What your January 2023 looked like

At the end of every month, we open our inbox to photographs from anyone and everyone and run a selection of our favourites — just email photography@i-d.co to be considered with your name, age, location, Instagram handle, and a line or two about the image.

If your image hasn’t made the cut, please don’t be discouraged and do keep sending us your photography. We receive thousands of submissions!

Sydney Grove, 16, Georgia, USA

“A photo I took after a bus ride on a field trip to the High Museum. I think it’s important to be in the moment in high school.” @sydgroveart

silhouettes of friends in a UV-lit club venue with graffiti on the walls

Liam Anthony, 28, Johannesburg, South Africa

“Freedom. Liberation. Community. Chosen Family.” @liamlanthony

a person in a fluffy red hat and white gloves holds a Section 112 protest sign above their head

Natthawut Taeja, 26, Bangkok, Thailand

“I photographed protests calling for justice after two girls staged a hunger strike in prison to demand the release of political prisoners under unjust laws.” @Toey_Nthv

Romana Caban-Chastas, 26, Guadeloupe

“The first days of carnival in Guadeloupe. We called it ‘déboulé a group a po’ in Guadeloupean creole.” @blxckdreadshots

a young person with a shaved head wearing a large puffer jacket looks over their shoulder as they use a urinal

Dmitry Sharov, 26, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

“He said, ‘Take a picture of me while I pee.’ And I did it.” @dmitrisharov

a person in a red tee holds a champagne glass out towards the camera at a family dinner

Elinor Kry, 19, New York, USA

“Lunar New Year with friends (and their family).” @elinorkry

a figure wearing a purple puffer is shot from behind against a pink and white tiled floor

Rei, 25, Tokyo, Japan

“It looks like a stage in a game.” @juicyrei

a portrait of a person with a septum piercing and thin lines painted on their face

Tom Hook, 27, London, UK

“A street portrait taken at a trans rights protest, London. The face paint caught my eye.” @grainytomato

a shot from below of a roller blader dropping into a bowl

Daniel Ogbogu, 26, Lagos, Nigeria

“A rollerblader jumping high up in the air, with an expression of freedom on his face.” @Ogbogu_dan

Michał Patycki, 26, Olomouc, Czechia

“My friends Honza and Kateřina kissing. In the background, the ritual of burning Christmas trees, thrown into the street by people after Christmas.” @mpatycki

a woman in a patterned dress sits on a beach removing fish scales over two plastic tubs

Seydou Abdoul-Madjide, 20, Lomé, Togo

“A fish seller sitting on the shore of Lake Togo removing the scales on her fish.” @abdul_madjide

the contrasted silhouette of a nude male body standing on a beach under a purple-pink filter

AmonRyu, 25, Chiba, Japan

“Self-portrait. Trying to love me more.”

a model poses on a red circular bed, taking a photo of themselves in the mirrored ceiling

Dora Papanikita, 28, Athens, Greece

“I took this picture in a love motel in Pangrati, Athens. I had just finished a very intense therapy session nearby and I wanted to do something fun and different to channel all the crying and emotions. So I decided to go to a love motel and pay for a three-hour stay by myself.” @doraapht

a blurred photograph of a male-presenting person posing topless in an empty nightclub

Andrew Awanda, 24, Maryland, USA

“New resolutions and photographing queer life in Baltimore.” @andrewawanda

a person with long wavy hair sits crosslegged on a wintry beach, reaching into a tote bag

Miguel Leitao, 23, Cape Town, South Africa

“For me, this image represents the theme of impermanence, which seems to be a common theme in my life at the moment.”

a man with facial hair raises his fist in solidarity; he stands in a crowd of nighttime protesters

Shameka Wilson, 29, Tennessee, USA

“This is a photo from Friday 27 January, the night the Tyre Nichols video was released. Protesters took to I-55 and shut it down to demand justice.” @mekaspics

two children wearing swimming costumes paddle in the sea; the sky is a moody grey colour

Jayvee del Rosario, 23, Philippines

“Kids learn how to swim in San Juan, La Union — a surf town renowned for its powerful waves.” @jayveedrosario

two friends cup their hands together to light their cigarettes

Xander Carver, 20, New York, USA

“I started taking film photos last year and I am trying to capture the feeling of living in a waiting room. The time that kids become ‘adults’. When they are too young for responsibility and too old for guidance.” @xandercarverr

an over exposed photograph of bright colours, with two barely visible figures

Gemma Raso, 22, Melbourne, Australia

“Reuniting with my sister (and best friend), eight months later, on a dancefloor. The energy was electric: filled with love, exhaustion, and comfort.” @scaryyspiice

a father holds his young son as they look at a giant inflatable blue dragon boat together on a beach

Jordan Core, 26, Brighton, UK

“A father and son on Juhu beach in Mumbai.” @jordancore4

a figure wearing blue jeans and a long white puffer coat stands on a white surface facing the complete darkness

Benoît T. Ebener, 25, Seoul, South Korea

“For the Lunar New Year, we went to see the ocean. During the night, with the big spotlight and the freezing wind on the beach, it was like walking on the moon or on a cheese planet.” @tbebener

people standing in a line at a churro stand; the workers wear yellow uniforms

Matías Alvial, 25, Los Molles, Chile

“I visited the beach where I spent my childhood for the first time after nine years. I recognised the worker from the churro stand I used to frequent. I had a crush on him when we were in our teens.” @matialvial

a tattooed couple spoon on the floor, stroking their cat

Atilio Orellana, Tucumán, Argentina

“Flor (right) and Ana (left) are a couple and also my friends. I photographed this intimate moment of conversation between them and me.” @atilio.orellana

an over the shoulder shot of a young girl tying up her green karate belt

Eeshwa, 21, Bangalore, India

“Just walked into a junior karate championship at the local stadium.” @cactuscalling

a older child holds their young sibling upright on a bicycle on a dusty road

Raúl “Ruly” Pedraza, 35, Tamaulipas, México

“A group of orphaned brothers play with their new bicycles. The older brother helps the younger one get on his. Their mother passed away a few months ago.” @rulyp

a girl wearing a long denim coat and pigtails stands against a chain link fence

Sophie Altemus, 18, California, USA

“Bowie pensively basking by a fence.” @_shotbysophie

four children sitting in a small row boat in a clear, shallow sea

Tamunoteim Sukubo, 23, Lindi, Tanzania

“A couple of kids playing around in the ocean bank in a small coastal town in Tanzania. That’s how they learn to be great fishermen.” @kvng.thithi

a gathering of people kneel down in solidarity, raising their fists

Gina Boylan, 26, Perth, Australia

“The original custodians of the land of Australia protesting to change the date of January 26 to a day of mourning, as this was the day the white colonised and invaded this country and destroyed the lives of many Indigenous families.” @_ginaisabel

a dark street scene with red fireworks captured shooting into the sky

Kei, 33, China

“Chinese New Year fireworks.” @tonyxlxinxin

a man squats on a wall overlooking a huge cityscape

Krystyna Gorayska, 20, The Hague, Netherlands

“This photo was generated using AI. It is a part of a series of photos I always wanted to make but never could. This is a man looking down at the city. AI can be a bit scary, but it’s good to know as an artist how to use it.” @krystynagorayska

Credits

All images courtesy the artist