This is an early starter for the awards season. I found this on the BBC website
A picture of people photographing the summer solstice at Stonehenge is the winner of this year’s British Life Photography award. The image, titled Past Present, was taken by Elena Marimon Munoz and triumphed in the Brits on Holiday category.
The competition, which aims to showcase “the essence and spirit of British life”, was open to both amateur and professional photographers.
“By the time the sun started to rise above the stones, hundreds, if not thousands of people, had gathered inside the stone circle, phones and cameras up in the air ready to record the magical moment,” says Marimon Munoz. “In the picture, I wanted to capture the mixture of ancient history and modern technology, fused together – past and present.”
Street Life Winner: Sam Mellish
“I was out in east London documenting the streets. Walking along Holywell Lane, famous for street graffiti, I stumbled across this team freshly designing a unique urban fresco,” says Mellish.
“I really like the symmetry between the artists in relation to the characters they are painting.”
Portraiture Winner: Claudia Janke
“George, 84, has lived in this flat for 42 years. He shared it with his sister Doris until she was moved into a care home. George has also moved into new accommodation as a result of a regeneration programme.
“This image was part of an installation challenging common prejudices about people living on council estates, as well as exploring the sense of loss and gain that irreversible change brings with it,” says Janke.
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An exhibition of some of the best work that was entered for the 2015 BLPA competition runs from 7 – 13 March 2016 at Mall Galleries, London. British Life Photography Awards Portfolio 2 is published by Dewi Lewis Publishing
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