iI°

"The warm tones and light effects (once used to great effect in a 1950's portrait of Picasso by Gjon Mili )show a planned thoughtfulness and proficiency of execution that deserves commendation."

"A technically sound photograph. The warm amber tones evokes a dreamlike state capitulated by the sparkle stream flowing around the lonesome figure in the centre of the shot."

III°

"This striking image relates well to brief is helped by the strong,low hash light and gives for me a feeling of an impending ambush."

"An interesting shot that makes the viewer wonder what the story is with the lone man walking below the underpass. The long shadows and straight lines create a powerful image."

IV°

"The strongest and most direct message of all the finalists is conveyed in this image.The choice of black and white strengthens the message.Lets stop destroying our world."

"Fantastic photo juxtposing the man made with the natural. The dark, hard lines of the factory compared to the round dandelions and the whispy clouds compared the the dark billowey plumes of smoke make for a dynamic photo."

V°

"This vignette of a boy playfully running through a surreal landscape of tires a captures a careless joie de vivre known only to children and adults inlove."

"This picture bodes well with the Urban Jungle theme. The seemingly organic sea of tires flows with the curvature of the landscape perfectly framing the young man in the background."

VI°

"High contrast black and white image focused on shapes the photographer has captured a little stanza of visual poetry from the rat-race!"

"The vertical lines in the shadows crate a sense of a jail cell. The title suggests that it’s time to break away from imprisonment."

VII°

"Warmly saturated colour image with its blurred edges effect is a new take on a view-point we have all had while traveling the underground."

"The title would have one to expect a mundane photo, yet this image is raft with movement and energy. Great lighting and exposure create quite an exquisite image."

VIII°

"The movement of the rushing passengers in the background contrasts with still figure in the foreground allowing us look in to the shot with this figure - a photograph that really places the viewer at the scene - a good depiction of brief too."

"The exposre time in this photo creates a ghost like feeling of people disembarking the train."

IX°

"Genius is in simplicity. This 'pared back' image consists of a deeply captivating portrait against a beautiful palette of muted pastel colours. The composition is so strong that to be asked to crop the image in any way would lead to great difficulty. The relation to brief is subtle but asks the hugely pertinent question -in this urban jungle where do the injured or the weak go? This is a thoughtful photographer and one to watch."

"This is a fantastic photo. Well lit and perfectly framed, the image harkens the viewer into different world. The cold stare of the gentleman gives the viewer a brief glimpse into the stories that reside behind his eyes."

X°

"An interesting angle and strong sense of activity make this an interesting image."