This is caring
Read the winning poems and stories: carersuk.org/creative
Caring through a lens
Special feature: Photography competition 2017
This year we opened our Creative writing competition up and asked for
your photography submissions, as well as poems and short stories. We
had a great response and photographer Bella West judged the entries,
here, we take a look at the winners
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Alexandra Davey
PRIZE
“I selected this image as
my overall winner as the
connection is so special
between the two children.
I am assuming that in
reality they are good friends
or siblings - there is a visible
loyalty from the older child.
I’m sure a lot of attention
is given to her sibling. The
masked girl could have
rushed in from a party or
she’s been entertaining her
sibling until they fall asleep
together. It’s an image full
of unequivocal fun, love and
devotion.”
– Bella West
How the photo was taken:
“Benjamin is my middle
child, when I took this photo
he had just come out of
an operation and was in
the children’s ward of the
hospital recovering. It was
Father’s Day so we went
to visit him. Benjamin was
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“when I took this photo he had just
come out of an operation and was in the
children’s ward of the hospital recovering.”
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