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Americana - Amateur

Hotel Americana Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Americana
Amateur

"Hotel Americana"
Orlando, 2016



Lock and Load Martha Pollay
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Americana
Amateur

"Lock and Load"



Working Hard for the American Dream Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Americana
Amateur

"Working Hard for the American Dream"
Daytona Beach, 2016



Ralph and Emily Pedro Diaz Molins
Spain

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Ralph and Emily "



Loneliness in the City Elena Bolshakova
Russia

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Loneliness in the City"
Modern New York by Hopper is the same story of how person could be alone in the crowd.



Slab City Ivan Pesic
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Slab City"
Slab City, South California, 2016



Star Bright Michael Knapstein
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Star Bright"
Christmas trees sold in a parking lot in Madison, Wisconsin



Disorder Roberto Alessandrini
Italy

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Disorder"
New England house, USA



Habana Sylvain Heraud
France

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Habana"
A street in Habana, Cuba



Metro Reflections Larry Colby
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Metro Reflections"
Observations from the crosswalk



Near Closing Wayne Thornbrough
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Near Closing"
Moody's diner, Waldoboro, Maine



Priest Station Marshall Gould
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Priest Station"



The Odd Couple Marshall Gould
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"The Odd Couple"



Presentation Amanda Harner
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Presentation"



Eelpout Polar Plunge Amy Siqveland
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Eelpout Polar Plunge"
People go swimming in the winter to raise money for local needs. Temps can sometimes be 40 degrees below zero (F).



Tweed & Sunshine 14 Brian Rope
Australia

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Tweed & Sunshine 14"
The shop assistant's skinny legs suggest she does not indulge too much in the sugar rich products the shop sells



Stars (2) Jon Setter
Australia

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Stars (2)"



On the Road Again Ivan Pesic
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"On the Road Again"
The road to Salton City, South California, 2016



BayWatch Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"BayWatch"
Daytona Beach 2016



Winter Jog After Polar Plunge Amy Siqveland
USA

Honorable Mention
Americana
Amateur

"Winter Jog After Polar Plunge"
People go swimming in the winter to raise money for local needs. Temps can sometimes be 40 degrees below zero (F).



Gillette Stadium A M Clark
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Gillette Stadium"



Untitled 1 Aman Makkar
India

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Untitled 1"



Ordinary Saturday Amanda Harner
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Ordinary Saturday"



Nashville Sing Off Amy Siqveland
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Nashville Sing Off"



Diver With Petunias Arlene Vidor
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Diver With Petunias"
Cartoonish street decorations grace a neon diver



Lounge Lizards BD Richardson
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Lounge Lizards"



The Old School on the Hill BD Richardson
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"The Old School on the Hill"



3 Red Doors Ben Gasser
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"3 Red Doors"
The Queen's Guard



Rocking Chairs Bill Rosenberg
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Rocking Chairs"
Awaiting their occupants, a row of rocking chairs bask in the afternoon sun by themselves. I was touring the mansion of the late John Deering which faces beautiful Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. I passed a window looking out onto the rear porch with this row of rocking chairs facing the expanse of the bay. It instantly became a reminder of days gone by when wealthy industrialists and their families would share a quiet afternoon in the seclusion of magnificent estates. It is almost as if you were being invited to enjoy the view.



William Faulkner's Oxford, MS Brian Finger
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"William Faulkner's Oxford, MS"



Old Homestead Carrie Washburn
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Old Homestead"
Old barn and pastures in NW Colorado. This photo was taken this past summer.. This fall the barn and home on the land have been torn down.



Warwick Elevator Christopher Kingston
Canada

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Warwick Elevator"
Monolith's of the Canadian Prairie in "Big Sky Country"



Trolley Time Dale Duncan-Johnson
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Trolley Time"



Our History Behind Closed Doors Dave Pluimer
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Our History Behind Closed Doors"
The fast pace of the modern world makes it easy to forget our past and harder to learn from it. What is old was new and remains amazing, but not in the same way.



Reaching David Aaron
Canada

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Reaching"
Ice Cream stand on the side of the highway



Singn of the Times Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Singn of the Times"
Screen of Kehinde Wiley - Petit Palais, Paris - November 2016



Stars (1) Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Stars (1)"



TV Dinner Felicia Genevieve Bawolek Carpinella
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"TV Dinner"
this is an image is from my Consumption series. multiple exposure, shot with a Holga toy camera & Kodachrome film.



Not Again! Gautam Kamat Bambolkar
India

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Not Again!"
Few incidences/events take us to the past. Needless to say where this image takes us in our past.



The Guarding Line Gautam Kamat Bambolkar
India

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"The Guarding Line"
Police standing in a line on the streets on Washington DC on July 4th during the independence parade



Post Autumn Gautam Kamat Bambolkar
India

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Post Autumn"
Father & Son cleaning leaves post the beautiful autumn.



New York Gregoire A. Meyer
France

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"New York"
The High Line



Paradise Misplaced #6, Mancos, Colorado James Peterson
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Paradise Misplaced #6, Mancos, Colorado"
A sad little house longs for its good old days in Mancos, Colorado in this infrared image. Though it's a bit down and out, at least it can enjoy basking in the shadow of Mesa Verde National Park.



Ford and Friends James Peterson
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Ford and Friends"
An Anerican classic car hangs out with friends in this color infrared image.



Haunted House Judyth Greenburgh
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Haunted House"



Grate Sand Dunes Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Grate Sand Dunes"



Pop Corn Kazik Salwa
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Pop Corn"
Bennington, Vermont



Security Keran Woods
Australia

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Security"
Shot on holiday in LA



Arlington National Cemetery Kudakwashe Muronda
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Arlington National Cemetery"
The Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery



Selfie On Bourbon Kurt Westbrook
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Selfie On Bourbon"
Bourbon Street buzz is quite the visual colorama.



This Old Fire Truck Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"This Old Fire Truck"



Wings Of Freedom Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Wings Of Freedom"



The Boss Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"The Boss"



Missed The Boat Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Missed The Boat"



It's A Wrap Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"It's A Wrap"



Lunch Date Marvin Basil
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Lunch Date"



Big Sky Horse Mary Beth Jarrosak
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Big Sky Horse"



Farmstead Moonrise Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Farmstead Moonrise"
The moon rises over a small farmhouse near Sun Prairie, Wiscconsin



4th of July Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"4th of July"
A patriotic lawn decoration in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin



Higher Calling Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Higher Calling"
A small Church on the way to a new location



New York Minute Nora Hartfelder
Canada

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"New York Minute"
New York at Night in the Rain



Landry Oleksiy Sobol
Ukraine

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Landry"



Come Join The Fun Paula Goldfader
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Come Join The Fun"



Diner Peter Stadler
Austria

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Diner"
Downtown New York 2015



Butter Sculpture Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Butter Sculpture"
St Paul, Minnesota, USA



34 Sandro Tedde
Italy

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"34"



What Superbowl? Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"What Superbowl?"



Level Crossing Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Level Crossing"
Patience required. A fact of life.



Close Encounters Vincent Morban
Canada

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Close Encounters"
Level crossings - always dangerous



Six Heads, One Hat Wayne Thornbrough
USA

Nominee
Americana
Amateur

"Six Heads, One Hat"
Moody's diner, Waldoboro, Maine