© Eric Hodson, RN, CCRN
Friend of Pulkit Bose, MS4
Judge’s Comments:
Waiting is one of the hallmark experiences shared across cultures by people interacting with their healthcare system. We wait to see doctors; we wait for test results; we wait to hear good news; we wait for bad news; we wait for explanations; and we wait for answers. In this beautiful portrait, a mother and her child wait (we don’t know what for) but we can imagine any number of possibilities. The light is lovely, the woman’s expression is pensive yet resolute, and she is looking out a window while others look in the opposite direction. I wish there were fewer distracting elements (the blue cloth and the numerous people take attention from the main subject) but I’m just nit-picking. It’s a great photo that speaks to the theme of happenstance and it is executed very well.