More than 600 images were submitted to the Friends of the Lake District’s 2021 photography competition, as the charity reveals its winners.
Winners will feature in the landscape charity’s Christmas card collection and 2022 calendar.
This year’s competition featured a special Reflections category, to include reflections on lakes, becks, pools, falls or other water features.
The winning photo from this category, by Andrew Locking, will be displayed alongside the work of photographers Rosamund and John Macfarlane and artist Julian Cooper, in their Lake District Reflections exhibition at Brockhole on Windermere next month.
There was also a Dark Skies category again this year, celebrating the beauty of our night skies and complementing the charity’s Dark Skies Cumbria project to enhance and protect them.
The winning photo of this category, by Richard Jakobson, also came second in the reflections category, and will also be featured in the Reflections exhibition, as Rosamund and John liked it so much.
Vanessa Rhoden, fundraising and marketing manager of Friends of the Lake District, said: “We’ve been overwhelmed by the response to this year’s competition.
“We know many people were unable to visit the Lake District during lockdown. As they start to return, it’s great to see the many fabulous shots they’ve taken of this stunning landscape.
“Picking the winners is always a difficult task, but this year was particularly hard. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everybody who took part and can’t wait to see the winning entries on our Christmas cards and calendars this autumn.”
Calendar images include views of Buttermere, Borrowdale, Crummockwater, Grisedale Pike, Derwentwater, and Newlands valley.
View all the winning photos at https://www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/photography-competition-2021
All money raised from the sale of the cards and calendars goes towards supporting the Lake District’s landscapes and heritage.
