Newark and Sherwood District Council’s photography competition winners announced
Winners have been selected from almost 250 photographs submitted to a district-wide competition.
The Newark and Sherwood photographic competition aimed to get people out and about in the district to capture the very best of what the area has to offer.
The competition had two all-ages categories — nature and rural, and industrial and architecture — as well as an under 18s category.
In the nature and rural category David Fargher, of Newark, took first place, with Karen Calladine, of Mansfield, and district resident Steve Brammer receiving highly commended awards as judges were so impressed by the images submitted.
David said: “Photography provides a wonderful escapism from day-to-day life. I proactively run an amateur photography group on Facebook where local people can come together to share photographs of our wonderful district.
“We have so much in Newark and Sherwood to be proud of and we should all focus on how fantastic our area is, capturing its beauty, its nature, its people, its architecture, and its whole essence. I am delighted that my photograph was anonymously chosen to win one of the categories in this competition but moreover, I hope it inspires others to get out into our wonderful towns and countryside to capture some photos of our beautiful district.”
The winner of the industrial and architecture category was Adam Paterson, of Newark.
Woody Wilkinson, 12, of Southwell, won the under 18s category, and the judging panel also gave a highly commended award to Noah Steadman, 11, of Newark, and two runner-up awards to district resident Evelyn Spencer, 16, and Amy Cary, 14, from Edwinstowe.
The winners, who will receive cash prizes, were chosen anonymously by a panel of judges including Rowan Cozens, deputy council leader and portfolio holder for heritage, culture and the arts, and Tom Martin, lecturer of photography at Lincoln University.
Rowan Cozens said: “It was an honour to be a judge on this incredible competition. All photographs we received encapsulated our feelings about the wonderful area that we live in without the need for any words at all. We know from speaking to our residents how much pride they have in the places that they live, and this is clearly reflected in the submissions.
“We received photographs taken by those on dog walks, those on a ramble, those out visiting our historical buildings, those out with children, those shopping in our town centres and many more. There will be places you will recognise, there will be unique insights into our district never seen before, we’ll have photographs that people who have moved away will recognise. You really can get lost in these photographs; lost in the memories that they create.”
The winning images are on display in Castle House.
