Children of the World - Amateur

Anno 2020 Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Anno 2020"
The photo belongs to a series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and the mean of life"



Way to school Sanghamitra Sarkar
India

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Way to school"
Two children are gossiping on their way to school with their pet elephant



Help Howard Schwartz
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Help"



Nomad girl Kim SignoretPaar
USA

Honorable Mention

"Nomad girl "
Living in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco



Brother and sister Pierre Laroche
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Brother and sister"



Massai School Ronaldo Andrade
Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Massai School"
Escola Massai no National Park of Seringuetti - Tanzania



Young monk Kim SignoretPaar
USA

Honorable Mention

"Young monk"
Living in a Buddhist monastery in Siem Reap, Cambodia



Vanilla cream Martin Miklas
Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Vanilla cream"
sweeter than life



A really interesting read Nicola Roberto
Italy

Honorable Mention

"A really interesting read"
Taken in Rome, steps of Trinità dei Monti. The little girl was totally immersed in reading her book and deaf to any call from her parents.



Don't Look Now Angie Conti
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Don't Look Now"
A young girl takes her of her sibbling on a farm in Bangladesh



Friends Amardeep Singh
India

Honorable Mention

"Friends"



Chasing Turtles Budd Parker
USA

Honorable Mention

"Chasing Turtles"



Stage Left Natalie Arber
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Stage Left"
Just left the stage from a dance performance and ready to go eat.



Tractor Girl Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention

"Tractor Girl"
A young girl behind the wheel of a tractor at the Stoughton Fair in Wisconsin



The Chosen Chuck LaChance
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Chosen"
Looking out at the life of possiblities.



Who Is That? Dale Kirk
USA

Honorable Mention

"Who Is That?"
Granddaughter was so intrigued with this reflection



Happy Brooks Butler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Happy"
Why are you so happy?



Friends Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Friends"
little girls in Mát, Vietnam



The High Rise Skipper Charles Mifsud
Malta

Honorable Mention

"The High Rise Skipper"
In the streets of Zejtun children and girls skip the ropes



We Caught One Chuck Campbell
USA

Honorable Mention

"We Caught One"
We Caught One - Dubrovnik Croatia



Swinging with the stars Leslie Goldman
USA

Honorable Mention

"Swinging with the stars"
Childrens museum, Dania Beach, FL 2022



Face Painting Alexander George
USA

Nominee

"Face Painting"
Little Girl having Face Painted



Lookout Below Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee

"Lookout Below"
A boy leaps off a pier in Stone Town, Zanzibar



I Promise Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee

"I Promise"
A girl at home in Tanzania yearns to go out and play with her friends



Secrets Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"Secrets"
Friends at Purple Stride Event, West Palm Beach, FL



Wonder Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"Wonder"
Beach sunrise, Fort Lauderdale, FL



Siblings Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Siblings"
Heavy Load



Do it Again Daddy Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee

"Do it Again Daddy"
Having fun on the beach, our friend's kid just kept coming back for more.



Passing By Bruce Fraser
Australia

Nominee

"Passing By"
Kyoto_Japan



Day of the Dead Peace Out Budd Parker
USA

Nominee

"Day of the Dead Peace Out"



Belly Laugh Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee

"Belly Laugh"



Pure Joy Carolyn Knorr
USA

Nominee

"Pure Joy"
Dottie flying through the air.



Is it Work or is it Play Cindy Poulin
Canada

Nominee

"Is it Work or is it Play"



I Think I Could Do That Dale Kirk
USA

Nominee

"I Think I Could Do That"
Just love the gestures of her pose while examining this image



A cave for prayer Edie Swift
USA

Nominee

"A cave for prayer"
Waiting for the light



Along the Omo Edie Swift
USA

Nominee

"Along the Omo"
Along the Omo River, Ethiopia



Glancing Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee

"Glancing"



Mother and Daughter Jack Weingarten
USA

Nominee

"Mother and Daughter"
Mother and Daughter-Marrakech



Flower seller James Lindsay
UK

Nominee

"Flower seller"
Young mother giving water to her child



Uncertain Future, Sudan James Nicholls
USA

Nominee

"Uncertain Future, Sudan"
A teen boy viewing a group of boys recently rescued from slavery, Sudan, 1999



Wooly Man Janis Ehlers
USA

Nominee

"Wooly Man"
Maine Boy on a Fall Day



Aiden's Run Jim Chung
Canada

Nominee

"Aiden's Run"
Young Aiden leads his fellow cousins on a romp while waiting for a large family Thanksgiving dinner.



I see you Joseph Sharp
USA

Nominee

"I see you"
I see you through the mesh, there is more on the other side.



Noise on the Underground Kory McIntire
USA

Nominee

"Noise on the Underground"
A mother covers her child's ears on the London Underground.



Ive Been Good Lynn Hedges
New Zealand

Nominee

"Ive Been Good"
Waiting for Santa



Corpus Christi Marcin Pech
Poland

Nominee

"Corpus Christi "
Corpus Christi Poland



Beach Boy Miriam Ramalho
Brazil

Nominee

"Beach Boy"
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, kids play football at the beach.



Sleepy-Head Natalie Arber
Australia

Nominee

"Sleepy-Head"



Silence Olena Tarnovska
Italy

Nominee

"Silence"



A Mountain Girl Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"A Mountain Girl"
This picture belongs to an experimental series of photos from Bhutan



Resting Moment Penny Kennedy
New Zealand

Nominee

"Resting Moment"



Nepali Girl Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Nepali Girl"



Fearful Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Fearful"



Searching for Clues Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Searching for Clues"



The Karo boys Sanghamitra Sarkar
India

Nominee

"The Karo boys"
Two karo tribalboys of Ethiopia are standing with their traditional body painting



Jumping Girls Sonia Aumiller
Germany

Nominee

"Jumping Girls"
25mm_1/100sec_F9_iso200



David and Goliath    Steve Majsak
USA

Nominee

"David and Goliath "
A Modern Day David and Goliath in a Divided World



Peekl a Boo Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Peekl a Boo"
A youngster playing desert peek a boo



Creativity Suzanne Anton
USA

Nominee

"Creativity"
Innocence



Two little birds Tina Zaknic Hodzic
Croatia

Nominee

"Two little birds"



Through the window. Tyler Woolbright
USA

Nominee

"Through the window. "
The wondrous mind of a child finds joy and amusement in the mundane.



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