Honorable Mention / 2024 / Fine Art / Digitally Enhanced

• Photographer
  Tom Klare, United States

What if someone fated to follow the flock looked up instead and aimed for the moon? I created the rocket so it would resemble a coin-operated children's ride to convey how far-fetched the endeavor might actually be, despite the pilot's confidence. This image was chosen to go into space aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the Inspiration4 mission in September of 2021.