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December 18, 2025
Dogs, drones and tight trunks: LensCulture Street Photography awards
From aerial footage of an Indian pilgrimage to portraits of Romanians in bear costumes, this year’s awards featured stunning images from the streets of 23 countries
TL;DR
- Photographs document the Buriganga River in Bangladesh, showing the coexistence of human life and environmental neglect.
- A series captures fragments of life in major cities, blending accidental and composed shots with an understated aesthetic.
- Another series explores the balance of movement and stillness in urban landscapes, contrasting solitude and togetherness.
- A photograph from Rome depicts a tourist taking a selfie with her dog, symbolizing modern eccentricities against historic beauty.
- Miami Beach is explored as a space shaped by cultural/economic disparities, excess, and the threat of climate collapse.
- The Bear Dance tradition in Romania is depicted, where people dress in bear skins to usher in the new year.
- Synchronicities series by Kebs Cayabyab captures subtle alignments and offbeat connections in everyday moments.
- Photographs of a sleeping city at night explore the boundary between reality and fiction, using site-specific colors.
- A moment of intimacy is captured on a train from Carthage to Tunis, reflecting the beauty of a fleeting instant.
- Images convey feelings of loneliness and sorrow, acknowledging the blues as a sign of existence.
- An aerial image shows the Wari pilgrimage in Maharashtra, India, with devotees in a circular formation.
- A photograph on the Yamuna River in Delhi captures a man and a dog amidst movement and stillness.
- A visitor in London sketches a painting, creating a dialogue between observer and artwork across centuries.
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