The Pure Street Photography Awards 2025 celebrate the beauty of everyday life captured in its most authentic moments. Co-judged by David Campany of the International Center of Photography and award-winning photographer and visionary Creative Director, Dimpy Bhalotia, this year’s winners showcase timing, connection, and the human eye at its best.
From 1,160 submissions across 34 countries, 147 photographs were chosen for their honesty and emotion. For the first time, these images will be displayed together in an exhibition at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery (January 22–27, 2026), bringing the world’s streets under one roof.
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#1 Finalist "Content Cat" By Inga Englund, Sweden
Image credits: © Inga Englund
For the first time, India is hosting a street photography exhibition of this size — showcasing 147 award-winning photos from 34 countries at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery. This marks a significant milestone, highlighting India’s growing role as a hub for culture and photography.
In a time dominated by quick digital creations and AI images, the Pure Street Photography Awards celebrate the unmatched vision of the human eye. For many photographers, this event brings their work global attention and recognition for the very first time.
“Street photography is the reminder that the world is worth looking at in all its layers and depth. The Pure Street Photography Awards exist to keep that truth alive.” — Dimpy Bhalotia, founder and curator of The Pure Street Photography Awards.
#2 Finalist "Head Ball" By France Leclerc, USA
Image credits: © France Leclerc
#3 Finalist "Benchresting" By Gerd Bonse, Germany
Image credits: © Gerd Bonse
Pure Street Photography (PSP) is a female-led platform founded in 2020 by Dimpy Bhalotia and her creative partner Kamal Kumaar Rao. It has become one of the world’s leading spaces celebrating genuine street photography. In just five years, PSP has evolved from a small Instagram project into a global community with over 220,000 followers and 144 members from 40 countries.
#4 Finalist "Dino Shock" By Stan Wu, Taiwan
Image credits: © Stan Wu
#5 1st Place Winner "Meeting In The Middle" By Cazerella Tavs, UK
"There is always an element of surprise to photography and a thrill in capturing a candid moment that can never be replicated. This was one of those moments. An unexpected standoff in the middle of a quiet rural road, where two cows pause as if negotiating the right of way. It emphasises form, symmetry, and contrast. What might otherwise be a fleeting roadside encounter transforms into a playful reflection on standstills, stubbornness, and the gentle comedy of rural life — a reminder that even traffic jams can be charming when left to cows!”
Image credits: © Cazerella Tavs
#6 Finalist "Green People" By Judith Krasinski, USA
Image credits: © Judith Krasinski
#7 Finalist "A Twin Gaze At The Pas" By Mariana Basurto, USA
Image credits: © Mariana Basurto
#8 Finalist "Street Acrobatics" By Rose Vandepitte, Belgium
Image credits: © Rose Vandepitte
#9 Grand Winner "Who Is Next" By Stefanie Waiblinger, Germany
"The Galata Bridge in Istanbul – a place full of life, tradition, and spectacular scenery – became the stage for a very special moment. Against the backdrop of the Istanbul skyline, between mosques and minarets, the bride throws her bouquet into the air – a spontaneous, lively moment full of joy and symbolism.”
Image credits: © Stefanie Waiblinger
#10 2nd Place Winner "Mirror" By Chris Yan, China
"This photo was taken in a market in Beijing. Two girls passed by me on an electric bike. One of the girls was holding a large mirror, and her figure was reflected in the mirror. The figure in the mirror merged with the girl in front, which looked very interesting.”
