Children of the World - Professional

Piccolo Gueriero Salvatore Valente
Italy

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Piccolo Gueriero"
Ad oggi, il bilancio dei bambini morti in tutti i Territori palestinesi occupati, tra cui Cisgiordan



Gypsy5 Martin Krystynek
Slovak Republic

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Gypsy5"



El Principe James Sparshatt
UK

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"El Principe"
El Principe at the Rafael Trejo gym in Old Havana. Bronze medallist at London and Rio Olympics.



Exploring Paul Swen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Exploring"
The twisting paths and alleyways are the playground for a group of children in Chichicastenago.



Kucukemekci Ozgur Secmen
Turkey

Honorable Mention

"Kucukemekci"
little boy was helping to his father for his job



Gypsy6 Martin Krystynek
Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

"Gypsy6"



Les Cousins #1 Beatrice Heydiri
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Les Cousins #1"



Old Order Amish Brothers Chieko Tanemura
USA

Honorable Mention

"Old Order Amish Brothers"



J'en ai marre Emilie Maillet
France

Honorable Mention

"J'en ai marre"
Enfant dans un parc en France



Buckingham Palace-Time to take a break Michel Merce
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Buckingham Palace-Time to take a break"



The Race Jessica Davis
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Race"
Kids racing down a mountain side along the Omo River, Ethiopia



MAGS Sheldon Sabbatini
USA

Honorable Mention

"MAGS"
M - Portland, Or



Swimmer Murat Pulat
Turkey

Honorable Mention

"Swimmer"
Young Swimmer



And a child shall lead the way Mark Seawell
USA

Honorable Mention

"And a child shall lead the way"
Salt Lake City Utah and words of peace in a world torn by war..and a child shall lead the way.



21 And Over Diana Feil
USA

Honorable Mention

"21 And Over"
We have all been there. :-)



Boy Building a House Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Boy Building a House"
A Bedouin boy building a house from stone from Santa Katerina in the Bedouin village of Ossela in Dahab, Egypt



Children of Bhutan Cheryl Stockton
USA

Honorable Mention

"Children of Bhutan"
A Watchful Moment



Children 3 Jeff Schewe
USA

Honorable Mention

"Children 3"
Feeding pigeons in Amsterdam.



Children with swing Kirsten Heer
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Children with swing"
Heer_Kirsten_Children with swing



The Fence Jessica Davis
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Fence"
Young kids leaning against a fence. Omo Valley, Ethiopia



Brother and Sister Mark Maio
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brother and Sister"
A brother and his sister on the beach outside of Cartagena, Colombia



Long Neck Child Nancy Ney
USA

Honorable Mention

"Long Neck Child"
Karen Long Neck Hill Tribe in Chiang Mai, Thailand



His Eyes Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"His Eyes"



Passage Paul Swen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Passage"
During the time of circumcision, Maasai boys still have fun together after the rite of passage.



Free Palestine Alberto Cicchini
Italy

Nominee

"Free Palestine "
Manifestazione a Roma nel giorno della memoria bimbo palestinese e il suo vessillo



Bao board game above Ethiopia's Omo River Alison Jones
USA

Nominee

"Bao board game above Ethiopia's Omo River"
Ethiopian boys from the 6,000-year old Karo Tribe enjoying an ancient African game



Shy Brian LaCas
Canada

Nominee

"Shy"
Shy child with elders in Kenya.



Nap in mom's arms Cain Shimizu
Japan

Nominee

"Nap in mom's arms"
I got tired of mom's chatter and started dozing off.



Caribbean child Denis Grudet
France

Nominee

"Caribbean child"
bayahibe dominican republic



With family Denis Grudet
France

Nominee

"With family"
bayahibe dominican republic



Will Diana Feil
USA

Nominee

"Will"
The second I met Will I knew he would deliver. ;-)



Portrait of a Flemish Girl Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee

"Portrait of a Flemish Girl"



Children of the Corn Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee

"Children of the Corn"



Je m'amuse Emilie Maillet
France

Nominee

"Je m'amuse"
Issu d'un reportage de mariage en france



Je fais l'avion Emilie Maillet
France

Nominee

"Je fais l'avion"
un moment de partage entre frère et soeurs



Children of the Hills Eric Kanigan
USA

Nominee

"Children of the Hills"
In Rwanda, farmers (and future farmers) face a growing challenge of living so close to the gorillas.



