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Photojournalism - Amateur

Birth of Nyle Belle Verdiglione
Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Birth of Nyle"
The Obstetrician delivers baby Nyle and then holds him over the surgical drape so his parents can see him for the first time



Alone and Unwanted in Paris Jon Meyer
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Alone and Unwanted in Paris"
Mother and her child with only a mat on the sidewalk to call home.



Crash Elena Bolshakova
Russia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Crash"
I made this photo during Burning Man festival while the Man was burning. It was like huge spaceship have crashed



Red Curtain Ron Cooper
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Red Curtain"



Untitled 2 Arnab Adak
India

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Untitled 2"



Rush Hour ! Peter Voss
Germany

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Rush Hour !"
Bangladesh , Dhaka



Scarification Jan Grodza
Czech Republic

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Scarification"
I took this picture in Benin. Children of Betammaribe tribe at about age two years must endure this painfull and scary-looking event,but for Betammaribe tribe it is part of their culture and herritag



Ramadan Praying with 7000 Moslems Peter Voss
Germany

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Ramadan Praying with 7000 Moslems"
Bangladesh - Dhaka



No Plastic Manfred Schroeder
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"No Plastic"
No plastic in the sea and keep the Oceane clean - Analog photography



Have and Have Nots Jon Trombetto
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Have and Have Nots"
Taken in Buccharest Romania. I thought this was such a dichotomy - the have and the have nots



A Future to Believe In Brittany Comunale
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"A Future to Believe In"
10,000 people gather in Rhode Island to support Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic Primaries.



Windows Ricardo Ramos
Portugal

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Windows"
This girl is a volunteer and helps this woman. A group of young people volunteers with this elderly population. They are villages with few inhabitants, these people live a life full of solitude. These



Allegiance Marshall Gould
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Allegiance"



Illegal transportation Alfio Alessandro Finocchiaro
Italy

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Illegal transportation"
Abandoned boats used by immigrants to reach the coasts of Sicily and laid over the harbor port of PortoPalo



Changing Times Bernard Werner
USA

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Changing Times"
Havana, CU



Wanderer Alesya Osadchaya
Russia

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Wanderer"
Sandstorms like this happen once-twice a year. The wind was throwing a plume of sand 20 meters off the top of the dune. The gusts that day were so strong that a park ranger decided to walk up the dune alone to check whether it would be safe for tourists. When the ranger walked back down to the group, a gust swept up the dune and engulfed the ranger in stinging sand as I snapped this image. Singing sand dune, National Park Altyn-Emel, Kazakhstan.



Jesus Revolution Adrian Mirgos
Poland

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Jesus Revolution"
Photo of the procession "Jesus Revolution" as an exaggerated version of the Christian procession. Woodstock Festival. Poland.



Struggle of life Prashanta Hridoy
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Struggle of life"
His name is Akbor. He is 43 years old. Few months ago, he met a terrible accident where he lost his both arms and a leg. Unfortunately he was the only earning member of his family.



Up In Smoke Amy Siqveland
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Up In Smoke"
90% of Madagascar’s forests have been destroyed through slash-and-burn.When practiced in non-sustainable ways,this method results in soil exhaustion, erosion &, ultimately, land that is infertile.



Moros y Cristianos Anita Schiedeck
Spain

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Moros y Cristianos"



Untitled 4 Arnab Adak
India

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Untitled 4"



Untitled 5 Arnab Adak
India

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Untitled 5"



Before Castro's Procession 31 Bernard Werner
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Before Castro's Procession 31"
Castro's funeral in Santiago, CU



Cuba Street Life 1 Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Cuba Street Life 1"



Xiamen Carrier Brittany Comunale
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Xiamen Carrier"
Xiamen, China



Bashiq DOUGLAS DIAZ
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Bashiq"
Two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters scan for ISIS fighters on the Bashiq front-line in Iraq. The nearest enemy position is some 800 meters away.



Car, Man, Horse, Havana Howard Ehrlich
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Car, Man, Horse, Havana"
Typical Havana street scene, still back in the 50's



behind plastic Jed Best
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"behind plastic"



Rising from the ashes Jit Rakshit
India

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Rising from the ashes"
This lady police officer was inspecting the place where there had been a devasting fire.



Dix Cove Ghana Lois Pierris
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Dix Cove Ghana"
Bright colors make poverty photogenic



Lost in Faith Manash Ray
India

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Lost in Faith"
This picture is taken during a hindu ritual named Dondi. It is an act of penance and worship to the goddess to keep family healthy. Where the people crowling on the road until the temple come. The wom



Christ is Risen Mark Bugeja
Malta

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Christ is Risen"
Statue bearers in the village of Qormi, Malta run with the statue of Christ the Risen as part of Easter Sunday celebrations



St. Petersburg Beach clean up after Hurricane Irma Milica Djurickovic Cvetinovic
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"St. Petersburg Beach clean up after Hurricane Irma"
Polaroid



The devotion Monidipta Saha
India

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"The devotion"
One women is participating in Dondi rituals where a physically challenged person also participating in spite of his disabilities. Devotion is the reflection of our soul.



Coming Home from Fishing Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Coming Home from Fishing"
Bangladesh , Cox's Bazar



My Life on the Garbage Dump Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"My Life on the Garbage Dump"
Bangladesh , Dhaka



Hidden Treasures ? Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Hidden Treasures ?"
Bangladesh , Dhaka



' I live here with my cat ! ' Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"' I live here with my cat ! '"
Bangladesh - Dhaka



Scandalous  'Acid Victims' Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Scandalous 'Acid Victims'"
Bangladesh , Dhaka



Waiting for the next winter Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Waiting for the next winter"
Greenland



My oily job in the river Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"My oily job in the river"
Bangladesh , Dhaka



Overloaded Ferry - Boats Peter Voss
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Overloaded Ferry - Boats"
Bangladesh - Dhaka



Coal Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Coal"
A child plays on a coal heap as a worker loads a truck with coal. They are payed very less and now are being replaced by machines. Dhanbad, India



Making an Offering Ron Cooper
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Making an Offering"



The Passenger Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"The Passenger"



Where The Horses Lived Viveca Venegas
Puerto Rico

Nominee
Photojournalism
Amateur

"Where The Horses Lived"
Miramar, PR After Hurricane María.