Self-portraiture

Warhol made many self portraits from his famed silkscreens to his amazing polaroids of himself as different types of people. Keeping with his famous phrase - 'We will all be famous for 15 minutes' which seems perfect for how we live our lives and how we use and see social media. This image inspired by Warhol seems to say a lot about culture today or at least remind us of our thirst for fame and nothing says look at me better than a Self - Portrait.

This image was close to making my top 10. The tones in the b/w image work really well as does the never ending repeat of the space. What works best for me is the scale, The sheer size of the space next to the smallness of the person. That is the intention of many of these vast opulent spaces, To make us seem small. Well positioned and seen. An effective image.

If a mouth could talk - which seems rather a silly thing to say. This is an image that does not need any further explanation. It's difficult to look at especially if in the middle of a chocolate bar. There is something forensic about this image The quality of light and saturated colour add to the tension. Well done this person for still been able to hold a camera or phone camera at the right angle to get what looks like a painful image to take.

I like this image for lots of reasons. It's a selfie as we understand them - taken with a mobile phone but it does more than that. It is not an image that simply records what we look like or how great a time we are having and where we are in the world. This reminds me of the great Magritte painting where we see the painter several times viewed. The tightness of angle and inclusion of image on the phone really make this image stand out from many of the others entered. It also documents a demographic within society that are seen less. More mature people which I count myself in. Congratulations a lovely considered photograph.

Congratulations - This is an image that works on many levels in relation to ideas around Self-portraiture. Firstly we have the identity of the physical likeness of the person on the hands. We then can read information about the person through the hands themselves. The way the nails are cut, how old the person is and what type of work they do. manual labour etc. Then we have what hands can do - In this case held together to cover a face, to hide the identity of an individual. This image is clever and interprets the contest brief very well. A worthy winner.

There is something very sinister about this image. It reminds me of the great images that Cindy Sherman made famous with her Untitled film stills series. We wonder what is going on. The intense stare, the tight cropping. Is it real or part of a film perhaps. Is it even real. The best photographs ask questions. In keeping with this idea from a film still. This is film noir at its best. Quiet, dark, brooding. Do we even really want to know what is going on. The B/W adds extra drama in what is already a tense image.

This is such a clever interpretation of the brief. The abstract montages of the individual from sharp close up of eyes to subtle soft images that appear like masks. This hidden identity like a jigsaw puzzle really makes the viewer work hard. Technically it is very advanced and the black and white tones really add to the atmosphere. This is an Image I'd love to have on my wall. It would reveal something different each time I looked at it on a morning. Lovely.

The colours, the softness of light and the intense stare lost by the hair beautifully taking centre stage all give this photograph its wow factor. It is carefully considered from the pose and closeness of subject to lens and angle which sets this image apart from many that were entered in this competition. It's thoughtful and just as the subject it's an image where we the audience get lost in out own thoughts whilst looking at this. A quiet and beautiful photograph.

The girl on the train? I love the fact that we the audience are included. I also know that we are not included other than the way the sitter not the picture taker views us viewing them. This is an image that talks to us about travel, looking out, boredom and the idea of a journey we are familiar with - the everyday. But this journey is special because this is the journey and moment in time that was preserved for us. A clever and technically accomplished photograph.

I'm amazed at the quality and tonality in this image from such a small camera. The never ending view and the central players other than the photographer really add intrigue to this photograph. Each individual coming together in a lift like a decisive moment. They all have a unique look and play their parts so well. Each expression different and each person looks at the camera through mirrors reflected or direct. Simple but has such depth to be almost a film still. We almost forget that at its centre is the photographer hidden by the camera even though we see what he captures.

Another image that was close to my top 10. I love the low camera angle and it's positioning. The tones work really well from the curtain to the colour of the shirt. The double person from the window mirrored works very well and also the intrigue of what she is looking out at - or is she just posing for this image through her construction so is really posing or lost in thought? That what good photographs do - they make us think about what is happening not just in the image and it's four corners but what else do we have to think about. Lovely.

A selfie or self portrait for the age. Without any additional information - we know what this photograph means, what it speaks about outside of what we can actually see. On one level this is a simple image to take, on the other it is full of emotion and details what we have all gone through the last two years. How many photographs can you say transcend cultures and language and be universal in its meaning. A photograph for the age.

The grid is a lovely way to break down a portrait and it allows us the viewer to think about how we respond to different parts of the body. The soft tone add a real softness and tenderness to the overall image. Even though it is made up of several parts we read it as a single image. The fun is been able to move images about to change the order and what that may do to how we see and view this image. My fav is the ear. Well done.