Cancer
by vtruan

Comment:
This is so sad and you can even see the sadness in his eyes. You've captured this well it really stirs emotions. Challenge excellently met here, good one.

His Despair Our Gain
by Vision

Comment:
This is a well composed photo and the unusual cropping actually enhances it in my opinion. I had to think about it for a while to get the relevance to the "despair" challenge, but I got it in the end from your title, the nails and the cross image. Good luck on this one and I hope everyone else will understand it.

From Despair To Where
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
I wanted to do something similar to this one but couldn't think of anything which would create a kick as you have done here. You've made a simple shot create an impact. Good one, I wish I could read a little more of the note though, I can't really make out if it is a suicide note, or is it the reason for committing suicide. A "Dear John" or something? I would also have prefered the whole note to be in focus, the foreground part is just a tad blurry as are the pills on the far right. It's a great crop and well thought up image, good one.

Self Potrait
by adriannayusof

Comment:
This is a pretty picture and the small smile you have on your face shows no sign of "despair" In fact you look quite happy. I especially like the crop you have here, with the head in the top left hand corner of your image. But it doesn't meet the challenge at all as far as I see.

I, Despair
by Nebularus

Comment:
Wow macabre for sure, but it's the challenge and you got "despair" jumping out of your photo, good job! I especially love the minimal lighting you have here which gives your image that extra dose of "depression" with all that darkness.

Flu Season
by dsidwell

Comment:
Well done! That is a real look of despair which couldn't really be acted! I take it from your title that she has the flu, poor girl. The crop is very here tight but it doesn't really matter at all in this image, in fact I find it does it credit. It looks exactly like the shot of the woman lying dead on the floor in Hitchcock's film "Psycho". Choice!

Looking Down the Barrel...
by briphoto

Comment:
Wo, scarey! I wondered if anyone would do one like this and you are the only one I have seen with a gun! I like the little tilt of the gun which really does a lot for the whole photo. I think without that tilt this photo wouldn't have half the impact it does. The lighting is ideal, I love it. You'll do well with this one, good luck.

Noooooooooo!
by alanfreed

Comment:
Funny! It is such a simple shot but with a large impact! It both meets the challange and is also very humourous.

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment:
Wonderful. I hope you didn't do that just so you could take this photo of it :-) You made the right decision by bringing all that foreground into the image. It wouldn't have had the same impact if you had stood up and left it out. Good job!

Hope Lost
by Davenit

Comment:
Is that needle really going in there? It looks so real! It is very convincing. If the hand had been more in focus it would have been even better. The choice of border and the change to B&W was a good decision. Good crop, well done.