And the winner is . . .

The winner of the DarkTopo film give-away is New York street photographer Mike Nika.

I saw three things about Nika's work that made me choose him: Passion, skill, and opportunity. Commuting into NYC five days a week is an adventure in itself, and Mike is up to the challenge of documenting it.

This whole thing was much harder than I thought it would be. There were several close contenders. I'm announcing the winner three days late because I wanted to confirm with Mike beforehand, and because it took me an extra day to decide. I got so anxious about it that I had to take a break and come back a day later to re-evaluate all the entries.

Thanks to all who participated!