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.
Mariely Torres, 22, Massachusetts, USA
“My sister, Melanie, on her 18th birthday, when we spent the day swimming in Austin.” @marielytorres
Kalenga Nkonge, 50, Lusaka, Zambia
“My two boys in the car in the morning about to head off to school. Our little car is old with worn out seats but I love it. It makes for special moments like this.” @bonkoti
John Efstathiadis, 24, Athens, Greece
“Shot of my friend David in front of a visual installation. Tote bag wrapped around his neck, which gives an obscure look in his figure.” @john_ef
Eric Anthony, 21, Nevada, USA
“The cholos in my neighborhood used to mean-mug me just like this whenever I’d pass by them.” @northcraw
Masahiro Ishida, 25, Oita, Japan
“If I can be me. I’ve always been fine with that. Here. I’m dreaming.” @_masahiroishida
Matthew Kayode, 24, Lagos, Nigeria
“Serenity, took this photo at Tarkwa Bay, an island far away from the hustle and bustle of my city.” @pharsirme
Rambo Ding, 27, Shanghai, China
“When he came home from work, he tried to hug the cat, but was scratched.” @ramboding_
Jasmijn van Buytene, 27, New York, USA
“Letting love speak.” @timeisindifferent
Janevit Suthanasirichai, 27, Bangkok, Thailand
“Auntie Wan, she sells Pad-Thai in Bangkok’s little Myanmar for 30 years. This picture I take during a talk about Burmese migration to Thailand because of the Myanmar coup in 2021.” @janevitw
Adetolani Davies, 21, Lagos, Nigeria
“Capturing the youth culture in my city.” @karmathagreat
Giorgia De Bortoli, 25, Treviso, Italy
“June is that month when you start to shake off the weight of the year and even old friendships are rediscovered.”
David Powers, 31, California, USA
“My friend Jordan nearly died — should have died, really — two years ago. He doesn’t remember it but they say the car that hit his motorcycle sent his body 40 feet down the highway. We celebrated his wedding this month, and I caught this moment of embrace between he and another friend. Life is special. We might die but we might make it out alive.” @david_actually
Nhlamulo Mhlanga, 21, Johannesburg, South Africa
“I was with my friends at a festival, and I saw this guy in a moshpit enjoying himself.”
Yuzhen Wang, 28, Sydney, Australia
“Performance of the queer / sex worker pole dance collective Club Chrome at long running queer techno night Club Mince in Sydney, Australia.” @yuzhenw.info
Anaïs Lalitte, 31, Paris, France
“I took this picture during my trip to Cameroon in the administrative district of Yaoundé. People offer on the street to take pictures of you for your identity documents. This man took a picture of me with a Canon in a tiny room and then printed it out. Finally, I took his picture too.” @anaislalitte
Hannah Dove, 21, Edinburgh, Scotland
“New friends in Hamburg, Germany.” @hannahkdove
Frankie Perez, 33, New York, USA/Montreal, Canada
“Full circle. Olya and I making images once again at totally different stages in life than before.” @pluralist_
Eeshwa Jiwan, 21, Delhi, India
“I miss feeling safe on lonely roads with strangers.” @cactuscalling
Mick, 33, New York, USA
“My camera is a great ice-breaker. I just ask, ‘Can I take your photo?’ DIY rules!” @can_a_peaches
James Tennessee Briandt, 30, Accra, Ghana
“Celebrating Homowo, a traditional festival, by shooting guns in the air. It is a way of calling the spirits and communicating with them. As you can see, no guns or violence in this image, on the contrary, these men are bound, almost as if meditating together, forming a giant body connected by these stripes.” @james_tennessee_briandt
Peter Aallyn, 20, New York, USA
“We have so much more to do, but in these moments we can be still.” @Peteraallyn
Fares Akhaoui, 20, London, UK
“This turned out a lot more romantic than I expected.”
Reina Kubota, 21, Yamanashi, Japan
“You in the sea of trees.” @_kumachabin_
Abed El-Latif Khalifah, 19, Beirut, Lebanon
“I felt blue that day, naked in the room observing myself in the mirror, vulnerable yet… at ease.” @_warmthanddaisies
Andrea Solórzano, 23, Villanueva del Rosario, Spain
“More often than not I feel overwhelmed by the quietness of this place, it seems like we live the same day over and over again. But sometimes I am reminded of the beauty of its people and the simplicity of their way of living.” @sarti_andrea
Mariana Correia, 21, Porto, Portugal
“Celebrating Pride Month in Porto.” @m______ariana
Luis Cross, 24, London, UK
“A photograph I took of Pierre as he gets his hair braided in a local Parisian hairdresser.” @luisxcross
Michiel Telier, 18, Nevele, Belgium
“The days of cold weather and heavy rain were over, we could experience the joy of jumping into a pool once again.” @michielsdayoff
Goro Kosaka, 38, Tokyo, Japan
“This is the June edition of a series we have been photographing daily since 2017. It started out as a diary of a child’s growth, but now many elements have been captured. All I can think strongly of is, thank you for today.” @56kosaka
Lisa Zechinato, 26, Lima, Peru
“I fell from the third floor three years ago. After reconstructing my face, what is left are my teeth. I think it’s better to take it well, laugh, and enjoy that I’m alive.”
Ruth Hunduma, 25, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
“Mum talking about the Italian invasion.” @ruthievenus
Credits
All images courtesy the artist