a photograph of two people standing outside on a street in a cloud of smokeAll images © Julie Hrudová, shared with permission

July 24, 2025

Photography

Kate Mothes

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From the quirky to the uncanny, Julie Hrudová (previously) has a knack for scouting out coincidental moments that make you look twice. Capturing eccentric incidents within the context of everyday experiences, she taps into the humor that can sometimes emerge from mundanity; the wonder that stems from happenstance.

Undergirding Hrudová’s street photographs is a sense of connection and endearment, highlighting late-night hijinks, human-animal relationships, and moments of tenderness between people. See more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

two men eat in a restaurant as a cat looks up at their table from outside

a person on a bike carrying a tree

people ride on a blue rollercoaster car in a city, with their faces covered in plastic

a man stands out in the ocean with a small horse next to him

a couple stands on a mountain overlook, and the woman holds the man by his suspenders in case he slips

two people sit on a bench under an umbrella by the sea

a photograph of a tabby cat being pet by a disembodied hand

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