Editors' Picks Street Photography Award

“The photograph is completely abstracted from life, yet it looks like life. That is what has always excited me about photography.” -Richard Kalvar

Following the results of last month’s street photography award judged by acclaimed Magnum photographer Richard Kalvar, we are sharing some of the competition entries that didn’t make it to the final round but impressed us by their overall strength and quality.

We discovered an incredible variety of images capturing the pulse of the street and it was a pleasure to see photographers respond to the theme in so many different ways. Classic or experimental, film or digital: we’re delighted to share the work of 10 artists whose images are showing both talent and character, a selection well worthy of exposure.

Thanks again to all of you for taking part and sharing your work with us!

“The Guard and Dog” - Bangkok, Thailand
© Sittichai Maikupandin
“Wind, Rain and Smiles.” - Fosse, Belgium, 2019
© Kevin Scarlett
“Smoking” - New York City, USA
© Marci Lindsay
“Chinese Street Food Vendor” - Xian, China
A Chinese street food vendor in the Muslim District of Xian, China
© Gerald Alderman
“Life full of colors” - Dubai
Photo is captured in old Dubai creek that it is known as an element in establishing the commercial position of Dubai. © Aisha Esmaeilzadeh
“Connected within chaos” - Varanasi, India
This image was shot in Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India. This is one of the busiest ghat (river bank) among all the ghats (river banks) of Varanasi. In this frame, a number of people are going about doing their own designated works. But even amidst the crowd, they are all connected, as everyone’s work includes their head in some way or other. © Uma Sankar Das Bhuyan
“Disinfection” - Ankara, Turkey
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Affairs unit of Ankara Municipality is spraying all public transportation in Ankara, Turkey, day and night. © F.Dilek Uyar
“Gimmie-A-Dollar” - New Orleans, USA
© Nick Lipton
“Untitled” - Berlin, Germany
© Guillermo Espinosa
“Flying Fish” - Bangladesh
Boy working unloading fish at village in Bangladesh.
© Max Sturgeon

Donell Gumiran - B&W Theme - Photo competition

2020 BLACK & WHITE AWARD Deadline: 30 November 2020

Street photography, fashion, portrait, conceptual, landscape, documentary: regardless of genres, this month we want to celebrate all the beauty and wealth of black & white images and we encourage photographers working across all genres to share with us their best monochromatic work!⁠

Enter now and show us what you got!

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

Submit Now