Image credits: © Chris Yan
#11 Finalist "Innocence" By Kamna Dhankhar, India
Image credits: © Kamna Dhankhar
#12 Finalist "Low Tide Issues" By Max Marienko, USA
Image credits: © Max Marienko
#13 Finalist "Lakshmi’s Touch" By Gaby Conn, Portugal
Image credits: © Gaby Conn
#14 Finalist "London Eye" By Grzegorz Bys, UK
Image credits: © Grzegorz Bys
#15 Finalist "Resigned" By Jonathan Varjabedian, USA
Image credits: © Jonathan Varjabedian
#16 Finalist "La Dolce Vita" By Sandro Matarrelli, Italy
Image credits: © Matarrelli Sandro
#17 Finalist "Harbour Of Hustle" By Marika Poquet, United Arab Emirates
Image credits: © Marika Poquet
#18 Finalist "How We Love To Play Amid The Almost Human" By Richard Morgan, UK
Image credits: © Richard Morgan
#19 Finalist "The Mirror The Moment" By Kausik Paul, India
Image credits: © Kausik Paul
#20 Finalist "Endless Bite" By Adi-Gonik
Image credits: © Adi-Gonik
#21 Finalist "Subway Jumpsuit" By Alexandra Avlonitis, USA
Image credits: © Alexandra Avlonitis
#22 Finalist "Mumbai Morning" By Mark Zilberman, USA
Image credits: © Mark Zilberman
#23 Finalist "Rabbits Don’t Eat Bananas" By Bjoern Maletz, Germany
Image credits: © Bjoern Maletz
#24 Finalist "Kite Attack" By Cristiano Bartoli, Italy
Image credits: © Cristiano Bartoli
#25 Finalist "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" By Eric Davidove, USA
Image credits: © Eric Davidove
#26 Finalist "Friends" By Irina Ebralidze, Finland
Image credits: © Irina Ebralidze
#27 Finalist "Thoughts Take Flight" By Jignesh Chavda, India
Image credits: © Jignesh Chavda
#28 Finalist "Through The Smoke" By Kaustav Gangopadhyay, USA
Image credits: © Kaustav Gangopadhyay
#29 Finalist "Madre Madonna Moderna" By L Abigail Chua, USA
Image credits: © l Abigail Chua
#30 Finalist "Untitled" By Christine Mace, USA
Image credits: © Christine Mace
#31 Finalist "Holding Grace" By Dan Ratner, Australia
Image credits: © Dan Ratner
#32 Finalist "Twins On The Road!" By Vesela Stankova, Bulgaria
Image credits: © Vesela Stankova
#33 Finalist "Fooling Around" By Marko Buntic, Croatia
Image credits: © Marko Buntic
#34 Finalist "West 207th Street" By Nick Grinder, USA
Image credits: © Nick Grinder
#35 Finalist "Untitled" By Alexandre Alloul, France
Image credits: © Alexandre Alloul
#36 Finalist "Red Holic" By Chansik Park, South Korea
Image credits: © Chansik Park
#37 Finalist "Flying Fish" By Dennis Zelaya, USA
Image credits: © Dennis Zelaya
#38 Finalist "Eyes Beyond The Race" By Holger Kunze, Belgium
Image credits: © Holger Kunze
#39 Finalist "Death Cab" By Kim Keller, USA
Image credits: © Kim Keller
#40 Finalist "Mother Marilyn" By Mario Schneider, Germany
Image credits: © Mario Schneider
#41 Finalist "Feel The Void" By Paola Panebianco, Italy
Image credits: © Paola Panebianco
#42 Finalist "Ain Dubai" By Paul Van Walree, Norway
Image credits: © Paul Van Walree
#43 Finalist "Dancing In The Dark" By Salvatore Gennaro, Austria
Image credits: © Salvatore Gennaro
#44 Finalist "Two Emotions" By Shrikanth Poojari, India
Image credits: © Shrikanth Poojari
#45 3rd Place Winner "Phantom Of The Past" By Nicole Prüm, Germany
"This shot was taken spontaneously during a walk through New York City, 2023. It captures a figure whose profile and attire—fedora and suit—immediately call to mind the appearance of Al Capone. The actual humour lies in the pure chance of the moment: the classic, historical allusion stands directly in front of a modern NYPD Police SUV in the background. The irony of this scene—the unprompted confrontation between the spirit of Prohibition and today’s street police—is what defines the image. It is a quiet, humorous moment of street photography that transports a historical jest into the present day.”
