i-D closed out 2020 with My Year in a Photo, a 12-month retrospective that brought in hundreds of incredible submissions from all over the world. We enjoyed it so much that from now on, we’ll be running it as a regular feature. At the end of each month, we’ll open our inbox to photographs from anyone and everyone — just email photography@i-d.co
Once again we received even more submissions than the month before, making the process of editing this story even harder. For anyone whose images did not make the cut, please do keep sending us your photography, as we’ve been overwhelmed by the quality of the submissions and want to keep sharing as much of it as possible.
Hix Murakami, 23, Philippines
“Catching up with a friend about work, love, politics, life and everything in between.” @12hymn
Amal Osrhir, 20, Paris, France
“A moment of celebration and euphoria on Avenue des Champs Élysées right after the Atlas Lions qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup. A couple days later, when I discovered this picture, it made me think of the painting ‘La liberté guidant le peuple’ by Eugène Delacroix.” @amal.osr
Ana Dieser, 19, Córdoba, Argentina
“Young people celebrating in the street that Argentina won the World Cup!” @anadieser_
Lissette Emma, 29, New York, USA
“A horse named midnight in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.” @lissette_emma
Layla, 23, Carapicuíba, Brazil
“He was playing video games and I saw him like the quote from Moonlight: ‘In the moonlight, black boys look blue’.” @wieirdfishes
Tanatchai Mukem, Bangkok, Thailand
“Capturing moments of chaos in the Bangkok underground music scene.” @w_wisas
Hannah Edelman, 26, New York, USA
“My childhood best friend in my parents’ bathtub in Florida.” @hannah__edelman
Lorena de los Santos, 28, Dominican Republic
“Capturing the people I know on my beautiful island, the Dominican Republic. Getting to know their stories with my camera will always live within me.” @islamorena_
Natthawut Taeja, 26, Bangkok, Thailand
“This is my third time at Phukradueng National Park. I love this place so much. I usually drop by before going to the countdown in my hometown.” @Toey_Nthv
Faye Allego, 19, Dubai
“Feeling okay, for once.” @leokenella
Sim Tumay, 25, New York, USA
“This is a photo from a stroll through East Village with Bobby. Bobby, who says these are his real legs, dropped a screw before he asked me to pick it up and ran off.” @sim_tumay
Bongani Khumalo, 25, Soweto, South Africa
“My Mom, Kedibone Mongulwa, and her brother, Thabo Mongulwa, who was not there for the family gathering. We kept on saying Thabo’s in the house during December.” @5bob_photography
Leslie Soto, 28, Pedernales, Dominican Republic
“The Dominican Republic, my not-so-little island, never fails to amuse me. Full of light in every sense of the word.” @leslie.ap
Mario Alejandro Arias, Quito, Ecuador
“I embarked on the shooting of a movie about a young Amazonian girl who was born in a community in the middle of the rainforest, grew up in the capital, and never knew her home. I found worlds untouched by technology, religion, money… These are some of those people.” @ariomariassilva
Mohit Manwani, 23, Mumbai, India
“I had gone for a photo walk to this secluded street when I came across this man. To my surprise, he knew quite a bit about my camera and, when I asked him how, he said he used to be a photographer too but lost his shop to the government.”
Callie Keels Ju, 27, Texas, USA
“Flight was canceled so Christmas looked different this year.”
Shashank Umesh Verma, 28, London, UK
“The picture speaks volumes about the energy I felt at Manikarnika Ghat, India. This ghat is a part of the spiritual capital of the world; Varanasi. According to ancient Hindu terminologies, a person cremated here is liberated from the cycle of rebirth, thus attaining salvation. This image reminds me of all the believers present on that ground, who had a strong belief in their hearts that their loved ones are at peace.” @vermashashankk
Credits
All images courtesy of the artist