Yuan Zhang China (PRC) 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement People Amateur "Chorus" A group of sisters sing a chorus at the Times Square, New York in May 2019 for an event.

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Feyzullah Tunc Turkey 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence People Amateur " sheep herd" A herd of wild horses created an enormous cloud of dust as they were rounded up by a group of cowboys.

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Sujon Adikary Bangladesh 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction People Amateur "Colors of Life" Bangla rail is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. In 2014, Bangla rail carried 65 million passengers across the country. Traveling by train is the most popular way of traveling in Ba

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Belle Verdiglione Australia Honorable Mention People Amateur "Maiden to Mother "

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Giovanni Sonsini Italy Honorable Mention People Amateur "The master calligrapher" Photo taken in Hanoi - Vietnam

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Paul Kessel USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "Q Train" NYC subway

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Peter Voss Germany Honorable Mention People Amateur "Mongolia, Nomads #12" ' The kiss in the Gobi desert '

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Peter Voss Germany Honorable Mention People Amateur "Angola, Himbas #10" ' The place at the source '

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Claudia Zeien USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "Restoration" Masters restoring masterpieces in Florence

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Flo Fritz Germany Honorable Mention People Amateur "Catch your Iceland Dream"

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Feyzullah Tunc Turkey Honorable Mention People Amateur "cowboy" A herd of wild horses created an enormous cloud of dust as they were rounded up by a group of cowboys.

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John Sherlock USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "Art Meets Life" When Art Meets Life

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "A Little Noisy Here" Gentlemen sits at end of long line of chairs to make a phone call.

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "Its Only Water" Great to see families with their children back at the beach enjoying the water again

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Peter Voss Germany Honorable Mention People Amateur "Papua New Guinea, Indigenous #19" ' The Skeleton Men '

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Margo Ryan UK Honorable Mention People Amateur "Safe Return" Fishermen return safely to welcome shores where the women patiently wait for their return. Madagascar

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Andrea Torrei Italy Honorable Mention People Amateur "From Ghana" Daily life of a fishermen family. Elmina, Ghana

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Peter Voss Germany Honorable Mention People Amateur "Bangladesh #2" ' My good catch '

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Janis Ehlers USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "Jazz Treasure" New Orleans Preservation Hall's treasured musician

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Leonid Goldin Israel Honorable Mention People Amateur "Violoncello" 2018

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Mariano Belmar Spain Honorable Mention People Amateur "Gran Via"

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Lizy Manola Greece Honorable Mention People Amateur "Baking Pies"

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Jessica Margo USA Honorable Mention People Amateur "Be Yourself" A NYC Subway rider chooses a most serendipitous place to sit.

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Leonid Goldin Israel Honorable Mention People Amateur "On rails" 2019

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Alex Politis France Honorable Mention People Amateur "Forever" I am always moved when seeing elderly couples still cherishing every moment they can. It's beautiful and inspiring.

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Nicola Bolton UK Honorable Mention People Amateur "The Flower Traders" Jaipur wholesale flower market where these rose heads would have been routed in from outside the state

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Lizy Manola Greece Honorable Mention People Amateur "Orthodox Priest"

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Abdulla AlMushaifri Qatar Nominee People Amateur "Pulsing Hand "

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Amy Siqveland USA Nominee People Amateur "Uyghur Man Reflects in Front of 100-Yr-Old Site in Xinjiang" A former stop on the ancient Silk Road, Kashgar’s 2000-yr architecture underwent a “dressing up," w many bldgs demolished.Part of Xi Jinping’s alterations to the Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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Anne Connor USA Nominee People Amateur "The Burn" Forests and fires don't go together, or do they? Many in the conservation field use burns to regenerate our woodlands and savannas. I have great respect for fire and its regenerative powers.

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Antero Wallinus-Rinne Norway Nominee People Amateur "Walk this way!"

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Arman Barbuco Philippines Nominee People Amateur "Chinese New Year" Chinese New Year Celebration with dragon dance and fireworks in Manila, Philippines.

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Barbara Corvino Italy Nominee People Amateur "Target" Taken from my balcony during the lockdown, March 2020

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Barbara Maker USA Nominee People Amateur "Drummer" IN THE MOMENT

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Bill Rosenberg USA Nominee People Amateur "Young Love" A young couple reclining on a wall somewhere in New York City without a care of what passersby might think. A nice shot became a great shot when his hands went in the air.

