# Punched-Out Portraits Dominik Smialowski's Free Competition Series is Hilariously Fun By Meghan Young | Published 2011-01-28 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-competition References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/Free-Competition/938335) & [smialowski.net](http://www.smialowski.net) A fun [photo series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1), Free Competition portrays individuals both before they have been punched and during the actual punch. Although each person seems different from the next, they all share one strikingly familiar expression when being hit in the face. Photographed by Warsaw-based Dominik Smialowski, the series is definitely an [eye-catching one](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam) that will leave many viewers laughing. Check out the featured gallery to see all these [hilarious prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fight-teeth). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Facial Expression Photography:** There is a disruptive opportunity to utilize facial expression photography in marketing campaigns, brand awareness strategies, and social media engagement. - **Humorous Documentation of Physical Discomfort:** There is a disruptive opportunity to use humorous depictions of physical discomfort as a new way to promote painkillers, first aid, and accident prevention gear. - **Emotional Response Elicitation in Photography:** There is a disruptive opportunity to leverage more direct emotional responses in photography by eliciting a natural emotional response such as laughter through amusement or ridicule. ### Who This Affects Most - **Marketing:** The marketing industry can explore the potential of using facial expression photography to advertise products or gain a following through careful targeting, messaging and humor - **Medical and Safety Products:** Medical and safety product manufacturers can benefit from humorous documentation of the physical discomfort caused by daily injuries or accidents. - **Photography:** The photography industry can leverage the increased demand for emotional manipulation from clients by producing memorable and emotive photos that will stand out in the market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Raw Sports Emotion Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-exhibition.md) - [Robotic Portrait Sketches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pankraz-piktograph.md) - [Stylized Portrait Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-to-all.md) - [Limited Humorous Art Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-shrigley-1.md) - [Deconstructed Pop Art NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matt-gondek.md) - [Travel-Inspired Canvas Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-passport-series.md) - [Immigration System-Inspired Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passport-series.md) - [Creative Frustration Outlets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/punch-your-client.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md)