In October, I entered the RPS Monthly Photo Competition. The theme was Snapshot and I interpreted this as being an image that would create a sense of immediacy and closeness that would allow the viewer to feel present when viewing the image.

I selected an image taken during the summer when I got lost walking in London and which unexpectedly led me to discover beautiful sunflowers in the middle of the city. This is a flower that brings me fond memories of my childhood, growing up near Johannesburg, in South Africa where it was a common sight to see them growing in the fields.

The image is taken looking up at the tall sunflowers to emphasise their height and replicate my memories and perspectives of seeing these flowers as a child, but in contrast they are set against the backdrop of the city environments that are my adult world. I always enjoy photographing interesting juxtapositions in the world around me.

The competition closed at the end of October and I was delighted to discover I had been shortlisted. The shortlisted images can be viewed here.