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, this month, we received thousands of submissions, 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.
Ferley Ospina, 26, Cúcuta, Colombia
“Twin brothers during a demonstration in the National Strike of Colombia. These young people are part of the protest against the policies of the Colombian government, the police abuses and the mismanagements of the president.” @ferleyospina
Olesya Asanova, 26, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia
“In May I spent time in my homeland – Republic of Kalmykia – that I felt completely disconnected from, but recently felt a sudden urge to explore to better understand my self, my identity and my roots. This was a short journey of digging into some forgotten traditions, focusing on the beauty of this place, and enjoying it for the first time. This is traditional Kalmyk wrestling on horses.” @olesya_asanova
Lauren M. Bouza, 23, Miami, USA
“I graduated from college this past month and I’ve been shooting around finding pleasure in the mundane aspects of everyday life.”
Manuela Bocaz, 24, Chillán, Chile
“This is a picture of my sister, Antonia. She’s finishing her last year of high school online. She’s expecting to graduate, go to college and get away from this little town. She’s been getting a lot of nosebleeds when she wakes up.” @manuelabocaz
Fejz Sadiku, 22, New York, USA
“I documented recent protests in New York happening for Palestine. I had the chance to capture mixed emotions but all of them had one thing in common and that is ‘sadness and struggle’.”
Arwa Omer, 22, Khartoum, Sudan
“This photo was taken on 15 May, on the mountain of Taka in Kassala, Sudan. It was during a trip to my parents’ hometown after years of disconnect.” @arwaomer_
João Lucas Corrêa de Oliveira, 22, São Paulo, Brazil
“Lazaro is a grimer in the new scene of SP.” @mais1sobrevivente___
Sackitey Tesa, 25, Accra, Ghana
“I shot this photo after I took a break to focus on school and other stuff. The first thing I wanted to do was to shoot a project that was about fun and playfulness, something that I needed the most at that point in time.” @sackiteytesa
Thales Fazan Bonfim, 28, São Paulo, Brazil
“This image is from my project ‘Vila Moraes’ about a Brazilian suburban neighbourhood I mostly grew up in. Like the working class people who live here, we are all dreamers of a better future, generation to generation.” @thalesfazanbonfim
Dane Manary, 29, New York City, USA
“The evening in Coney Island is most magical. As it gets dark, people stay out in the dark abyss, and the sky puts on a show.” @undertonecommunication
Shruti Dadwal, 24, Bangalore, India
“Falling in love more everyday and being the calmness for each other in this chaotic world.” @shruti_dadwal
Abbah Paul, 20, Abuja, Nigeria
“It’s seen as weird when men in this part of the world learn to make braids. A lot of superstitions are attached to it. I find it really interesting when I see them try their hands at such things. Certainly a pleasing yet hilarious sight!” @Kothegrapher
Bruno Zhang, 33, Guangzhou, China
“In May, the Covid virus came back to Guangzhou. After some heavy rain, my girlfriend was looking into the distance of the city.”
Vianney Le Caer, 33, Guatemala
“Photo taken on 14 May during an eruption at Pacaya Volcano in Guatemala.” @vlecaer
John Bateman, 26, London, UK
“Wednesday evening commute.” @j_j_anthony
Petra Kleis, 37, Copenhagen, Denmark
“She loves boxes and making little caves. I think she just loves the imaginary world that comes with it. I see this pic as a light homage to Juergen Teller.”
Tasiah Iman, 23, Houston, USA
“There are instances in life that make us stop in our present moment and realize the wonder that is always surrounding us. Just zooming by like the moon in the night sky.”
Cassandra Hartman, 26, Philadelphia, USA
“It’s been a while.”
Ofir Berman, 29, Tel Aviv, Israel
“This photo was taken during Ramadan in the old city of Jerusalem. Faiza and her two granddaughters, Carmen and Kande, on the roof of their house in front of the Al Aqsa Mosque, before Ramadan prayers.” @ofirberman
Adam Ahmed, 18, Cape Town, South Africa
“I took this during a Palestinian march in Cape Town, South Africa. I really love this pic because it encapsulates the emotions the people were going through. To be honest I don’t even know what that means but it feels right.” @adam11ahmed
Mikołaj Huk, 22, Poland
“The restrictions are starting to ease here, so I spent my month photographing Polish people.”
Carly Hughes-Horvath, 25, Vancouver BC, Canada
“We were at the local nude beach and my best friend hit it off with this 75-year-old man. She asked him to hold her breasts. He said yes. We only noticed the wedding ring later.” @carlyhugheshorvath
Kohl Donnelly, 25, New York City, USA
“After a life changing month in New York, it was time for me to go back home. But on the last night before I left, my friends and I made dinner together, ate on the roof, and watched the sunset over the city.” @kohl_donnely
Guno Lee, 37, Seoul, South Korea
“A father checking the weather for his son who is leaving to go far away.” @rawwstudios
Aasiyah Saffodien, 20, Cape Town, South Africa
“This is my grandfather as he folds samoosas. He’s taught me many things but I’ll always remember these: how to ride a bike and how to fold a samoosa.” @aasiyahsaffodien
Sali Williams, 19, California, USA
“This is a picture of my best friend, Celia Fredman, getting ready for her Covid-safe birthday dinner. This was the first time in a year that Celia was able to get ready for something other than her bed, plus a chance to finally celebrate her birthday with the people that she loves. She was pretty excited.” @thebiggestloseronearth_
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