People - Amateur

Hand of Fate Chuck LaChance
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Hand of Fate"
Across our lives Fate leads us in our destiny.



Tourist Selfie Samuel Spear Jr
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Tourist Selfie"
Fellow Seville Tourists



Contrast Poul Helt
Denmark

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Contrast"



Quito Gentleman Linda Trummer Napolitano
USA

Honorable Mention

"Quito Gentleman"
Nothing but Bad News



Gondolier Ilene Fox
USA

Honorable Mention

"Gondolier"
A Venetian gondolier.



Carefully Dave Cohen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Carefully"



Strike a pose Leslie Goldman
USA

Honorable Mention

"Strike a pose"
Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, FL 2023



Carrying the statue Charles Mifsud
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Carrying the statue"
Carring the statue in Ghaxaq Good Friday procession



Downpour Nicholas Wong
USA

Honorable Mention

"Downpour"
Caught in a spring downpour, Brooklyn, NY 2024



3 States of being, light, shadow and solid Erik Olson
USA

Honorable Mention

"3 States of being, light, shadow and solid"



Fondamenta Cavanella Francis Keating
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Fondamenta Cavanella"
Life in Venice, Italy



Best friends Renate Wasinger
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Best friends"



The old Tree Lida Chaulet
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"The old Tree"



A Dive Into The Falls Wayne Palmer
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Dive Into The Falls"
In Ithaca, New York



Weary Traveler Nicholas Wong
USA

Honorable Mention

"Weary Traveler"
A long day of traveling waiting for the next train.



Beauty and Magic Richard Petronio
USA

Honorable Mention

"Beauty and Magic"
Photographed in Florence, Italy



Judged Marina Onken
USA

Honorable Mention

"Judged"



A Little Help Susan Annable
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Little Help"



Waking up the Brother Michael Potts
USA

Honorable Mention

"Waking up the Brother"
We all need to be saved sometimes, either from danger or nightmares.



Fishnet Girl Erica Mitchell
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Fishnet Girl"
Sydney Australia



Man with Two Camels Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Man with Two Camels"



Back Lit Dave Cohen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Back Lit"



Finger Pointing Alexander George
USA

Nominee

"Finger Pointing"
Enigmatic Gesture by woman in conversation with another



Assimilation Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee

"Assimilation"
Somali Immigrants In Lewiston, Maine



Faith Through Adversity Allan Syphers
USA

Nominee

"Faith Through Adversity"
Nuns And Children On The Way To Services In The Mathare Slum In Nairobi



I see you Angie Conti
Malta

Nominee

"I see you "
A woman at work in China Town



Sweep the board Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"Sweep the board"



Grandfatherly Advice Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee

"Grandfatherly Advice"
A grandfather has a conversation with his granddaughter



Possibilities Arthur Jacoby
USA

Nominee

"Possibilities"
Sunrise on the beach, Fort Lauderdale, FL



Visiting Auschwitz Bernard Blasband
Netherlands

Nominee

"Visiting Auschwitz"
Rabbinical students visit Auschwitz extermination camp, Poland



Looking at You Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee

"Looking at You"
Adelie Penguin, Brown Bluff, Antarctica



BBQ Man Brooks Butler
USA

Nominee

"BBQ Man"
That good smoke!



Photographers at Museum Budd Parker
USA

Nominee

"Photographers at Museum"



Adjusting Her Shoe Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee

"Adjusting Her Shoe"



A Day at the Beach Carolyn Shoop
USA

Nominee

"A Day at the Beach"
Sun, sand, and family time.



Serenity Rock Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee

"Serenity Rock"
A young woman can see forever from her perch high atop Horseshoe Bend.



Waiting Chris Blincoe
New Zealand

Nominee

"Waiting"
Negative inversion of two men waiting patiently



Generations Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Generations"



Watching Doug Chuka
USA

Nominee

"Watching"
Watching



Beach Shower Erica Mitchell
Australia

Nominee

"Beach Shower"
Image shot with permission at Clovelly Beach, Sydney, shot with Nikon ZF in black and white mode 2024.



Girl with a duck Estevao Lafuente
Portugal

Nominee

"Girl with a duck"



Lia Sleeping Francesco Lepre
Canada

Nominee

"Lia Sleeping"
My daughter fell asleep while I was packing the car.



Where are my keys? Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee

"Where are my keys?"
Old man looking for his keys in the street of Venice, Italy



Siesta Time Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee

"Siesta Time"



Looks #2 Heiko Riekers
Germany

Nominee

"Looks #2"
At a book store, advertising a local artist



Jaco Holger Goehler
Germany

Nominee

"Jaco"
father and son / Jacó Beach - Costa Rica



Nature's Spotlight: Stillness Amidst Chaos Ilene Fox
USA

Nominee

"Nature's Spotlight: Stillness Amidst Chaos"
A moment caught at Grand Central Terminal during the half hour when the sun shines through an upper window.



