{"id":624550,"date":"2026-08-07T01:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/624550\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:39:52","slug":"the-winners-of-the-2026-pure-street-photography-awards-invoke-happenstance-and-commotion-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/624550\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From happenstance and humor to solemnity and tension, the images topping the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purestreetphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pure Street Photography Awards<\/a> run the gamut of daily scenes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/pure-street-photography\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">annual contest<\/a> is organized into two categories: black-and-white and open. Reflections of New York City meet dramatic views of urban spaces and pensive tableaux in rural communities, emphasizing timely and candid moments that center diverse human experiences.<\/p>\n<p>This year, eight winners were selected from nearly 1,600 entries submitted by photographers in 50 countries. An exhibition of 158 of the top images is slated to pop up at Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, India, from November 20 to 22. The open call is also now live for the 2027 edition, and you can see more and follow updates on the competition\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pure.street.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Pierre Hauser, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_title=\"Pierre Hauser, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_caption=\"Pierre Hauser, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-9.jpg\" alt=\"a street photo of the reflection of the Flatiron Building in a puddle with a person walking past\" class=\"wp-image-476535\"  \/><\/a>Pierre Hauser, finalist in the open category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Kazuhiro Ishikawa, finalist in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_title=\"Kazuhiro Ishikawa, finalist in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_caption=\"Kazuhiro Ishikawa, finalist in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-5.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white photo of a spiral staircase with two people walking below\" class=\"wp-image-476532\"  \/><\/a>Kazuhiro Ishikawa, finalist in the black-and-white category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Cesare Simioni, grand prize in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_title=\"Cesare Simioni, grand prize in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_caption=\"Cesare Simioni, grand prize in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-3.jpg\" alt=\"a black-and-white photo of a young boy looking directly at the camera amid a crowd of people\" class=\"wp-image-476530\"  \/><\/a>Cesare Simioni, grand prize in the black-and-white category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Shruti Bansal, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_title=\"Shruti Bansal, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_caption=\"Shruti Bansal, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1386\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-10.jpeg\" alt=\"a street photo of two monks in red robes sitting in a doorway on their phones, with a chicken in the foreground\" class=\"wp-image-476536\"  \/><\/a>Shruti Bansal, finalist in the open category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-7.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Leone Von Dizic, first place in the open category\" data-rl_title=\"Leone Von Dizic, first place in the open category\" data-rl_caption=\"Leone Von Dizic, first place in the open category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-7.jpeg\" alt=\"a street photo of people clamoring for bread\" class=\"wp-image-476533\"  \/><\/a>Leone Von Dizic, first place in the open category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Chris Mozyro, first place in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_title=\"Chris Mozyro, first place in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_caption=\"Chris Mozyro, first place in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-1.jpg\" alt=\"a black-and-white photo of military sailors during R&amp;R\" class=\"wp-image-476528\"  \/><\/a>Chris Mozyro, first place in the black-and-white category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Sudhir Yadav, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_title=\"Sudhir Yadav, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_caption=\"Sudhir Yadav, finalist in the open category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-11.jpg\" alt=\"a street photo of jeans drying on a line near a coastline, where people are standing rocks\" class=\"wp-image-476537\"  \/><\/a>Sudhir Yadav, finalist in the open category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Taichi Naitou, second place in the open category\" data-rl_title=\"Taichi Naitou, second place in the open category\" data-rl_caption=\"Taichi Naitou, second place in the open category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-8.jpg\" alt=\"a street photo of a woman in pink taking a selfie with her phone as a beam of sunlight appears to be emanating from the phone\" class=\"wp-image-476534\"  \/><\/a>Taichi Naitou, second place in the open category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Daniel Kashi, grand prize in the open category\" data-rl_title=\"Daniel Kashi, grand prize in the open category\" data-rl_caption=\"Daniel Kashi, grand prize in the open category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-4.jpg\" alt=\"a street photo of numerous reflections in a car\" class=\"wp-image-476531\"  \/><\/a>Daniel Kashi, grand prize in the open category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476527\" title=\"Sven Delaye, third place in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_title=\"Sven Delaye, third place in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_caption=\"Sven Delaye, third place in the black-and-white category\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1439\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pure-street-2.jpg\" alt=\"a black-and-white photo of a rainy day, taken from ground level to emphasize the splashing drops in puddles and a figure walking with an umbrella in the distance\" class=\"wp-image-476529\"  \/><\/a>Sven Delaye, third place in the black-and-white category<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide 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