
Robert Jordan, Marengo, Illinois
“Trains and Children,” December 4, 2010.
Judge's Comment:
Christmas train! Amazing that this still happens. Great story, cohesive group, photos not quite as strong.

Phillip Martin, Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
“The joy of heading home,” February 2008. Arriving at Paddington Station, as though through the eyes of the traveller.
Judge's Comment:
Girl on a journey. Loved the theme. Two excellent photos, the third doesn’t quite rise to the standard set by the others.

Phillip Martin, Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
“The joy of heading home,” February 2008. Tamera Martin watches a snow covered landscape pass the a train window while traveling in Europe.
Judge's Comment:
Girl on a journey. Loved the theme. Two excellent photos, the third doesn’t quite rise to the standard set by the others.

Phillip Martin, Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
“The joy of heading home,” February 2008. Tamera Martin is reading the children’s book Paddington Bear while riding a train en route to Paddington Station.
Judge's Comment:
Girl on a journey. Loved the theme. Two excellent photos, the third doesn’t quite rise to the standard set by the others.

Tachpasit Kunaporn, Phuket, Thailand
“Changing,” 2009-2010. Wongwienyai station, Bangkok mass transit system.
Judge's Comment:
Station life in an exotic locale. Two wonderful, fully rendered photos, one not so rich.

Tachpasit Kunaporn, Phuket, Thailand
“Changing,” 2009-2010. Hualumpong station, the largest station in Bangkok, Thailand.
Judge's Comment:
Station life in an exotic locale. Two wonderful, fully rendered photos, one not so rich.

Tachpasit Kunaporn, Phuket, Thailand
“Changing,” 2009-2010. Hualumpong station, the largest station in Bangkok, Thailand.
Judge's Comment:
Station life in an exotic locale. Two wonderful, fully rendered photos, one not so rich.

Robert Jordan, Marengo, Illinois
“Trains and Children,” December 4, 2010.
Judge's Comment:
Christmas train! Amazing that this still happens. Great story, cohesive group, photos not quite as strong.

Robert Jordan, Marengo, Illinois
“Trains and Children,” December 4, 2010.
Judge's Comment:
Christmas train! Amazing that this still happens. Great story, cohesive group, photos not quite as strong.

Tim Corbeel, Lochristi, Belgium
“Last Passenger III,” December 21, 2010. Train station in Beervelde, Belgium. The station was closed for more than 24 years. Service ended on June 3, 1984, and resumed on December 15, 2008.
Judge's Comment:
Beautiful, evocative photos, but do we need all three?

Jean-Marc Frybourg, Graches, France
Exiting tunnel 34 onto Puente Infiernillo, September 4 2010.
Judge's Comment:
Beautiful work, great setting. Not enough story.

Jean-Marc Frybourg, Graches, France
Driving through the tunnel, September 4, 2010.
Judge's Comment:
Beautiful work, great setting. Not enough story.

Jean-Marc Frybourg, Graches, France
Entering an Andean tunnel, September 5, 2010.
Judge's Comment:
Beautiful work, great setting. Not enough story.

Travis Dewitz, Altoona, Wisconsin
February 22, 2008. The moon gently lights the urgent operation of a delivery driver fueling a locomotive. The train somehow made it out of the main terminal in St. Paul, Minnesota, without enough diesel fuel for its journey.
Judge's Comment:
Night work. Love it!

Travis Dewitz, Altoona, Wisconsin
Union Pacific crew checks their train as a Transport America crew van waits at the Altoona yard office.
Judge's Comment:
Night work. Love it!

Travis Dewitz, Altoona, Wisconsin
The local job is done as an Union Pacific conductor walks across the tracks to the Altoona depot as an incoming freight pulls into the yard.
Judge's Comment:
Night work. Love it!

Tim Corbeel, Lochristi, Belgium
“Last Passenger II,” April 5, 2009. Train station in Beervelde, Belgium. The station was closed for more than 24 years. Service ended on June 3, 1984, and resumed on December 15, 2008.
Judge's Comment:
Beautiful, evocative photos, but do we need all three?

Tim Corbeel, Lochristi, Belgium
“Last Passenger,” January 27, 2009. Train station in Beervelde, Belgium. The station was closed for more than 24 years. Service ended on June 3, 1984, and resumed on December 15, 2008.
Judge's Comment:
Beautiful, evocative photos, but do we need all three?