People Of The Underground

I am inspired by painters and this is so well toned it would fit beautifully into any American realist portfolio. The washed out yellow beautiful compliments the grey and off white and the scene itself is well controlled. There appears to be four stories going on in the same work and I want to know more about each of them. If an image can make me wonder where did then come from, where are they going, then it is job done and well worthy of a top ten place.

When I first saw this I knew it would be the stand out entry. It hits the brief and the mystery of who is behind the magazine is given a wonderful twist with the magazine cover. The detail of the shot is great and the composition is all about the centre of the image and therefore having no distraction to the left or right really heightens the mood.

I spend a lot of time on the underground in London and one thing that stands out is the colour, this image wonderfully captures the colours of the underground while at the same time capture the grime and ugly tones that exist. The slight blur actually adds to the main subject, something which I did not think was possible. This is a great work on the daily commute at any underground station in London and a well-deserved top ten finish.

I have seen this image in other contest before and it always struck me as such a wonderful composition. It is beautifully framed with the yellow wall, the symmetry of the wall really draws you into the centre of the image and as a whole image it just works so well.

This is one of those images that it would be very hard to reproduce, what wins it a top ten finish is it feels like the subject is moving at, what seems like, light speed while sat comfortable in his seat. When I stare at this work for long enough, I swear the train starts to move and I like that the photography has managed to incorporate movement to that extent .