Final countdown! Enter WSPA 2025 before Nov 29, 23:59. The streets are waiting. Don’t miss your chance to be seen.
Final countdown!
Enter WSPA 2025 before
Nov 29, 23:59.
Don’t miss your chance!
Discover the outstanding photographers who stood out in this year’s edition.
From Photographer of the Year to category winners and honorable mentions –
meet the artists behind the most powerful street photography of 2025.
Swan
As if out of nowhere, this curved head rose from the water and, without any warning, made the moment special.
2nd place
"Reflection IV"
by Sarah Florence Lord
Read description Reflections are a recurring element in my work, introducing layers of distortion and doubling that transform the ordinary into something unfamiliar.
3rd place
"In Between"
by Alexandra Thannhäuser
Read description Taken in Düsseldorf, Germany: In Between explores the tension between physical reality and the digital realm. It reflects on how both shape identity, inviting harmony not by choosing one over the other, but by navigating both with awareness.
Honorable mention
"the exit"
by Arnd Von Wedemeyer
Read description underground corridor under maximilianstrasse in munich. my idea was to aligh the steps of the art installation with the real floor
Honorable mention
"Charles Bridge"
by Thierry Lagnel
Read description The famous Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic: a puddle reflects a tourist and a tower.
Honorable mention
"Neon Rain 1"
by Richard Jackoway
Read description San Luis Obispo, California, doesn\'t get a lot of rain. But when it does, the streets can rain neon.
Honorable mention
"Pearly Gates"
by Slobodan Blagojevic
Read description Geometry, silhouettes, reflection... at the Lisbon train station.
3rd place
"Sunset Stroll Life"
by Cheung Joseph
Read description People walk and ride their bikes along the shore as the sun sets, their shadows outlined against the golden sky. It’s a calm, everyday moment—families and friends enjoying the evening breeze, wrapped in the simple rhythm of life at dusk.
Honorable mention
"In the Open"
by Eugene Lee
Read description "In the Open" shows the certainty of moving forward — a figure steps into the open, crossing toward what cannot yet be seen.
Honorable mention
"First Light, Arabian Sea"
by Sej Saraiya
Read description On my early morning walk along the Arabian Sea\'s edge, I witness fishermen silently launch their boat into the blue dawn. Their silhouetted figures, highlighted by the growing light, capture the tranquil rhythm of their maritime labor, their way of life.
Honorable mention
"In between"
by Klaus Endres
Read description A couple taking a walk in between two skyscrapers in the harbour district of Duesseldorf, Germany.
Honorable mention
"Between Realms"
by Eugene Lee
Read description Standing between shadow and light, \\"Between Realms\\" reflects the pull between seen and unseen worlds.
Honorable mention
"Nostalgia"
by Eddy Verloes
Read description An old man in Ostend at the Belgian coast stays behind the curtains and watches young people pass by. It reminds me of the style of the Belgian painter Léon Spilliaert, whom I admire very much.
3rd place
"Flip"
by Florian Wurzinger
Read description A precisely timed kickflip rendered in bold light and shadow, where the silhouette becomes part of the geometry.
Honorable mention
"Lots of lines"
by Alex Sommer
Read description This picture was taken at the Philharmonic Luxembourg.
Honorable mention
"Geometry of Art"
by Slobodan Blagojevic
Read description Steps to a Berlin Museum.
Honorable mention
"Between Realms"
by Eugene Lee
Read description Standing between shadow and light, \\"Between Realms\\" reflects the pull between seen and unseen worlds.
2nd place
"The edge of the shadow"
by Thierry Lagnel
Read description Piazza del Sole in Bellinzona, Switzerland: a woman on her bike. I took the photo from the highest tower of Castelgrande.
3rd place
"Riding"
by Jaeseok Lim
Read description A child pedals across the track, where parallel lanes meet the field’s clean circle and line.
Honorable mention
"Seaside Therapy: Sitting in Silence"
by Frank Proost
Read description The Promenade des Anglais along the Mediterranean coast of Nice in Southern France is always a great place to shot street compositions.
