The key facts
- The award is open to all photographers in the UK and British photographers worldwide
- The winner in the sports category was shot at a memorial event in memory of skateboarder Nathan Heard
- The award is run by volunteers, and all funds raised go to charity
The award winners and their works
The winners of the annual British Photography Awards, which is open to all photographers in the UK and British photographers around the world, have been announced; prizes are awarded across a wide range of categories. This is reported by The National. Among the honoured works are a view of the Milky Way over a sunflower field, a skateboarder flying through a ring of fire, and a shot of a farmer harvesting seaweed.
The road by the dam, the ring of fire and the seaweed harvester
The drone photography category was won by Marc Lock with a shot of a winding road by the Stwlan dam in North Wales — the author called it “a marvel of engineering carved into the Eryri natural landscape.” In the sports category, Ethan Fraser won with a frame of a skateboarder soaring through a ring of fire; the shot was taken at Kings Park skatepark in Dorset during the King of Kings event, which brings together the local skate community and riders from across the country. The ring of fire is lit every year in memory of Nathan Heard, a local skateboarder who died; the brave are invited to launch out of the bowl and fly through the ring. In the documentary category, Brad Wakefield won with an underwater portrait of Dan Hawkes, head of harvesting at Cornish Seaweed Company, gathering seaweed while free-diving off the south-west coast of England. As the publication notes, seaweed harvesting is one of the most environmentally friendly ways of producing food.
How the award works
The award serves as a prominent showcase for British photography: it is staffed entirely by volunteers, mostly British photographers, and all funds raised by the competition go to charity.
