As with so many of the entries into this round, this image is hugely symbolic of the times in which we find ourselves. Many of us will be able to relate to the idea of spending weeks and weeks stuck inside, looking out and wondering when things might return to some sort of normality. We loved the multi-layered approach to the composition, while converting the image to black & white ensures our attention goes straight to the girl’s eyes.
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**This free-to-enter category is part of the Young Amateur Photographer of the Year 2021 awards, open to photographers aged 13-21.** We’ve all had plenty of opportunity to hone our home-photography skills over the past few months. Now’s your chance to submit them in our dedicated Home round. Anything taken at home is fair game here, whether that’s portraits of your nearest and dearest (including pets), food, close-ups, flowers from the garden, and beyond to include more creative and unusual skills such as abstracts and smoke trails. This is a broad subject with 1000s of different possibilities – it just needs to have been taken in your home.
