Winner | Jennifer Joy Dorman: I feel like they're going to be some people upset... But I just have to go with my intuition on this one. Yes, the image is a little cool, but I love everything else she did with it. The verticle crop takes the mystery of "what's on the shelf" out of the photo, allowing you, the viewer, to focus in on what matters, the subject, and his water.

Why is this important to me? Because I took the damn photo and I never realized the water until I saw a few of your images. why is the verticle crop important, because, again, it allows me to focus on what matters, it also takes the "is this photo crooked" question out of my head.

In terms of editing this photo reminds me of a film type simulation, it's very cool temperature, but in a perfect imperfect kind of well. Again, I know this decision may be questioned, but I loved this image, great job Jennifer!