Gloriann Liu USA 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Children of the World Amateur "After the Storm - Brian" Tacloban Refuse Dump, Leyte Island, Philippines. Brian goes to the refuge site daily to collect metal. After the Hurricane, this is a way for him to help support his remaining family members.

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Sylvain Heraud France 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Children of the World Amateur "Let Me Go" Little boy attending the Puja rituals along the Ganga river in Varanasi, India

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Mustafa Mohsin Pakistan 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Children of the World Amateur "A Blissful Cradle" A child sleeps in a makeshift hammok in the hot Tharparker (desert region in Sindh, Pakistan) afternoon.

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Naima Perveen Bangladesh Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Hello Good Day" The little boy is a garbage picker. He visits different areas for searching valueless things dumped. From the garbage he dreams to be a star one day and practices just like a TV news presenter.

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Daz Wang Taiwan Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Be Perfectly Satisfied" Kiribati is one of the poorest countries in the world, natural resources are scarce, all the basic livelihood of food are required to rely on foreign seaborne imports, prices for the general populatio

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Somenath Mukhopadhyay India Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Veiled Smile" A transgender boy is peeping through an upturned skirt while facing to the camera.

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Martha Pollay USA Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Safety First" A day in the life of an adventeruos three year old.

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Bill Rosenberg USA Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Invisible Culture" The face staring back at you surrounded by bits of grafitti and discarded stickers will haunt you as you absorb the message.

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Sanghamitra Sarkar India Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Colourful Celebration"

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Louis Agius Malta Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Baby Sitter"

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Xavier Mas Ferra Spain Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "The Boy and the Tower" A boy diving near a tower of Ibiza Island.

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Natalia Polomina Russia Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Snow Maiden" This photo was taken in the first snowfall of this winter.

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Fadhel Almutaghawi Bahrain Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Securing the Future" Poor indian girl in her stone classroom, showing that no matter what a hard life is but education is very important

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Robi Chakraborty USA Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Circle of Friends" Fisherman's Village, Varsova, Mumbai, India

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Aleksandr Romanov Russia Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Cheerful Conversation" Nenets boys Discussed Photos

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Jay Rhind USA Honorable Mention Children of the World Amateur "Yellow" Yellow

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Alexandru Ilea Romania Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Ayodhya Boy" A boy is combing his hair in the holy city of Ayodhya, India

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Amanda Harner USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Birthday Dress"

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Bernard Sim Singapore Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Gypsy Row" Row Row Row Your Boat

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CECILIA SUAREZ Mexico Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Passing Time" A CHILD LOOKING OUTSIDE IN CAMAGÜEY, CUBA.

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Charles Mifsud Malta Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Memories from the Luna Park" Sunset at Luna Park

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Chris Clinton Canada Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Hungry" Before I took this photograph, I wanted to wipe the baby boy's nose and eyes to shoo away the flies, but then it wouldn't look normal in Ethiopia.

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Christine Fitzgerald Canada Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Pond" This image was taken in England last spring and is part of a series on gardenscapes. There is a simple innocence of the children captivated by the ducks in the pond.

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Cindy Bosveld Australia Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Playing" Trip to Bali while visiting a fish village at Jimbaran, a child wondering around at the fixing nest dock; I saw the light and colours which has captured my eye before camera.

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Daz Wang Taiwan Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Occupied with Laughing" The bunkers to remember in Battle of Tarawa during the World War II become the playground for the children after school in Republic of Kiribati, there were 1,696 American soldiers had been wiped out b

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Debosmita Das India Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Child With Buddha" A painted faced boy playing with his play-gun during Holi Festival in Kolkata,with a backdrop of Buddha painting who is the symbol of non-violence

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Debosmita Das India Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Idol Seller" This picture, taken in Kolkata, India shows a child who was selling idols of Goddess Kali for earning his living

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Diane Silverman USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Maasi Girl"

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Diane Silverman USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Little Boy Blue"

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Dillon Anderson New Zealand Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Amongst The Riverbank Butterflies" A little curious girl stirs up the butterflies I was photographing on the riverbank. I turn and take her picture with her parents behind her.

