People - Professional

Horse Haircut Clark James Mishler
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Horse Haircut"
A young woman clips the mane of a large horse, Virginia



 A moment of respite   Chengbin Zhang
China (PRC)

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

" A moment of respite "
Beneath a large glass wall of a tech museum, a row of chairs is filled with people taking a rest. The stark contrast between the dark shadows of the resting crowd and the bright exterior visible throu



Vietnam No. 6 Jean-Sebastien Vaillancourt
Canada

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Vietnam No. 6"
This image was taken as part of an initiatory photo essay in Vietnam.



Houseboat Nancy Ney
USA

Honorable Mention

"Houseboat"
Lopburi River in Ayutthaya,Chiang Mai, Thailand



Man at Museum Clark James Mishler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Man at Museum"
Man in Checked Shirt, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 2023



Anonymous Family Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Honorable Mention

"Anonymous Family"



Bride Paul Swen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Bride"
A young Maasai woman reflects during preparation for a wedding ceremony.



London James Veysey
UK

Honorable Mention

"London"
An early morning pre-wedding shoot in Westminster, London



Mar de Cortes Francisco Mata Rosas
Mexico

Honorable Mention

"Mar de Cortes"
A fisherman working.



Black and White Barry Toranto
USA

Honorable Mention

"Black and White"



People 4 Jeff Schewe
USA

Honorable Mention

"People 4"
Three old Italian ladies on a bench.



In Transit Jonathan Banks
UK

Honorable Mention

"In Transit"
A young man waiting on a bus in Salyan, Azerbaijan.



Sleeping Lady Douglas Dubler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Sleeping Lady"
Sleeping Lady



Life Cycle One Dragomir Vukovic
USA

Honorable Mention

"Life Cycle One"



Avett Brothers Richard Cox
USA

Honorable Mention

"Avett Brothers "
The Avett Brothers in Concert



Malibu Memory Carl Young
USA

Honorable Mention

"Malibu Memory"
A lone surfer studies the waves on a hazy beach in Malibu, California.



Giza Caesar Lima
USA

Honorable Mention

"Giza"
Giza Pyramids in Cairo - Egypt (Leica Q3)



Body Envy Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Honorable Mention

"Body Envy"



Sisterhood of the Metro Scarlett Freund
USA

Honorable Mention

"Sisterhood of the Metro"
Two friends engage in deep conversation between metro stops in Paris.



Dancing InThe Rain Jessica Davis
USA

Honorable Mention

"Dancing InThe Rain"
Young men dancing during a ceremony. Datoga Tribe, Tanzania



Sound of the underground Joseph Anthony
UK

Honorable Mention

"Sound of the underground "
Spiral staircase



Applause Sara Ruedi
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Applause"
and in the end-there is applause



Photographers Eugenio Opitz
Venezuela

Honorable Mention

"Photographers"
Image of tourist photographers at the hill of Budacastle in Pest side of Budapest city Hungary



Three Men Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Honorable Mention

"Three Men"
Three cadets walking in Italy.



Gli Incappucciati di Chieti Alberto Cicchini
Italy

Nominee

"Gli Incappucciati di Chieti"
Processione storica del Cristo morto di Chieti (Italy) gli Incappucciati



Icelandic Pool Andrei Duman
USA

Nominee

"Icelandic Pool"
Iceland, pool, people, remote, infrared



Potemkin Angelo Brancaccio
Italy

Nominee

"Potemkin"
Milano, Italy, 2024. This granmother with a child reminds me of Ėjzenštejn and Rodchenko.



Synchronized Angelo Brancaccio
Italy

Nominee

"Synchronized"
Cremona, Italy, 2024. These boots are made for walking!



The Storm Anna Beyger-Pasternak
UK

Nominee

"The Storm"
Thai sailor in a Storm.



