Street Photography Contest 2025 by All About Photo

• All About Photo

• Deadline: September 30th, 2025

• Category: Street Photography

• Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure

• Entry Fees: Yes

• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

Street photography, as described by Encyclopedia Britannica, is “a genre that records everyday life in a public place.” More than simply a visual record, it is an artistic practice that weaves together observation, chance, and storytelling. From the earliest days of photography, practitioners have recognized the street as an endless stage where the drama of daily life unfolds. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre’s View of the Boulevard du Temple (1838) is often cited as one of the first glimpses of this genre, revealing not just a street in Paris, but the dawning potential of photography itself to freeze time and preserve the rhythms of human activity.

As cameras evolved to become smaller, lighter, and more reliable, photographers increasingly ventured into public spaces. Artists such as Charles Nègre and Eugène Atget transformed ordinary neighborhoods into visual archives of history. Later, Alfred Stieglitz, André Kertész, Berenice Abbott, and Henri Cartier-Bresson elevated the medium, blending documentation with artistic composition. Brassaï illuminated the nocturnal life of Paris, while American voices such as Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, and William Eggleston explored the streets of New York and beyond, offering raw yet poetic interpretations of modern society.

Today, street photography has transcended its documentary roots to become both an expressive art form and a cultural commentary. By capturing fleeting interactions, architectural juxtapositions, and the rhythms of daily existence, it provides not only an artistic vision but also an invaluable window into the heart of human communities. Through the lens of the street photographer, we glimpse the soul of a society in motion.