3. May
by PennyStreet

Comment:
What Nikki and Mariuca have said. I have nothing more to add. I just like it a lot.

Sharp end of the Cat
by VuurVliegie

Comment:
Nicely done. Quietly menacing.

Eye Opener
by lovemelvin

Comment:
Clever conceptually. I cringe at body horror, but I gotta respect the crisp, pristine presentation. A challenge favorite for me.

A Grand Day Out
by KristjanUnnar

Comment:
A standout in the challenge for me. This feels like it belongs in a university lit mag.

Best Friends & the Silent Ram
by Gudjonotto

Comment:
I don't pretend to understand the story behind this, but the sense of peculiar bond and friendship is absolutely palpable. This was one of my challenge favorites.

sand and smiles
by primabarbara

Comment:
A top pick for me. The expressions and clear sense of relationship here that just makes this a timeless expression of friendship to me--though having read your notes afterward I find it MAY be more about the relationship of both subjects to the photographer more than their relationship with each other. And that might just make it even more special. :-)

Acoustic Connection
by nam

Comment:
This was a personal favorite in the challenge for me. Captures something genuinely special and especially thematically relevant in a candid moment.

Six “Siblings”- Four BFFs
by Lydia

Comment:
I love this. Like the best family portraits do, it conveys the individual personalities AND the idiomatic relationships between them. You can clearly discern the layers of friendship between the subjects.

soulmates
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Super props for the color grading of this one. The red/cyan balance really adds something distinctive to this lifestyle portrait.

Cousins
by MaryO

Comment:
The kinds of family memories that will live on for generations. Lovely.