Sheffield photographer, aged 15, awarded for his owl image

A teenager is celebrating after winning a top prize for the second year running in a prestigious photography competition.
Joshua Myers, aged 15,from Sheffield has been awarded runner-up in the 12 to 15 Years category of theRSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2018 for hisimage of an owl entitled the stare'.Joshua Myers, aged 15,from Sheffield has been awarded runner-up in the 12 to 15 Years category of theRSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2018 for hisimage of an owl entitled the stare'.
Joshua Myers, aged 15,from Sheffield has been awarded runner-up in the 12 to 15 Years category of theRSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2018 for hisimage of an owl entitled the stare'.

Joshua Myers, aged 15,  from Sheffield has been awarded runner-up in the 12'“15 Years category of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2018 for his image of an owl entitled '˜the stare'.

The young photographer's photo was chosen out from more than 4,700 entries.

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In last year's RSPCA Young Photographer Awards, Joshua also won a commendation for his picture of a baby weasel.

Joshua said: 'I am so pleased to have won a prize for the second year in a row.  

'This is the very intense and stern-looking stare of an incredibly cute snowy owl chick, one of the residents at a bird of prey and animal park.

'The snowy owl was allowed to wander around freely and I took the opportunity to get down to eye level and shoot a close-up portrait as it gave me 'the stare'! The image has become one of my favourite shots.'

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Youngsters aged up to 18 years old had been invited to capture the animal kingdom on camera or on a mobile device for this year's RSPCA Young Photographer Awards.   

Attracting entries from under 19s across the country, this year's awards were blind-judged by a panel of experts in wildlife photography.

Judge Chris Packham said their had been some '˜fantastic' images submitted.

He said: "The competition is a great way for young people to go out and experience the environment around them.

 

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