I visited the exhibition of winning entries from this exhibition in Decemember at the National Theatre. This is my second visit to this exhibition (the previous year I knew one of the winners), and whilst I love the photography for me the curating/display lets it down. The photos are printed on board which reflects back at you and the space between the displays is not sufficient to be able to stand back or indeed move back and forth to appreciate the pictures fully. Compare to the way in which the wildlife exhibition at the NHM is presented, it is unfortunately severly lacking.
The entries on the other hand are stunning. I was amazed to see so many from the Lake District, which made me feel that this competition might be achievable, one day...
Like the wildlife exhibition, it is hard to pick out photos which particularly appeal or inspire, because the all do. However, I did really like the winning photo "Condemned" by Simon Butterworth. I liked the sombre colours, the original perspective and the fact that he'd managed to make something ugly look beautiful.
I will enter this competition one day!
http://www.take-a-view.co.uk/2012_winners.htm
For more information see the competition website:
http://www.take-a-view.co.uk
and for a review of the publication from this year:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244180/Landscape-Photographer-Year-competition-gives-viewers-stunning-tour-British-Isles-London-cityscapes-lonely-Hampshire-tree.html
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