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PHOTO CONTEST: Street Performers
Grand Prize Winner [Melbourne, Australia] – On a Sunday afternoon, my friends and I were on our way back to the ... read more
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[Barcelona, Spain] – I was exiting Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell when I noticed two off-duty human statues drinking beers and chatting on the sidewalk. After a long morning of entertaining the park’s constant stream of tourists, these two statues apparently decided it was time for a break. Laughing, I quickly snapped a photo—it was just one of those moments begging to be captured.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/nnoijN/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Barcelona, Spain] – I was exiting Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell when I noticed two off-duty human statues drinking beers and chatting on the sidewalk. After a long morning of entertaining the park’s constant stream of tourists, these two statues apparently decided it was time for a break. Laughing, I quickly snapped a photo—it was just one of those moments begging to be captured.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/nnoijN/large.png)
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[Prague, Czech Republic] – Walking in the bitter cold, I heard what sounded like folk music emanating from Prague’s main square. I caught the last 30 seconds of the performance and got the shot just in the nick of time. About five minutes later, the sky went gray and it started to snow!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Morgan Harris</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/pfbGTT/small.png)
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[Prague, Czech Republic] – Walking in the bitter cold, I heard what sounded like folk music emanating from Prague’s main square. I caught the last 30 seconds of the performance and got the shot just in the nick of time. About five minutes later, the sky went gray and it started to snow!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Morgan Harris</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/pfbGTT/large.png)
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[Hyderabad, India] – India’s Pongal festival celebrates the rice harvest and typically takes place in January. My friends and I were at a fair, on our way to a kite fight, when this lively bunch of entertainers seemed to appear out of nowhere and began performing magic and comedy routines.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jordan Keenan</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/bpLyEE/small.png)
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[Hyderabad, India] – India’s Pongal festival celebrates the rice harvest and typically takes place in January. My friends and I were at a fair, on our way to a kite fight, when this lively bunch of entertainers seemed to appear out of nowhere and began performing magic and comedy routines.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jordan Keenan</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/bpLyEE/large.png)
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[Auckland, New Zealand] – A young Tuvaluan woman twirls around during a storytelling dance from Nanumea, her atoll of origin. Her performance is part of Celebrate Pasifika, a month of performances in March to pay tribute to Pasifika culture. Over 175,000 Pacific Islanders live in the Auckland region, and the Pasifika festival attracts crowds surpassing 200,000.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carolyn Barnwell</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3AwmLJ/small.png)
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[Auckland, New Zealand] – A young Tuvaluan woman twirls around during a storytelling dance from Nanumea, her atoll of origin. Her performance is part of Celebrate Pasifika, a month of performances in March to pay tribute to Pasifika culture. Over 175,000 Pacific Islanders live in the Auckland region, and the Pasifika festival attracts crowds surpassing 200,000.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carolyn Barnwell</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3AwmLJ/large.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] – Street performer “Beto” bounces a soccer ball on his head atop a ladder on Barcelona’s famed La Rambla. Being the soccer fan that I am, I watched his routine four times through. He climbed up the ladder, took off his shirt, and then descended the ladder—all while bouncing the ball on his head!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3QK5zA/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Barcelona, Spain] – Street performer “Beto” bounces a soccer ball on his head atop a ladder on Barcelona’s famed La Rambla. Being the soccer fan that I am, I watched his routine four times through. He climbed up the ladder, took off his shirt, and then descended the ladder—all while bouncing the ball on his head!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3QK5zA/large.png)
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[Athens, Greece] – I had started taking photos of this colorful performer when I noticed a Greek Orthodox Priest walking toward me. I was able to back up just in time to get both the priest and the performer into the same shot.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Chad Blank</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/9kKFrt/small.png)
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[Athens, Greece] – I had started taking photos of this colorful performer when I noticed a Greek Orthodox Priest walking toward me. I was able to back up just in time to get both the priest and the performer into the same shot.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Chad Blank</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/9kKFrt/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Grand Prize Winner</span><br />
[Melbourne, Australia] – On a Sunday afternoon, my friends and I were on our way back to the tram stop when we spotted this artist making pastel replicas of paintings on the sidewalk. Passersby were crowded around to catch a glimpse of this man at work. As we were watching him, a pedestrian who wasn’t paying attention walked right across the picture on the left. I was appalled, but luckily the picture remained intact.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Lauren Hurley</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/grWpdi/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Grand Prize Winner</span><br />
[Melbourne, Australia] – On a Sunday afternoon, my friends and I were on our way back to the tram stop when we spotted this artist making pastel replicas of paintings on the sidewalk. Passersby were crowded around to catch a glimpse of this man at work. As we were watching him, a pedestrian who wasn’t paying attention walked right across the picture on the left. I was appalled, but luckily the picture remained intact.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Lauren Hurley</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/grWpdi/large.png)
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[Miyajima Island, Japan] – While visiting Japan’s Itsukushima shrine, I noticed a large crowd of laughing tourists. They were gathered around a monkey, who was walking on stilts and riding a bicycle. Here, he finishes with a traditional Japanese bow, the <em>ojigi</em>.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Miko Walczuk</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/lQ5KhN/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Miyajima Island, Japan] – While visiting Japan’s Itsukushima shrine, I noticed a large crowd of laughing tourists. They were gathered around a monkey, who was walking on stilts and riding a bicycle. Here, he finishes with a traditional Japanese bow, the <em>ojigi</em>.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Miko Walczuk</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/lQ5KhN/large.png)
