Secure your ticket to this year’s festival, September 18–19.
Last year, we celebrated our fifth anniversary—and now we’re back with another action-packed street photography festival.
Behind the festival is a close-knit group of street photographers from Gothenburg. As always, we’ve done our very best to give you two fantastic days of photography. This year, once again, we’ll be at the legendary Aftonstjärnan on Lindholmen in Gothenburg.
This year’s lineup features some truly outstanding names. How about the French-American photographer Peter Turnley, Tuna Angel from Istanbul, and Vineet Vohra from India?
When you purchase a festival pass, you’ll get access to two full days of top-class Swedish and international speakers, mingling, inspiration, photo exhibitions, competitions, networking, and personal development.
This year’s photo competition once again includes four categories with fantastic prizes. And of course, we’re bringing back last year’s success—the Nordic Countries category, featuring images taken in one of the Nordic countries.
Photo prizes
Worth approx. SEK 90,000
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Lecturers
4
Competition categories
250
Visitors
Photography competition
Participate in our photo competitions. Choose one, or several, of four categories, and submit your best pictures. Be judged by renowned photographers and win attractive prizes worth a total of 90,000 SEK
Color
Single Color
Color
In this category you may enter one to six color pictures, the choice is yours. They can be totally disconnected from each other. A prerequisite is of course that it is street photography, taken in the public space. This may be streets, squares, buses, trams, pubs, libraries etc. The pictures may not have been arranged and should not be of people you know. They must have been taken by yourself and there must be human presence in them. There is no limit as to when the pictures have been taken. Competition entries must be received by Thursday, August 20 at 12:00 noon Swedish time. All nominated images will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival on September 18-19, 2026
Domare: Vineet Vohra
Deadline: 20 August 2026
All nominated pictures will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival September 18-19 2026
Deadline: Thursday, August 20 at 12:00 noon Swedish time
Jury: Vineet Vohra
Vineet Vohra is a self-taught street photographer, educator, editor, and filmmaker. A Fine Arts graduate from the College of Art, he began as a wildlife photographer before discovering his true calling in street photography in 2001.
His work has been exhibited worldwide, including at the Leica Hall in Wetzlar, and featured in international publications such as National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Guardian. A sought-after speaker and jury member at major photography festivals.
@vineet_vohra
Black and white
Single black and white
Black and white
In this category you may enter one to six black and white pictures, the choice is yours. They can be totally disconnected from each other. A prerequisite is of course that it is street photography, taken in the public space. This may be streets, squares, buses, trams, pubs, libraries etc. The pictures may not have been arranged and should not be of people you know. They must have been taken by yourself and there must be human presence in them. There is no limit as to when the pictures have been taken. Competition entries must be received by Thursday, August 20th, at 12 noon Swedish time. All nominated images will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival on September 18-19, 2026
Domare: Carina Hedlund
Deadline: 20 August 2026
Competition entries must have been received no later than 12.00 noon Swedish time August 20.
All nominated photos will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival September 18-19 2026.
Respect for others is important to Carina, both in her work as a social worker and in her photography. With her camera as a companion, she has experienced many adventures over the years, where moments and encounters have always been central.
By chance, Carina ended up in Dublin in 2011. She appreciates Ireland’s beautiful landscapes, but it is the people who draw her back. While she is not a frequent pub-goer in her hometown of Skellefteå, she has explored the pub culture in Ireland—experiencing everything from the calm atmosphere of friends meeting at lunchtime to nights filled with music and dancing. And her camera is always with her.
Carina is both a participant and an observer in her photography. It often begins with photographs of strangers, but her curiosity about the people she meets allows her to get close and hear their stories.
@carina_streetphotography
Nordic Countries
Nordic Countries
Nordic Countries
This category is for you who lives in one of the Nordic countries. You may submit between one and six photos, in either color or black and white, taken in one of the Nordic countries—that is, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. The photos can be entirely independent of each other. The main requirement is that they must be street photography. In other words, images captured in public spaces—on streets and squares, buses, trams, pubs, libraries, and so on. The photos can not be staged and can't feature people you know. The images must be taken by you and should include people or clear signs of human presence. There are no restrictions regarding when the photos were taken. Entries must be received no later than Thursday, August 20 at 12:00 noon Swedish time. All nominated photos will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photography Festival, September 18–19, 2026.
Domare: Morten Andresen
Deadline: 20 August 2026
Competition entries must be received no later than Thursday, August 20 at 12:00.
All nominated images will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival 2026, September 18–19, 2026.
Morten Andresen is an Oslo-based street photographer and co-founder of Streetianity, a creative platform he runs together with his wife, photographer Eva Brodtkorb. With a background in the commercial television industry, he spent nearly two decades working as a director and post-producer before gradually shifting his focus toward photography.
His work is known for a distinct and recognizable style, often shaped by his use of light, shadows, and color. He draws inspiration from everything around him, but especially from his years in television, where capturing and holding the viewer’s attention is key. Growing up, he was heavily inspired by colorful cartoons and comics, and originally dreamed of becoming a cartoonist, an influence that still finds its way into his work. He has always had a strong drive to create, whether through drawing, filmmaking, music, or photography. His work focuses on capturing striking visual scenes with a sense of humor, wonder, and the solitude of city life.
www.streetianity.com
@morten.clicks
Collection
Collection 5-7 pictures
Collection
In this category you have the opportunity to submit up to three collections of five to seven images. You choose yourself. The pictures in the collection should be connected and together create a whole. The prerequisites are, of course, that it must be a street photo. That is, photos taken in the public environment. On streets and squares, buses, trams, pubs, libraries, etc. The pictures must not be arranged and not of people you know. The pictures must be taken by yourself and contain people or clear traces of human presence. There are no time horizon requirements. Competition entries must be received by Thursday, August 20th, at 12 noon, Swedish time. All nominated images will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival on September 18-19, 2026
Domare: Tuna Angel
Deadline: 20 August 2026
Competition entries must have been received no later than 12.00 noon Swedish time, August 20.
All nominated photos will be exhibited during the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival 18-19 September 2026.
Tuna Angel is known for her close-up candid, flash-lit street portraits captured in snap focus. Her work emphasizes raw emotion and spontaneous gestures, free from posed expressions or staged scenes. By using flash, she highlights the subtle mimics and emotional intensity of her subjects, capturing fleeting moments with immediacy and depth.
For Angel, photography is a form of intense personal expression and attentive witnessing. Her images seek to capture moments where aesthetics and lived experience intersect — revealing the emotional textures, social tensions, and cultural rhythms that shape the spirit of an era. Through this practice, she embraces the photographer’s role as both observer and visual chronicler of the zeitgeist.
@tuna_alp_angel
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