When your feelings were ignored as a child, the effects do not fade. They shape your sense of self, your choices, and how much of your inner light you show.

"Just because your life doesn’t look the way you once imagined, doesn’t mean you’re behind," Krystal Budde, 31, told Newsweek.

We’ve featured the International Photography Awards on Bored Panda before, but coming back to this competition always feels like opening a door into a hundred different worlds at once. One minute ...