Upon first look at this award-winning image, you see a pair of children napping in the sun forming an aesthetic, symmetrical composition – but the deeper meaning, the backstory, remains illusive. However, look closer and the true mastery of the frame becomes clear.
After a moment, your eye flutters to the shuttle cock in the bottom-left corner, and the shadowy outline of a badminton racket reveals itself on the children’s faces. Although these elements are right in front of your eyes, it takes a second for them to come into focus, so to speak, and this is when the narrative finally becomes clear.
