Story from Jam Press (UK Sea Views)
Pictured: Catch of the Day by Raymond Watson.
Stunning images of the UK's ultimate sea views revealed
National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, has announced the winner of its twelfth annual photography competition, showcasing images relating to all aspects of the UK and Ireland’s historic relationship with the sea.
This year, the charity’s annual competition received nearly 700 quality entries from amateur and professional photographers alike, with the judging panel awarding the overall prize to Paul Newman for his entry, ‘The Beer Fleet’, an incredible landscape shot of five fishing vessels lining the shore, taken in Brixham, Devon.
The image won the photographer a £500 prize voucher for photographic equipment.
In addition to the overall prize, winners were also named in four categories:
• Coastal Views: Mike Morley – ‘Saltburn from the air’ taken in Saltburn, North Yorkshire
• Recreation: Paul Adams – ‘Links Market Europe’s Longest Street Fair’ taken in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
• Industry: Raymond Watson – ‘Catch of the day’ taken in Troon Harbour, Ayrshire
• Ships and Wrecks: Matt Menhenett – ‘EWNHEANS’ (Repair) taken in Padstow, Cornwall.
The competition was judged at Trinity House earlier this month by a prestigious panel of photography experts, with picture editor of the i, Sophie Batterbury, and former Sunday Times picture editor, Ray Wells joining Chief Executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, Captain Justin Osmond RN, as reported by Need To Know.
The Society, which provides financial support to former seafarers and their dependants, encouraged photographers of all abilities to submit pictures that captured the essence of the UK’s enduring connection with the sea, including merchant ships, fishermen, coastline, harbours, ports and wildlife.
Captain Justin Osmond said, “In the twelfth year of the Ultimate Sea View photography