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Photojournalism - Professional

Rue des Miracles Luca Kleve-Ruud
Norway

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Photojournalism
Professional

"Rue des Miracles"
He was caught stealing some food in a market during the earthquake in Haiti. A mob shot him and left him to die. Fortunately he was rescued by the US army. Port Au Prince, Haiti.



The Fall of Bab al-Azizia Philippe De Poulpiquet
France

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Fall of Bab al-Azizia"
Tripoli, 23 August 2011. A fighter, armed with two Kalashnikov rifles, shoots in a ball in front of a tent in fire, in the complex of Bab al-Aziziyah, Kadhafi's headquarters, fell to the insurgents.



A Protester Walks in Front of a Replica Ancient Statue Yannis Kolesidis
Greece

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Photojournalism
Professional

"A Protester Walks in Front of a Replica Ancient Statue"
A protester walks in central S



Homeless in Seoul Brian Cassey
Australia

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Homeless in Seoul"
A child stares in amazement at a homeless man who is bedding down for the night in a cardboard box at Seoul Railway Station South Korea. The homeless are being evicted from the station by rail operator Korail



Bashar Al-Assad on TV Ilker Gurer
Turkey

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Bashar Al-Assad on TV"
Bashar Al Assad`s image appeared on tv screen at the center part of the Taksim Square in Istanbul, while the birds were flying over in the sky. "World is Changing" written on the bottom of the image.



Radioactive Contamination Kenichi Unaki
Japan

Honorable Mention
Photojournalism
Professional

"Radioactive Contamination"
Self-defense force members pet



RIP Andrzej Bochenski
Poland

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"RIP"
first day of New Year people v



Evacuation Center Atsushi Taketazu
Japan

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Evacuation Center"
Tsunami refugees spent months



Bangkok Emergency (1) Benjamin Haselberger
Thailand

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Bangkok Emergency (1)"
1:57 AM The body of a murdered taxi-driver. It is believed that he was killed by a gang of juvenile motocyclists. Every night, dozens of private emergency teams roam the city of Bangkok to collect the injured and the dead. Three nights with Bangkok's Body Collectors.



Bangkok Emergency (2) Benjamin Haselberger
Thailand

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Bangkok Emergency (2)"
11:36 PM The emergency at the scene of a deadly accident. Every night, dozens of private emergency teams roam the city of Bangkok to collect the injured and the dead. Three nights with Bangkok's Body Collectors.



Helping Hands 1 Debra Jansen
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Helping Hands 1"
Documenting a C-Section



Go to Work Edoardo Agresti
Italy

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Go to Work"
Bangladesh, too much young to



Dogs Castration Ellen Reus
Netherlands

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Dogs Castration"
The castration of German Sheppard Quinten



Having Her Hair Brushed in Tight Quarters With Wild Wiring Gary Smith
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Having Her Hair Brushed in Tight Quarters With Wild Wiring"
<digital Nikon D-90> A Favela At the End of Gang Control: A series about the poetry of everyday life inside the largest gang-occupied favela in Rio de Janeiro just prior to “pacification” and on the cusp of Brazil’s emergence as a world economic giant, and of Rio’s hosting of the World Cup of Fútbol in 2014 and Olympic Games in 2016, at the height of the favela gangs’ storied and fabled 35-year criminal epoch.



Everyday Life and Death of Amisom Soldiers, Mogadishu, Somalia George Philipas
South Africa

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Everyday Life and Death of Amisom Soldiers, Mogadishu, Somalia"
Three wounded Burundian AMISOM soldiers receiving treatment at the AMISOM base at headquarters at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. In March 2007, the African Union sanctioned an 8000-strong force (currently 9000) made up mainly of Ugandan and Burundian troops to prop up the weak Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) against the threat of the Islamic extrimist group, Al-Shabaab. From a tiny area around Aden Ade International Airport in Mogadishu, AMISOM forces have slowly pushed Al-Shabaab back and now control most of the capital city.



The Parade George Murphy
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Parade"
In a scene reminiscent of a small town parade, a small band of NASA workers escort the shuttle Atlantis away from the landing field for the very last time, mindful of history happening.



