Photography competition 2019
Once again, we had a brilliant response to our photography competition. We received a fantastic 68 entries in total! All of the prize-winning photos are below for you to enjoy arranged under this year’s four categories: Scenery, Nature, Fun and Folk and Video Clips. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.
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Scenery
First prize
“Solas Gleann Mòr” by Alice Starmore
Second prize (joint)
“Bonxie eye view” by Rebekah Ackroyd
Second prize (joint)
“Main Street at Night” by Emma Bothamley
Nature
First prize (joint)
“Are these oatcakes getting smaller?” by David Tait
First prize (joint)
“Fulmar” by Duncan McNab
First prize (joint)
“Puffin and fish” by Henrietta Buxton
Fun and Folk
First prize
“Renevator’s delight” by Helen McPherson
Second prize
“Boys on lookout” by Cathy Hooper
Third prize
“Skipper Willie” by Sam Loughran
Video Clips
First prize
“Nevis Ensemble” by Julie Hunt
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