Tension (people only)

This is a really good photo, I like the overall fell, it's cinematic and it's shot with the right flavor to capture the genre. Looks like it is out of a noir or 1930s Chicago Gangster picture. Well done, this was a strong entry.

I really liked this photo. However it was edited, you did a really great job. Somebody being thrown into a swimming pool with a shark, that is a great idea for a photo and perfect for a tension competition. You did a really nice job capturing the facial expression underwater and I'm sure you had technical challenges. Well done.

I really enjoyed this photo. It is extremely bizarre. Whoever that person is in the background, there is something very disturbing about them. And the faceless character in the foreground reaching in their coat could be reaching for a gun. This is a good photo because it really makes you wonder what is happening, it creates confusion, which is a necessary ingredient in high tension. Well done.

I enjoyed this photo. It seems like it was taken in Ireland back in the day and the old man appears dangerous, perhaps even drunk, maybe about to vault over the counter and begin beating somebody. Anyway, that was my impression and I thought that your character is interesting and overall it is a good photograph. Well done.

This was the winner. I will say that the entries in this competition were extremely poor in general, so it was easy for quality photos to separate themselves from the pack. The symbol here is obvious and effective, there is something about arachnids on a human that make an observer's skin crawl. The black and white made it even more effective. Well done, this was the best.