All That Thinking Anna F
UK

Nominee

"All That Thinking"
A Pandemic Of Confusion, Solitude and Emptiness- London-Nov 2020



Love Within Antonio Crutchley
USA

Nominee

"Love Within"
Couple’s Wedding Portrait Between the Stairwell at The Mondrian Miami Beach



Dancing Hearts Antonio Crutchley
USA

Nominee

"Dancing Hearts"
Newlywed Exiting Ceremony Dancing



Shipyard Bart Vos
Netherlands

Nominee

"Shipyard"
Worker posing in dry dock. Part of photo series of worker in port of Amsterdam



Taking a break Claude Ka Kit Tsang
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Taking a break"
To prevent pedestrians from staying outside the store, decorative steel wires are fixed along the store's exterior walls. However, some people can still squat on the wire for a break,



Chasing the Indian Cornelis Kamminga
Netherlands

Nominee

"Chasing the Indian"
Dutch traditional costumes while chasing an Indian on a Solex



The Genesis David Poznic
USA

Nominee

"The Genesis"
The Copenhagen Collective rises above



The Freedom of Flying High - Read It In Their Eyes Diana De Rosa
USA

Nominee

"The Freedom of Flying High - Read It In Their Eyes"
Look Into Their Eyes - Horses are amazing creatures allowing the talented to showcase their skills in a loving human/equine partnership.



Nala Diana Feil
USA

Nominee

"Nala"
Beach stroll.



The Suri Family Donell Gumiran
Philippines

Nominee

"The Suri Family"
Suri people are a vibrant and resilient community with a rich cultural heritage that continues.



Rain Duncan de Fey
Netherlands

Nominee

"Rain"



Order Edmond Terakopian
UK

Nominee

"Order"
Queuing to order. Borough Market, with 1000 years of history behind it. London, UK.



Celebration Edmond Terakopian
UK

Nominee

"Celebration"
Crowds gather in Ely’s Yard as doors open for the RCA2023: Graduate Show.



Walking Home Eduardo Soler
USA

Nominee

"Walking Home"
Late afternoon, people walking home from work. San Francisco.



Three Generations Eduardo Soler
USA

Nominee

"Three Generations"
Street photographers are always looking for a good shot, and there it was. Barcelona, Spain.



The No Pants Subway Ride Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee

"The No Pants Subway Ride"
THE ANNUAL NO PANTS SUBWAY RIDE @ Los Angeles



long day's work Ellis Vener
USA

Nominee

"long day's work"
a line cook takes a break between the lunch and dinner shift



La ronde des rubans Emilie Maillet
France

Nominee

"La ronde des rubans"
Issu d'un reportage de mariage en france



Shinkansen Eric Kanigan
USA

Nominee

"Shinkansen"
Japan’s mechanical marvel, the Shinkansen, carries commuters past a group of tennis players.



Portugal Beach 100 Etienne van Sloun
Netherlands

Nominee

"Portugal Beach 100"



Gracious Gabriella Giannini
USA

Nominee

"Gracious"



A solitary man Gian Giacomo Stiffoni
Italy

Nominee

"A solitary man"
Trieste. Risiera di San Sabba. March 2024



My Canal Boat Home Gill Shaw, Abipp Ampa
UK

Nominee

"My Canal Boat Home"
Welcome to my home



The reception Gunnar Stroem
Norway

Nominee

"The reception"
Canon EOS300 Hotel Delano, Key West



The Driver Irene Hill
USA

Nominee

"The Driver"



Dressed in Black James Patrick Cooper
USA

Nominee

"Dressed in Black "
Black Coat Grand Central Terminal Kay



The boat Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Nominee

"The boat"



People 2 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"People 2"
Old Italian woman, coming and going.



People 3 Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"People 3"
The handoff, not sure what.



Sisters Jessica Davis
USA

Nominee

"Sisters"
Two sisters embrace during a ceremony. Omo Valley, Ethiopia



THE MASK Jose Donatz
Netherlands

Nominee

"THE MASK"
SERIE THE MASK COVID



Hanging out Keith Tsuji
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Hanging out"
Local Turkish people hang out in a street in Istanbul, Turkey.



