Honorable Mention: Nothing Is Better Than Real Life
by Kelly Koller, United States.

Kelly Koller

Award-winning photography by Kelly Koller

I have worn many hats; teacher, entrepreneur, photographer, wife, but my favorite is mom. I am a fierce advocate for the LGBTQ+ community as I fight for my eight year old gay, gender queer son’s right to wear a skirt without ridicule, grow his hair without question, and feel safe in his community. I pay my bills with wedding photography and fill my soul with documentary photography, a passion only recently discovered five years ago. I hope that through my work the world can put their differences aside and learn compassion and acceptance.

The Documentary Family Awards is an international competition in search of the insightful and meaningful ways that documentary photographers explore the interpretation of family.