City Competition 1 2018 - all cities! : Entry Number 89

Congratulations to the photographer for this winning image! A world has been divided into three realms here in this image, but in this case the painted figures in the mural seem more alive than the real people in the background. The geometry of the painted figures and the real shadowed figure in the window is also really interesting – a sort of triangle that brings real and imagined worlds together and this is helped by the repetition of shapes. The third realm of the reflection in the bottom/foreground is working here too visually, and feels like the dream space.

Taken on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the end of an evening storm. A fence surrounds the schoolyard in the photo, but my lens was just small enough to fit between the chain links. When I was done shooting, I turned to find a security guard eyeing me. I showed her the photos I had taken and, though unimpressed, she seemed reassured that my motives were innocent. Olympus OM-D EM-5 Mark II, M.45mm 1.8 at 1/13 sec f/1.8 ISO 200. Many thanks to I-Shot-It and the judges for this recognition.