Daniel. From the series "Together In Youth & Light" © Justin Gonyea. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Fadwa, 20 years old, widow with 3 children: "My husband died on the front lines, I will die on the front lines, may God help us." © Sebastiano Tomada. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Abby, 6, in Kentucky. From the series, "My First Rifle" © An-Sofie Kesteleyn. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
She is Park Geun-hye. She is the president of South Korea. From the series "Miss President: © Youngho Kang. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Monsoon Portrait #1 © Hans Gindlesberger. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Reflection in the Glass, from the series "Intimacies and Infidelities" © K.K. DePaul. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Beautiful Child, from the series "Nuclear Family" © Kevin Barton. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
From the series "Quantum Blink" © Isabel M. Martinez. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
The Response. Delayed. 10x14" tintype © Michelle Rogers Pritzl. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
My grandmother (background) had put out these family photographs during a visit. When my 5 year old turned to me, I knew I had something important. © Jessica Todd Harper. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
From the series "A Liminal Square: Portraits from Kiev" © Tatiana Grigorenko. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Nun Madeleine, from the series "Singularity" © Vincent Gouriou. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Twins Simon & Manuel. Miami, AZ © Brian Shumway. Finalist, 2014 LensCulture Portrait Awards
El © Sebastian Cvitanic. Finalist, 2014 LensCulture Portrait Awards
Dixit, from the series "Opus Incarnate". I’ve been questioning myself about the concept of what we call photography. By using scannographies, I make a temporal denial and avoid using a camera — but I am still able to call myself a photographer © Coco Martin. Finalist, 2014 LensCulture Portrait Awards
This photograph shows my 90-year old grandmother in her bathroom. From the series "Mutters Schuhe" (Mother's Shoes) © Nina Roeder. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
A man waiting for a bus stands at a vandalized bus stop in Palermo, Italy. From the series "Terra Nostra" © Mimi Mollica. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
The War Veteran. I present to you, Mr. Larry, a Vietnam War veteran. He is homeless, wheelchair-bound, and lives behind a bus shelter on the streets of Los Angeles, California. © Alan Thomas Duncan Wilkie. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Elizenda and the chicken, from the series "Petite robe de fete" © Delphine Schacher. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
The small things in life. My grandmother taught me that the road to happiness is enjoying the small things in life. Like the smell of the flowers or the touch of the ocean. © Tuva Kleven. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Untitled © Aoife Herrity. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
The project objective is to find and document the beauty present in some of the most difficult, poverty stricken and dangerous realities around the world. Here two of the largest slums in Nairobi: Mathare and Kibera. From the series "Beauty In Hell" © Tony Corocher. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Digital light changes our portraits, our days and our nights © Tommaso Del Croce. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
Beatrice. I was invited to dinner at the Dutch Embassy, where I met Beatrice, the Ambassador's daughter. Her ethereal face was very inspiring to me. This is one of the four portraits I created to honor her and her "Renaissance" beauty. From the series "Work on Portraits" © Ion Dikaiakos. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
The inside of a public toilet that has been transformed into a drug addicts' den. India is known as the pharmacy of the Third World since it is one of the biggest producers of generic drugs. These pills gives millions the chance to treat their illnesses — but widespread corruption means many of these medicines fall in the wrong hands. © Enrico Fabian. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014
25 international photographers garnered special praise from the jury of the LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014. In addition to the six top winners, the following list of photographers represent Finalists who stood out from the crowd and deserve special attention.
