Ieva Gaile, a lawyer from Vilnius, Lithuania, unexpectedly captured a remarkable photograph of a cabbage placed atop a stack of water bottles during a supermarket visit. The image, now shortlisted for the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards, illustrates the contrast between the organic, imperfect cabbage and the synthetic bottles. Gaile describes the cabbage as lonely yet individual amidst uniformity, revealing layers of meaning that provoke thoughts on social and ecological issues, as well as human behaviors related to food and waste.
"Since I began photography I've developed a habit of always observing my environment for interesting shots, and I thought it was beautiful visually."
"The cabbage seemed isolated and alien, but at the same time individual, unlike the army of identical bottles."
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