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Brian Jones Australia Nominee People Amateur "Pregnant Pause"

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Budd Parker USA Nominee People Amateur "Polka Dotted Street Painter" A colorful street painter with a polka dotted shirt.

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Carlos Cabral Portugal Nominee People Amateur "Rainy morning"

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Charles Mifsud Malta Nominee People Amateur "In memories of Titti " Titti was the dog who become World famous for diving into clear crystal waters of Delimara Malta following her loving owner Carmelo Abela.Titti passed away last year.

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Christina Maiorano USA Nominee People Amateur "Evening Stroll " "an Evening Stroll during lockdown"

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Cindy Poulin Canada Nominee People Amateur "Movie Night" It was a cool, rainy night as I caught sight of these three girls. It took my mind way back, to the time I walked with my friends to the movie theatre.

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Claudia Zeien USA Nominee People Amateur "Culture Clash" The traditional meets with the contemporary in London -- Intentional Camera Movement

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Constance Teo Malaysia Nominee People Amateur "Milk Offering Walk to Purification" The two lady Hindu devotees dressed in yellow started their bare footed walk from the Sri Maha Mariaman Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from midnight in celebration of Thaipusam. They passed through the city center to the colorful Batu Caves Temple which is approximately 15 kilometers away. Each lady bore a pot of milk each on their heads as offerings to Lord Murugan. It signifies their devotion to fulfill vows for the year and to give thanks to Lord Murugan. Their devotional walk with the milk pot required them to be physically and mentally focused and strong.

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Crispin Anderlini Malaysia Nominee People Amateur "Hong Kong commute" Commuting to Hong Kong from Mainland China, personal moments contrast against the backdrop of an impersonal system of production that relies on such workers to exist. This is a life.

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Daniel Arranz Molinero Spain Nominee People Amateur "I believe I can fly" Essaouira (Morocco)

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David O'Rourke Canada Nominee People Amateur "Distracted Driving" I saw this street scene in San Francisco and thought it revealed something universal about human nature.

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Demetrio Jereissati Brazil Nominee People Amateur "Cuba colors" Its about the old car, the buildings and the sun....Everything is colorful and bright. The woman walking completes the scene.

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Demetrio Jereissati Brazil Nominee People Amateur "Reflection" The morning light in Trinidad, Cuba, illuminates and reflects in the car the image of the man who walks without haste.

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Diane Epstein USA Nominee People Amateur "The Sweeper" Woman's Work is Never Done

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Elaine Klein Israel Nominee People Amateur "Waiting" Woman waiting outside in the early morning for the opening of the church.

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Elaine Klein Israel Nominee People Amateur "The Machinist"

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Emilio Campanile Italy Nominee People Amateur "Budapesti metro"

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Emma Rosenthal USA Nominee People Amateur "Floridian Gothic"

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Estevao Lafuente Portugal Nominee People Amateur "Caretos Podence"

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Estevao Lafuente Portugal Nominee People Amateur "Legend"

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Federico Odello Italy Nominee People Amateur "Out of the yellow" Picture taken in Italy

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Gayle Pepper USA Nominee People Amateur "Multnomah Falls Red Umbrella" The Falls are spectacular and the fellow with the red umbrella is soaking up the scene.

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Gillian Marshall USA Nominee People Amateur "Graduation Day!" University students in Hanoi, Vietnam joyfully cheer and toss their caps in the air as they celebrate their graduation.

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Giovanni Sonsini Italy Nominee People Amateur "The monk" I took this photo on the Swedagon Pagoda - Rangoon - Myanmar

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Grace Ho Malaysia Nominee People Amateur "Quite Night" A corn seller is waiting for the customers in front of the mosque of Hagia Sophia in the quiet night

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James Adaikalasamy India Nominee People Amateur "Fire and Faith" Devotee dressed liked Hindu Goddess Kali is offering Camphor to the deity by burning it in tongue. This was photographed during Dusherra festival celebration in Kulasai , Tamilnadu, India.

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James Abell UK Nominee People Amateur "Umbrella"

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James Abell UK Nominee People Amateur "Pride"

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James Abell UK Nominee People Amateur "Dress" Chinatown, London

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James Lee USA Nominee People Amateur "Hands of a Fisherman" On the Newport Beach Pier

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Jean-Marc Felix Switzerland Nominee People Amateur "Auf geht's!" Unterwegs in Norditalien

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Jeff Olson USA Nominee People Amateur "Street Scene"

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Jennifer James USA Nominee People Amateur "Art Appreciation Covid Style" Looking through a sculpture at the Boca Raton Museum of Art while a gallery visitor passes by wearing a mask.

