Children of the World - Professional

Corralled For Food Larry Louie
Canada

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Corralled For Food"
Rohingya Refugee Children line up in a corral waiting for daily food handouts. by NGO.



Girl Julia Smirnova
Germany

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Girl"
From the project "Memories of Lost Moments” about natives in India. Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400.



Contrast Oriano Nicolau
Spain

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Contrast"



Rohingya Refugee Children Larry Louie
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Rohingya Refugee Children"
Children in the Rohingya Refugee camp lined up waiting for food handouts by NGOs



Dreaming about stars and heaven Oriano Nicolau
Spain

Honorable Mention

"Dreaming about stars and heaven"
Children playing at the beach.



thinking Milena Krammer
Austria

Honorable Mention

"thinking"



0-E y e s Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"0-E y e s"



Oaxaca Mexico Halloween Joe Patronite
USA

Honorable Mention

"Oaxaca Mexico Halloween"
Youngsters during annual Halloween celebration for Oaxaca students.



The Washer Boy Piers Golden
UK

Honorable Mention

"The Washer Boy"
Young boy washes his Goat in the Mangroves, The Gambia, Africa.



Ethan Larry Louie
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Ethan"
Live life with laughter.



on the beach Etienne van Sloun
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"on the beach"
Etienne C.L. van Sloun, Maastricht NL, 1946 Early on, he began shooting. He can also recall almost no period of his life without a camera. On the advice of Werner Mantz, he attended the photographic s



"SURI BOY" Eduard Genserek
Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

""SURI BOY""



Brenda's Children Newark, NJ Helen M. Stummer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brenda's Children Newark, NJ"



Enthralled Denh Lay
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Enthralled"



Girl in leopard suit, 2015 Pieter de Vos
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Girl in leopard suit, 2015"
A young girl takes a break from a game of kick-the-ball in a squatter camp in Pretoria,South Africa.



smile_baby_smile Leo Gesess
Italy

Honorable Mention

"smile_baby_smile"
smile_baby_smile



Hope Lives Here John E. Kelly
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hope Lives Here"
Women's March Los Angeles



Portraits from Ethiopia II Susan Greeff
South Africa

Honorable Mention

"Portraits from Ethiopia II"
A boy from the Surma tribe in Ethiopia with flower decorations



Child Walking Away in Fog. Helen M. Stummer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Child Walking Away in Fog."
Newark, NJ



Girl with parasol, 2017 Pieter de Vos
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Girl with parasol, 2017"
A young girl seeks shade from the sun in a squatter camp in Pretoria, South Africa.



Homework, Bagan, Myanmar Deborah Gray Mitchell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Homework, Bagan, Myanmar"
Finding one ray of light in a Bagan, Myanmar, market, little girls study their alphabet.



Boy with Cows Steven Edson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Boy with Cows"
Boy eating french fries nestled in between his 2 cows in the barn at the County Fair.



A Whale in Wales Peter Rodger
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Whale in Wales"
A child swinging behind a whale in a playground in Port Talbot, Wales



Aryan Children Robi Chakraborty
USA

Honorable Mention

"Aryan Children"
Aryan Village, Ladakh, India



No fear Jordi Cohen
Spain

Honorable Mention

"No fear"
Children playing on the Jacmel beach (Haiti)



Big Sister Laurie Freitag
USA

Honorable Mention

"Big Sister"



Nathan (1) Helena Herholdt
UK

Honorable Mention

"Nathan (1)"
the Karoo, South Africa



oriental Abigail Miguel
Philippines

Nominee

"oriental "



ethiopia Alessandro Majocchi
Italy

Nominee

"ethiopia"



Summer Friends Alexander Varvarin
Russia

Nominee

"Summer Friends"



The Kite Runner Alvaro Villela
Brazil

Nominee

"The Kite Runner"
In a rice plantation in Indonesia, boys drop kites. 2017



Watching television Anne Marie Trovato
Netherlands

Nominee

"Watching television"
Children watching the German detective Derrick, Bamako, Mali (W-Africa)



Ugandan Kids Annie Katz
USA

Nominee

"Ugandan Kids"
Three boys passing time outside their house in Uganda.



