Street pictures begins with honesty. It would not look forward to perfection or efficiency. It asks us to note what everybody else walked previous

“Street photography begins with honesty. It doesn’t wait for perfection or performance. It asks us to notice what everyone else walked past,” explains Dimpy Bhalotia, Co-founder and Creative Director, Pure Street Photography.

Since its launch in 2020, the Pure Street Photography Awards have rapidly change into one of many world’s main competitions devoted solely to road pictures. Now the celebrated awards have introduced their 2026 winners – eight excellent road pictures throughout the Open and Black and White classes.

After final yr’s success, when greater than 25,000 folks visited the winners’ exhibition in Mumbai in six days – making it India’s first devoted road pictures exhibition – this yr’s winners’ photographs alongside 158 finalists’ images shall be exhibited from November 20 to 22 at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India.

Open Category

Grand Winner

Chantilly June 2025 by Daniel Kashi (France)

Judge’s Comment: “I was really drawn to the abstract nature of this image of reflection. It’s a complex, atmospheric clash of activity and the band of clouds captured at the top of the frame gives it a surreal, Daliesque quality.” – Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, The Guardian


First, Second & Third Place

Black and White Category

Grand Winner

Soul Beneath the Paint by Cesare Simioni (Brazil)

Judge’s Comment: “Indeed this is a great photograph. Humanism is one of the characteristics very important of Street Photography. It’s a very impressive image. The black and white is perfect, as well as the composition and the light measurement.

“As expensive Dimpy used to say, in addition to me, it is a ‘oh my goodness, wow’. Congratulations to this deserved award.” – Rui Palha, Internationally Acclaimed Street Photographer

First, Second & Third Place

Pure Street Photography Awards

Founded by award-winning photographers and curators Dimpy Bhalotia and Kamal Kumaar Rao, Pure Street Photography is a global platform devoted solely to road pictures, providing awards, exhibitions, grants, memberships, interviews and academic initiatives.

With a world viewers of greater than 300,000 photographers and pictures fans, the platform champions each rising and established photographers via considerate curation, significant recognition and long-term creative growth.

For extra data, go to the Pure Street Photography Awards website.

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