Meet Cristobalina Hiroko Tanaka
Japan

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Meet Cristobalina"
Seventeen-year-old Cristobalina catches her breath after physical therapy session in Guatemala City, Guatemala in August 2012. Cristbalina had her both hands and part of right foot amputated in a r



Funeral Jack Picone
Thailand

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Funeral"
A child from a poverty stricken family is laid to rest in a Manila's North cemetery.



Caught in the Crossfire Jack Picone
Thailand

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Caught in the Crossfire"
Caught in the Cross-fire during civil war, Angola.



Man in Gold Chair on Road James Morgan
Australia

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Man in Gold Chair on Road"
Shot in Tianjin, China. This image questions western perceptions of china. He is not protesting or committing suicide but simply directing traffic into a private car park.



Showdown in Western Kansas Jim Reed
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Showdown in Western Kansas"
Storm Chasers, Kansas, 2008



Kids of Sodom, E-Waste in Ghana Kai Löffelbein
Germany

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Kids of Sodom, E-Waste in Ghana"
Ghana 2011- E-waste worker.



Wild Horse Ko van Leeuwen
Netherlands

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Wild Horse"
Firebrigade saved the horse (Velserbroek/Netherlands)



Doctors in the world, Athen Lars Nyman
Sweden

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Doctors in the world, Athen"



The Lost Battalion Marco Andrea Di Lauro
Italy

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"The Lost Battalion"
Afghanistan: German Army soldiers from Task Force MES, 3rd Company, Echo Platoon are seen on their tank as they prepare for a patrol during a mission at the Russian Hill Outpost in Baghlan Province on September 24, 2011 in Afghanistan.



First Breath Peter Dazeley
UK

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"First Breath"



Turtle Hunt Philipp Engelhorn
Hong Kong

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Turtle Hunt"
Turtle hunt off West Faju (Micronesia). 3 local boys are busy tying up a green sea turtle they just hooked. The locals free dive 10-20 meters down to get close to the turtles, they then hook them with a 2 meter bamboo pole which has a hook with a rope attached, the hook releases from the bamboo pole, and the turtle is hooked.The turtle then gets pulled to the surface (eventually it has to breath anyway and come up), it then gets tied to a buoy so it can not dive anymore.This is some serious task and with a full grown turtle you need at least 3-4 people to secure the turtle.



Holster and Gun Pierre Perrault
Canada

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Holster and Gun"
Montreal, Canada – May, 28 2012: Montreal Police motorcycle officer. The red reflexion on the holster and gun comes from the back light of his motorcycle bike park just beside were he stand.



A Horrible Memoir of Momena Probal Rashid
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"A Horrible Memoir of Momena"
Momena Akhter(right side in the photo), presently at age 54 is bearing a horrible memoir that distorted her face twenty years ago. After throwing away by husband Momena is now living with her sister A



A Climate Refugee Probal Rashid
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"A Climate Refugee "
In one of the flood affected areas of Bangladesh a man is sleeping in the temporarily built house made of bamboo and plastic sheet. He has to leave his habitual lifestyle due to mass flooding. Bangladesh is the worst climate victim in the world. Becoming climate refugees due to desertification, rising sea levels, as well as extreme weather and earth changes like tornadoes, mass flooding, hurricanes etc is very common here. 9 September 2011, Satkhira, Bangladesh



Hunger, Thirst, Death; Somalia Riza Özel
Turkey

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Hunger, Thirst, Death; Somalia"
The drought the worst in Somalia in 60 years and as well as years of civil war have killed about 30000 children under the age of 5 in 3-4 months according to United Nations. The UN declared 5 regions famine zones in the southern Somalia. The UN estimates, 640 Somali children is malnourished in the country where 4 million people are starving. Somalia based Al-Qaeda affiliate group known as Al-Shabaab in the south of the country do not give access to food aid.



Waiting for Haiti Robert Larson
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Waiting for Haiti"
A young man uprights a fallen a cross at the St. Christophe memorial. Beneath the ground lay over 100,000 victims of the 2010 earthquake. The image was taken on May 12th, 2012.



LEAP Foundation, Irene And Her Mother Tatyana Bessmertnaya
USA

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"LEAP Foundation, Irene And Her Mother"



Protesters React to Stun Grenades Yannis Kolesidis
Greece

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Protesters React to Stun Grenades "
Demonstrators react to stun gr



Freedom Seekers Yusuke Harada
Japan

Nominee
Photojournalism
Professional

"Freedom Seekers"
Rebel fighters kneel down to p