From pre-dawn Vietnam to cats scaling walls, the scenes in these prize-winning photographs show how the everyday can become mysterious, poetic and surreal
‘My way to escape reality’: LensCulture street photography awards 2026 winners – in pictures
From pre-dawn Vietnam to cats scaling walls, the scenes in these prize-winning photographs show how the everyday can become mysterious, poetic and surreal Vica Bogaerts: Until Dawn Comes (1st place winner, Series category) Bouwe Brouwer:...
Vica Bogaerts: Until Dawn Comes (1st place winner, Series category)
Bouwe Brouwer: The Great Escape (2nd place, Series)
Adam Vincent: Venice Unseen (3rd place, Series)
Colin Helie-Harvey: Sublime Porte (1st place, Single category)
Marina Koryakin: Sea Story (2nd place, Single)
Wenpeng Lu: Street Scenes (3rd place, Single)
Levi Goldbaum: No Body Was Cast for This (Juror pick)
Rattanun Rungpittaryaton: I love water, I love fish, I love cherry blossoms (Juror pick)
Jirayut Thongwatcharapaiboon: After the Celebration (Juror pick)
Krishna Goswami: Caged Chaos, Layered Lives (Juror pick)
Asako Naruto: Untold Signs (Juror pick)
Yusuf Emino?lu: The Aquatic Ceremony (Juror pick)
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