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economist sunjsuntribune in focus saturday jan 12005 yrng photographers select their favourite photographs of 2004 this striking backlit image was filled with two flashes to illus trate janet jessop mother of christine and her feelings 20 years after the murder of her daughter not just the news value but the emotional impact made me partial to this image at right a strong silhouette taken at sunset prior to this years markham fair exemplifies the near faceless workers who move the midway from town to town working all hours of the day and night they ply their trade to bring attractions such as the big ferris wheel to town its a shadow life mike barrett 11 t i 1 it v sjoerd witteveen i like the photograph from last januarys silver stick peeweeaa final in newmarket as it epito mizes the sports shooters craft anticipation and a bit of luck the rest of it is just your equipment working the way it should the shot at left illus trates another aspect of our jobs running into a photograph like this while on the way to another job and knowing just what to use to turn a mundane chore such as painting a billboard yellow into a riff on improving mother nature