UPY 2025

UPY  Compact - Highly Commended
'Lord of snow'
Andrea Michelutti

When I spotted this white shrimp, I thought it was the ideal subject to portray with a white background. So I placed my diffuser at a suitable distance, taking care not to touch the subject, and illuminated it with one of my strobes. At the same time, I illuminated the subject with a snoot to prevent it from being in shadow. A fortunate movement of the crinoid created this arc around the shrimp, allowing me to capture this particular environmental portrait.

Judge's comment: It's the details that mark out this image. First, converting a colourful macro critter into monochrome really made it stand out, especially so with the white background. And the secondly, we loved the crinoid arm arching over the frame, completing the composition.
Alex Mustard