Children of the World - Professional

Boy with Bible, Little Rock, Arkansas Donald Graham
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Boy with Bible, Little Rock, Arkansas"
Photograph included in ONE OF A KIND by Donald Graham published by Hatj Cantz, 2021



praying boy Wei Fu
Thailand

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"praying boy"
Boy praying in the train during the Muslin Bishwa Ijtem in year 2020.



Juan y Tobias portrait Francisco Mata Rosas
Mexico

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Juan y Tobias portrait"
With a new cable bus behind him this boy holds his rooster, creating a metaphor between modernity and tradition.



Bakers Rest Deborah Maxx
Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Bakers Rest"



 Graduation Maki Amemori
Japan

Honorable Mention

" Graduation "
Kids are running happily celebrating their graduation, keeping up with the coronavirus pandemic.



Soleil Felice Boucher
USA

Honorable Mention

"Soleil"



Katilyn Freckles Thomas Margrave
USA

Honorable Mention

"Katilyn Freckles"



Thistle Hanna Derecka
Poland

Honorable Mention

"Thistle"



Hand of God Rachel Reeve
UK

Honorable Mention

"Hand of God"
The little boy came up during communion, unsure of what he had to do, knelt & received a blessing



Sophie Beatrice Heydiri
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Sophie"



Childhood Wonder Helen Bartlett
UK

Honorable Mention

"Childhood Wonder"



Coming of Age Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Coming of Age"
Getting dressed up for Holy Communion, at 7 years. It is a moment when a long boy starts coming of a



Winter Storm Markku Lahdesmaki
USA

Honorable Mention

"Winter Storm"
Fun after the winter storm.



Marwan Pieter Clicteur
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Marwan"
Marwan, the boy with the dark eyes



Slam Dunk Sreekumar Krishnan
India

Honorable Mention

"Slam Dunk"
Slam Dunk Child at Play



Joyous life! Anand Sharan
India

Honorable Mention

"Joyous life!"
A carefree life of letting go of oneself.



Snack Jiri Tondl
Czech Republic

Honorable Mention

"Snack"



Young proud and strong Tom Brownold
USA

Honorable Mention

"Young proud and strong"
A chance meeting on the street led to this quick portrait in a Hudson NY doorway.



Charley thinks Bow-Wow Laurie Freitag
USA

Honorable Mention

"Charley thinks Bow-Wow"



Looking for Love Piotr Powietrzynski
USA

Honorable Mention

"Looking for Love"
A 2-year-old girl is walking on the street holding a balloon with the words: I LOVE YOU. Lower Manhattan. New York.



Mongolia Boy Dave Monk
USA

Honorable Mention

"Mongolia Boy"
A young lad airs it out near his camp in the vast Mongolian landscape



Barber and her clients Jiri Tondl
Czech Republic

Honorable Mention

"Barber and her clients"



Me and My Portrait Nancy Ney
USA

Honorable Mention

"Me and My Portrait"
Boy in Remedios Cuba



Waiting Heather Wilson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Waiting "
Boy waiting for the rain to end in a stormy dreary day.



First step Asa Deleau Wiklund
Sweden

Honorable Mention

"First step"



Connected Ceremony Donell Gumiran
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"Connected Ceremony"
“Tribal Dance Ceremony, One of the most feared tribes in Omo Valley famed for their unique story-tel



Future Acrobats Danny Turner
USA

Honorable Mention

"Future Acrobats"
Boys jumping on old mattresses pulled out of the trash during a remodel project



Untitled Dragos-Radu Dumitrescu
Romania

Honorable Mention

"Untitled"
Resting on a mattress in a former Roma community in Bucharest. Taken on film.



Symbiosis Trevor Cole
Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Symbiosis"
A moment of Mundari bonding between child and Ankosi Watule cow



Boys of Imlil Andrew Robert Fox
UK

Nominee

"Boys of Imlil"
High Atlas Mountains, Morocco



Boys Don't Cry Christian Barroso
Brazil

Nominee

"Boys Don't Cry"
A young boy awaits, in the sun, the start of a popular party in Maranhão, Brazil.



