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10 Candid Photos That Won The Independent Photographer’s Contest In “Street Photography”
In February 2021, The Independent Photographer organized its monthly photo contest around the theme "Street Photography." On this occasion, the renowned photographer Martin Parr was a judge in choosing the best photos.
Martin Parr is one of the most iconic contemporary photographers. A true chronicler of our age, he is known for his iconic photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical, and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world.
Parr has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1994 and was President from 2013–2017. He has had around 40 solo photobooks published and has been featured in around 80 exhibitions worldwide. Parr also acts as a curator and editor. He has curated two photography festivals and was invited as artistic director of the 2004 edition of the Rencontres d'Arles.
Congratulations to the Winners & Finalists of this photography contest!
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#1
Joseph-Philippe Bevillard—2nd Prize
"After Church Wedding"—Wexford, Ireland, 2019.
Women and girls from the Irish traveling community get together after church. Girls as young as 3 wear high heels, false tan, eyelashes, make-up, and colorful dresses as part of their ritual.
Prize: $600.
Feedback from Martin Parr:
"This image taken at a traveller’s wedding in Wexford in Ireland really catches the atmosphere of such an event, with everyone in the right place. The woman on the left, adjusting her daughter’s dress, with a cigarette in the mouth is exceptional, and this with the layers of pink dresses makes an exceptional image. It is a co-incident that the 2 winners both distilled a complicated real life situation into beautifully balanced images. You will see with my runners up, you often get a strong image with a lot more simplicity, but for me, the real challenge of street photography is to make order out of chaos."
LuckyL 3 years ago
And when you look closely, there are so many cigarettes
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Christy Smith 3 years ago
And she looks like her mom is getting her ready for to clock in at the street corner with that god awful makeup job. Looks like a pedophile's paradise.
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago
They should title this pic "WHOOOSH!!" for the noise that will come when the end of that lit cigarette meets the hairspray in that poofy bun of hair.
person (i think) 3 years ago
This picture is remarkable. I dont think they could have done better if it had been staged.
KitKatLord 3 years ago
Bootiful photo but- This is just wrong, one of the mothers are even SMOKING
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago (edited)
I was reacting to your comment about smoking, not the sexualising. I guess I just focused on the smoking part and kinda forgot you were speaking about the other things. I am sorry.
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Stephanie Did It 3 years ago (edited)
This picture makes me sad. Just a couple of generations ago, women could dress up and be stylish and attractive. Now, dresses are cheap looking, cheaply made and there is no sense of style at all, just tawdry exposure. I know I'll be downvoted but I miss the days when people made the effort to look nice.
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah class and taste are a rarity these days unfortunately.
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PurpleUnicorn 3 years ago
Even before reading the text, I could tell this was an Irish Traveller event
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
Judging from the comments people find this disgusting for a variety of reasons, but the clothing and makeup on the children etc is part of Traveler Community culture, especially for an event like a wedding. Look online for a program called ‘My big fat Gypsy wedding’ and you’ll see what I mean.
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago
Not really. For some communities, yes, but not all.
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Paradise 3 years ago
All the cigarettes I see. They're trying to be super girly and pretty, all awhile f*****g up their skin and lungs AND the children's. Real classy.
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago
Yeah... tbh, most of the working class English (idk about anywhere else) are like that. It's really sad.
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Peter Ian Staker 3 years ago
Haha, trying living with them on your doorstep, the Irish kicked them out so they all live in the UK now. They don't/won't pay taxes but will claim benefits, they'll move onto other people's land and then have girls constantly pregnant so they can't be evicted, crime rates rise, they constantly use the human rights act to validate their behaviour (they're a minority group), they really are a plague on society.
Iggy 3 years ago
They don't all live in the UK. Such nonsense! And we didn't kick them out. Irish society hasn't treated them well but we're slowly resolving that. Go take your racist nonsense and Daily Mail information and drop it in the bin with the rest of the rubbish.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Hey Alyssa, what an ignorant comment. Go take your thinly veiled racist nonsense elsewhere.
