By Editor Jane Lyons
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 23^rd of October 2027

“My feet can't stop dancing. The rest of me is exhausted.”
(overheard on a NYC subway)

“Perspective” by Ella Waldman

Is anyone looking for something interesting to photograph?
Try looking down. There's a whole world of photographic possibilities right under your feet!

Take Matt Stuart's photograph of Trafalgar Square, for example. By getting his camera down to pavement level, he transformed an ordinary pigeon into the star of a wonderfully amusing street scene. The bright red feet strutting across the foreground, with pedestrians hurrying along behind them, transform an ordinary moment into something extraordinary.

That's the beauty of looking down.
Feet are always up to something.
They dance, dangle, tiptoe, stomp, shuffle, and occasionally find themselves in the most unexpected places.
They can reveal character, suggest a story, or transform an ordinary scene into a visual joke.

“The city of puddles” by Masahiro Miyagi

“Look at this” by Linda Wride

“Skater Girl” by Howard Ashton-Jones

“Can you wear my shoes?” by Stefan Miron

“Sisters” by Aniela Rusu

“Seasonal workers” by Emir Bagci

A change in perspective.
We spend so much time looking straight ahead that we forget about the world below our knees. Feet have a life of their own. They hurry, hesitate and wander off, occasionally landing us in hot water. If you get down to their level with your camera, even the most ordinary pavement can suddenly become a stage for something extraordinary.

“Window Stories” by Rahat Amin

“Happy Feet” by Prateek Dubey

“Red Boots” by Dragan M. Babovic

“Praying” by Ulrike Morlock-Fien

“Barefeet” by Jane Lyons

“None But The Lonely Hearts” by Laura Mexia

Scuffed sneakers, polished boots, impossibly high heels and a pair of well-worn slippers can tell us quite a lot about their owners.
And what about bare feet? They have absolutely nothing to hide. Sometimes you don't need to see a face to know there's a story worth telling.

“Two Feet Above” by Rafael L. Bardaji

“Cute Feet” by Kayanti Kootz

“Ruby Slippers” by The Jar - Geir Jartveit

“Mad Madrid” by Alejandro Marcos

“Dangling Shoes” by Burkhard Achtergarde

“I’m not male” by Mohsen Etemadifar

“On the Road” by Laura Marchetti

Feet can play surprisingly good tricks on the eye.
Move your camera a few inches, change your angle, or catch a reflection, and they can appear larger than life, as if floating in mid-air or walking where no sensible foot should tread. Changing your perspective can lead to some wonderfully improbable discoveries.

“Black dominant” by Bolandrotor

“Surprise” by Stefano Corso

* This series was designed to inspire current members, but it has also been an opportunity to look back through the archives and rediscover some of the brilliant work submitted over the past 19 years. Many of these photographs deserve to be seen again, and I hope revisiting them inspires new work for years to come.