Image credits: © Nicole Prüm
#46 Finalist "Team Work" By Adriana Palermo, Switzerland
Image credits: © Adriana Palermo
#47 Finalist "Redemption" By Danielle L Goldstein, USA
Image credits: © Danielle L Goldstein
#48 Finalist "Hide And Seek" By Jaejoon Ha, South Korea
Image credits: © Jaejoon Ha
#49 Finalist "The Sacred Collective" By Jepin Krishna, India
Image credits: © Jepin Krishna
#50 Finalist "A Deity Of The Sea" By Liliana Ranalletta, Italy
Image credits: © Liliana Ranalletta
#51 Finalist "L'amour" By Myriam Pille, France
Image credits: © Myriam Pille
#52 Finalist "Aerial Hope" By Ab Veekshith, India
Image credits: © AB Veekshith
#53 Finalist "Who Are You?" By Andy-Zapata, Portugal
Image credits: © Andy-Zapata
#54 Finalist "Untitled" By Anu Krishnan, India
Image credits: © Anukrishnan
#55 Finalist "Whispers Of Istanbul" By Daniela Kahlert, Germany
Image credits: © Daniela Kahlert
#56 Finalist "Where The River Speaks To The Sky" By Emanuele Giacomini, Italy
Image credits: © Emanuele Giacomini
#57 Finalist "The Motion Of Stillness" By Esha Vinerkar, India
Image credits: © Esha Vinerkar
#58 Finalist "Postcards From The City" By Ewa Laskowska, Poland
Image credits: © Ewa Laskowska
#59 Finalist "Untitled" By Gabi Steiner, Austria
Image credits: © Gabi Steiner
#60 Finalist "Ascension" By Haley Cormier, USA
Image credits: © Haley Cormier
#61 Finalist "Levitation" By Idan Sorany
Image credits: © Idan Sorany
#62 Finalist "Photo Strip" By Youngpyo Lee, USA
Image credits: © Youngpyo Lee
#63 Finalist "Untitled" By Yusuf Kathawala, Australia
Image credits: © Yusuf Kathawala
#64 Finalist "Untitled" By Kozue Ishimoto, Japan
Image credits: © Kozue Ishimoto
#65 Finalist "Always And Unmistakably A Woman" By Leone Von Dizic, Italy
Image credits: © Leone Von Dizic
#66 Finalist "Looking Back" By Maxim Heuer, Germany
Image credits: © Maxim Heuer
#67 Finalist "Untitled" By Mihnea Popescu, Belgium
Image credits: © Mihnea Popescu
#68 Finalist "Untitled" By Natasja Van Loenen, Netherlands
Image credits: © Natasja Van Loenen
#69 Finalist "Dreams Come True" By Parvathi Kumar, India
Image credits: © Parvathi Kumar
#70 Finalist "Untitled" By Raghav Dabra, India
Image credits: © Raghav Dabra
#71 Finalist "Invisible" By Raphael Ferraz, Spain
Image credits: © Raphael Ferraz
#72 Finalist "Virtual Reality In Disguise" By Rohan Kothari, India
Image credits: © Rohan Kothari
#73 Finalist "Untitled" By Roshi Aba, UK
Image credits: © Roshi Aba
#74 Finalist "Running Late" By Rui Gonçalves, Portugal
Image credits: © Rui Gonçalves
#75 Finalist "Untitled" By Saksham Srivastava, India
Image credits: © Saksham Srivastava
#76 Finalist "Untitled" By Sangbin Park, South Korea
Image credits: © Sangbin Park
#77 Finalist "Fotoautomatica" By Sara Camporesi, Italy
Image credits: © Sara Camporesi
#78 Finalist "On The Catwalk" By Susana Sanchez, Spain
Image credits: © Susana Sanchez
#79 Finalist "Minuteness" By Takchung Wong, Hong Kong
Image credits: © TakChung Wong
#80 Finalist "Untitled" By Tom Carroll, USA
