UPY 2025

UPY  Portrait - Commended
'Inside-Out & Upside-Down'
Marcus Greatwood

I found this bubble in the ceiling of the concrete boat in Dive4Life, Indoor Diving Centre. I was drawn to the idea of seeing the reflection as reality, before realising that the reality is thought the through the window. I like that all the other people only join the composition when we look closer. It is only then we try and work out how the shot was taken... I still do this every time I look at my shot!

Judge's comment: A clever portrait that plays with our expectations. By presenting the original shot upside down the photographer conjures a false reality, which then evaporates as our eyes wander through the rest of the frame. Original and highly effective. A worthy award.

Alex Mustard