The Winner: “A street festival in Kerala. I love the sheer delight on the children’s faces – they were looking at their reflection in my viewfinder, which I’d swivelled round. I love the way they respond to seeing their own image”Photograph: Habie Schwarz“‘Get orf my land’… who was I to argue?”Photograph: Andrew Hill“Street art in a subway by Waterloo – I think I’d grimace, too, if someone got that close to my teeth!”Photograph: Lisa Alexander
“I took this at a relay road race and love the expression of the girl who has just handed on the baton, utterly knackered, while the new runner is happy and confident as she runs away”Photograph: Andy Leslie"Kee is exhausted, being 4 months pregnant, but could not have been happier. I love the expression on her face of total joy"Photograph: Kate Gerrish"A man who's clearly pulled a fair few facial expressions in his time"Photograph: Katie Treble"I like how the tension filled expressions seem to be in conflict with each other"Photograph: Martin Hold"This seagull was outside our hotel window in Brighton, we fed it a few crumbs. We closed the window but it began start tapping its beak against the glass to get our attention for more food. The expression on its face seemed to be asking 'is there any more?'"Photograph: Melanie Barnes"This picture is about photographic index; it traces the expression of a manual gesture through a moment in time"Photograph: Paul Bevan
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