Boxing A photography project by Chris Garvi

“Boxing” is one of the first projects I undertook as “self imposed assignment” back when I was 20 or 21, I can’t remember. It seems ages ago. For this project I spent 8 months exploring and documenting the life of a tiny boxing club in a small town of the south of France.

There are no superheroes in this world and I believe each one of us has got a fundamental role to play while being down here – That’s the reason why I’m so very much interested and curious about people, anonymous people…”

Chris Garvi is an Independent photographer based in Marseille, south of France. Mostly focused on street photography, Chris works on stories, documentary or imaginary, paying a particular attention to the way narratives unveil within a single frame.

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2021 Street Photography AWARD Deadline: 30 September 2021

"It’s not the streets, it’s where the streets lead you that’s important." - Bruce Davidson

Extended Deadline: One of the most exciting and influential forms of photography, in September we are on the lookout for the best images capturing the pulse of the street.

From candid and unexpected situations to meticulous geometric scenes within the urban sphere, at home or abroad: we want to discover how YOU see the streets!⁠

1st Prize: $1000 · 2nd Prize: $600 · 3rd Prize: $400