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Doggo Froggo 3 years ago (edited)
Pikes is as racist as the n- word, Col. Please don't use it (gypsy speaking here - I know how people use it)
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#2
Marcel Van Balken
"Repair"—Dordogne, France.
The car was apparently broken because there is someone underneath. But it’s not clear what she is doing. The woman is perhaps trying to repair the car but her dog is still waiting and less confident in it.
#3
Giuliano Lo Re
"The Train for Jaipur"—India.
People are resting inside the train that will bring them from New Delhi to Jaipur. For a few hours, the wagon becomes their home. Some of them are resting on the seats and seem immersed in their thoughts, some brush their teeth, shave or prepare food.
#4
Monia Marchionni—3rd Prize
"The gardens from the sky"—Cuba.
During a summer day, the three generations of an Italo-Cuban family are serenely spending their time in a period house overlooking the sea.
Prize: $400.
Feedback from The Independent Photographer Editors:
"Theatrical and deeply expressive, Monia Marchionni’s impeccably-timed image eloquently communicates the eccentricities of family life; capturing the unique temperament of each character with rare lucidity, it demonstrates how a seemingly quotidian scene can be transformed by the lens of a skilled street photographer."
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Oh my god I love this one so much. I just love Cuba. It’s an actual time machine to a land where Deco is still everywhere. What a beautiful photograph.
#5
Orna Naor
"Children looking through the glass"—Bnei Brak, Israel, 2000.
#6
Carlos Antonorsi
"Fantasy Alley"—Hollywood Beach, Florida, USA, 2020.
Kevin Donegan 3 years ago
Did you see the street name behind the mans head ... Mickey Mouse Blvd
#7
Florian Lang—1st Prize
"Buddhist Roadside Shrine"—Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2020.
People are paying a visit to a Buddhist roadside shrine in the center of Siem Reap.
Prize: $1000.
Feedback from Martin Parr:
"One of the hallmarks of a great street photo is to get every component lined up, so out of a jumble of people, objects with the background, everything has room to breathe. In this rendition of this roadside Buddhist shrine in Cambodia everything is in place, and the people have real presence within the frame. It is difficult to find fault with any of the details in this image, and I know how tricky this is to pull off."
#8
Lorenzo Caten
"La comitiva"—Paola, Calabria, Italy, 2020. "La comitiva" is an Italian term that indicates a group of young friends with a very close bond. I met this group randomly along the seaside and I spent some evenings with them portraying their everyday rituals along the rocky beaches of a small town in the south of Italy.
#9
Andrew Biraj
"Workers in a shipyard"—Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Workers in a shipyard by the river Buriganga, on the outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Workers in a shipyard working in unhealthy and dangerous conditions to scrap old ships. There, I fixed it for you.
#10
Susanne Grether
"Workout session"—Varanasi, India, 2020.
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Grasie MoonFlower 3 years ago
wow, a lot of these photos are really powerful!! the wedding one really strikes me.
Draco Malfoy 3 years ago
anyone going to talk about the church wedding one? those poor kids will grow up with unrealistic expectations of beauty, and insecurities about their natural looks
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago
Yeah, I found that one kinda embarrassing (I'm a gypsy) and definitely sad. But, when you think about it, there are so many other versions of that everywhere in the world - not that makes it ok or anything.
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Grasie MoonFlower 3 years ago
wow, a lot of these photos are really powerful!! the wedding one really strikes me.
Draco Malfoy 3 years ago
anyone going to talk about the church wedding one? those poor kids will grow up with unrealistic expectations of beauty, and insecurities about their natural looks
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago
Yeah, I found that one kinda embarrassing (I'm a gypsy) and definitely sad. But, when you think about it, there are so many other versions of that everywhere in the world - not that makes it ok or anything.
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