John Ellis says:My prime reason for selecting this is how one gets a strong sense of place - London - but a particular idea of the place and the person at the location; also our times as well.
John Ellis says:This woman is almost a caricature of those that use a lot of make-up, and one can only admire getting so close and using flash. Big, bright and brash as befits the subject.
John Ellis says:There is a sense of latent hostility in this village - the woman's body language exacerbated by the slight tilt of the framing. The battered Toyota speaks of deprivation.
John Ellis says:What draws me to this is the balance of colours between the woman and her surroundings. It also helps that the way the light strikes at an angle down the wall meets the tilt of her head and illuminates it.
John Ellis says:Cats can be difficult to photo but if one is quick to catch the moment, they can yield excellent opportunities. In addition to the positioning against the light, I like the indicator of our times via the television coverage of football.
John Ellis says:Maybe we have seen this sort of shot before, but the control of geometry and light, and the abstraction of the face by the way it is covered by her hair, lift it above rivals.
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