{"id":489028,"date":"2025-10-10T18:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489028\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T18:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:48:14","slug":"blink-and-youd-miss-the-moments-topping-this-years-pure-street-photography-awards-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489028\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink and You&#8217;d Miss the Moments Topping This Year\u2019s Pure Street Photography Awards \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coincidence is around every corner, and immortalizing a split second of fleeting chaos takes a special eye. Since 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purestreetphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pure Street Photography<\/a>\u2014an initiative focused on connecting international photographers\u2014has commended visual storytellers through an annual competition.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition drew an impressive 1,160 submissions across 34 countries and five continents. Judged by British writer and curator David Campany alongside founder Dimpy Bhalotia, a total of 147 winning and finalist images were chosen. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/purestreetphoto-3-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a woman riding on the back of a moped holds a mirror, revealing a smiling reflection of herself\" class=\"wp-image-463594\"  \/>Chris Yan, \u201cMirror\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From capturing unfortunately humorous moments before disaster to documenting endearing instances of whimsy, the wide range of winning images evoke a spectrum of expressions. Together, they mirror the distinct emotions one might feel while walking down the street, embodying the authentic spirit of the medium.<\/p>\n<p>In a large-scale exhibition at Mumbai\u2019s Jehangir Art Gallery, each winning image will be on view in January 2026. In the meantime, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purestreetphotography.com\/street-photography-awards-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online gallery<\/a> and Pure Street Photography\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pure.street.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Find even more candid snapshots in our coverage of the initiative\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/04\/pure-street-photography-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/purestreetphoto-2-960x768.jpg\" alt=\"two cows gingerly touch foreheads in the middle of a road\" class=\"wp-image-463593\"  \/>Cazerella Tavs, \u201cMeeting int he Middle\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/purestreetphoto-1-960x638.jpg\" alt=\"a woman anticipates catching flowers being thrown her way at a bouquet toss\" class=\"wp-image-463592\"  \/>Stefanie Waiblinger, \u201cWho is Next\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/purestreetphoto-6-960x660.jpg\" alt=\"a black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette, the birds flying in the background aligning in a perfect position to represent his smoke\" class=\"wp-image-463598\"  \/>Jignesh Chavda, \u201cThoughts take flight\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/purestreetphoto-7-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"two identical dogs peek outside a wire structure covering a window on the side of a painted building\" class=\"wp-image-463599\"  \/>Nicola Balestrazzi, \u201cPuebla\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/purestreetphoto-4-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a kite with a cartoon character making a screaming face flies in the sky as a child on the ground below mimics the facial expression\" class=\"wp-image-463595\"  \/>Cristiano Bartoli, \u201cKite Attack\u201d<\/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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coincidence is around every corner, and immortalizing a split second of fleeting chaos takes a special eye. 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