Honorable mention
"Staring at the shadow"
by Damian Sonderegger
Read description Last month, I went to the bullring in my city, Colonia del Sacramento, to take photos that were different from the usual ones — to play with the light and the different levels of the building. There was a little girl playing with her scooter on the outer esplanade. Her pause, staring at the shadow o
Honorable mention
"Lonely man and his shadow"
by Thierry Lagnel
Read description A man alone in a square with his shadow as his only company. I took this photo from the Powder Tower in Prague, Czech Republic.
Honorable mention
"Summer Construction in London"
by Andrew Golubev
Read description Location: Great Portland St, London Gear: Sony A7 III + 85mm F1.8 Description: A quick lunchtime snap of a new construction site across the street - one of those unplanned moments that just catches your eye on a warm summer day.
Honorable mention
"A Foggy Day"
by Alexandra Thannhäuser
Read description Taken in Düsseldorf, Germany: Shrouded in mist, the television tower emerges slowly from the fog, an iconic presence, softened by weather and distance. Below, a single figure crosses the bridge - there is a sense of timelessness.
2nd place
"My submission"
by Thomas Myhre
Read description Just a photograph that I\'m really happy with, taken through a window of a restaurant in Oslo that I passed by about a year ago. I noticed the hand in the photo had warmed up the glass, creating the painting-like effect.
3rd place
"Crossing the Color Field"
by Jaeseok Lim
Read description A black umbrella crosses the color field, turning intersecting lines and planes into a quiet focal point.
Honorable mention
"Emerald Walk"
by Gülcan Turhan
Read description An emerald light, felt like witnessing a quiet passage into something unseen, as if she carried a secret the light could not touch.
Honorable mention
"Light City Eindhoven"
by Caspar Abbenhuis
Read description As the manager of the Metropole Orkest, I often visit the beautiful cities of the Netherlands, and on my way to the theater of Einhoven, I walked through the cyclists\' tunnel in the city center, where I had the opportunity to take this photo.
Honorable mention
"the exit"
by Arnd Von Wedemeyer
Read description underground corridor under maximilianstrasse in munich. my idea was to aligh the steps of the art installation with the real floor
Honorable mention
"San Rocco colored"
by Giorgio Schirato
Read description A picture taken in San Rocco area, Venice, right after the pandemic of 2020. The colors of the cracked walls mix with the details of the church of San Rocco while a lady walks along the street and is \\"framed\\" in the composition\\"
2nd place
"Dog and derelict phone box."
by John Walmsley
Read description Dog and Derelict Phone Box - This dog would wait there every afternoon for 'his kids' to come out of school.
3rd place
"Guardian of the rooftop."
by Ruben Baars
Read description Drawn to the wall’s colors, I waited for a interesting moment. When the boy went inside, I placed my own shadow on the door, cat on the roof. The boy came out, board in hand and mask already on. Took the shot. (Marbella 2025)
Honorable mention
"i'm alive"
by Andrea Boldini
Read description A relaxing morning in the Lake Garda area in Italy. Some young people start jumping from a rock in the middle of the lake, creating a play of lines between the foreground and the mountains in the background.
Honorable mention
"How to summon fireworks."
by Ruben Baars
Read description As a festival ended, fireworks lit the sky. I thought I had a chance since the bubble machine behind me might could compete with the fireworks long enough to catch a child’s attention.
Honorable mention
"Tottering Steps Toward Mom"
by Zixiang Zhao
Read description 2025823 NJ By the sea, children play; a boy sits in the sand with open hands, while a little girl totters toward her mother’s outstretched embrace.
Honorable mention
"Lady In Red"
by David Swift
Read description This lady starting dancing at Fremantle Harbour , I had to frame and shoot quickly into the harsh West Australian afternoon Sun which helped with the final outcome .
2nd place
"never let me go"
by Olly Headey
Read description New York. A couple on the metro. The touch of a face. The last grasp. Is this goodbye?
3rd place
"Waiting in Silence"
by Oleg Teply
Read description Captured on a foggy winter evening in Berlin, this image portrays the quiet poetry of urban solitude. The scene unfolds at a nearly deserted train station where cold light and dense mist blur the line between reality and dream. A lone figure waits as the S-Bahn emerges from the fog
Honorable mention
"The Ferryman"
by Terry Gibbins
Read description Taken on ferry crossing the Hudson River from Manhattan to New Jersey NYC.
