The Pure Street Photography Awards 2025 marked a historic milestone in global street photography, culminating in India’s first dedicated street photography exhibition, hosted at the iconic Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, from 22 to 27 January 2026.
Over 25,000 visitors experienced the exhibition across six days, making it the most talked-about photography exhibition in India.
Judged by David Campany, one of the world’s most influential curators and Creative Director at the International Center of Photography, New York, alongside Dimpy Bhalotia, internationally celebrated photographer and visionary Creative Director, the Awards stand as one of the most respected honours in contemporary street photography.
From 1,160 submissions across 34 countries and five continents, 147 winning and finalist photographs from 33 countries were curated into a museum-scale exhibition that celebrated visual storytelling, spontaneity, timing and the raw moments of everyday life.
For the first time, India hosted a street photography exhibition of this magnitude, uniting photographers, audiences, curators, collectors, students, and cultural leaders under one roof. Thousands of conversations unfolded, countless emotions were shared, and a defining chapter in India’s photographic history was written.
This is history in the making.
This is Pure Street Photography.
Pure Street Photography Awards 2025
“It is like a bouquet tossed into the air and caught — by a shutter, if not by a person.” — David Campany
Grand Winner, © Stefanie Waiblinger (Germany), Who is Next
“There is a sophisticated argument to be made about the rhetorical figure of ‘chiasmus’ and its significance for photography. Kindly ask the cows. — David Campany
1st Place Winner, © Cazerella Tavs (United Kingdom), Meeting in the Middle
2nd Place Winner, © Chris Yan (China), Mirror
“Photographs with mirrors are like motorbikes for two.” — David Campany
“It is often said photographs stop time. Occasionally they can combine times, like life itself.” — David Campany
3rd Place Winner, © Nicole Prüm (Germany), Phantom of the Past
“Street photography is the reminder that the world is worth looking at in all its layers and depth. The Pure Street Photography Awards exist to keep that truth alive.” — Dimpy Bhalotia
Meet the PSP Awards 2025 Jury
David Campany
David Campany is a towering figure in global photography. As a Creative Director and Curator at the International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, he leads one of the world’s most important institutions for street and documentary photography. Campany’s curatorial legacy includes major exhibitions at MoMA, Tate Modern, Whitechapel Gallery, Le Bal Paris, Centre Pompidou, and The Photographer’s Gallery London, among many others.
He curated William Klein: YES (ICP, 2022), Alex Majoli: SCENE (Le Bal, 2019), and The Lives and Loves of Images, all celebrating photography’s power in public space. At ICP, he also led #ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis, featuring a street photograph by Dimpy Bhalotia.
His acclaimed books — On Photographs, Walker Evans: The Magazine Work, and Gasoline — reflect a deep understanding of everyday photographic moments. His writing has earned top honors from ICP, the Royal Photographic Society, and the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation.
David Campany’s presence at the PSP Awards 2025 marks a powerful moment in the history of street photography — a rare chance for photographers across the world to have their work seen and recognised by one of the genre’s most iconic curators in the history of photography.
Website – https://davidcampany.com/about/
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Campany
Creative Director and Curator at the International Center of Photography (ICP), New York
Dimpy Bhalotia
Award Winning Photographer and Creative Director Founder: Pure Street Photography
Dimpy Bhalotia is an internationally acclaimed photographer and creative director, based between London and Mumbai. She is celebrated for her instinctive street, portrait, and documentary photography.
Dimpy has won over 24 prestigious global awards, including the Grand Prize Award at the IPPAWARDS 2020 and the Female in Focus Award from the British Journal of Photography. Her iconic photograph “Flying Boys” has been described by L’Officiel as “the most famous photograph,” and celebrated by Apple CEO Tim Cook for its extraordinary impact.
Dimpy has served on the jury of over 21 international photography awards, including as President of the Photography Jury for the 103rd Annual ADC Awards by The One Club for Creativity.
Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, National Geographic, The Telegraph, and L’Officiel and exhibited in leading galleries across over 15 countries.
Her impressive list of high-end clients includes Apple, OnePlus, Penguin Random House UK, Oppo and Xiaomi.
Dimpy’s influence in the photography world is profound—not only for her visionary perspective and mastery of visual composition, but also for how she uplifts others in their artistic journeys and community-building.
Website: https://www.dimpybhalotia.com/biography/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimpy_Bhalotia