Round Nine Street
Life on the street is, more often than not, messy, noisy, bustling and confusing. That’s what makes it so exciting to experience and – of course – to photograph. But the qualities that make it so appealing can also make it tricky to capture in a way that’s compelling and that makes sense visually. Distilling a street scene down to one perfectly timed frame can take a lifetime of practice and not a little luck. But for those that are driven to pursue it, the rewards are great, because few things are more satisfying than releasing the shutter for that 1/1000sec when everything comes together. A fraction of a second earlier or later, and you’re often looking at an image that’s fit only for the delete button. It’s a genre that pays dividends if you’re the sort of person who has their camera on them at all times, because who knows what sort of scene might unfold around the next corner? Keep looking, and keep shooting, because that way, next year, you too could be in the company of our excellent top ten photographers from this round.
