National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again on the lookout for photographers to submit their favourite images of the sea, for its annual competition honouring Britain’s proud maritime heritage.
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National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, has revealed the eagerly anticipated results of its annual photography competition showcasing the UK’s coastline and its associated people and industry.
Following a challenging judging process of almost 1,000 entries, the prize for the overall winner was awarded to Chris Herring for his entry, ‘Fighting until the End’, a photo capturing an abandoned yacht at Cart Gap on the Norfolk Coast. The image landed the professional photographer a £500 prize voucher for photographic equipment.
In addition to the overall prize, winners were also named in four categories:
Picture Editor of the i, Sophie Batterbury; Editor of Amateur Photographer Magazine, Nigel Atherton; Picture Editor of the Sunday Times, Ray Wells and Chief Executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, Captain Justin Osmond, identified the winners during the competition’s judging process, which took place on HQS Wellington.
Chris Herring – Fighting until the End
The Society, which provides financial support to former seafarers and their dependants, was on the lookout for images of ships, harbours, ports, wrecks, seafarers and seascapes. The competition, sponsored by the Fishmongers’ Company and supported by Nautilus International, ran from the Society’s website www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk, and across social media.
On the competition, Captain Osmond commented: “We received about 1,000 entries this year for the competition which is fantastic and many of the images portray those who we are here to support, with the competition enabling us to raise awareness of the maritime environment and those working in it.”
Discussing the winner, Ray Wells commented: “The overall winner is just a beautiful picture. Despite having 100 pictures on the table when we first arrived, there was one that really stood out. The quality of the photograph technically and aesthetically distinguished it from all of the other entries and we are very happy to make it the overall winner of the competition.”
To view a gallery of this year’s winning photographs, visit https://shipwreckedmariners.org.uk/photography-competition-2018/
Read MoreThe eagerly anticipated results of the UK-wide photography competition ‘Ultimate Sea View’ have been revealed by national maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, following a challenging judging process of over 1,300 entries.
The overall winner of the competition was ‘Beams’ by William Pollard. The image, which captures the lighthouse at St Abb’s Head shining into the North Sea night, landed the amateur photographer a £500 prize voucher for photographic equipment.
In addition to the overall prize, winners were also named in four categories:
The winners were selected from a shortlist of over 100 photographs. The four judges: Picture Editor of The i, Sophie Batterbury; Editor of Amateur Photographer, Nigel Atherton; Picture Editor of The Sunday Times, Ray Wells and the Chief Executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, Commodore Malcolm Williams had a difficult task.
The Society, which provides financial support to former seafarers and their dependants, was on the lookout for images of ships, harbours, ports, wrecks, seafarers and seascapes. The competition, sponsored by Inmarsat and supported by Nautilus International, ran from the Society’s website www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk, and across social media.
On the competition, Commodore Williams commented: “We had over 1,300 entries for the competition from over 400 people from right across the United Kingdom. Not only did we see a record number of entries this year, the quality was very high, making the judging an extremely difficult process.”
On the entries, Nigel Atherton said: “We were blessed with some really fantastic entries this year, with a series of captivating, technically accomplished and emotive shots ending up on the shortlist. Of the few years I’ve enjoyed judging this competition, this was certainly the most difficult. It’s so pleasing to see so many talented photographers submit their images in support of the charity’s crucial work.”
Commodore Williams continued: “The competition raises awareness of us as a charity and what we can do for people facing financial hardship, as well as celebrating our enduring relationship with the sea. In the last twelve months, we’ve distributed £1.4 million in over 2,000 cases and it is vital we continue to receive fantastic support from the public to enable us to continue to help those in need.”
To view a gallery of winners, go to: https://shipwreckedmariners.org.uk/photography-competition-2017/
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The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again calling on photographers to submit images celebrating Britain’s proud maritime heritage, for its annual competition searching for the UK’s ultimate sea view.
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