We street photographers constantly struggle with the concept of identity. We idolize certain photographers and their shooting and aesthetic styles, but sometimes we have difficulty carving out our own photographic identity. We are also, in a way, saying something about the identities of the people we photography in the style we choose to tell the story.
For this exciting challenge, we want you to interpret the concept of “identity” in a street photography image and share it with the community.
- Take photos between now and July 15, 2012 and choose your single best shot related to the them and upload it to my Facebook Page before end of day on the 15th. You may choose to add a brief explanation or description of your photo.
- Myself, photographer Charlie Atkinson, and my Manager Neil Ta will choose the Top 10 images and place them into an album for the community to vote.
PRIZES!
Grand Prize Winner: The street photographer with the best image as chosen by the three judges will win a Retrospective 7 bag from thinkTHANK Photo (valued at $155 USD).
People’s Choice: The photograph with the most likes at the end of day on July 22, 2012 will win a copy of Street Photography Now (valued at $30 USD), which is a quintessential part of any street photographer’s book collection!
Remember submissions will end July 15th, 2012, so get out there and get shooting! Good luck to all!
Any questions? Leave a comment in the questions below!
