Street photography is all about catching moments you can’t really plan. A strange coincidence, an unexpected interaction, a perfect play of light and shadow, or simply a person caught at just the right second can turn an ordinary scene into something worth remembering.
As we wait for the final results of the 2026 URBAN Photo Awards, we’re taking a look back at some of the best work from last year’s Street Photography category. The 2025 competition attracted thousands of photographers from around the world, with the selected images offering very different takes on everyday life in the streets. With the 2026 final ranking set to be announced on October 24 at Trieste Photo Days, there’s still plenty to look forward to.
For now, scroll down and explore some of the standout street photographs from the 2025 URBAN Photo Awards, and see which ones would make your personal shortlist.
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#1 Josef Hinterleitner
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#2 Pablo Abreu
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#3 Julachart Pleansanit
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#4 Pubudu Lakshan
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#5 Constantin Munteanu
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#6 Manuela Gennburg
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#7 Paolo Dellepiane
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#8 Peter Verdnik
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#9 Russ Rowland
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#10 Sandro Matarrelli
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#11 Valter Venturelli
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#12 Alberto Cubillo Romero
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#13 Anna Marzia (Biba) Soria
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#14 Barry Crosthwaite
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#15 Beatrice Perticaroli
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#16 Davide Bertone
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#17 David Jacobson
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#18 Deep Vyas
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#19 Gerd Bonse
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#20 Marco Parenti
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#21 Mary Kay Kirsner
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#22 Matroxx350
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#23 Maude Bardet
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#24 Olga Arune
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#25 Richard Bram
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#26 Sebastien Durand
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#27 Vivien Rojik
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#28 Worarat Meekrongtham
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#29 Andreas Geisinger
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#30 Antonio Mercadante
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#31 Arieh Stark
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#32 Benoit Vos
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#33 Benoit Vos
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#34 Bernard Gatt
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#35 Bobby Anwar
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#36 Bruno Schlumberger
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#37 Chong Boon Wong
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#38 Chris Yan
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#39 Fabio Dani
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#40 Forrest Walker
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#41 Gerald Gutschmidt
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#42 Gongbu Han
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#43 Josef Hinterleitner
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#44 Marco Motta
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#45 Marko Buntic
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#46 Mary Kay Kirsner
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#47 Maude Bardet
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#48 MD Enamul Kabir
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#49 Richard Bram
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#50 Sebastian Szczepanowski
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#51 Valeria Mutinelli
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#52 Ziaul Huque
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#53 Aashish Kiphayet
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#54 Andrea Ferencz
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#55 Arianna Speranza
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#56 Babak Kanaani
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#57 Biancamaria Monticelli
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#58 Daniel Ramos
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#59 Davide Debernardi
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#60 Dietmar Temps
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#61 Forrest Walker
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#62 Francisco Ubilla
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#63 Gerhard Wagner
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#64 Giampiero Varetti
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#65 Gianfranco Ceri
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#66 Giuseppe Daidone
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#67 Gwen Julia
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#68 Ilan Bresler
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#69 Nikolay Vinokurov
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#70 Jvalten
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#71 Luiza Stosik Turek
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#72 MAłgorzata Szura Piwnik
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#73 Marco Cajazzo
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#74 Mark Zilberman
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#75 Mauro Garcia
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#76 Nikolay Spevak
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#77 Ralouka Montesi
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#78 Ralph El Kahi
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#79 Remigio Giovanni Salierno
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#80 Richard Morgan
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#81 Rose Vandepitte
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#82 Sebastian Szczepanowski
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#83 Sebastian Szczepanowski
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#84 Sebastian Szczepanowski
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#85 Simone Pappalardo
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#86 Susanne Baumgartner
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#87 Alexandre Alloul
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#88 Andrea Misurova
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#89 Andrew Glickman
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#90 Angelo Koyfalas
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#91 Barbara Ragni
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#92 Carlo Zamora
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#93 Camit
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#94 Caterina Perrone
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#95 Chansik Park
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#96 Dave Street Photo
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#97 Eric Davidove
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#98 Fabio Pellegrini
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#99 Gerald Gutschmidt
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#100 France Leclerc
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