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Charity Reveals UK's
Ultimate Sea View at Crosby Beach, Liverpool
THE winners of a national photography
competition to find the UK's ultimate sea view have been revealed by 1 of the
UK's oldest maritime charities, the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society.
With almost 800 entries from all across the UK, the judges faced a difficult
decision in choosing this year's winner, but unanimously picked as the overall
winner amateur photographer David Lyon's dynamic photograph of the sea
overwhelming a ferry entitled:- 'Nice day for a Cruise' taken in Newhaven, East
Sussex.
The competition was judged aboard the HQS Wellington in London, by a prestigious
panel of media and maritime experts, including:- the picture editor at the Sunday
Times, Ray Wells, picture editor at the I, Sophie Batterbury, senior features
writer at the Amateur Photographer magazine, Oliver Atwell, and the chief
executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, Commodore Malcolm Williams.
Winners were also named in 4 categories:-
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People and the Sea category: Rev Dr Richard Hainsworth –
'Solace'
Crosby Beach, Liverpool.
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Ships and Wrecks category: Alex Iacobet –
'Forgotten' Dungeness Beach,
Kent.
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Coastal View category: Rev Dr Richard Hainsworth
– 'Talacre Lighthouse',
Wales.
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Industry category: Alan Warriner – 'Beadnell
Harbour', Northumberland.
The Society, which provides financial support
to former seafarers and their dependents, was on the lookout for images of
ships, harbours, ports, wrecks, seafarers and seascapes. The competition ran
from the Society's new
website, and across
social media.
David Lyon, as overall competition winner, will enjoy a 7 day Mediterranean
cruise for 2, kindly donated by MSC Shipping Company.
All winners will have the
opportunity to attend the 177th Annual General Meeting of the Society, in October
2016, where their work will be showcased and they will meet those involved with the
charity.
On the overall winning image, Ray Wells commented:- "All the judges were
struck by this image because it almost looks like an engraving. David was one of
the very few photographers to capture the true power of the sea and the
difficulties seafarers encounter at work."
On the Ships and Wrecks category winner,
Oliver Atwell said:- "I like that Alex has removed the colour in his
picture. This prevents the viewer from being distracted and makes them engage
with the photograph on a narrative level, observing closely the textures and
forms."
Commodore Malcolm Williams said:- "We created the competition with the aim
of finding an image that best portrays our country's enduring relationship with
the sea, in order to raise awareness of the Society's work. We have had some
outstanding entries from across the United Kingdom which not only encapsulate
that enduring relationship, but also acted as a platform for people to celebrate
their own special piece of our coastline. The judges had a very difficult task."
The Society produced a special video of the
judging process, which can be viewed
online.
Now in its 177th year, the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society provides financial
assistance to fishermen, mariners and their dependants who are suffering
hardship, whether due to accident, ill health, unemployment or in retirement
after a life spent working at sea. In 2015 the Charity handled over 500
new applications for assistance and distributed £1.4 million in 2,000 cases of
need.
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