Honorable mention
"Streetcar Stories"
by Rudolf Sulgan
Read description Streetcar Stories captures this fleeting moment, where commuters on rain-swept streetcars find themselves cocooned in a space between worlds. In the softened light, faces appear isolated, each one reflecting a brief, unguarded emotion.
Honorable mention
"Lunar Ride"
by Himanshu Sukhwal
Read description It began with a dream to capture a plane crossing the moon. When I learned a blood moon would rise in Sept 2025, I tracked flight and lunar paths for months. On the blood moon day,I was ready on my balcony and managed to capture a fleeting silhouette of a plane gliding across the glowing moon.
Honorable mention
"Calma en movimiento"
by Pablo Valero
Read description In the constant motion of the subway, a young woman pauses in an intimate ritual, untouched by the blur outside. As the city rushes on, she finds a moment of stillness and focus. The scene blends quiet and movement. A fleeting portrait of stillness inside a world that moves.
Honorable mention
"Gathering on a Rainy Night"
by Takashi Muroya
Read description This is Matsuyama, facing the challenges of a declining population. On a rainy night, the tram driver gazes quietly out into the streets. Because of the rain, more passengers than usual gather inside the small carriage. Not everything is bleak— realizing that, I pressed the shutter.
2nd place
"Ephemeral Bonds"
by Anna Meyer-Kahlen
Read description Fleeting shadows intertwine—an echo of connection, where light turns the ordinary into memory.
3rd place
"Guardian of the rooftop."
by Ruben Baars
Read description Drawn to the wall’s colors, I waited for a interesting moment. When the boy went inside, I placed my own shadow on the door, cat on the roof. The boy came out, board in hand and mask already on. Took the shot. (Marbella 2025)
Honorable mention
"Facing the sun"
by Damian Sonderegger
Read description From the second floor of the bullring in Colonia del Sacramento, I captured this passerby last weekend as he prepared to face the sun.
Honorable mention
"The return"
by Joaquin Pastor Genzor
Read description Thursday, 11th of July, 2019. A man walks with conviction towards the luminous source that emerges from the deepest darkness. He seems to be facing the end of one cycle, or perhaps it is just the beginning of a new one.
Honorable mention
"The Last Light"
by Marco Cajazzo
Read description I took this photo at the entrance to Catania Cathedral. The light was sunset. I was drawn to the shadows cast by the people entering the church and the presence of the crucifix in the background.
Honorable mention
"The edge of the shadow"
by Thierry Lagnel
Read description Piazza del Sole in Bellinzona, Switzerland: a woman on her bike. I took the photo from the highest tower of Castelgrande.
Honorable mention
"The Curve of Light"
by Konishi Michiro
Read description Upon a vast sweep of light and shadow, a solitary figure moves across the curve — a quiet passage where form dissolves into silence.
Honorable mention
"THE BUSINESSMAN"
by Mathieu Dalle
Read description I took this photo two years ago during my first trip to Montreal. I loved exploring the metro. In a Downtown station I captured this businessman with his briefcase heading home after work, a simple and authentic weekday scene of everyday Montreal life
Honorable mention
"Riding in the Light, Wien, 2025"
by Szilvia Mucsy
Read description Through restrained compositions, minimalism and sharp light and shade, this picture evokes a sense of calm and lucidity. Simplicity is not a void, but the essence of meaning itself, not as absence, but as presence.
2nd place
"My submission"
by Thomas Myhre
Read description Just a photograph that I\'m really happy with, taken through a window of a restaurant in Oslo that I passed by about a year ago. I noticed the hand in the photo had warmed up the glass, creating the painting-like effect.
Honorable mention
"Life's a gamble"
by Roger Janssen
Read description Shot in Amsterdam on early foggy nights/mornings, we have about 5 of them each year, so it isn't easy to get these. No mist filters were used, all mist/fog is real. All handheld. Targeting dystopian vibes. Fishing till the right silhouette enters the frame.
Honorable mention
"Heads over heels"
by Lewis Jones
Read description This photo was taken in London on a very wet evening. I wanted to use the colour as my main subject with the silhouetted figures as the anthropomorphic anchor to give a sense of familiarity rather than pure abstraction.
