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• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Barry Crosthwaite, United States
• Date of Photograph
  10/1/23
• Website
  https://barrycrosthwaite.myportfolio.com/work
• Instagram
  https://instagram.com/@barrycrosthwaite

A joyful child pulls a nun along a wall in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico, birthplace of the 1810 revolution with Hidalgo’s famous “Cry. of Dolores.” The city’s Independence Day decorations enhance the symbolism of the child pulling away, echoing Mexico’s break from Spain to assert its independence.

My passion for photography and travel began in childhood, inspired by National Geographic. In university, with my first proper camera and B&W film, my interest grew. After a year traveling in Europe and North Africa and using Kodachrome, I wistfully chose a career in business and finance over photography. Fortunately, my finance career allowed me to travel and continue developing my photography. Since retiring in 2021, I’ve focused more time to develop the other side of my mind, inspired by light, color, and the world’s diversity.

Awards 2026 Atlas of Humanity, exhibition New york, June 2024, Portrait
2026 Eyeshot Magazine, Deep Streets #21
2025 Paris Street Photo Awards, Finalist, Gold Medal-Road Trip SP
2025 Chromatic Awards, Amateur, Travel-1st Place, Fashion & Beauty-1st Place, Culture-2nd Place 
2025 reFocus World Photo Annual, Non-Professional, Travel-Silver, Street-Bronze2025 
2025 Streets Sans Frontieres, International Photo Exhibition, Paris, November 2025
2025 Street Photo Masters, VOL. 1, Photographize.
2025 BIFA, GOLD, Non professional/People/Culture
2025 Global Lens Photography Awards, Travel: 3rd, 3 honorable mentions.  Street: two honorable mentions. Interview link: https://globallensawards.com/interview/2025/barry-crosthwaite/
2025 Edge of Humanity, periodical, Brazil street photography series
2025 Global Rescue, Winner, Accidentally Perfect
2025 The Independent Photographer, Finalist-Color
2024 Chromatic Awards, Amateur Category, 1st Place, Travel, 1st Place, Portrait, Honorable Mentions, Culture, Portraits
2024 Eyeshot Magazine Open Call, single image, First Place, also honorable mention
2024 My Modern Met, Best Photos of 2024: Top 45 Photographs From Around the World
2024 500 Px Annual Awards, First Place, Hobbyist, Documentary
2024 ND Awards,  Single, Non Professional, Third Place, People:Travel/Culture, two Honorable mentions in Single, Portrait and Travel/Culture
2024 Refocus Awards, World Photo Annual, Non-professional, Travel-Silver, People-Bronze
2024 Travel Photographer of the Year, Finalist, Single Shot-Women in World Culture
2024 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, People-Traditions/Culture
2024 Sony World Photography Awards, shortlisted, published, and exhibit Fotofest, New Zealand, September 2024- Open Landscape
2024 Atlas of Humanity, exhibition Milan, September 2024, Portrait
2024 The Independent Photographer, Finalist-Street, Finalist-Travel
2024 Life Framer, Editors Choice, Colors, Urban Life