Image credits: © Tom Carroll
#81 Finalist "Lunchbox Legends Of Mumbai" By Uttara Joshi, India
Image credits: © Uttara Joshi
#82 Finalist "Stagehand Of The Street" By Vivek Kumar, India
Image credits: © Vivek Kumar
#83 Finalist "Beyond The Wall" By Anna Marzia Soria, Italy
Image credits: © Anna Maria Soria
#84 Finalist "Eye" By Chaemin Yoon, South Korea
Image credits: © Chaemin Yoon
#85 Finalist "Culinary Overlord" By Chetan Verma, India
Image credits: © Chetan Verma
#86 Finalist "The Kiss" By Claudia Kindl, Austria
Image credits: © Claudia Kindl
#87 Finalist "Desdemona" By Gavin Libotte, Australia
Image credits: © Gavin Libotte
#88 Finalist "Rise And Shine" By Jelisa Peterson, USA
Image credits: © Jelisa Peterson
#89 Finalist "Portador" By Joaquín Pastor Genzor, Spain
Image credits: © Joaquín Pastor Genzor
#90 Finalist "Higher Power" By Kelly Conlin, USA
Image credits: © Kelly Conlin
#91 Finalist "Sicilian Kids" By Marco Cajazzo, Italy
Image credits: © Marco Cajazzo
#92 Finalist "Secret Lives" By Mona Singh, India
Image credits: © Mona Singh
#93 Finalist "Puebla" By Nicola Balestrazzi, Italy
Image credits: © Nicola Balestrazzi
#94 Finalist "Elicitation From Depths Of The Sky" By Omkar Karpe, India
Image credits: © Omkar Karpe
#95 Finalist "Innocence Behind The Ink" By Phatsakorn Bundasak, Thailand
Image credits: © Phatsakorn Bundasak
#96 Finalist "Journey" By Pramod Pathak, India
Image credits: © Pramod Pathak
#97 Finalist "Love And Thirst" By Roopsha Samanta, USA
Image credits: © Roopsha Samanta
#98 Finalist "Green" By Sakulchai Sikitikul, Thailand
Image credits: © Sakulchai Sikitikul
#99 Finalist "Daydreaming In Montmartre" By Scarlett Freund, USA
Image credits: © Scarlett Freund
#100 Finalist "Between Light And Motion" By Shreenivas Yenni, India
Image credits: © Shreenivas Yenni
#101 Finalist "Free By The Waves" By Zsuzsanna Sárközi, Hungary
Image credits: © Zsuzsanna Sárközi
#102 Finalist "Untitled" By Abhijit Sen, India
Image credits: © Abhijit Sen
#103 Finalist "Between Fear And Dream" By Adrien Athiel, France
Image credits: © Adrien Athiel
#104 Finalist "When In Rome" By Amy-Horowitz, USA
Image credits: © Amy-Horowitz
#105 Finalist "Girls And Boys" By Andrea-Misurova, Slovakia
Image credits: © Andrea-Misurova
#106 Finalist "The Little Dream" By Arnab Sarkar, India
Image credits: © Arnab Sarkar
#107 Finalist "The Wings Of Freedom" By Ciro Silvestre, Italy
Image credits: © Ciro Silvestre
#108 Finalist "Untitled" By Clément Faivre, France
Image credits: © Clément Faivre
#109 Finalist "Wrestlers Practicing" By Dashawatar Bade, India
Image credits: © Dashawatar Bade
#110 Finalist "Museum" By Demetrio Jereissati, Brazil
Image credits: © Demetrio Jereissati
#111 Finalist "Ghost Step" By Duccio Solari, Italy
Image credits: © Duccio Solari
#112 Finalist "Salve" By Emanuele Petruzzi, Italy
Image credits: © Emanuele Petruzzi
#113 Finalist "Divergent Perspectives" By Francesca Gherro, Italy
Image credits: © Francesca Gherro
#114 Finalist "On The Phone With The Zig-Zag Girl" By Jasper Wessel, Germany