Honorable mention
"A tall dark gentleman"
by Terry Gibbins
Read description Whilst on a break outside a residential building that is close to Mi5, I noticed a lot of exits from people who weren't prepared for the rainy conditions outside, which I felt was odd! The water mosaic that had formed on the windscreen added some mystery, and helped to defuse the street lights.
Honorable mention
"Waiting in Silence"
by Oleg Teply
Read description Captured on a foggy winter evening in Berlin, this image portrays the quiet poetry of urban solitude. The scene unfolds at a nearly deserted train station where cold light and dense mist blur the line between reality and dream. A lone figure waits as the S-Bahn emerges from the fog
Honorable mention
"Distant Memory"
by Jialuo Li
Read description Captured through a reflective wall on the street of New York
2nd place
"Brick by Brick"
by Joy Saha
Read description Workers arrange bricks in layers at a kiln in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sometimes, the whole family, consisting of the Father, Mother, and Children, comes to the brick fields to work as day laborers because of poverty. Brickfield\'s environment can be stated as a new form of modern slavery.
Honorable mention
"Reflective Descent"
by Alexandra Thannhäuser
Read description Taken in Liège, Belgium: Experimenting with perspective, I stood my iPhone on a second one to capture this reflection. The result doubles the curves and symmetry, transforming a simple descent into a surreal architectural journey.
Honorable mention
"Your Move"
by Robin Naysmith
Read description Captured at Széchenyi Thermal Baths in Budapest. The wonderful little man in the woolly hat spent hours in the water challenging all-comers to a chess match, and winning.
Honorable mention
"Sleepy head"
by Pieter Wellekens
Read description The owner of the stall fell asleep. I snapped his sleepy head between two of his vases
3rd place
"Skagen beach - end of the world"
by Arnaud Kopp
Read description Captured on the northern tip of Denmark, Skagen portrays the moment where two seas and two worlds meet. Shot on film, this photograph carries the tactile texture of grain and salt, a timeless softness that digital can’t imitate. A solitary figure walks along the thin edge of land, as birds scatter
Honorable mention
"female solidarity"
by Sophie Engel-Bansac
Read description Women connect, no matter which direction they go. They must stick together. Several street photos (Berlin and Barcelona) printed with inkjet on cotton rag paper. Interwoven with string.
Honorable mention
"Running a Red"
by Dimitri Weber
Read description This shot was taken in Tokyo Japan, from a high view point over the Shinjuku Crossing. I was waiting for the perfect subject to photograph and this young salary man finally came around, running on a red light with a bright smile on his face, while his tie and hair perfectly played their role.
Honorable mention
"Turning Time"
by Alexandra Thannhäuser
Read description Taken in Düsseldorf, Germany: This moment made me stop. Hand in hand they stood still, while the carousel kept turning. A moment where the world seemed to move and stand still all at once.
Honorable mention
"Il nuotatore"
by Alessandro Bellomare
Read description stolen shot in analog, 35mm superpan 200 film Italy, Orta lake 2025
Honorable mention
"Leap of a Sunday"
by Matteo Maimone
Read description 2019, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. A calm Sunday afternoon at the pier, where a group of kids spent hours diving into the sea. I captured the exact moment one of them leapt, suspended between play, freedom and the simplicity of everyday life.
3rd place
"Untiteld"
by Oliver Kolding Palm
Read description Photo part of my project 'Before Tomorrow' - Taken in Seoul.
Honorable mention
"The edge of the shadow"
by Thierry Lagnel
Read description Piazza del Sole in Bellinzona, Switzerland: a woman on her bike. I took the photo from the highest tower of Castelgrande.
Honorable mention
"Reach for the sky"
by Ulf Finndahl
Read description Suspended in joy and gravity — a frozen second of flight where freedom meets pure exhilaration. The photo is taken in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Honorable mention
"Morning Coffee"
by Ulf Finndahl
Read description Gestures and sunlight compose a quiet street symphony — a fleeting intersection of hands, habits, and light.
3rd place
"Black Rainstorm"
by Derry Ainsworth
Read description 'Black Rainstorm' (2023) Jordan, Hong Kong. A taxi driver looks out of his window at the heavy rain.
