What your October 2022 looked like

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.

girls doing their make up in front of a bathroom mirror

Wiktoria Najgebauer, 18, Warsaw, Poland

“My friends doing their makeup in the school bathroom.” @wiktoria_najgebauer

black-and-white photo of fans in a mosh pit

Ana Beatriz Quinto, Florianópolis, Brazil

“A hardcore concert in Florianópolis, an island in the south of Brazil. The band’s name is Budang and they are touring constantly and gaining a following really quickly.” @anabeatrizquinto

a woman in a pink sequined dress shot from below and behind as she dances

Philippa Scholz, 23, UK

“A beautiful person feeling themselves while watching a drag show at a student bar in Munich. I had intended to watch the show with a friend, but by the time we got there the place was heaving. We figured we could watch from the windows outside.”

an old man shows off calligraphy wearing a green long-sleeved top and blue jeans

Byunghan (Brian) Im, 25, Toronto, Canada

“First time seeing my grandpa after four years. He showed me his calligraphy.” @imbyunghan

Khaleem Mitchell-Patterson, 24, London, UK

“Open the pit!” @threesixdonteverpretend

a figure half-hidden in the ground with balloons tied to their legs beside a white car

Isaac Barnett, 18, Kentucky, USA

“This looks a little too real.”

a child runs from fireworks during the celebration of saint jude thaddeus

Jesus Rios Cozzetto, 27, Zacatecas, Mexico

“Friday night in Jerez at the celebration of the Saint Jude Thaddeus.” @cozzeto

black-and-white image of a woman having her braids dipped by two women hairdressers

Abdul Hamid Kanu Jr, 26, Freetown, Sierra Leone

“My mother having her fresh new braids dipped in hot water. This is the first time I’ve seen her relax after my grandma’s passing a week earlier.”

a sepia-toned image of a topless man in the bathroom, his head cut off by the cabinet door

Hannah Dove, 21, Edinburgh, Scotland

“While getting ready for a party one October night.” @hannahkdove

a blurry image of a man shot from behind in a red tracksuit with the slogan 'no war', on a red carpet

Yoshiki Ikuta, 28, Tokyo, Japan

“The red carpet at the Tokyo International Film Festival. ‘NO WAR’.” @yoshikiikuta1994

Mrinal, 20, Darjeeling, India

“Maaam waiting for her hair to get braided by Aama.” @mrinaaal.p

two sets of feet in welly boots extending from a pink-and-white tent in the middle of the woods

Ginger Diddle, 24, Melbourne, Australia

“A quiet moment taken on the last day of a very wet, music-filled weekend in the Otways. The tent was nicknamed the pu$$y palace, this photo perfectly captures the gentle, welcoming beautiful, energetic and queer energy of the weekend.”

black-and-white image of a topless man sitting on the beach, shot from behind

Maingaila Muvundika, 23, Lusaka, Zambia

“Favourite self-portrait from my holiday down to Siavonga.” @theoddfray

teenage girls lying in a row on the grass, all looking at their phones

Isabela Jimenez, 20, Madrid, Spain

“I took this image on the afternoon of my 20th birthday. My friends and I were just laying in the grass by the Crystal Palace, resting after hours of walking around the city. This photo was an attempt at capturing, and freezing, this moment and feeling of youth — to take with me in this new decade of my life.”

Credits

All images courtesy the artist