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Imagine a city to be a jungle, an urban landscape as an overpopulated forest, with an evolved and organized animal species that jumps on the subway cars like lianas, following the herd or moving away, hunting food, money, objects, social status, showing off very complex mating rituals.

In “Street Jungle”, the urban landscape becomes a backdrop for a new kind of wildlife photography. Individuals are unconsciously immortalized in their natural habitat, as if they were wildlife caught in the lens of a wildlife photographer hidden among concrete bushes. Skyscrapers, highways, and billboards measuring 6×3 meter serve as the scenery for a “Street Jungle,” in which everything is designed for human use and consumption.

Eyeshot has invited five guest photographers to select the best “Street Jungle” shots, resulting in a collection of 105 photographs from 35 different countries, curated and edited by Marco Savarese. The issue offers a unique take on street photography, portraying the city as a modern-day jungle where the human being is the king. Explore the captivating world of “Street Jungle” and discover the beauty in the magnificently ugly environment of the city.