The idea for this photo challenge came from photographer R. Ian Lloyd (see 'Be Prepared' in Photo Review 34). One of the very first challenges he faced as a young photography student was how to come up with a good picture of a humble egg. The difficulty factor of this apparently simple exercise was obviously pretty high, because we received fewer entries than usual. However, it was good to see that a hardy band of our most stalwart Photo Review Challenge lenspersons were undeterred by the complexity of rendering simplicity. ... [more]We've posed some tough challenges over the last 30 issues, but judging from the number of entries we received, 'the smallest room in the house' must have been the most difficult yet. ... [more]The response to our Shadowland Photo Challenge was one of the most impressive we've yet seen. Choosing the winner was, as always, a great struggle. ... [more]Asked to do a bit of roadwork, our photo challengers responded with enthusiasm and creativity. The brief was to create images that somehow conveyed the spirit of 'the long and winding road'. Once again the judging task was not an easy one, but in the end we had to go for Adam Donnelly's moody study. ... [more]Photo Challenge 28 seemed simple on the surface. We asked photographers to do something interesting with a tree or trees. It is surprisingly difficult to see such a commonplace object in a new and fresh way, but see it thusly our winner and runners-up most certainly did. ... [more]Our Photo Challenge 27 was simple enough - namely, to capture a musical performance. We decided to give the winner's guernsey to Mat Moore for his untitled but interestingly complex study of a musician and his audience of one. It's a very nicely composed image, with an intriguing visual tension between the two subjects. ... [more]For Photo Challenge #26, we asked photographers to respond with images that somehow conveyed the idea of taking flight. And, as always, our Photo Challengers were up to the task. Our winning image comes to us from Rebecca Cover who has managed to capture her daughter and the family blue cattle dog mid-bounce as they run off to play. ... [more]We are gratified to report that in its second year, the Photo Review Portrait Prize competition attracted more than 300 entries. That's 50 percent more than were submitted for the inaugural contest, despite the fact that the acceptance period was shorter. Our winner is 'Ian and Yosi' by Kim Hunter. ... [more] |