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Forest display for winning photos

- CHARLIE ELDER charles.elder@reachplc.com

AN exhibition of winning photos with a focus on the natural world in its breathtaki­ng beauty and ever-growing fragility will go on display at Haldon Forest Park in Devon.

The shortliste­d works in the Earth Photo competitio­n will be on show to the public from October 3 until January 4 2023.

Earth Photo is an internatio­nal competitio­n and exhibition created by Forestry England and the Royal Geographic­al Society with the Institute of British Geographer­s, showcasing photograph­s and videos which focus on the environmen­t.

The Haldon Forest Park outdoor exhibition will display 29 of the 55 final shortliste­d entries by 35 different artists, allowing visitors to view the stunning images in a scenic forest setting.

The selection of images is taken from the five Earth Photo categories – People, Place, Nature, Changing Forests, and A Climate of Change.

They include the winning image from the Changing Forests category (above) showing the aftermath of Storm Arwen in Grizedale Forest in the Lake District. Photograph­er David Rippin captured windblown silver birch and the snapped trunks of spruce trees showing the force of the storm in the forest landscape.

The exhibition also features images by the overall competitio­n winner Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, who has documented the devastatin­g effects of climate change in Bangladesh.

Katy Harrison, Haldon Forest Park manager, said: “We are delighted to be one of six of the nation’s forests hosting this touring Earth Photo exhibition. The selection of images in this year’s exhibition are truly stunning as well as thought-provoking, from capturing the impact of a tropical cyclone on wedding celebratio­ns in West Bengal, India, to beautiful woodlands here in the UK affected by storms and beginning a process of regenerati­on, which are shown in the Changing Forests category. Being able to see these images in the heart of Haldon Forest Park is a very special experience and we welcome everyone to come and see them.”

The Earth Photo exhibition is on tour at other Forestry England sites until April 2023.

Establishe­d in 2018, Earth Photo is a world leading initiative led by Forestry

England, the Royal Geographic­al Society with the Institute of British Geographer­s, and Parker Harris dedicated to engaging with photograph­ers and issues affecting our planet.

Forestry England manages and cares for the nation’s 1,500 woods and forests, with over 363 million visits per year and is England’s largest land manager.

The Haldon Forest Park exhibition is free to view, and located a short distance from the car park on a wheelchair and pushchair accessible trail. A spokespers­on for the forest park said that this was the first time the Earth Photo exhibition had been staged in Devon, adding: “Nestling among towering trees, the exhibition of stunning and poignant photograph­y is the climax of an internatio­nal competitio­n run by Forestry England and the Royal Geographic­al Society, showcasing a selection of stunning images shortliste­d for the 2022 prize.”

For more informatio­n, visit: https://www.forestryen­gland.uk/ earth-photo

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David Rippin
> Destructio­n by David Rippin – among the winners in this year’s Earth Photo competitio­n David Rippin
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> Climate Crisis by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan. Right: Symbiosis by Marc Casanovas Felix. Below: Roberto Bueno’s photo entitled Wind, Energy and Trees. Below right: Unearthed 1 by Romain Loubeyre

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