{"id":116175,"date":"2018-01-04T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=116175"},"modified":"2018-01-03T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T15:07:53","slug":"rspca-young-photographer-awards-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/rspca-young-photographer-awards-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2017 winner captures rare photograph in a London canal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116180&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 420px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-116180\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/001.-OVERALL-WINNING-IMAGE-Gideon-Knight-Ilfordt_Aged-17_A-stab-in-the-dark_115727.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">A stab in the dark. Overall winning image. RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Credit: Gideon Knight, aged 17<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\">A rare photograph of an egret fishing in a London canal has won the top prize in the\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taken by\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">seventeen year-old Gideon Knight from Ilford, the image shows the bird fishing on a winter morning in the young photographer&#8217;s local park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The winning photo beat more than 3,500 photographs to win a weekend photography break, a trophy and certificate presented by Springwatch presenter Chris Packham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Continues below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[collection name=&#8221;small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Describing how he took his winning image, Knight said: \u201cOn a winter morning, a little egret fishes in a shallow canal in my local park. \u00a0These birds are rare visitors here so I approached carefully as close as I could get without spooking it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe bright morning light, coupled with a shadowed area behind the bird, created this stark contrast of black and white and highlighted the droplets of water created by the fishing egret.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116176&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4220px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116176\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4200\" height=\"2800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg 4200w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=1240,827 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/09.-Runner-up_12-15years_Daniel-Zhang_Aged-14_Cunning-Cub_110521.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4200px) 100vw, 4200px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Cunning Cub. Runner up &#8211; 12-15 years old. RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Credit: Daniel Zhang, aged 14<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>The awards were open to<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0entries from under 19s across England and Wales in five categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Other category winners and runners up included a fox cub in front of the sunset, a formidable garden spider and a close-up look at a bee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">For the<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0full gallery of the winning images visit\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/2gYHCxkykLTPBKqpF2jhNb?domain=young.rspca.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/young.rspca.org.uk\/ypa\/galleries<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"single post-116100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest category-photo-news tag-smartphones publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-67257 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-tips publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-115587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interviews category-latest category-articles tag-film-photography tag-homepage tag-interview publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-115733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-news tag-homepage tag-travel-photography publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-115644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-news tag-wildlife-photography publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-115641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest category-photo-news tag-competition publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-115517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-news tag-competition tag-homepage tag-landscape-photography publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-66679 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-camera_skills publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article class=\"single post-115253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-news tag-portrait-photography tag-street-photography publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div>\n<article class=\"single post-115200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-news tag-leica review_manufacturer-leica publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<hr \/>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116178&quot; 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Winner &#8211; Under 12. RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Credit: Thomas Easterbrook, aged 9<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n<\/article>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116177&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4220px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116177\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4200\" height=\"2782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg 4200w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=604,400 604w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=2048,1357 2048w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=1240,821 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=900,596 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/08.-Winner_12-15years_Joshua-Myers_Aged-14_Wolf-spider-in-the-garden_104910.jpg?resize=562,372 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4200px) 100vw, 4200px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Wolf spider in the garden. Winner &#8211; 12-15 years. RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Credit: Joshua Myers, aged 14<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<article class=\"single post-115200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-news tag-leica review_manufacturer-leica publication_name-amateur-photographer featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116181&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 489px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-116181\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg?resize=1240,1653 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg?resize=900,1200 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/01.-Winner-Under-12-mobile_Oliver-Porter_Aged-11_Let-it-Shine_118108-1.jpg?resize=562,749 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Let it Shine. Winner &#8211; Under 12 mobile. RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Credit: Oliver Porter, aged 11<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116182&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4020px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116182\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=135,100 135w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=533,400 533w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=1240,930 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/06.-Winner_12-15-mobile_Marlon-Darragh_Aged-12_Milou_113901.jpg?resize=562,422 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Milou. Winner &#8211; 12-15 mobile.RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Credit: Marlon Darragh, aged 12<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_116186&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 483px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-116186\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=300,345 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=348,400 348w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=1335,1536 1335w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=1780,2048 1780w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=1240,1427 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=900,1036 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/01\/11.-Winner_16-18mobile_Lily-Edwards_Aged-17_Buzzy-bee_116481-1.jpg?resize=562,647 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Buzzy bee. 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