Winning photo
Bamboo Slum by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
Description: A floating village constructed over a canal. Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
For our photo contest on urban informality, we asked for photo submissions that capture the ways that people in urban areas create or use informal systems to survive and thrive. Photos might highlight one or multiple aspects of informality—in housing, work, transportation, food production, education—or any other facet or facets of urban life. We received more than 300 submissions from photographers around the world, depicting various aspects of informality. We asked our panel of expert judges to judge the photos on the following four criteria: 1) adherence/appropriateness to theme of urban informality; 2) power of image; 3) composition; and 4) overall Impression. We are pleased to announce the winning photo (above) and runners-up, as well as to share the powerful images of all ten finalists (below).
Runner Up
Myanmensingh Road by Rafayat Haque Khan
Description: Entrepreneurs from different localities of Bangladesh travel on the roof of a train with fish and other products to sell in the capital city of Dhaka. Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Runner Up
Through the Launderer’s Lane by Amitava Chandra
Description: Clothes from a laundry business hung to dry on wires connected between two buildings on a narrow lane. Location: Kolkata, India.
Runner Up
Untitled by Syed Mahabubul Kader
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Finalists
Sleeping World by Nafis Ameen
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Coconut Seller by Suvajit Mukherjee
Location: Kolkata, India
Flower Pickers by Azim Khan Ronnie
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Reflections by Takudzwa Mugari
Description: A group of young girls selling firewood from a cart. Location: Chinhoyi Town, Zimbabwe.
Lifestyle of Boat Laborers by Rayhan Ahmed
Description: Day laborers enjoying a brief moment of rest during their break from work. Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Illegal Marketplace by Олег Герман
Description: Women selling their home goods on the ground. Location: Moscow, Russia.
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