Thanks everyone for the overwhelming response and involvement in our Street Photography contest. We had a blast looking through the thousands of entries and have finally managed to wittle them down to our three favorites….plus five honorable mentions that we felt compelled to shine a spotlight on. Take a look!
[Winners – congrats! We will be in touch with you about your ThinkTank prizes.]
The Winners
Wojtek Lesiak
This photo embodies the spirit of street photography. Out in the world, traveling, fun and spontaneous. What makes it good is that the photographer saw something that no one else did. There are great parallels in the frame. Out of more than 2,000 photos this one caught me off guard and made me laugh aloud. The photo looked back at me.
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The photographer merged fashion and street for this photo. Breaking down the barriers between two genres in a “candid-posed” moment. Genre-bending. I love the reaction of the lady looking back while everyone else is trying to ignore the model.
Great urban photos! My points go for Jeremy Givens because great contrast of different people.
Thanks Lawrence 🙂
Congratulations to the winners! (especially the surprised and humble Adrian! 🙂 )
Some awesome photos here – would love to see the top 500. But I guess that is subjective too.
As for the legalities of taking and then displaying photos – this world has gone mad.
Wow, I’m a little shocked I have to admit. First time I won something in a photo contest :)))) Person on my pic is a tram driver reflecting in the rear mirror.
Congratz to all the winners 🙂
Rear view mirror I mean 😉
Congrats Adrian. Send an email to info@chasejarvis.com with your address so we can get your bag to you.
Enjoyable pictures!… Thanks for organising.
Can you point us to a blogpots (yours) that ellaborates the subject-rights to these images?
Specifically,.. Did the photographer get a signed release from the girl (and dog’s owner) and motorbike brand (we can see the logo) ?? Should he have? Are YOU guys legal-safe in publishing these without releases?.. Or are you passing on the legal-problems to the submitter-photographer in the case of legal-process? I think to understand, for example, that here in Switzerland photographers don’t even have tacit-yes rights to snap the shot (where the subject clearly sees that you are taking a pic of them and they smile and clearly show they are happy with that) let alone publish-rights.
I would LOVE to do more street photography,.. But am so worried about the legal ramifications (ever-evolving) and the image-rights of recognizable people in the shots…. that I often renounce. Do you know of a summary book/url/other?… Or articles of horror-stories… or articles of success-stories (where the photographer was legalAttacked but got off scott-free because he was within his rights). ? THANKS
shawn
Shawn — You can shoot street photography as long as your local laws don’t prohibit it. In the U.S. releases are only needed if these photos were going to be sold or licensed to a commercial entity for advertising (for example: sold through a micro stock photo web site). Street photography can be shared online like these were and even sold as prints to private collectors without a release. That’s how it is here. You would need to check the laws where you are at.
Hope this helps.
Steve
@Shawn Koppenhoefer
Shawn,
Everything in a public place is permitted to be photographed with some exceptions. Buildings which have higher security (banks, embassy, etc) and, depending on your countries law, children.
A person may or may not like to have his or hers picture taken, but that is the risk they take every they by choosing to go outside or in the words of Dian Arbus: “One of the risks of appearing in public is the likelihood of being photographed.”
You do not need approval or a signed model release for non commercial use of the photographs. In case you want to participate in an exhibition or a contest, you can do that. If you would like to put the image on some micro stock site, then you need permission and a signed release.
A member card of a local photoclub could help you in inevitable discussions with authorities now and then.