A big thank-you to all who took part in the competition. There were so many wonderful shots that it was a hard job getting them down. I hope you appreciate that as in all art it is subjective and it is purely my opinion on these shots, even if they do not match the photographers own! I have a list of 5 honourable mentions and a 4th, 3rd, 2nd and a winner.
Honourable mentinons.
Sandi Whitteker
The dark and the light make this a beautiful shot.
pamela_oliveras
Unborn life against life, very powerful
berndk
Wonderful shot of three real people in a line all doing something different contrasted with the stone figure.
Mario Martinelli
Great shot of the irony of excessive consumption against a 'happy xmas' message
nostromo
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Great shot of life and art.
4th place
Tsienni
The contrast of the rich and the poor is very evident here.
3rd place
Tsienni
Atmospheric shot of the lonely man in the foreground contrasting very sharply with the loving couple in the background, wonderful photo.
2nd place
kzaret
Works on so many levels that I need not mention them here. For those not aware, Aquafresh is a toothpaste! Wonderful capture with great humour.
1st place
Markus Grompe
There is no greater contrast than life and death. I love the way this photo shows how life can flourish even with death surrounding it. A well deserved winner, great shot.
Really has been an honour to win this competition, there are so many great photo's being entered in the show and tell every time I am sure Markus is going to have as hard (but enjoyable) a time judging as everyone else. Please enjoy Markus.