I think the winning image is in a class of its own; the more I look at it, the more I see how everything falls into place like a perfect fitting glove. It really is a very ingeniously composed and conducted portrait. Only two or three of the others come 'close' by a fair margin, but still not on the same level.

The jury deserves all credit for not falling into the trap of being distracted by emotional interest, social relevance, superficial attraction or artistic beauty (I agree that the winning image has none of those 'qualities').

We do not see things as they are. ǝɹɐ ǝʍ sɐ sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝs ǝʍ