UPY 2025

UPY  Up & Coming - Third
'Quintuple exposure'
Barney Smith

I took this image whilst snorkelling under a jetty in Indonesia. I used a Nikonos V 35mm film camera and loaded it up with a roll of Portra 400, making sure to note exactly how I loaded the film. I then shot through the roll, photographing close up shots of a feather star and clownfish, before rewinding the film and reloading it, but pushing the film forward half a frame. I then jumped back in and took a series of photos of the fish life and included a selfie for good measure. I was delighted to find that 5 of the the images blended together so well in this surreal underwater panorama, with the film spacing even highlighting the clownfish! I scanned the roll of film with a Hasselblad flextight scanner and the final image needed next to no adjustments.

Judge's comment: A highly inventive and attractive composite image. During judging we had no idea this was created on film, in camera. But loved the image and happily placed it third as a computer composite. We always appreciate such innovation in this category, as it is focused on celebrating fresh talent.
Alex Mustard