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Absolutely love this image of the gothic family. A lot of research, care and attention has gone into the location, styling, wardrobe, make up, props and casting. I think it is a really well thought through image The overall desaturation of the colours give a wonderfully strong finished image. This picture is as much about the landscape and the mystery of where the family have come from, which makes it an intriguing photograph. Where are they going, who have they come to see?

I like this picture very much, especially the models, period costumes and the environment they are in. I think the picture has been styled brilliantly. The subtle soft lighting is lovely and very well controlled with the whites of the outfits and the dark background. It's great to see someone creating a beautiful historic period image and capturing it so well. My favourite is the lady on the right, whose eyes seem to follow you around like Leonardo da Vinci 's Mona Lisa. Very well executed.

I love the colouration and composition of this image. I hope it was an extraordinarily friendly polar bear, and the photographer survived the encounter, as the depth of focus looks like it wasn't shot on a very long lens. It does look like a lot of photoshop was involved, as the lighting on the bear doesn't seem to match the lighting on the stones in the foreground, but even so the result is extremely well crafted and it's a lovely image.

What a startling, simple, beautiful, light portrait of this young lady, with delightful muted colouration. It has a great use of limited focus on her eyes, making her face stand out from the rest of the picture. It would be nice to know what the girl is thinking about - I guess we will never know. The photographer really seems to have made the model at ease. This really has the feel of an old master painting but I think it is a lovely modern portrait.

Although I have seen this image before and it has had success in several competitions including the Sony World Photogaphy Awards, I just want to judge it fairly within the entries of the Photocrowd competition. It is a delightful, fun and happy image. The energy and vitality of the boys and the water is extremely captivating. The photographer has captured a moment in time, and it is so different from the modern concept of de-skilled photography where everyone looks miserable. You can't help but smile when you look at it.

Sadly not very many landscape pictures were entered in the contest, so this really stood out. I love the feel of this picture - there is so much to look at and yet nothing is moving, it's completely tranquil. It has the feel of a painting - possibly a touch too much photoshop, but overall I think it is a really pleasing photograph. The colours of the image have been very well controlled, giving it a cinematic quality. Its sleepiness is very appealing.

This is a really interesting graphic image. The boxer seems completely isolated - where is the crowd? It is beautifully lit and the use of black and white is extremely effective. You are drawn into his story - has he been knocked down and is taking the full count to get his breath back, or is he completed defeated? An intriguing debate which produces a well crafted and creative image. I love the use of limited focus so that you concentrate on the boxer in that moment in time.

This is a really exciting image, but for me just a little bit too much foreground and it is a shame that the crowd are just as in focus as the saxophonist. Personally for me I like to shoot things like this with very short depth of focus, so the crowd and the building behind don't work as a visual distraction. Also the crowd arent that involved in what he is doing and look a bit bored, which is a shame. Maybe he isn't playing that well, though he is certainly putting his back into it!

I think this is a beautiful sunset and I like the colours; unfortunately this had to compete with a large number of similar images. One of the things that intrigues me is the question of why there's a camera on a tripod in the foreground? Is this attention to detail or lack of attention to detail? If it had been me I would have removed this in Photoshop - or am I just missing the point? Maybe if there was a reason for the camera being there it could have been mentioned in the notes.

What a joyous, delightful, fun image. It's so good to see the concept of children enjoying themselves with something so simple - I like their innocence. It's so different from modern portrait photography, where the continuing current trend is looking miserable and glum; it made me smile. I love the lighting, colours, composition and movement and it works brilliantly with the black background, which makes it stand out so well. A really lovely moment of time frozen forever. The photographer should be very proud of this image.

This is a really unusual view of a foal with its mother- not the sort of picture of horses I have seen before. I love the affection and dependency the foal shows, whilst the mother 's body offers protection. Even though you see so little of the mother you can see the strong bond between the two. The crop and camera angle of the image is extremely interesting, allowing the viewer to get a good view of their environment. It makes what could have been quite a boring picture extremely interesting.

This is a lovely minimalist natural landscape image. The composition easily leads the viewer's eye through the picture and into the distance in a subtle way. I like the way the snow is unspoilt and there are no traces of humans. The clean crisp snow is remarkably sharp from front to back, coupled with monotone soft blue colour nature of the subject - it has been well controlled and has produced this delightful image. I reminds me of Nadav Kander's work.

A wonderful black and white photograph with so much detail to take in. It is beautifully light with lovely rich contrast and tonality and plenty to keep the viewer's eyes busy. There is a lovely random feel but I am sure this was brilliantly art-directed, with a lot of time being spent on the composition. The more I look at the picture the more I see in it. The children's faces are intriguing yet the readers face is hidden from view.

The composition lighting, colours and lone character are very effective. This image reminds me greatly of the work of one of my favourite American painters, Edward Hopper. I love the dark space around the bus stop and the blue night sky behind the trees. But I do feel it has been a little let down by the overall graininess of the image, and I would have been very tempted to retouch the bird poo on the bus shelter behind the texting lady as I find it a visual distraction.