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Nov 2020
Teenager stars in Ripon Grammar photography competition
A teenage photographer has won Ripon Grammar School's (RGS) Lockdown Photography Competition.
Tai Newman's image of stars in the early morning sky, earned praise from National Geographic and Time magazine photographer Mark Read, a former student of RGS.
Mr Read, who judged the competition, said the photograph was conceptually very strong and showed great technical ability.
He added:
The former RGS student who lives in Ripon and is now studying photography at Harrogate Grammar School, stayed up until 2am to capture his photograph, entitled 'Light in the Dark.'
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Having set up his camera on a tripod with a ten second timer, he ran to the top of a hill near his home to appear in the photograph.
Tai said of his conceptual work:
The competition, which was organised by RGS, with prizes donated by Ripon Business Services, was open to the local community.
Entrants were invited to submit images captured on camera during the first lockdown period.
Entries featured a wide range of locations from the coast to the countryside and urban settings.
A photograph taken from her window, won 12-year-old RGS student Martha Jones of Burton Leonard, the runner-up prize, while RGS premises manager Andrew Hogg’s photograph of a woman on a bench at Saltburn, was placed third.
Tai’s winning photograph will be reproduced on a large canvas; Martha’s on a slate and Mr Hogg’s on a mug.
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