JUDGES COMMENTS: A grungy picture with food literally in their faces. The layers work in the triangular reaction of the people on the left, center and right. Having the big bowl of food on the foreground right also helps. Food--sometimes it's a chance to have fun together...

Fun, in a word. The gesture, the color palette, and the composition all work. The tongs up front point you back into the frame, and the arm leading to the head continue the line of thought. The frame plays a bit of pinball with your eye but never loses you.