Young Photographers 2025
Awards to winners of the Haddenham and District Rotary's annual 'Young Photographer Competition' were presented at a ceremony on Wednesday 15th October at Hddenham St Mary's School.
The theme for this year's competition was "Friendships"
The total prize money available was £400
Local professional photographer Paul Wilkinson highlighted the prize winning images and provided helpful feedback in a highly engaging, humerous and entertaining manner. He also encouraged the youing prizewinners to describe how they went about capturing their image and invited themto reflect on what they might have done differently.
Haddenham Rotary President MartinAndrew presented the awards.
Commenting on the continuing high standard of the entries and reflecting on the
sheer joy that photography can bring, Paul gave generous encouragement
to entrants and parents alike, and offered useful tips and techniques for improving future competition entries.
His enthusiasm in encouraging youngsters to engage in photography was clear for all to see.
Haddenham Rotary extend their grateful thanks to Paul Wilkinson and St Mary's School.
The total prize money available was £500
Lots of photographs of winners and their competition images can be seen in the Galleries section of this website
Prize Winners:
Juniors 6-10 years
Ava: "A Shared Secret" – Commended
Megan: "My Sister ... My Best Friend" – 3rd Place
Martha: "Friend Ships" – 2nd Place
Kian: "An Afternoon Chat" – 1st Place
Intermediates 11-14 years
Daisy:"Friendship in the sand" – Commended
Tilly: "Love's silhouette"
Toby: "Bunny Buddies" – 3rd Place
Felicity: "Side by Side" – 2nd Place
Elise: "Purity of Friendship, like a comforting breeze" – 1st Place
Seniors 15-18 years
Phoebe: "A holiday friendship" – Commended
Anton: "A shoulder to lie on" – 1st Place
