Photojournalism - Amateur

Exhaustion Joao Coelho
Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Exhaustion"
They push a heavy iron plate from a wrecked ship to the beach, fighting against the currents



Emptiness Joao Coelho
Portugal

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Emptiness"
An empty, gloomy look that seems to accuse us of not letting him be a child like the others



How far is the future? Joao Coelho
Portugal

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"How far is the future?"
A mother looks anxiously towards the horizon, hoping for a better future for her children



Jai Faim-Paris Jack Weingarten
USA

Honorable Mention

"Jai Faim-Paris"
Jai Faim - Paris



Homeless Vietnam Vet Allan Syphers
USA

Honorable Mention

"Homeless Vietnam Vet"
Portland, Maine



Window Cleaner Rafael Perdomo
USA

Honorable Mention

"Window Cleaner"
Cleaning Windows



Seperation Bernard Blasband
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Seperation"
Protesters being seperated by police at climate protests in the Hague, the Netherlands



The Anguish of Alzheimer's Suzanne Bufalini
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Anguish of Alzheimer's"
For Mom, may the world know the anguish of the longest goodbye.



Just for Show Neil Hunter
USA

Honorable Mention

"Just for Show"



East Germany 1984 Robert Abzug
USA

Honorable Mention

"East Germany 1984"
Dreary Street in the DDR (East Germany) 1984



Can You Help? Doug Testa
USA

Honorable Mention

"Can You Help?"
People in need on the street in Nepal.



Wagenia 2 Jan Grodza
Czech Republic

Honorable Mention

"Wagenia 2"
Wagenia fishermen, Kisangani, DRC



Little Mary's treasures Joao Coelho
Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Little Mary's treasures"
Tiny pieces of iron that can be traded for food are real treasures where Mary lives



The End of the Day Douglas Caroli
USA

Honorable Mention

"The End of the Day"
Grand Central Station NYC



Gondolier Laundry Day Chuck Campbell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Gondolier Laundry Day"
Gondolier Laundry Day



'Querdenker' all over the Place Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Honorable Mention

"'Querdenker' all over the Place"



The Weight of History Chuck LaChance
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Weight of History"
History forever surrounds us.



Heading To The Big Top Anne Dignam
USA

Honorable Mention

"Heading To The Big Top"



Medical point Marcin Pech
Poland

Honorable Mention

"Medical point"
medical point during tactical shooting competitions



Homeless in Florida Carol Smokler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Homeless in Florida"



Patriot Raymond Germann
USA

Honorable Mention

"Patriot"



Dog at Gravesite, Sudan James Nicholls
USA

Honorable Mention

"Dog at Gravesite, Sudan"
A dog visiting the grave of a recently killed person in Sudan, 1999.



Uprooted Arnold Plotnick
USA

Nominee

"Uprooted"
A Palestinian woman leaving the West Bank on a bus



After the rain, follow the floods Arthur Louis
France

Nominee

"After the rain, follow the floods"
While crossing Honduras, I witnessed and documented the floods in the aftermath of Hurricane Julia.



If the Shoe fits Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"If the Shoe fits"
Baby has a New Pair of Shoes



Solitary Prayer Bob Shor
USA

Nominee

"Solitary Prayer"
Wailing Wall Jerusalem



Alcatraz Brian Cassar
Malta

Nominee

"Alcatraz"
A detail of the roof of the dining hall at Alcatraz



Where's There's Smoke.... Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee

"Where's There's Smoke...."
A bad day at the Sinclair Oil Refinery in WY, thankfully no one was injured in the fire.



Making His Mark Colleen Sayer
Canada

Nominee

"Making His Mark"
Not all graffiti is vandalism!!



Marginalized Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Marginalized"



Devotion David Hessler
USA

Nominee

"Devotion"
Ba Da Chu mountain, outside of Beijing



Furnace in disrepair Derek Chiang
Singapore

Nominee

"Furnace in disrepair"
In a dim workshop, a master craftsman shapes iron marvels, his talent overlooked in today's era.



What's He Looking at? Doug Testa
USA

Nominee

"What's He Looking at?"
Man resting on a wall in Avignon, France looking at his phone while while being watched by the child in the poster.



Sometimes I Feel Out of Sync With Myself Douglas Caroli
USA

Nominee

"Sometimes I Feel Out of Sync With Myself"
East Village NYC



Long May It Wave Eric Feder
USA

Nominee

"Long May It Wave"



Pride Estevao Lafuente
Portugal

Nominee

"Pride "



The engine Friso Kooijman
Netherlands

Nominee

"The engine"
The remains of the engineroom after the forward bulkhead has been demolished of 178 m long M/V 0S3



A shipbreaker at works II Friso Kooijman
Netherlands

Nominee

"A shipbreaker at works II"
A shipbreaker at work while cutting the 178 x 26 mtr M/V OS 35 to pieces at the Green Dutch demoli



Hold 1 Friso Kooijman
Netherlands

Nominee

"Hold 1"
Looking into foreward part of shipwreck on a barge after some weeks of work, she is almost gone.



Demonstration-San Francisco Jack Weingarten
USA

Nominee

"Demonstration-San Francisco"
Demonstration San Francisco



Artisanal miner Jan Grodza
Czech Republic

Nominee

"Artisanal miner"
Artisanal miner work at a cassiterite mine-pit in Ntufia, DRC



The toy factory Joao Coelho
Portugal

Nominee

"The toy factory"
In the dump where he lives, he has to build his own toys to be a real child



The iron quest Joao Coelho
Portugal

Nominee

"The iron quest"
They work in a ship graveyard, retrieving heavy pieces of iron using only their hands



Scavengers Joao Coelho
Portugal

Nominee

"Scavengers"
With the night come the scavengers, men and animals who fight over the remains of civilization



Statue of change Joseph Sharp
USA

Nominee

"Statue of change"
The Lee Statue in RVA



Walking in Hanoi Kim SignoretPaar
USA

Nominee

"Walking in Hanoi"
Ta Hien Street is known as Beer Street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi.



It Saves Us All Kristine Hinrichs
USA

Nominee

"It Saves Us All"
I was struck that the resident took the trouble to write (backwards) on the window.



Ploughing the Ricefields Lida Chaulet
Netherlands

Nominee

"Ploughing the Ricefields"
Bali, Indonesia



Conductor Looking Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee

"Conductor Looking"
Conductor Looking



Key Bridge Collapse Paul Denbow
USA

Nominee

"Key Bridge Collapse"
The M/V Dali sits among the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.



Ethiopian celebration Raffaele Tuzio
Italy

Nominee

"Ethiopian celebration"
Priest before sermon during St Mary celebration in Lalibela



Ethiopian celebration 2 Raffaele Tuzio
Italy

Nominee

"Ethiopian celebration 2"
Benediction during St Mary celebration in Lalibela



Grafitti wall Raymond Germann
USA

Nominee

"Grafitti wall"



Help Me to Lift This Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee

"Help Me to Lift This"
Nairobi City Mrket - delivery of fruit and vegetables is by handcart and then manually like this



Family Garden Sylvia Gardner
USA

Nominee

"Family Garden"
Family Garden



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