Photo Competition
Photo Competition Winner - January '12 by Tim Chance
- Judged by
- Paul Goldstein
- Trip code
- TMU
- Countries Visited
- Tunisia
- Winner
- January 2012
These are incredibly difficult shots to pull off, yet this has been well conceived and brilliantly executed. It is also a candid representation, someone is clearly recounting a story and all the attention is registered on this individual. The local dress, the dark background and the warmth on the faces all contributes to a image from the reportage school of photography. My favourite ever polar shot is a Frank Hurley image of a cluster of explorers clustered around the blubber oven shrouded in steam and silhouette, Tim's image here reminded me of it. The first job of a photo is to elicit an opinion and to arrest the eye. Mine is still arrested, top job Mr Chance.
Previous Winning entries
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We had to have an embargo on Polar bears this month as they kept flooding in and this left the photo cupboard slightly bare. However this is a beauty - nothing fancy just a cracking shot of an idyllic…
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Viewing the offerings this month on a sweltering South London afternoon was not as inspiring as normal, that is, until I came across this belter which was an easy winner. The photograph is all about…
I may get some criticism for this as it is a complete break with the norm, but this is a photo competition not a woolly adventure travel love-in and this is the best shot this month. …
