We are proud to share with you the award-winning photographs from our inaugural international competition celebrating the very best in documentary family photography!
The guest judges for the humor category were Anna Kuperberg, Huy Nguyen, Niki Boon and Tyler Wirken (thank you!!) with the final selection curated by Kirsten Lewis Bethmann and Jenna Shouldice during our live judging broadcast.
If you’re someone who likes to deep dive into a photographer’s work, we will be sharing links to their profiles on Instagram along with their award-winning photographs. We look forward to seeing you there and reading your comments!
The first 10 photos are ranked from 1st to 10th place with the remaining 10 given equal honorable mentions in no particular order.
1st Place Humor by Rowena Meadows, Australia
2nd Place Humor by Daphne van Groeningen, Netherlands
3rd Place Humor by Jenn Reese, United States
4th Place Humor by Heidi Harf, United States
5th Place Humor by Kelly Koller, United States
6th Place Humor by Minna Ridderstolpe, Sweden
7th Place Humor by Chaya Nejar, United States
8th Place Humor by Sylwia Szuder, Poland
9th Place Humor by Aleks Gajdeczka, United States
10th Place Humor by Keely Massie, United States
Honorable Mention Humor by Jason Vinson, United States
Honorable Mention Humor by Kamila J. Gruss, Poland
Honorable Mention Humor by Rowena Meadows, Australia
Honorable Mention Humor by Sylwia Szuder, Poland
Honorable Mention Humor by Marieke Zwartscholten, Netherlands
Honorable Mention Humor by Danielle Clements, Canada
Honorable Mention Humor by Minna Ridderstolpe, Sweden
Honorable Mention Humor by Chaya Nejar, United States
Honorable Mention Humor by Christy Roese Ramp, United States
The Documentary Family Awards is an international competition in search of the insightful and meaningful ways that documentary photographers explore the interpretation of family.