Contender Caroline Hancox is no stranger to Hey, Hot Shot! Of her former submission, Stacy wrote that Caroline "allows herself a wide variety of tools in order to hit exactly the right note of dream-like, chroma-intense ephemerality." In her series Fringe, that tool is the Polaroid camera and her use of Polaroid emulsion lifts. Dreamy and delicate, Fringe's softness extends to the landscapes photographed therein.

Fringes #3, by Caroline Hancox

Hancox explains:

These are Polaroid emulsion lifts from a recent project exploring what happens in parts of the landscape where nature is creeping back into areas that have been destroyed/built on/neglected by humans. I love areas of landscape that on first glance are not immediately beautiful but on closer inspection reveal a previously hidden attraction. I used Polaroid film for these images because I like the unpredictable nature [of] the medium, in that every pack of film could have a different hue or slight imperfections. These characteristics have been exaggerated by the Polaroid emulsion lift process (removal of the emulsion membrane from the backing paper and transferral onto a different surface), and the delicateness of the end result mirrors the scenes in the images.

Fringes #4, by Caroline Hancox

Caroline Hancox is a photographer based near Cambridge, U.K. She specializes in the relationships between humans and their environment, where she finds the little details and beauty in everyday life that often go unseen and unnoticed. She was short-listed and highly commended for Professional Photography Magazine's "Photographer of the Year" competition two years ago, and she is currently working on personal projects and commissions.

Fringes #5, by Caroline Hancox