Image credits: © Jasper Wessel
#115 Finalist "Green: Reflected" By Juleah Claar, Switzerland
Image credits: © Juleah Claar
#116 Finalist "Where Tigers Breathe Fire – Mangaluru" By N Ravindran, India
Image credits: © N Ravindran
#117 Finalist "Dreams Come True" By Parvathi Chandrashekhar Kumar, India
Image credits: © Parvathi Chandrashekhar
#118 Finalist "Unhappy Birthday" By Paul Kessel, USA
Image credits: © Paul Kessel
#119 Finalist "Wonderland #2" By Russ Rowland, USA
Image credits: © Russ Rowland
#120 Finalist "A Day At Bow Barracks" By Shruti Bansal, India
Image credits: © Shruti Bansal
#121 Finalist "The First Ride" By Sucharith Somayajula, Georgia
Image credits: © Sucharith Somayajula
#122 Finalist "Sun-Skating" By Vincenzo Franza, Italy
Image credits: © Vincenzo Franza
#123 Finalist "Burning In Light" By Anjali Bist, India
Image credits: © Anjali Bist
#124 Finalist "'o' Sundown" By Corna Fean, Ireland
Image credits: © Corna Fean
#125 Finalist "Haha Nice Shot" By Gongbu Han, Netherlands
Image credits: © Gongbu Han
#126 Finalist "Untitled" By Jeff Rothstein, USA
Image credits: © Jeff Rothstein
#127 Finalist "Between Water And Prayer" By Ayanava Sil, India
Image credits: © Ayanava Sil
#128 Finalist "Untitled" By Alex-Billington, Germany
Image credits: © Alex-Billington
#129 Finalist "City Wave" By Anna Jelowicka, Poland
Image credits: © Anna Jelowicka
#130 Finalist "Untitled" By Chanathip Chayanggoon Na Ayudya, Thailand
Image credits: © Chanathip Chayanggoon Na Ayudya
#131 Finalist "Untitled" By Guayi Fernandez, USA
Image credits: © Guayi Fernandez
#132 Finalist "Wings Of Belief" By Gurudas Bate, India
Image credits: © Gurudas Bate
#133 Finalist "Untitled" By Joanna Madloch, USA
Image credits: © Joanna Madloch
#134 Finalist "Seeing Life Pass By" By Jodi Dela Cruz, USA
Image credits: © Jodi Dela Cruz
#135 Finalist "Inside The Wheel" By Marco Wilm, Germany
Image credits: © Marco Wilm
#136 Finalist "Gelato Di Teo" By Martin Miklas, Slovakia
Image credits: © Martin Miklas
#137 Finalist "Untitled" By Matthew Ng, Hong Kong
Image credits: © Matthew Ng
#138 Finalist "Generations In Comparison" By Mirko Menghini, Italy
Image credits: © Mirko Menghini
#139 Finalist "Yogi" By Promila Bahri, India
Image credits: © Promila Bahri
#140 Finalist "Sweet Smile With Bite" By Rafael Badura, Germany
Image credits: © Rafael Badura
#141 Finalist "Point Of View" By Raphael Greenhalgh, Brazil
Image credits: © Raphael Greenhalgh
#142 Finalist "Untitled. From The Series Dystopian Rhapsody" By Rodrigo Koraicho, Brazil
Image credits: © Rodrigo Koraicho
#143 Finalist "Untitled" By Soham Patil, USA
Image credits: © Soham Patil
#144 Finalist "Somewhere In Between" By Sophia Tsoumaki, Greece
Image credits: © Sophia Tsoumaki
#145 Finalist "Joy In Motion" By Sudeep Lal, India
Image credits: © Sudeep Lal
#146 Finalist "Kalighat: Transformation" By Susanne Bartels, Germany
Image credits: © Susanne Bartels
#147 Finalist "Framed In Silence" By Ulf Finndahl, Sweden
Image credits: © Ulf Finndahl