Honorable mention
"Under a Burning Sky"
by Truls Eklund
Read description LA on fire, January 7, 2025.
Honorable mention
"The kiss of the seasons"
by Maia Purusha
Read description paris under the snow is always a magical moment. That year, winter had not yet fully set in. There was Jaguar frozen in the snow. There, a red leaf lay on the fresh snow like a last breath of forgotten autumn.
Honorable mention
"Mzcheta, rain"
by Felix Handermann
Read description Taken during a trip to Mzcheta monestary, near Tbilisi in Georiga. During a storm some tourists take shelter in one of the gate houses. The sun breaks through the cloud layer, creating this reflection in the water on top of the stone slabs.
Honorable mention
"Frozen Silence"
by Daigo Sato
Read description Snow is rare in Tokyo, and the usually bright, neon-lit bar district had fallen silent as shops closed early. In the steadily falling snow, the quiet figure of a man hurrying home through the narrow alley left a striking, memorable impression.
Honorable mention
"In the winter rain"
by Maia Purusha
Read description Taken from inside a cafe, this young woman was waiting in the cold rain for a taxi. I could see his soaked silhouette lit up by the car headlights.
1st place
"Misty Morning Whispers"
by Ayanava Sil
A foggy winter morning at Kolkata’s Maidan in India. Two dogs sit calmly on a stone platform, facing away, their black and white fur cutting through the mist. Faint riders on horseback emerge in the haze, with a tall building blurred behind them. A quiet, dreamy moment of winter magic.
Honorable mention
"Birdwatcher"
by Jim Warner
Read description A quiet study of intense observation.
Honorable mention
"Tbilisi, Kata"
by Felix Handermann
Read description A cat is stalking it\'s prey - on top of a car in Tbilisi, 2025.
Honorable mention
"The observer"
by Holger Kunze
Read description The picture was taken at the 30 km mark at a marathon between Brussels and Leuven. The runners were literally dying but the dog could not care less.
Honorable mention
"Lumen and Flight"
by Eileen Thomas
Read description This picture was taken in Venice, Italy in April 2025. It shows a fleeting moment of shadow, light and ascent of a pidgeon.
Honorable mention
"Silent Hunter"
by Alexandra Thannhäuser
Read description Taken in Venice, Italy: She appeared in the alleys, eyes fixed and glowing, steps soft and silent, moving through the streets as if the whole city belongs to her. Typical!
2nd place
"Summer Construction in London"
by Andrew Golubev
Read description Location: Great Portland St, London Gear: Sony A7 III + 85mm F1.8 Description: A quick lunchtime snap of a new construction site across the street - one of those unplanned moments that just catches your eye on a warm summer day.
Honorable mention
"Morning Coffee"
by Ulf Finndahl
Read description Gestures and sunlight compose a quiet street symphony — a fleeting intersection of hands, habits, and light.
Honorable mention
"Losing Our Minds"
by Eddy Verloes
Read description The photo 'Losing Our Minds' portrays young ultra-Orthodox Jews finding freedom in unconventional ways. I took this picture at the Belgian coast at the beginning of the 2020 coronavirus crisis during a storm. The photo emphasizes humanity\'s dependence on natural forces.
Honorable mention
"When Music Survives the Bombs"
by Mouneb Taim
Read description Syria – Idlib, October 6, 2019: Amid the ruins, the “Peace Player” played his music to bring a fleeting moment of hope to children and families. His song — “How beautiful it is to live in peace and safety” — echoed softly against the sounds of war.
Honorable mention
"Circumstances"
by Francis Malapris
Read description Taken at the Louvre in Paris during a walk. This photograph was taken at the Louvre in Paris during a casual walk. I noticed this woman standing at the window, seemingly longing to escape. Then she opened it moments later to breathe. A fleeting moment of desire for freedom. (part of IN SITU series)
Honorable mention
"Fire & Ice"
by Matteo Maimone
Read description 2025, Jimbaran Fish Market, Bali. At dawn, fishermen were loading blocks of ice onto their boats as someone behind them lit a fire. The scene revealed a striking duality—cold and heat, white and black—an everyday contrast that defines Bali’s rhythm.