Americana - Amateur

A Good Workday Larry Bean
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"A Good Workday"
Molt, Montana, 2021



Assemblage Allan Syphers
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Assemblage"
Grain Silos In The Palouse In Washington State



Funnel Cakes Allan Syphers
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Funnel Cakes"
Food Vendor At A Country Fair In Devon, PA



Abandoned Barn Brian Schneider
USA

Honorable Mention

"Abandoned Barn"
Rural north west Arkansas.



Comet II Anne Schlueter
USA

Honorable Mention

"Comet II"
Comet II is a great restaurant along Route 66. Even Comet Neowise makes it a regular stop.



Digging In Anne Dignam
USA

Honorable Mention

"Digging In"



Brooklyn Diner Richard Hayward
UK

Honorable Mention

"Brooklyn Diner"



Last Bus Out! Howard Schwartz
USA

Honorable Mention

"Last Bus Out!"



Airborne Allan Syphers
USA

Honorable Mention

"Airborne"
Swing Ride In Ocean City, NJ



Last Chance Reno DiTullio
USA

Honorable Mention

"Last Chance"
Next gas 300 miles



Just In Case Debbie Rubin
USA

Honorable Mention

"Just In Case"
Can't Be Without!



Empire Reflected James Knauf
USA

Honorable Mention

"Empire Reflected"
Reflection of the Empire State Building in a Manhattan window.



All you can eat Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Honorable Mention

"All you can eat"



Route 66: Road to Seligman Morris Asato
USA

Honorable Mention

"Route 66: Road to Seligman"
Low clouds frame a panoramic view of Route 66 disappearing towards Seligman, Arizona.



Bed in Sleeping Quarters Carol Schiraldi
USA

Honorable Mention

"Bed in Sleeping Quarters"
Pioneer Bed in Sleeping Quarters, Living Museum, Texas, USA



Uncertain, Texas Kathleen Fischer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Uncertain, Texas"



Amish Fun Jacqueline Burke
USA

Honorable Mention

"Amish Fun"
Three Amish boys dressed alike, likely brothers, drive a pony for fun



Mail Pouch Barn Barry Good
USA

Honorable Mention

"Mail Pouch Barn"
Mail Pouch Barns were common in Pennsylvania and other states, USA. Now they are fairly Rare



Sentinels Morris Asato
USA

Honorable Mention

"Sentinels"
Monuments of stone at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery keep a silent watch under threatening skies.



Rodeo Tribute Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Rodeo Tribute"
A rodeo drill team completes a patriotic tribute in Baraboo, Wisconsin



A View in Maine Janis Ehlers
USA

Honorable Mention

"A View in Maine"
Driving by and worth stopping



Broadway Shuffle Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee

"Broadway Shuffle"
Broadway, NY



Dave's Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee

"Dave's"
Soda Fountain In Belfast, Maine



Tilt-A-Whirl Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee

"Tilt-A-Whirl"
At The Topsham State Fair In Maine



Big tree, deep roots Amy J. Schultz
USA

Nominee

"Big tree, deep roots"
standing for the National Anthem before a high school football game, Texas, USA



Phoenix downhill Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"Phoenix downhill"



Bourbon Street Neon Anthony Iacuzzi
USA

Nominee

"Bourbon Street Neon"



The Pledge Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"The Pledge"
Leading the Pledge of Allegiance



Light my Way Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Light my Way"
I Can See You



A mother's Love Barry Good
USA

Nominee

"A mother's Love"
a mother and one's that she loves



Merch Bernie Kubiak
USA

Nominee

"Merch"



Welcome to Bowman Bernie Kubiak
USA

Nominee

"Welcome to Bowman"



Old Truck Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee

"Old Truck"



Once Upon a Day in America Carolyn Shoop
USA

Nominee

"Once Upon a Day in America"
Small town America united for a day of remembrance.



The Real Grand Marshall Carolyn Shoop
USA

Nominee

"The Real Grand Marshall"
Happiest dog in America...



Old Meets New Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee

"Old Meets New"
A gas station in Virginia City MT keeps the old days alive alongside our modern world.



The Right Light Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee

"The Right Light"
The right light for sewing in the ghost town of Bannock.



Elks Elite Cab-French Quarter Charles Crain
USA

Nominee

"Elks Elite Cab-French Quarter"
Part of a series captured in the New Orleans French Quarter 2011



French Market Shopper-New Orleans Charles Crain
USA

Nominee

"French Market Shopper-New Orleans"
part of a series captured in 1969 when the French Quarter Market was truly a farmer's market



Manhattan Island Colin Page
UK

Nominee

"Manhattan Island"
Manhattan Island from a ferry taken with a mobile phone



Through the Looking Glass Colleen Sayer
Canada

Nominee

"Through the Looking Glass"
A reflection of luxury



Icon Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Icon"



Catching Up Debbie Rubin
USA

Nominee

"Catching Up"
The border collie catching up in the depths of the pond.