Don't mind me Asa Deleau Wiklund
Sweden

Nominee

"Don't mind me"



Busy Night I Beatrix Jourdan
Hungary

Nominee

"Busy Night I"



Clin D'Oeil - Look Caroline Tanghe
Belgium

Nominee

"Clin D'Oeil - Look"



Emmi 6 and Hans 8 Chieko Tanemura
USA

Nominee

"Emmi 6 and Hans 8"



Lonely Christian Herbert Hildebrand
Switzerland

Nominee

"Lonely"
Boy playing alone in the street



Traveller Child at the Fair of Spancilhill Co Clare Ireland Christy Mc Namara
Ireland

Nominee

"Traveller Child at the Fair of Spancilhill Co Clare Ireland"
Traveller Child on a horse at The Fair of Spancilhill, County Clare Ireland



Perfect Humans Darren James
Australia

Nominee

"Perfect Humans"
Carteret Island children rarely cry.



Tradition Meets Technology Deborah Gray Mitchell
USA

Nominee

"Tradition Meets Technology"
Photographed in the Inle Lake area of Myanmar, 2014.



Waiting for God Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee

"Waiting for God "



Best frends mono Dmitry Arkhipov
Russia

Nominee

"Best frends mono"



The Big Chair Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee

"The Big Chair"



SALT LAKE DESERT Elie Galey
France

Nominee

"SALT LAKE DESERT"
SALT LAKE DESERT



Slide Contemplation Erin Clayton
Canada

Nominee

"Slide Contemplation"
A brief pause while playing at the park



0-Boy on a swing Gary Latham
UK

Nominee

"0-Boy on a swing"
Boy on a swing, Otres 1 Beach, Sihanoukville, Cambodia.



Ballroom champions Gia To
Taiwan

Nominee

"Ballroom champions"
World Championship of Ballroom dancing in Taiwan, junior dancers



Friends Gioia Maria Aloisi
Italy

Nominee

"Friends"
I photographed these children while playing in a neighborhood in the suburbs of Milan. I was doing



The Joy of Youth Glen McClure
USA

Nominee

"The Joy of Youth"
Venice, Italy



Waiting for our clothes to dry Helen M. Stummer
USA

Nominee

"Waiting for our clothes to dry"
The children only had one set of clothes to wear. Newark, NJ



Melanies Children Helen M. Stummer
USA

Nominee

"Melanies Children"



My Sons Helena Herholdt
UK

Nominee

"My Sons"
the Karoo, South Africa



Nathan (2) Helena Herholdt
UK

Nominee

"Nathan (2)"
Tuscany, Italy



Nathan and Scout Helena Herholdt
UK

Nominee

"Nathan and Scout"
Tuscany, Italy



Silhouettes Helena Herholdt
UK

Nominee

"Silhouettes"
the Karoo, South Africa



Zach Helena Herholdt
UK

Nominee

"Zach"
Johannesburg, South Africa



Lonely among the waters Ilia Panfilov
Russia

Nominee

"Lonely among the waters"
A boy waiting for a boat on the lake



Himba III Jasmine Rossi
Argentina

Nominee

"Himba III"
young Himba boys shave their heads and cover themselves in red paste, the Himba are the last nomads of the Namib desert



Girl with a cat Jiri Tondl
Czech Republic

Nominee

"Girl with a cat"



Artist and young dancing Catrina Joe Patronite
USA

Nominee

"Artist and young dancing Catrina"
Alone in her dance in the Central Square, a young girl in Oaxaca Mexico while artist applies paint.



Melting Icecream Jonathan Banks
UK

Nominee

"Melting Icecream"
A moment where everything seemed to stop and the world revolved around a melting icecream



Returning Home Jordi Cohen
Spain

Nominee

"Returning Home"
Boy returning home after playing all the afternoon outside. Ibo (Moçambique).



You're Out Of Order Josh Rose
USA

Nominee

"You're Out Of Order"



Ring Bearer Ken Loyst
USA

Nominee

"Ring Bearer"
A shy young ring bearer tries to hide between his brothers.



