Results for 2015 North Devon Heritage Photographic Competition - The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

By: Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Added: 13 November 2015

Here are the 1st Place winners of the Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon's Heritage Photographic Competition for 2015.

Adult winners:

Overall Cup winner John Wilson for his Landscape entry - Blackchurch Rock

• Landscape - John Wilson
• Towns & Villages - Robin Mellor
• The Coast & The Sea - John Wilson
• Characters - Sue Torres
• Wildlife - Richard Gingell
• Anything Goes! - Alma Williams

Under 16s winners:

Overall Under 16s Cup winner Liam Waters for his Wildlife entry - Exmoor Fern

• Wildlife - Liam Waters
• Towns & Villages - Hannah Gray
• The Coast & The Sea - Oscar Perry
• Characters - Ben Hebblethwaite
• Landscape - Robin Tanner
• Anything Goes! - Hannah Morgan

North Devon Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ~

AONB special category winners for 'Wildlife and Habitats'

Adult winner: George Brown - Murmuration taken at Northam Burrows

Under 16s winner: Ben Hebblethwaite - Swan Reflection at Braunton Burrows

Exmoor Morland Landscape Partnership ~

EMLP special category winners for 'Moorland, Bogs and Coastal Heath'

Adult winner: Jen Rogers - Winter Light taken at Brendon Common

Under 16s winner: Alanna Heywood - Icy Exmoor Puddle taken at Winsford Hill

Westside Warehouse Books ~

Tarka Trail special category winners for 'Life on the Tarka Trail'

Adult winner: Angella Spry - Little Urchin & His Puppy taken on the Tarka Trail near Torrington

Under 16s winner: Daisy Williams - Chasing the Cyclist taken on the Tarka Trail at Taddiport

The Museum would like to thank all of the judges who had the difficult task of selecting the winners from over 630 entries

• Tony Gussin, reporter with the North Devon Gazette
• Carl Klinkenborg, co-author of the new Tarka Trail Guide Book
•  Mike Southon, professional photographer whose images often appear in the North Devon Journal
• Jason Ball, the EMLP Scheme manager
• Dave Edgcombe, AONB Projects Officer
• Ross Hoddinott, one of the UK's leading Wildlife and Landscape Photographers

The Museum would especially like to thank everyone who entered the competition which is open to professional and budding photographers of all ages. The idea of the competition is to encourage photography of northern Devon, Lundy Island and Exmoor National Park and to showcase the wonderful talent that we have in the area in the resulting 'North Devon in Photographs' exhibition which runs until the 9th January 2016 at the Museum. 

Admission is FREE so come and see what's been captured through the lens!

Image: Murmuration by George Brown ~ AONB 1st Place Winner 2015