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I spent Tuesday morning as a guest judge for Heritage Lottery Fund’s Postcards from the Park 2009 photography competition.

The annual competition is designed to celebrate UK parks through photos that reflect their role in our every day lives.

2007 Overall winning photo by John Lane taken in Hyde Park, London

My co-judges were celebrated photographer Mike McCartney and Angela Nicholson, Technical Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine. I was really impressed by the standard of the entries, we all had a very enjoyable morning going through the various categories and most importantly I didn’t fall out with my fellow judges!

It was great to be working with people from very different photography backgrounds and seeing how they look at pictures. But despite our different interests, at the end of the day, we all want to see photos that catch our eye, that excite us and that stand out from the norm.

2008 North East runner up photo by Gillian Lauder taken in Derwent Walk Country Park, Gateshead

 
I don’t want to give anything away about what pictures won, but collectively they’re a fantastic representation of ‘parklife’ in all it’s forms.

The winning shots will form an exhibition on display at Southwark Park Café Gallery from Sat 5th Sept. 2009 and online.

Post by Tim Kerr.(Director & Picture editor for PA Photocall)