3 - A_ (Powerful and thought-provoking, it portrays emotion without even showing the man's face. Good use of depth of field as well.)

2 - Creations (Because it struck a chord for me, given recent and current events. Another image that doesn't show the face either, although in this instance it turns the image into a symbol- I want to say archetype, but that's probably pretentious! Liked the lighting and use of colour.)

1 - chohole (I liked the gentle facial expression, the colour against sepia was a nice idea, and the explanation of the choice of subject was good.)

There are some images that are perhaps more technically polished, but those three were the ones that stuck with me most strongly. For others, perhaps some of the other concepts would 'talk' more loudly.

If honourable mentions are allowed, one for Patricia for the interesting composition.