I’m delighted to award our first week’s “Scenes from Paradise Lost” Photography Contest Prize of L$ 1000 to Richard De Grataine Suoh, who submitted the image you see featured on this post. The judges, Johannes, publisher of Windlight Magazine and Caitlin Tobias (Official Photographer for Paradise Lost), and I unanimously selected Richard’s imaginative and technically powerful photograph.

“Although I appreciate all entries and choosing is never easy when it comes to the different styles, angles and interpretations, this picture stood out for me because it does not only have a wonderful play of light, shadows and colour, but I also like the small details you notice the longer you look at it. The film camera with the SL Logo on it, the way Satan seems to look away, even using his hand trying to avoid the spotlight – grumpy and all.  I love how it depicts a double meaning in that…