Monk, Bhutan"



Plate 2 - Women in Omo Valley Series, Ethiopia

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Plate 2 - Women in Omo Valley Series, Ethiopia"



Freetown Elders, Sierra Leone

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Freetown Elders, Sierra Leone"



The Tailor Of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"The Tailor Of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India"



Mursi Tattoo, Ethiopia

Tariq Zaidi

UK

Nominee

"Mursi Tattoo, Ethiopia"



In The Archway

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"In The Archway"
Omo Valley, Ethiopia Hamar Tribe Gate



Cattle Boy In The Omo Valley

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"Cattle Boy In The Omo Valley"
Into The Mists of Time in Ethiopia...



Surma Tribe in the Cornfields

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"Surma Tribe in the Cornfields"
Tribal life in Ethiopia



In The Cornfield

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"In The Cornfield"
In the Omo Valley, Ethiopia with the Suri Tribe.



Suri Mother and Child

Terri Gold

USA

Nominee

"Suri Mother and Child"
Infrared image from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia



CHANDIGAR

thibault jeanson

France

Nominee

"CHANDIGAR"
LE CORBUSIER ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA SHOT WITH PN55



backstage

Tim Georgeson

Australia

Nominee

"backstage"
from the cirque series



Villagers from Vanuatu 4

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

Nominee

"Villagers from Vanuatu 4"
Villagers from Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. June 2013.



Villagers from Vanuatu 6

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

Nominee

"Villagers from Vanuatu 6"
Villagers from Malekula Island, Vanuatu. June 2013.



Boys from Navotas cemetery 5

Tomasz Lewandowski

Poland

Nominee

"Boys from Navotas cemetery 5"
A boy from Navotas, Philippines, at a municipal cemetery whereabout 500 families dwell in makeshift shacks. November 2013.



A gold dealer

Valery Melnikov

Russia

Nominee

"A gold dealer"
The Kayes Region of Mali. A child gold dealer with gold nuggets in his mouth



Cherie Amputee

Vicki Bell

Australia

Nominee

"Cherie Amputee"



Hard Work

Yan Grinshtein

Israel

Nominee

"Hard Work"
Winter day at Meah Shearim, Jerusalem



Bell Black

zelko nedic

Australia

Nominee

"Bell Black "
Wet Plate Collodion, Tintype 8x10



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