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On the Shore of a Vanishing IslandDaesung Lee, France1st Place Series Winner 2

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On the Shore of a Vanishing IslandDaesung Lee, France1st Place Series Winner

Qingdao BeachPhilipp Engelhorn, Hong Kong2nd Place Series Winner 4

Ms. UlmerCandace Karch, United States3rd Place Series Winner 5

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Ms. UlmerCandace Karch, United States3rd Place Series Winner

AlexzandriaTom Vani, United States1st Place Single Image Winner 7

Band of BrothersLinelle Deunk, Netherlands2nd Place Single Image Winner

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TwinsCarolina Sanchez-Monge, United States3rd Place Single Image Winner 9

BeholdPeter Van Der Heyden, NetherlandsSelected by Alexa Becker

Jurors' Picks

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Township: Life after South African ApartheidAnne Rearick, United StatesSelected by Paula Tognarelli 11

The Unknown SoldierDavid Jay, United StatesSelected by Deborah Dragon 12

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The Unknown SoldierDavid Jay, United StatesSelected by Deborah Dragon

Bittersweet on Bostwick LaneSusan Worsham, United StatesSelected by Anna Walker Skillman 14

Black FacesMarta Azevedo, BrazilSelected by Jim Casper 15

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Black FacesMarta Azevedo, BrazilSelected by Jim Casper

The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed ForcesPaul Shaw, United KingdomSelected by MaryAnn Camilleri 17

American ArchivesTetsuya Kusu, JapanSelected by Natalie Matutschovsky

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Waiting to Catch a Glimpse of the RebbeAndy Aitchison, United Kingdom

Finalists

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Komi-LandBrian Driscoll, United States

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Komi-LandBrian Driscoll, United States

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A Different Look: Looking Closely at AlbinismCaitlin Sas, Netherlands

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Teens and the Loneliness of AIDSCarol Allen-Storey, United Kingdom

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Teens and the Loneliness of AIDSCarol Allen-Storey, United Kingdom

Mama Africa: Trans Women in South African Townships and Rural AreasCorinna Kern, South Africa

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Portrait of West Africa's Secret SocietiesDaimon Xanthopoulos, Netherlands

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Looking Back to the WestDebbie Pappyn, Belgium

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28Looking Back to the WestDebbie Pappyn, Belgium

Women's EnergyEleonora Pecorella, United Kingdom

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Rising WaterFabienne Cresens, Belgium

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WariaFulvio Bugani, Italy

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InflictionHeiko Tiemann, Germany

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Sez & SarahJanelle Low, Australia

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Every Breath We DrewJess Dugan, United States

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There Are No Homosexuals in IranLaurence Rasti, Switzerland

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There Are No Homosexuals in IranLaurence Rasti, Switzerland

KashmirMahmoud Yakut, Egypt

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Lost and FoundMichael Joseph, United States

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Breeda en Sestre//Brothers and SistersMika Sperling, Germany

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MuxesNuria López Torres, Spain

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Kitchen GodsPriya Kambli, United States

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Suruz AliProbal Rashid, Bangladesh

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Unspoken Conversations: Mothers and DaughtersRania Matar, United States

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AbilityRebecca Lee, United Kingdom

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Boy with Dead BirdsRono Stinnett, United Kingdom

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Balaton, the Hungarian SeaZsófia Pályi, Hungary

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Solar Portraits in MyanmarRuben Salgado Escudero, Myanmar

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Solar Portraits in MyanmarRuben Salgado Escudero, Myanmar

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04/21/2015 王文堯 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.CAll photos were taken Lens Culture. THE END

Solar Portraits in MyanmarRuben Salgado Escudero, Myanmar