Three winners have triumphed in the East Suffolk Through the Lens competition, which received over 530 entries.
Organised by East Suffolk Council, the competition was open to photographers of all ages and experiences, with the aim of celebrating the people and places that make the district special. This year’s competition broke the record for the greatest number of entries ever submitted since the first competition in 2023.
Entrants were invited to submit photos for three categories: People, Place and Under-16s. Each image submitted captured a unique aspect of East Suffolk and the judges had a difficult decision in choosing winners. One winner was selected from each category, with one overall winner then chosen from these three.
The overall winner was chosen from the ‘People’ category, with Albert Morhall’s image of a morning dog walk in Kenton Hills coming out on top. This photograph unanimously impressed the judges with its use of light and ability to capture the beauty of enjoying East Suffolk with family and friends… also including the four-legged variety!
In the ‘Place’ category, the judges chose a striking image of Southwold in the snow, captured by Fleur Bateman, as the winner. The image was chosen for its composition, with the pastel colours of Southwold’s iconic buildings contrasted with the white snow.
Many young photographers dazzled the judges with their excellent photographs; however, Sam Cleverley’s image of Bawdsey was chosen as the winner of the ‘Under-16s’ category. The judges particularly enjoyed the photographer’s ability to confidently capture different elements of East Suffolk in just one image.
Cllr Caroline Topping, Leader of East Suffolk Council and Cllr Sarah Whitelock, Cabinet Member for Communities, who both judged the competition, said: “Yet again, we received an incredible number of fantastic photos and choosing the ones we felt were best was almost impossible. We wanted to go with the photos which we felt truly captured the essence of east Suffolk and what we all love about this part of the world – but any number of the images we received could have won and it was truly wonderful to see East Suffolk through the photographers’ eyes. We would like to thank and congratulate everyone who took part this year.”
Albert Morhall’s winning photograph will grace the cover of the next East Suffolk magazine when delivered to every household in the district next spring.
High street retail vouchers are also on their way to the winner of each category.
Click below to view some of the amazing entries we received!