Read the winning poems and stories : carersuk . org / creative
Karen Arthur
“ Clearly a fun afternoon in the pub for this young man – aided by his friend or maybe his daughter – showing a resilience that despite his disability , he and his family are dedicated to enjoying life .
It also outlines the practical support and love involved in caring .”
– Bella West
2nd 3 rd
PRIZE
Highly commended entries ... Bella ’ s comments on judging the competition
Jim White
Dan Johnson
Fran Bridgewater Continued overleaf ...
This was possibly the hardest photography competition I ’ ve had to judge , in respect that this was not about all the qualities we look for in a professional portrait image , it was all about the content – a penetrating statement of the reality many carers face and such a pleasure to look through .
Photography , as with all art is subjective , so my choice of winners is defined very much by the emotional value the images had on me and what I read into them . That in no way lessens the impact of any of the other entries , and the entire collection contained humour , sadness , devotion and love . It was such a pleasure to view all these wonderful photographs .
A clever narrative within a photograph or portrait , is one that invites the viewer in , to read their own story – the winning image definitely held this open invitation .
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