Pictures taken with the attentiveness of intuition, not just skill or deliberation.

The photo sums up the whole accident of that period. It has a cause and effect feel to me. It raises questions that beg to be answered.

— Olaoluwa Adamu

I had observed the agbero—as they are popularly known in Lagos—having a disagreement with the bus conductors and one thing led to another and they were at each other's throats. I quickly composed myself and my gear and took this photograph just as the bus conductor got into the bus and the driver was about to drive off. The agbero, clearly not having it, didn't want to let go. 

— Jean-fidèle

During a walk around Cape Town's CBD, I noticed a crowd of people gathered, all looking up and pointing to a small open window across the road. Through the sirens of fire trucks and an ambulance, I heard someone scream “jump” followed by laughter from the crowd. The window was too small for a person, I thought. Turns out it was just a false fire alarm and an open window. 

— Jansen van Staden

This photograph was taken in Gao, Mali, in 2013. I was covering the French military intervention in Mali and I was wandering around town when I came across kids playing on the roof of the local soccer stadium. I took a bunch of pictures and was lucky enough to make this composition.

— Joe Penney

The photo was taken at the Giza Pyramids complex in Egypt where tourists take selfies with the great pyramids in the background. When I noticed all the people consumed by their phones trying to take a photo of themselves, I tried to fill all the spaces in the frame so I can portray what it feels like in that moment. 

— Aly Hazzaa