The Miami Street Photography Festival is an international photography festival  showcasing the best of contemporary Street Photography viewed through the eyes of emerging photographers in this genre. The Festival is open to participants from all over the world. Submit your photographs for a chance to be part of the main exhibit during the festival and win a brand new Leica X2

All submitted images must fall under the category of street photography, ” straight photography”. ( i.e. no landscapes, pets, models or wildlife). Any location is acceptable within the public realm, indoors and outdoors (i.e. streets, beach, train, park, restaurants, dirt road, etc.)

The festival’s main exhibition is open to participants throughout the world. Submissions will be juried by a panel of internationally accomplished members of the highly respected street photography collectives, In-Public, Strata and Calle 35.

JUDGES

IN-PUBLIC: -Blake Andrews -David Gibson -Nils Jorgensen

Calle 35 -Marcelo Caballero

Strata -Chris Suspect

Some of the criteria that will be considered in the selection process include, but not limited to: • Does it fit within the realm of street photography? • Authentic representation of scene without use of digital darkroom (see exceptions) • Is it compelling?• How unique is the depiction? • Does it suggest a narrative? Do we want to know more? • Is there empathy for the subject matter? • Originality• Composition • Is the image powerful or predictable?

Selected images will be displayed at the festival’s main gallery during Art Basel, one of the world’s premier art scenes, where hundreds of thousands gather each year in Miami to celebrate the visual arts.