Old Silo Donald Bolak
USA

Nominee

"Old Silo"
A remnant concrete grain silo in America's agricultural heartland



Untitled #12 Elmo Tide
USA

Nominee

"Untitled #12"



Blue Plate Special Emily Passino
USA

Nominee

"Blue Plate Special"
Leipers Fork, south of Nashville, TN



The Bell at Capistrano Eric Feder
USA

Nominee

"The Bell at Capistrano"



Hard Times Glenn Williams
USA

Nominee

"Hard Times"
1929 Depression



Hidden Tire Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee

"Hidden Tire"



Eisenstaedt - NYC Jack Weingarten
USA

Nominee

"Eisenstaedt - NYC"
Eisenstaedt from the High Line in NYC



Home Library James Knauf
USA

Nominee

"Home Library"
Ghost town bookshelf.



Looking to the Heavens Janis Ehlers
USA

Nominee

"Looking to the Heavens"
Georgia O'keeffe Country



Building and bird Jed Best
USA

Nominee

"Building and bird"
never to tall



56 Dodge Jim Markle
USA

Nominee

"56 Dodge"
A ghost truck trapped between weeds and a shed.



Putting In Under the Milky Way Jon Meyer
USA

Nominee

"Putting In Under the Milky Way"
Finishing fishing for the day



Front Comin On Jon Meyer
USA

Nominee

"Front Comin On"
Fishing from Matapeake Pier on the Chesapeake



Rural Delivery Joseph Smith
USA

Nominee

"Rural Delivery"
A rural backroad collection of old mail boxes



Rainy Day #1 Karen Corrigan
USA

Nominee

"Rainy Day #1"
Rainy Day in New York City



The Long and Unwindy Road Kathryn McGarvey
Canada

Nominee

"The Long and Unwindy Road"



Should have Taken that Left in 1955 Kathryn McGarvey
Canada

Nominee

"Should have Taken that Left in 1955"



Once a Happy Home Kathryn McGarvey
Canada

Nominee

"Once a Happy Home"



Red Bows in the Rain Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee

"Red Bows in the Rain"



Amish Teens Lynne Mass
USA

Nominee

"Amish Teens"



Proud of My Neighborhood Madeleine Corbeil
USA

Nominee

"Proud of My Neighborhood "
Captured the planned community homes in the Pullman National Historic Park.



True Love Margaret Sears Lindley
USA

Nominee

"True Love"



Good Old Days Michael Jones
USA

Nominee

"Good Old Days"
High School dream car long expired



Flag Rider Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee

"Flag Rider"
A rider presents the American flag at a barrel race in Wisconsin



Pep Rally Michael Rausch
USA

Nominee

"Pep Rally"
Bucky Badger and the University of Wisconsin band rally the fans before an NCAA tournament game.



Resting on Crooked Crow Lane Michael Mannix
USA

Nominee

"Resting on Crooked Crow Lane"
This truck brings back memories of decades past in Great Falls VA.



Into to World of Imagination Petter Rustad
Norway

Nominee

"Into to World of Imagination"
Oslo, Norway



Route 66 Reno DiTullio
USA

Nominee

"Route 66"
A lonely stop along US Route 66



Play Ball Richard Petronio
USA

Nominee

"Play Ball"
Photographed in Chicago, Illinois USA



Montana Pool Robert Abzug
USA

Nominee

"Montana Pool"
Bar and Grill in Big Timber, Montana



The Brooklyn Bridge Robert Davis
USA

Nominee

"The Brooklyn Bridge"
Iconic bridge all lit up in New York



Horse Power Robin Downs
USA

Nominee

"Horse Power"



In the Shadow of Wall Street Samuel Vovsi
USA

Nominee

"In the Shadow of Wall Street"
The image is taken in Lower Manhattan, a few blocks from the infamous Wall Street



New Orleans Sax Reflections Samuel Spear Jr
USA

Nominee

"New Orleans Sax Reflections"
From my reflections series of street life.



Triangles Sheila Ruble
USA

Nominee

"Triangles"



Under repair Sheila Ruble
USA

Nominee

"Under repair"



Stairway to the Light Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Stairway to the Light"
A stairway leads visitors and the viewers eye to the Owls Head Lighthouse - first operated in 1825. July 2023, Owls Head, Maine USA



Ticket Booth Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Ticket Booth"
The ticket booth pier rises high above low tide. July 2023, Bar Harbor, Maine USA



Hoop Dreams Steve Toole
USA

Nominee

"Hoop Dreams"
Before the school bus arrives, and after chores are done, the basketball hoop awaits.



Win a Prize Steve Toole
USA

Nominee

"Win a Prize"
In summer, when the carnival comes to town, planning strategy is key to winning that big prize.



Two Missing Hats Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Two Missing Hats"
Western style on display. March 2024. Old Town Main Street, Park City UT, USA



Traveling Along the Ocean Stuart Lieberman
USA

Nominee

"Traveling Along the Ocean"
Traveling Along the Ocean



Americana Suzanne Anton
USA

Nominee

"Americana"
Thank you for your service



Tired Liberty Thomas Szalay
USA

Nominee

"Tired Liberty"
The constant struggle of Capitalism show on this Times Square performer selling roses



Inside Looking Out Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee

"Inside Looking Out"
Waiting to pick up the car from the garage after it is serviced.



Tossing Watermelons Wayne Palmer
USA

Nominee

"Tossing Watermelons"
On Columbus Avenue, New York City



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