Young Warrior Debra Ledsinger
USA

Nominee

"Young Warrior"



The Faces of Nepal Series, #5 Emilia Kashfian
USA

Nominee

"The Faces of Nepal Series, #5"
A look into the lives of Nepalis, taken on a volunteer trip to Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2017.



Dropy eyes Erwin van Halteren
Netherlands

Nominee

"Dropy eyes"
Myanmar, child with sad look



Face of Despair Gill Shaw, Abipp Ampa
UK

Nominee

"Face of Despair"
Image taken on a remote island of Arquipelago dos Bijagos off of Guinea Bissau in 2018



portrait of Jeannie Hans Withoos
Netherlands

Nominee

"portrait of Jeannie"
For Charity Organisation 'Orange Babies' they help mothers and children in their fight against HIV



Heatwave Harriet Brocket
UK

Nominee

"Heatwave"
Children the world over can't resist fountain fun in the heat.



Milo Smiles Harry Donenfeld
USA

Nominee

"Milo Smiles"
Smiling unicorn



Joy of the Swings Helen Bartlett
UK

Nominee

"Joy of the Swings"



Sisters Helen Bartlett
UK

Nominee

"Sisters"



Spring Helen Bartlett
UK

Nominee

"Spring"



Going to Oirschot James van Leuven
Netherlands

Nominee

"Going to Oirschot"
Child passing new bridge to Oirschot / The Netherlands



Girl Scouts at the border Joe Patronite
USA

Nominee

"Girl Scouts at the border "
Members of Nogales, Arizona (USA) Girl Scout troop prior to 4th of July parade .



Trump teen Joe Patronite
USA

Nominee

"Trump teen"
With rude T-shirt- teen in Sturgis, South Dakota (USA) during annual rally.



The Human Connection Jonathan Banks
UK

Nominee

"The Human Connection"
The "human connection" is one that you make without judgement in the split second of meeting someone



Boy's Dream Jumpei Tainaka
Germany

Nominee

"Boy's Dream"
When I looked at the street, the strange boy just kept looking up at the sky.



Next Generation Katherin Wermke
Spain

Nominee

"Next Generation"
India, Mysore. Don Bosco Centre for Boys



Sleepless Nights Katherin Wermke
Spain

Nominee

"Sleepless Nights"
India, Mysore. Transit Home for Boys.



Boys from Hamburg Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Boys from Hamburg"
Kirsten_Heer



Sheltering-In-Place Day 34 Laurie Freitag
USA

Nominee

"Sheltering-In-Place Day 34"



Dancing under a cherry tree Maki Amemori
Japan

Nominee

"Dancing under a cherry tree"
A girl wearing a traditional Japanese Hakama is dancing to celebrate her graduation 2021.



Mille Gigli (A Thousand Lilies) Margrieta Jeltema
Italy

Nominee

"Mille Gigli (A Thousand Lilies)"



Surrounded Mel Karlberg
USA

Nominee

"Surrounded"
Surrounded with water, protection and love, she swims while her grandparents look on.



The Jump Molly Garg
USA

Nominee

"The Jump"
a young boy excitedly jumps into a pool



Flight Neil L. Johnson
USA

Nominee

"Flight"
Lake BIstineau, NW Louisiana. I'm down low. Boy up on roof of boathouse. Flight.



Juno Pieter Clicteur
Belgium

Nominee

"Juno"
Juno, the little skater boy



Childhood Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Childhood"
Sunderban, West Bengal, India



Naga child Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Naga child"
India



Siblings Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Siblings"
Konyak, India



Boys in India Ronald Seymour
USA

Nominee

"Boys in India"
While driving in Madras



Hair Colouring Experiments During Covid Tobi Asmoucha
Canada

Nominee

"Hair Colouring Experiments During Covid"
Throughout the pandemic our family hasn't gone to a hair dresser, which has given my daughter a lease to try new styles she creates. The colour and cut was done by herself for the first time, and we



Untitled #3 Vera Regina Bandeira
Brazil

Nominee

"Untitled #3"



Musico Vera Regina Bandeira
Brazil

Nominee

"Musico"



Bolinhas De Sabao Vera Regina Bandeira
Brazil

Nominee

"Bolinhas De Sabao"



Scent of Broq-pa 02222017 Ziesook You
USA

Nominee

"Scent of Broq-pa 02222017"
30x20inch



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