The Girl On The Tram James Abell
UK

Nominee

"The Girl On The Tram"



The Upside Down James Abell
UK

Nominee

"The Upside Down"



Divided Thoughts, Paris James Nicholls
USA

Nominee

"Divided Thoughts, Paris"
Street photograph in a Paris park.



Dominoes in Havana, Cuba James Nicholls
USA

Nominee

"Dominoes in Havana, Cuba"
A group of people playing dominoes at a retirement home in Havana, Cuba.



Hello My Friend Janet Slater
Canada

Nominee

"Hello My Friend"
Two gentlemen show heart felt compassion and happy to see each other



Doing the Basel Janis Ehlers
USA

Nominee

"Doing the Basel"
A rest stop at Art Basel



The guiding tower Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"The guiding tower"
Burj Khalifa, the highest building in the world, draws people to it



Sharing a Snack Jessica Margo
USA

Nominee

"Sharing a Snack"
A NYC Doorman feeds an eager pigeon. NYC, March 2024



Warkaris Jhinku Banerjee
India

Nominee

"Warkaris"
The wari pilgrims of Maharashtra in India enjoys the Ringan ritual during the Palkhi festival



Untitled #8 Jike Zhou
Canada

Nominee

"Untitled #8"



A Little Help Jim Lustenader
USA

Nominee

"A Little Help"
A man tries to shield his photographer partner from a Paris drizzle



Analog Vs. Digital Jim Lustenader
USA

Nominee

"Analog Vs. Digital"
On a stairway in London, two women are separated by both a bannister and two ways of communicating.



Waiting Waiter Jim Lustenader
USA

Nominee

"Waiting Waiter"
A waiter at a Paris bistro anticipates the noon lunch crush.



Ballroom Dancers Jim Chung
Canada

Nominee

"Ballroom Dancers"



Imdina Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Nominee

"Imdina"
Light and Shadows in one of the most icon streets of the old fortified city of Mdina, Malta.



Doves Julius Danziger
USA

Nominee

"Doves"
The doves have made a friendly connection between two strangers



Atget's Paris Cafe Revisited Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Atget's Paris Cafe Revisited"
Striking images of Atget's Paris past in cafes.



The routine of evening Kim SignoretPaar
USA

Nominee

"The routine of evening"



Waiting Lynne Mass
USA

Nominee

"Waiting"



The Future Looks at The Past Malcolm Gropper
USA

Nominee

"The Future Looks at The Past"
Youngman looking at the grave markers at the U S National Cemetary in Normandie, FR



Freedom Marina Onken
USA

Nominee

"Freedom"
The exuberance of youth exemplifies freedom



Mens Club Marina Onken
USA

Nominee

"Mens Club"



The Watcher Melissa Lackey
USA

Nominee

"The Watcher"



Far in her head Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee

"Far in her head"



 Seashore Acrobat Michele Soria
Canada

Nominee

" Seashore Acrobat"
Team Effort Midair wow



But, which way? Motoko Shimizu
USA

Nominee

"But, which way?"
Peruvian Catholic procession in East Village, New York City, 2023



Steadfast Nicholas Wong
USA

Nominee

"Steadfast"
Moynihan Station, NY 2024



Dare and care Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

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



Troubled man Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

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



Two worlds Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Two worlds"
This picture belongs to an experimental series of photos from Vietnam



Morning deal Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Morning deal"
This picture belongs to an experimental series of photos from Vietnam



Tree of life Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Tree of life"



1-Hippie era-70s Pierre Laroche
Canada

Nominee

"1-Hippie era-70s"



Alley Walk Richard Petronio
USA

Nominee

"Alley Walk"
Photographed in Bologna, Italy



Foundation Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee

"Foundation"
A Kathakali performer putting on much makeup in readiness for a performance.



Who's There?? Robert Ruble
USA

Nominee

"Who's There??"
Late at night—a strange sound outside your door . . . .



No Sun Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"No Sun"



Exhaustion Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Exhaustion"



Framed Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Framed"



Bellevue Stefano Degli Esposti
Italy

Nominee

"Bellevue"
Funny scene captured in Lille (FR)



Misdirection Susan Langer
USA

Nominee

"Misdirection"



The Stare Susan Langer
USA

Nominee

"The Stare"



Family Suzanne Armstrong
Canada

Nominee

"Family"
Christmas gathering



Tess Suzanne Armstrong
Canada

Nominee

"Tess"
Tess surrounded by family



Rain Terry Self
Canada

Nominee

"Rain"
Heavy rain in Havana Cuba



In The Crowd Terry Self
Canada

Nominee

"In The Crowd"
Standing out ready to be in the parade



A touch of madness Wolfgang Autexier
France

Nominee

"A touch of madness"
Artists have a free spirit, and sometimes a touch of madness...



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