About
Shopping is more than just buying things.
It’s the pull of shop windows and the inner dialogue between “I want” and “I need”—the thrill of the hunt, the joy of discovery, and the gentle fatigue that comes from abundance. It’s that moment when an ordinary trip to the store becomes a small adventure, filled with anticipation, hesitation, and sudden decisions.
At a certain time of year, the streets take on a special rhythm: baskets fill up in a rush, fitting rooms turn into stages of self-reflection, and stores become spaces where dreams, reality, and impulses collide.
We’re looking for images that capture the true spirit of shopping:
— A gaze caught between two nearly identical items,
— A mountain of shopping bags, like trophies from a hard-won victory,
— Bare shelves, as if emptied by a fleeing crowd,
— A mirror in a fitting room reflecting both hope and doubt,
— Or the quiet gesture of a hand returning something to the shelf.
Most of all, we want the frame to breathe with the spirit of shopping: excitement, irony, chaos, bliss—or that very particular exhaustion after a day filled with choices.
Accepted:
- Photos conveying the atmosphere of shopping—from anticipation to aftermath
- Images taken in stores, during sales, in fitting rooms, near shop windows, in parking lots, or in other places connected to shopping (including representations of online shopping, as long as they are captured in real physical space—not screenshots)
- Genre – any: street photography, reportage, portrait, staged, documentary photography, etc.
Not accepted:
- Images with no visual or emotional connection to shopping, sales, stores, or consumer behavior
