Street Photography Award Editors’ Picks of September 2022

“All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice.” – Elliot Erwitt

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

We discovered a great variety of street stories from all over the world and it was a pleasure to see photographers respond to the theme in so many ways. Daily scenes showing tenderness within family situations, candid moments of friendship, meticulously timed and framed scenes, and unexpected situations.

Photographers have shown versatility and a great eye for composition using both classic and experimental technics, through digital and film cameras and we’re delighted to feature the 12 artists presented here.

Published October 17, 2022

“Out of the Shadow” - India
I started this series in 2019, it is a series that I will always continue, it is the result of amazing encounters or rather the intersection of glances and quiet secret understanding. © Anna Biret
“The Seeker” - Australia
The Seeker represents everybody who walks the path to knowledge, He is dwarfed by the presence of the city, the industrial age of modernity. He must stay true to his humanity and try not to be seduced by the everyday distractions of technology. The red represents life, courage and a passion for the ultimate knowledge that frees us from our cravings and aversions © Gavin Libotte
“Chasing Birds” - Bangkok, Thailand
© Phatsakorn Bundasak
“Dos Mundos”
In my 'Dos Mundos' project, I am documenting my family’s movements between Spain and Puerto Rico. Picking up on the contrasts between the two similar and also very different cultures. © Brad Jones
“Untitled” - Pasar Karat, Malaysia, 2021
© Edmond Leong
“Haldi Festival” - Pattan Kodoli Kulhapur India
Taken during Haldi Festival at Pattan Kodoli Kulhapur India. © Maychelle Alvior
“Untitled” - New York, USA
A young lady passes-by a juice street cart vendor on the corner of Broadway and Houston © Hugo de Melo
“Beach of Weihai” - Weihai, Shandong Province, China
© Luning Cao
“Safety in Obscurity” - New York, USA
A woman crosses the street at the north end of Union Square, exhaling the smoke of her vape pen, appearing angelic for an instant, floating through the city surrounded by clouds. © Gavin Doran
“Playful souls” - Ta Khmau, Cambodia
Multi-layered image captured along riverside in Ta Khmau city in Cambodia. The picture depicts an organized chaos in a way that was almost staged. Magical moment when everything fit well together: the space, the color, the action, the forms and the scene simultaneously. © Greg Mo
“Frozen time” - New York, USA, 2019
© Valentin Groell
“Untitled” - New York, USA
Subway scene in Queens, New York. August 2022 © Vincent Soyez
“Step Back in Time” - New York, USA
Walking down Staple Street under the skybridge in the Tribeca district of New York City feels like walking back into the early 1900s with its early 20th century architecture. This is my favorite spot in the city and I camped out here in a snowstorm to get a solitary walker in the middle of the street. I really love the scale of this shot. © Joe Pollarine
“Untitled” - San Francisco, USA, August 2022
© Katarzyna Urbanek

Congratulations to all selected artists: Anna Biret, Gavin Libotte, Phatsakorn Bundasak, Brad Jones, Edmond Leong, Maychelle Alvior, Hugo de Melo, Luning Cao, Gavin Doran, Greg Mo, Valentin Groell, Vincent Soyez, Joe Pollarine, Katarzyna Urbanek,

black and white street photo of man crossing street in New York City, USA by Jc Calingo

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