Mournes photo wins UK award

Mournes photo wins UK award

30 November 2016

THE Mourne Mountains are the star of a stunning new award-winning photograph.

‘Mourne Light’,  by County Down based photographer and keen hillwalker Brian McCready, has been announced as the overall winner of UK-wide photography competition ‘Through the Lens’. 

The image had already been judged as regional winner for Northern Ireland, which qualified it for the final along with the other 11 regional winners from across the UK. 

The competition was organised by Millennium Hotels and Resorts, who then hosted the final gala night at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in London on Thursday.

“There were over 3,500 entries in total from across the UK, so I was absolutely chuffed to get to the final - but for my my image to be crowned overall winner was unbelievable,” said Brian. “It’s been a fantastic experience for me, and great to get national recognition for my photography, especially given the physical effort required to actually get into the position to make landscape images like this. 

“But it’s also great to get the Mourne Mountains mentioned and share their outstanding beauty with a wider audience."

To view other images in the photographic competition visit: http://whatson.millenniumhotels.co.uk/through-the-lens/