"Charming Faces": the best portraits from the Siena International Photo Awards 2017

The jury of the Siena International Photography Awards, which was held for the third time this year, announced the names of the winners. In 2017, more than 50 thousand applications from amateur and professional photographers from 130 countries were sent to the competition.

The contest is divided into several thematic categories, one of them is "Charming faces and characters". It examines pictures of people who are busy with daily chores or relaxing, posing indoors or caught off guard on the street. They are all curious characters with their own history, culture and mood.

This collection presents the best works in the category "Charming faces and characters", who won or received incentive awards in 2017.

All the best works of the Siena International Photography Awards can be found on the website of the competition.

1st place — "I'm here"

Photo author: Joao Taborda. Location: Lisbon.

2nd place — "Children of Uganda"

The author of the photo: I am Quang. Location: Village on Lake Edward, Uganda.

3rd place — "Dasha"

The author of the photo: Alexander Vinogradov. Location: Moscow, Russia.

Incentive award

"The letter." The author of the photo: Bianca Costa. Location: Fabbrico commune, Italy.

"An innocent baby." The author of the photo: Soledad Chinalli Giuntini. Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"A heavy burden." Photo author: Chunshui Yu. Location: Sichuan, China.

"The Caretaker of the Leopard." The author of the photo: Amy Vitale. Location: Wolong, China.

"The child of water." The author of the photo: Rodney Bersiel. Location: Tavarua Island, Fiji.

"Cooking". Photo author: Liming Cao. Location: Jiangxi Province, China.

"Up and down." Photo author: Xiaoqing Zhang. Location: South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Honorable mention

"Grandfather and grandson". Photo author: Yijun Xia.

"Mom." The author of the photo: Eva Kvikla.

"The Elder from Dongbei." Photo author: Yijun Xia.

"Red persimmon". Photo author: Fan Xiaolin.

"Snow and wind over the plateau." The author of the photo: Lin Tseng.

"Life on garbage." Photo author: Sohel Parvez Haq.

"Yawn." The author of the photo: Istvan Kerekes.

"Temptation." The author of the photo: Chen Ruiyuan.

"A woman in the field." The author of the photo: Hamed Alghanbosi.

"Blood and pain." The author of the photo: Nermesh Singh Gurdib Singh.

"The Indian monk." The author of the photo: Mohammed Alhairi.

Without a name. The author of the photo: Edoardo Agresti.