Give Him A Chance Hilda Champion
USA

Nominee

"Give Him A Chance"
... and he will be great!



Boy and Wire Ilan Wittenberg
New Zealand

Nominee

"Boy and Wire"



Street child of Oaxaca Jacky Chapman
UK

Nominee

"Street child of Oaxaca"
Homeless boy living under the railroad tracks, Oaxaca, Mexico



Growing up Jan Van Steen
Belgium

Nominee

"Growing up"
Look in the mirror, see what you’ve become and grow up to the best version of yourself.



Do not enter Jiri Sneider
Czech Republic

Nominee

"Do not enter"
Sneider-Jiri-Donotenter.jpg



Twins Kevin Black
USA

Nominee

"Twins"
Original 8x10 tintype



Madchen mit Tauben Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Madchen mit Tauben"
Heer_Kirsten



Looking For Dates Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Looking For Dates"
A Musseina Bedouin girl climbs down a date palm after shaking down some dates to eat, a staple of the Bedouin diet.



Little One Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Little One"
Little girl playing in an old church in Italy.



On The Bus Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"On The Bus"
Children on a bus in India.



Sibblings Lena Lee
Sweden

Nominee

"Sibblings"
Sibblings



Magician Lena Lee
Sweden

Nominee

"Magician"
Magician



Lion King Lonnie Duka
USA

Nominee

"Lion King"



Best Friends Mark Maio
USA

Nominee

"Best Friends"
A young boy and his dog enjoying the afternoon sun on his front porch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin



Powwow Matt Lit
USA

Nominee

"Powwow"
A young Indigenous girl gazes while her father makes final touches at a Powwow in southern Colorado.



I'm with the band Matt Lit
USA

Nominee

"I'm with the band"
Two-year-old Bela is already appearing on stage with his father's band in Crestone, CO.



Siblings of the Corn Mel Karlberg
USA

Nominee

"Siblings of the Corn"
Siblings of the Corn



Bahamian Boy #1 Michelle Susoev
USA

Nominee

"Bahamian Boy #1"
Bahamian boy embracing his beauty.



Do-Si-Do Nancie Battaglia
USA

Nominee

"Do-Si-Do"



Happy Feet Nancie Battaglia
USA

Nominee

"Happy Feet"



Cozy Olga Nebot
Australia

Nominee

"Cozy"
From my personal work, photographing the relationship between kids and pets



Hmong Village Patricia Jarvis
USA

Nominee

"Hmong Village"
A small Hmong village in Laos where families were moved to lower ground.



Kathmandu Reflection Paul Swen
USA

Nominee

"Kathmandu Reflection"
Market days are tiring for villagers who make the trek to the city. Here a young girl takes a break



Morning Chill Paul Swen
USA

Nominee

"Morning Chill"
Mornings are always cold high in the foothills of this Gujur village.



Bike Paulo Pampolin
UK

Nominee

"Bike"
Boy washing his bike in the lake



Paying Attention Pieter Clicteur
Belgium

Nominee

"Paying Attention"
Paying attention to the photographer, not the teacher



Portrait of AJ Piotr Powietrzynski
USA

Nominee

"Portrait of AJ"
PORTRAIT of AJ



Girl Power Richard Cox
USA

Nominee

"Girl Power"
A young gymnast ready for the match



Rafa at home having breakfast Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"Rafa at home having breakfast"
Small boy spending holidays at grandparents in mountain village in Pyrenees. Kitchen open to main st



Girl, Valletta Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"Girl, Valletta"
Capital City gearing up for Notte Bianca. Children in the street, playing. Reminiscent of times gone



Still Asleep Ruben Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"Still Asleep"
Just awoken, still asleep. A few moments in the first light of the day. Bugarach. France



ll'occhio che spia Salvatore Valente
Italy

Nominee

"ll'occhio che spia"



Siblings in the Garden Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee

"Siblings in the Garden"
Big sister watches out for baby brother, as they play in the grass.



Childhood street joys Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee

"Childhood street joys"
Two boys playing joyfully in NY street



Makeup Sonia Costa
Italy

Nominee

"Makeup"
Public Holiday. Myanmar



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