“I had a difficult time choosing among this pool of so many strong and creative photos” she says. Our judge, Pixy Liao, uses the body to explore ideas of gender roles, identity, relationships, power structures and intimacy, and so was well qualified to oversee the theme. Beauty ideals, athleticism and self-betterment, ageing, illness… the body as a canvas, a sculpture, a tool… Each image marries creativity with technical skill, and between them they begin to paint a picture of the human body today. With almost 8 billion bodies on the planet today, each unique and with its own story to tell, it was a theme that enabled us to explore the broader human condition, and the resulting selection from 20 talented photographers -covering new life, death and many things in between- does just that. This month we asked you to look at the image of the human body… from the head to the toes its quirks, idiosyncrasies and beauty.
We’re delighted to present the results of our June competition judged by conceptual photographer Pixy Liao.