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Edwin Soriano USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Prodigy"

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Edwin Loyola Philippines Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Newspaper Boy"

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Fadhel Almutaghawi Bahrain Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Poverty Life" A poor child playing beside their home that made of clay after a heavy rain

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Gillian Marshall USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Children Lighting Candles, Awk Phansa, Luang Prabang, Laos" Awk Phansa marks the final day of the Lao Buddhist Lent, a day of great celebration. These children are lighting candles on Luang Prabang's main avenue, prior to the evening's colorful parade.

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Jason Lee Potter Canada Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Destination Unknown"

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Jay Rhind USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Children of Nepal" Big sister in the mountains of Nepal

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John Andre Aasen Norway Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Kick Ass Rescue Chick" My daughter posing as model (Energy Girl) for the local University

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JP Terlizzi USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Khmer Boy" Cambodian Boy playing in the drainage overflow of a small dam in Siem Reap

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Kajan Madrasmail Singapore Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Innocense" Innocent boy

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Kajan Madrasmail Singapore Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Spin Fun" A little fun

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Karin Charteris New Zealand Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Do You Think They Will Miss Us"

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Karin Charteris New Zealand Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Childs Play"

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Leba Marquez USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Like Father, Like Son" Father and son share an affectionate moment - New Mexico

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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Girls with Pastries"

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Lezanne Gibbs New Zealand Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Lost in Translation" This kid just popped up from nowhere. Apparently the sign for peace in other countries.

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Min Tan Malaysia Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Kicking High"

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Min Tan Malaysia Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Reading" A little monk was reading during a break in Siem Reap

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Morden O'Hare Australia Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Kids" A Himba child playing with a baby goat and its mother in the village compound of an evening. Taken in Epupa Falls, Namibia.

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Naima Perveen Bangladesh Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Childhood" Children are playing in the river of Alikhadan, Banderban, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Mongolian Boy" Mongolia

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Reindeer Kids" Mongolia

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Mongolian Reindeer Girl" Mongolia

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Incoming Holy Men" Kathmandu / Nepal

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Petrova Elena USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Frida's Child" Took this image of young Mexican girl at my friend's house.

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Petrova Elena USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Boys Will Be Boys" Took this image with my grandfather's old medium format camera-Pentacon, everything was absolutely manual including focus. Film 160 Portra

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Porus Khareghat India Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Holi" Children in India love to play with colors during the HOLI festival

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Pradeep Raja Kannaiah Singapore Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Carrying Her Brother" Bajau girl carrying her young brother home before the sea water raises and both sink,semporna

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Prashanta Hridoy Bangladesh Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Smilling Face" A monk boy is passing his play time. Bhandarban,Bangladesh.

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Rhonda Dubin USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Bruja" A little witch in Guanajuato, Mexico

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Orphaned" An orphan sits alone for lunch in a Kolkata orphanage

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Girl with a Doll" Bhuj, India

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Alien Craft" A Rajasthani Bhopa child waves to a passing hot air balloon which is new to his culture

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Child with a Baby Monkey" Kolkata, India

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Lightness of Being" Varsova, Mumbai, India

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Joy" A tribal child pushing a cycle rim, West Bengal, India

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Sergey Agapov Russia Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Girl from the Karo Tribe" Girl from the Karo tribe. Ethiopia

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Somenath Mukhopadhyay India Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Painted Visage" Children of 'Bohurupee' clan who act various roles from Hindu mythology are getting their faces painted before a performance.

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Sonal Shah USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Football at Dusk" Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Sonal Shah USA Nominee Children of the World Amateur "The Excursion" Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Ton de Vrind Netherlands Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Bram Goes to New York"

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Viet Van Tran Vietnam Nominee Children of the World Amateur "Active Kids" The Ndugu Mdogo Rescue Centre is an initiative at Nairobi’s Kibera slum (Kenya), where Koinonia social workers initiate the rehabilitation process through street activities. Kibera is considered sub

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Viveca Venegas Puerto Rico Nominee Children of the World Amateur "His Little Lambs"

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