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John Sherlock USA Nominee People Amateur "The Artist" The Artist At His Easel

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John Sherlock USA Nominee People Amateur "Just Married" Happily Ever After

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Joseph Lungaro Malta Nominee People Amateur "Reading Headlines" There is a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh where news papers are sticked to the walls, so that people on the go can stop by and catch up some headlines reading.

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Joseph Stern USA Nominee People Amateur "Distinguished" While wandering through Chongqing, I find this angle that shows the different ways that we may be distinguished...

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Judy Nussenblatt USA Nominee People Amateur "Fashionistas"

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Karen Willis USA Nominee People Amateur "Caught in a flower shower" Intrigued by a patron of the arts

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Kristan Kosmos USA Nominee People Amateur "At the Mother Temple #1" From my series 'Bali Soul' -- a balinese woman descending a staircase at Pura Besakih (the 'Mother Temple') in Bali, Indonesia

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Lawrence Russ USA Nominee People Amateur "Parasol Dance (Taikoza, classical Japanese music and dance)" Taken at a concert by Taikoza during the Asian Festival and Dragon Boat Race in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Liz Hardley New Zealand Nominee People Amateur "High Street Stroll"

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Liz Hardley New Zealand Nominee People Amateur "Morocco Dune walk"

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Liz Hardley New Zealand Nominee People Amateur "High Street Chess"

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Lizy Manola Greece Nominee People Amateur "Faith"

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Louise Pedno USA Nominee People Amateur "Awakening" This young couple spent the night sleeping on the ground of Zuccotti Park, as part of the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration, New York, NY

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Louise Pedno USA Nominee People Amateur "The Crown" Puerto Rico Parade, New York, NY

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Louise Pedno USA Nominee People Amateur "Burmese Barbershop"

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Louise Pedno USA Nominee People Amateur "The Market"

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Louise Pedno USA Nominee People Amateur "Showering Bliss" My favorite mermaids showering after a swim in the ocean. Coney Island, New York, NY.

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Lynn Hedges New Zealand Nominee People Amateur "Street in Jaipur" Street gathering

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Lynne Mass USA Nominee People Amateur "All Alone"

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Magnus Karlson Sweden Nominee People Amateur "Lighting of today" Today all are constantly connected, and during the night the light is in the face are far stronger than we think of.

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Malcolm Gropper USA Nominee People Amateur "Exotic Dancer" This image was taken during a performance in Chi'an, China

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Marc Hodel Switzerland Nominee People Amateur "Color a gogo"

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Margaret Puente USA Nominee People Amateur "Girl in a Red Cape" Girl in a Red Cape

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Mark Heitner USA Nominee People Amateur "Pilgrima at Isha Ashram" Tamil Nadu, India

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Mark Heitner USA Nominee People Amateur "Fortune Teller" Bad news

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Mark Heitner USA Nominee People Amateur "Pilgrims with Shiva" Isha Ashram, Tamil Nadu, India

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Mark Heitner USA Nominee People Amateur "11 O'clock Prsyers" Govind Dev Ji Temple, Jaipur, India

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Martina Platte Hong Kong Nominee People Amateur "Just me"

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Mary Whitesides USA Nominee People Amateur "Reclining Buddha" A moment of prayer in Myanmar as the moon watches over an icon

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Mathieu Jutras Canada Nominee People Amateur "Champ de Mars"

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Mayda Rumberg USA Nominee People Amateur "Seniors Rock" Senior Center

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Miriam Ramalho Brazil Nominee People Amateur "Shortcut" On the last day of the Phaung Daw Oo Festival in Inle Lake, Myanmar, while rowers competed in their long boats using their legs to row, as usual, other participants used their legs to jump shortcuts t

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Nancy R Knutson USA Nominee People Amateur "Happy Tourists"

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Nathalie At France Nominee People Amateur "the red umbrella"

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee People Amateur "A Mirrored Bugatti" Best in Show

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee People Amateur "Casual Colored Couple" Who're you speaking to?

