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# Take a Walk Around the Globe With These Emerging Street Photographers
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/independent-photographer-street-photography-contest/
- Published: 2020-10-15T22:48:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:22:17.000Z
- Description: Check out the finalists for the latest Independent Photographer award.
- Author: Elisa Wouk Almino
- Tags: Art, Photo Essays, Photography, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:08 (2019, 2020, part 3)

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Winner of the first prize ($1,000) of the Street Photography Award: Maude Bardet, “Goat Auctions in Nizwa,” Oman (all images courtesy the artists and Independent Photographer)

[The Independent Photographer](https://independent-photo.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) has only been around for around four years, but in that time span, it has awarded $85,000 in cash prizes to emerging photographers around the world. Every month, the organization [hosts a themed competition](https://independent-photo.com/competition/?ref=hyperallergic.com) — October’s topic is the very broad category of “People,” and it is still taking submissions; three winners will share a $2,000 award. You can peruse their archives of winners and finalists [online](https://independent-photo.com/winners/?ref=hyperallergic.com).

September’s theme was “Street Photography,” [a rich subject](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/street-photography/) with a long history. Looking at the winning photographs and finalists, which were selected by the competition judge and American photographer [Richard Kalvar](https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/richard-kalvar/?ref=hyperallergic.com), we’re reminded of the chaotic and energetic city streets of days not so long ago — what Kalvar describes of the winning photograph, by Maude Bardet, as “a kind of dance.”

Take a walk through Bangladesh, London, New York City, Shanghai, and Bathsheba, Barbados in the images of the 10 finalists below.

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Winner of the second prize ($600): Mithail Afrige Chowdhury, “The Eyes,” Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Winner of the third prize ($400): Francesco Gioia, “Red Girl,” Oxford Street, London, UK

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Alexandra Avlonitis, “Marchers, St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” New York City, USA (finalist)

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Giuseppe Cirillo, “Untitled,” India (finalist)

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Johnny Martinez, “MIKE,” Shanghai, China

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Luning Cao, “Egg Picker.” A man picks out dug eggs in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. (finalist)

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Paul Kessel, “Soho,” New York City (finalist)

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Stephen Taylor, “Broken Home.” A man walks past an abandoned house in Bathsheba, Barbados. (finalist)

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Sujon Adhikary, “Shadow tells many tales,” Bangladesh (finalist)