Waiting His Turn Landry Major
USA

Nominee

"Waiting His Turn"
A young boy waiting his turn at a rodeo in Montana.



Learning the Quran Larry Louie
Canada

Nominee

"Learning the Quran"
A young girl learning the Quran at a Rohingya refugee camp by Cox Bazar, Bangladesh



Bored Leo Pelletier
Canada

Nominee

"Bored"
Boy on the beach in Vietnam



what are you doing?.... Leo Gesess
Italy

Nominee

"what are you doing?...."
...what are you doing?....



Hello Gorgeous Lucy Gray
USA

Nominee

"Hello Gorgeous"



Subtracted childhood Mariza Formaggini
USA

Nominee

"Subtracted childhood"
Digital Photography



Young Peruvian Girl Mark Skalny
USA

Nominee

"Young Peruvian Girl "
Young Peruvian entrepreneur helping to support her family in the Sacred Valley.



YoungFinn Markku Lahdesmaki
USA

Nominee

"YoungFinn"
Summer by the lake in Finland.



Kids of Ngadirejo Village Mervyn Dublin
Malaysia

Nominee

"Kids of Ngadirejo Village"
The kids was relaxing after a hard days work collecting onions from their farms.



Laughter Olga Rook
Netherlands

Nominee

"Laughter"



School of Rabi Paulo Pampolin
UK

Nominee

"School of Rabi"
Teenager at school to be rabi in Sao Paulo, Brazil



Time to fly Pierre Perrault
Canada

Nominee

"Time to fly"
She was just playing on a big bird sculpture at Montreal's Botanical Garden



Homeless Children Rajesh Dhungana
Nepal

Nominee

"Homeless Children"
Homeless children in Nepal, they sleep on street



Child camel herder Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Child camel herder "
Pushkar, India



Hide And Seek (1) Seungwook Lee
Korea (South)

Nominee

"Hide And Seek (1)"
Where did my son hide? Dad and son playing hide and seek for fun.



streets of zanzibar Shairon Paterson
Australia

Nominee

"streets of zanzibar"
riding the alleys in zanzibar



Child's games Simona Poncia
Italy

Nominee

"Child's games"
child's games



Dancers Steven Edson
USA

Nominee

"Dancers"
Dancers at the County Fair



Hope after suffering Suk Eun Kim
Korea (South)

Nominee

"Hope after suffering"
A child monk arriving to pray



Portraits from Ethiopia I Susan Greeff
South Africa

Nominee

"Portraits from Ethiopia I"
Children from the Surma tribe in Ethiopia with painted faces and dressed up in flower decorations



Portraits from Ethiopia III Susan Greeff
South Africa

Nominee

"Portraits from Ethiopia III"
A Surma boy from the Ethiopia decorated with bull horns



Rohingya refugee crisis Szymon Barylski
Ireland

Nominee

"Rohingya refugee crisis"
Rohingya refugees children wait to get food at Maynar Guna refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh



There’s No Place Like Home Tariq Zaidi
UK

Nominee

"There’s No Place Like Home"
A resident of the White Building.PhnomPenh, Cambodia. Earlier this year the building was demolished.



Houseboat Rink on Great Slave Lake Tobi Asmoucha
Canada

Nominee

"Houseboat Rink on Great Slave Lake"
Skating at the Houseboat Rink in Yellowknife.



Child Street Hawker - India Val Kelly
UK

Nominee

"Child Street Hawker - India"
Taken on the 1011km road trip from Delhi to Ladach ('91). He looked like a Bollywood Rockstar! Even in the midst of serious 'delhi ' cramps, his was a portrait I couldn't resist taking.



Hide and seek (2) Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Nominee

"Hide and seek (2)"



Brothers Wilco van Dijen
Netherlands

Nominee

"Brothers"



Water Lily Willy Wilson
USA

Nominee

"Water Lily"



Empire Boy Yoshiteru Yamamoto
Canada

Nominee

"Empire Boy"



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