Sheep shearing in Northern Germany Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Sheep shearing in Northern Germany"
Heer_Kirsten_ Schafschur in Nordddeutschland



Cool Motorcyclist Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Cool Motorcyclist"
Heer_Kirsten_ Cool Motorcyclist



Man with a Hookah Laura Jean Zito
Ireland

Nominee

"Man with a Hookah"
A Bedouin man smokes a hookah, a handmade one, by his encampment at a camel race in Sharm-el-Sheikh Egypt.



Peeking In Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Peeking In"
A child begging for money in India.



Clean Up Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Clean Up"
Cleaning up after serving a meal in India.



Cobbler Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Cobbler"
A cobbler making shoes in India.



Sweeping Up Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Sweeping Up"
Women sweeping the streets during a parade in India.



Saying Goodbye Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Saying Goodbye"
Nonna saying goodbye at the end of a visit in Italy.



Nonna Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Nonna"
Nonna cooking a meal in Italy.



The Quite Life Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"The Quite Life"
Man sitting quietly in a chair.



Contemplation Leland Bobbe
USA

Nominee

"Contemplation"
Shot in NYC



Gnocchi Luisa Gonzalez P
Canada

Nominee

"Gnocchi"
Nikon Z 7II, Lens NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8, f/4, 1/125



Personal Space Man Ching KC
UK

Nominee

"Personal Space "



Words of the prophets Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee

"Words of the prophets"
Ogden Utah and the fire of God pours forth from their testimony..words of the prophets.



Jazz man Matt Lit
USA

Nominee

"Jazz man"
Jazz man Al provides some accordion during an "open mic" jam session.



Loneliness is felt Michele Zousmer
USA

Nominee

"Loneliness is felt"
ALONE , ISOLATED, LIVING POST COMMUNISM



Captured 1 Michiel Poodt
Netherlands

Nominee

"Captured 1"
emmen shark



Gritty Skinhead Muhammad Farhan Osman
Singapore

Nominee

"Gritty Skinhead"
"A skinhead vocalist lost in the moment, commanding a sea of punks in full riotous frenzy."



Roots of Life Nancy Ney
USA

Nominee

"Roots of Life"
Chiang Mai, Thailand



Sampan on the Mekong Patricia Jarvis
USA

Nominee

"Sampan on the Mekong"
Sampans are used for transport on the Mekong Delta, Saigon



Carpenter Patrick Kelly
USA

Nominee

"Carpenter"
The carpenters used metal to frame the building, I used it to frame the them!



We are what we are Pedro Noel da Luz Guerreiro
Portugal

Nominee

"We are what we are"
A woman waits for someone at the Tejo river in Lisbon city, Portugal



Float Robert Houser
USA

Nominee

"Float"
Belling dancer floating.



Buddhist pilgrims Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Buddhist pilgrims"
Buddhist monks, Ladakh,India



Monks Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee

"Monks"



Farm, Hungary S. Rick Armstrong
USA

Nominee

"Farm, Hungary"
Village Farm



Midway S. Rick Armstrong
USA

Nominee

"Midway"
Midway Moment



The Long Pour Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee

"The Long Pour"
A mystical long pour of mint tea in Morocco.



Lost World Tour 2023, The Cure Shawna Gibbs
USA

Nominee

"Lost World Tour 2023, The Cure"
The Cure's first North American tour since 2016. Not only did they give fans an incredible performance but also frontman Robert Smith won partial ticket refunds for fans for unduly high fees.



Sparky Sheldon Sabbatini
USA

Nominee

"Sparky"
Chucking Sparks - Woodburn, Or



Bleeding Light Stephen Spartana
USA

Nominee

"Bleeding Light"
The lovely light of doors and windows



Hadzabe Fire Terry Divyak
USA

Nominee

"Hadzabe Fire"
A group of Hadzabe Hunters getting ready to cook their meal near Lake Eyasi in Tanzania



Tuscan Women Timothy Cotter
USA

Nominee

"Tuscan Women"



Waiting alone Victoria Parnall-Vaughan
UK

Nominee

"Waiting alone"



Portrait 96 Willem Hansen
Netherlands

Nominee

"Portrait 96"



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