Streets Ahead – Challenge 10 – ‘Femininity’ – TheAppWhisperer
Welcome to our Streets Ahead Challenge 10 ‘Femininity’ results. This time we wanted you to capture femininity on the streets and you produced some excellent images.
With many congratulations to the following artists for being featured this time:
Arijana Gurdon, Gina Costa, Vivi Hanson Sacerdote, Armineh Hovanesian, Giulia Baita, Jo Sullivan, Montse Abad, Connie Gardener Rosenthal, Christine Mignon, Gillian Brodie, Lee Atwell and Vanessa Vox.
Huge thanks also to Cara Gallardo Weil for curating this challenge and creating the video and to Gina Costa for the text.
(We would like Streets Ahead to be and interactive group, and for members to try to participate in the challenge). If you are a woman street photographer, please join our growing community (see links below).
Flickr Group (for weekly showcase submissions)
Flickr Challenge Group (this is a social group to enter your images for our Challenges)
Vivi Hanson Sacerdote
This magical capture of a little green sprite on the tube is a delightful and playful image which charms the viewer. Vivi’s choice to add blur effects further emphasises the whimsical quality of this very feminine fairy. I hope on my next tube ride I can sit next to this sweet pixie!
Connie Gardner Rosenthal
This image is the epitome of femininity. The gentle curve of the broom echoes the curve of this classically dressed Indian woman as she tends to her work. I like how Connie has established counter rhythm of the metal fence paralleling the man walking forward in the middle-ground. A beautiful composition and shot Connie!
Vanessa Vox
This striking image captures the essence of femininity as the subject strides forward confident and self-assured. Vanessa’s skilful blurring of the shot, in combination with the forward, dynamic movement of this woman, makes this photograph stand out.
Video Showcase
SA Challenge 10 – Femininity from The App Whisperer on Vimeo.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