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee People Amateur "Dancing Feet" American Indian Cultural Dancing

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee People Amateur "Faces Passing By" Faces passing by in the in the nght

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee People Amateur "Beautifully Rendered"

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee People Amateur "Scene it Paint it" Scene It Paint It

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Nicola Bolton UK Nominee People Amateur "Pilgrim Perambulation" Circling the central deity, touching the steps in obeisance, celebrating their faith

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Nicola Roberto Italy Nominee People Amateur "Way out"

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Nicole Urbscheit Germany Nominee People Amateur "Nizwa, Oman cattlemarket" As traditions have died out in neighboring Arab countries, Nizwa still stands as an oasis of local culture and customs. Every Friday the Nizwa Souq holds its weekly livestock market where farmers fro

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Peter Nestler USA Nominee People Amateur "The Unknown" A lone explorer is the first to see a newly formed ice cave

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Peter Barnick USA Nominee People Amateur "Consumers"

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee People Amateur "Myanmar #2" The Inle Lake fishermen

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee People Amateur "Papua New Guinea, Indigenous #5" Asaro Mud Men

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee People Amateur "Papua New Guinea, Indigenous #15" Cannibal in Goroka

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee People Amateur "Togo - Benin, Indigenous #2" Voodoo Dance

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee People Amateur "West Papua, Indigenous #3" My home is my castle , Baliem valley

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Pier Luigi Altieri Italy Nominee People Amateur "Social distancing" Fishermen and social distancing

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Rachel Choong M H Malaysia Nominee People Amateur "Stroll" In Spring, Japanese like to stroll beneath Cherry Blossom trees to appreciate the beauty of springtime and the rebirth of nature.

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Richard Zimmerman USA Nominee People Amateur "Untitled"

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Sharon Townsend USA Nominee People Amateur "The chrysanthemum harvester" Hanoi, Vietnam

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Slobodan Blagojevic USA Nominee People Amateur "Lit" Cigarette break at a pub concert

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Sonal Shah USA Nominee People Amateur "The Water Carrier" Lack of running water in rural areas means having to carry water for daily use.

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Sonal Shah USA Nominee People Amateur "The Water Party" This group of Masai in Northern Tanzania are going to collect water

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Sonia Costa Italy Nominee People Amateur "Black mask" Girl traveling by tramway in Rome. Due to Covid-19 pandemic second wave masks have become mandatory everywhere. October, 2020 Rome Italy

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Stella Oliver USA Nominee People Amateur "Homeless in Paradise" While photographing the sunrise, I came across this homeless gentlemen who had slept on the beach the night before.

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Susan Langer USA Nominee People Amateur "Strung Out"

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Suzanne Schwartzman USA Nominee People Amateur "X Marks the Spot" Phantasizing he was one of the men in the magazine, he dozes off.

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Tarun Chhabra India Nominee People Amateur "Kumbh Mela" Pilgrims taking rest and drying their clothes after taking early morning bath in the confluence of three rivers Ganga,Yamuna and Saraswati on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya during Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India.

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Tilly Meijer Netherlands Nominee People Amateur "man with dog" man with dog

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Todor Tilev Ireland Nominee People Amateur "Copper Crafts Master" I went on holiday to Bulgaria. I visited town Kazanlak where lives and works Petko Baikov. He is one of the Greatest Copper Crafts Master in the world. I spent a few hours with him.

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Viet Van Tran Vietnam Nominee People Amateur "Life is a dream" This image was shot in a sunny day. I came back one year later and found out that the old man in the picture passed away. Life is a dream. I still hoping to see the smiles from his wife.

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee People Amateur "Break is Almost Over" Caught this at the Auto Auctionnin West Palm Beach

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee People Amateur "Down Dog" New Years Day Yoga Session in Boca Raton

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee People Amateur "Looking Good" Two gentlemen line each other up to take photos with their cell phones through an abstract mobile creating an interesting juxtaposition.

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee People Amateur "Oh Hi!" Passerby flirts with girl in coffee shop leaving great shadow on the wall.

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee People Amateur "They are just bigger carts" Two elderly gentlemen survey all the cars that are for auction and relate to their own situation.

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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee People Amateur "What a Finish Line" Joggers encounter runway models posing at the end of their run

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Wayne Palmer USA Nominee People Amateur "Pandemic Birthday" A birthday on the first day of the shut-down in Manhattan, March 22, 2020.

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Win Tun Naing Myanmar Nominee People Amateur "Colorful Lotus Fabric"

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Win Tun Naing Myanmar Nominee People Amateur "Drying Lotus fabrics"

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Yuan Zhang China (PRC) Nominee People Amateur "Four Lamas Have a Light Moment" With the nod of a senior Lama, after one young Lama having ejected my request for a photo, we all laughed and had a light moment, thus this photo taken in Litang, Ganzi, Sichuan, China, in late Sept.

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