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CIWEM Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2008
Aloha From Blackpool as featured in CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2008 exhibition.
In July I submitted a series of photographs into this years ‘Environmental Photographer of The Year Competition’. This international competition seeks to “honour photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues”. Today I was contacted by the judges who said that my submission had been successful and that they would like to include my photograph ‘Aloha From Blackpool’ (above) in the exhibition, which is great news.
Morecambe Bay Arena Fun Fair
Taken at 1:24pm in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. Saturday 16th August 2008.
Morecambe Bay was a welcome day out after another busy week working on my Blackpool project. My girlfriend Kate and I decided to take a drive in the afternoon, with no idea of where we wanted to go (isn’t that sometimes the best way). I had never been to Morecambe before, but I had heard of its proud history of being a thriving seaside resort back in the mid-twentieth century. The town has declined over the years and this ‘Arena Fun Fair’ is certainly a monument to that.
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Taken at 2:45pm at Stargate, Blackpool. Saturday 2nd August 2008.
Over the last five days I have frantically been gathering together all my research, contact sheets and notes for my MA course. Next month I will have to hand it all in and that will (hopefully) be the end of my studies (for now!). The only problem with coming to the end of the course is that I have to catch up on some written work, but I’m just constantly drawn to my camera and the thought of being out & about taking photographs. Anyway, I think I’m starting to get some sort of balance to the whole thing and all should be just fine.