Congratulations to the Award Recipients!
The Stream of Love

FIRST PLACE
Sujan Sarkar
Shine

PUBLIC CHOICE
Saeed Rezvanian
Kindness

NONPROFIT HONOREE
Antonio Aragon Renuncio
Take Care of Children

CARING & CONNECTION
Tran Van Tuy
...I Helped

Honorable Mention
Delizia Flaccavento
Save

Honorable Mention
Pyae Phyo Aung
War Notes

Honorable Mention
Mouneb Taim
Envision’s 2022 Our World is Kind contest received over 2,500 wonderful and inspiring images of kindness, compassion, joy, and love.
Thank you to all of the photographers who captured and shared moments of kindness from communities across the globe!
For more information about each of the photos, please scroll down to the gallery below.

Congratulations to our 2022 finalists!
To view finalists, please see our gallery below. All finalist images are displayed in a random order. If you want to learn more about an image, click into the image and press “i”.


Do you believe the world could be a kinder place?
It can, through your photography. We know that after people see images of kindness, they are kinder, happier, more optimistic, and more generous.
Envision Kindness is a non-profit that inspires kindness, compassion, joy, and love through still and video photography. We share the best images to inspire people wherever they are. Some we make into videos to become part of EnSpire.
You can see a sample of how we may use photos in the video montage Why Do Hugs Feel So Good? on this page. And on the EnSpire page, you will find more videos as well as links to the science showing how your images of kindness, caring, and compassion can make people happier, calmer, more grateful, and more generous!
This is a very powerful and simple way to help people connect with their humanity and the humanity of others.
Be a part of the movement. Inspire someone else. Submit your kind images for free and #PictureABetterWorld.
Spread the Word

2022 Contest Details
What does kindness look like?
Where do you see moments of kindness in your community? What stories can you tell?
Here’s a bit of inspiration to help you capture these impactful moments. Your photos can document a real-life moment or illustrate a concept. What does kindness look like to you?

Why Enter?
- It is FREE to enter!
- Your art can help create new acts of kindness and make people happier
- You could win some cash
- Your work may be showcased on the Envision Kindness website and distributed through our networks with your photo credit
- Your favorite nonprofit could have their work celebrated and featured across Envision’s platforms
Are you interested in learning more about how your images might be used to help inspire others?
Please note: US law prohibits us from sending funds to certain countries, including Iran. Recently, in light of the invasion of Ukraine, we are unable to award prize funds to Russian or Belarusian citizens. Entrants from Russia and Belarus will be recognized for their contributions, and are eligible to earn any of the prize titles, but we are unable to award the associated prize money to individuals from these nations at this time. We recognize that there are many kind people in those countries as there are in all others. As the world needs much more kindness, we need to find ways to come together, we welcome everyone’s participation. As it is important to still honor their talent and kindness, any winnings of photographers from these countries will be awarded to an international charity that promotes peace and tolerance.

The Process

Prizes
$500
First Place
$500
Public Choice
$500
Nonprofit Honoree
$250
Caring & Connection
$100
Honorable Mention (3)
Introducing the Caring & Connection Prize!
This prize will be awarded to an image that depicts a moment of care and connection during the pandemic. Over the last two years, incredible kindness could be felt from the care of nurses and doctors on the frontline, or in the creative ways neighbors and communities have cared for one another and stayed connected. We are looking forward to showcasing work that illustrates how caring, connection, and kindness is abundant, even during very difficult times. For more information on this and our other prizes, see our FAQs.
The Nonprofit Honoree Prize is back for 2022!
The nonprofit prize will be awarded to a powerful image showcasing a nonprofit’s work or impact. 50% of the prize will be awarded to the photographer, and 50% will be awarded to the nonprofit. We look forward to honoring their important work this year. For more information on this and our other prizes, see our FAQs.

2022 Contest Judges
These esteemed judges have kindly volunteered their time and expertise to review all finalist photos and select contest winners.

Sanjoy Bhattacharya

Agatha Bunanta

Martin Buzora

Heather Templeton Dill

Dr. James Doty

Leyla Emektar

Linda Epstein

Dr. Piero Ferrucci

Aundre Larrow

Mara Leite

Chelsea Matiash

Kristen McNicholas

Pavithra Mehta

Stephen Oke

Dulce Pinzón

Dr. Dan Siegel

Marilyn Turkovitch

Sergey Volkov

2022 Promotional Partners
We are very grateful to the following kind organizations who generously agreed to help promote the 2022 Our World Is Kind contest.



