Islay primary pupils win photography awards
Three Port Ellen Primary School pupils have been highly commended for their entries in a prestigious photography competition.
Katie Harrison, Caillin Swanson and William Campbell were among hundreds of young people aged four to 18 who entered the Scottish Civic Trust My Place photography competition to document the impact of climate change on their local spaces and places.
The prizes were awarded at a digital ceremony on October 29. The annual competition encourages young people to use photography to explore their local buildings, architecture and archaeology. To tie in with the UN Climate Summit being held in Glasgow, the theme of the 2021 competition is climate change.
Katie's photograph features Port Ellen's distillery, Caillin's depicts a rusting electric car charger by the sea-wall and William's is a detailed close-up of corroding metal sandwiched between stone and wood pillars.
All entries to the 2021 My Place Photography Competition can also be viewed online at bit.ly/MPPC2021gallery.
Elizabeth McCrone, a member of the My Place photography competition 2021 judging panel and director of heritage at Historic Environment Scotland, said: ‘Places are important to us in so many ways and it was fascinating to see how our young people view their places through the lens of climate change. The images powerfully capture the changes in our built and natural environment. The sharing of their observations with us gives real hope for change.’
The My Place Photography Competition is supported by Historic Environment Scotland and Jessops and is free to enter and is open to schools, youth groups, clubs and home-educated young people.
To learn more about how to enter for the 2022 My Place photography competition visit myplacescotland.org.uk.