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National Historic Ships Winner
28 October 2011
National Historic Ships Photography Competition 2011:
Winners Announced in HMS Belfast Awards Ceremony
Mike Garlick, crew member of historic vessel Maybird, has had his image selected from over 300 entries to become winner of the National Historic Ships Photography Competition 2011. The judging panel included: Jock Wishart, one of the UK’s leading maritime and polar adventurers; renowned actor Timothy West; author Philip Hoare; Yachting Journalists Association Pantaenius Yachtsman of the Year, Geoff Holt; and Peter Mumford, professional photographer from Beken of Cowes. Mike, who regularly sails in the Solent, will receive his prize at a special Awards Ceremony held on board HMS Belfast on 19 October 2011, hosted by Antiques Roadshow expert, Dr Paul Atterbury.
2010 judge and competition supporter, actor David Suchet, said: “I am delighted to have been involved with National Historic Ships’ Photography Competition and was particularly impressed with the imagination and unusual perspectives in the photographs from the children’s categories. I have a keen interest in photography and, as a supporter of Inland Waterways’ vessels, I feel this competition is a step forward in raising the profile of our maritime and waterway heritage.”
The £1,000 prize secured by the winning entry will be spent directly on an historic vessel of the winner’s choice from the 1,000 vessels on the National Register of Historic Vessels. The competition was organised by National Historic Ships - the official voice for historic vessels in the UK- in partnership with Classic Boat magazine.
Also being presented at the ceremony is the Marsh Christian Trust Volunteer Award which sees £1,000 donated to the volunteer deemed to have made the most valuable contribution to historic vessel conservation in 2011. This was a closely contested award, with a short-list of 9 entrants and went to Robert Skuse for his longstanding work at the Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives.
Representatives from the Swan Trust will also be travelling all the way from the Shetland Isles to collect a special certificate, in recognition of the fifie Swan’s status in being named National Historic Ships’ Flagship of the Year 2011.
Visit http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk to find out more about National Historic Ships and the Photography Competition, including details of prizes and the short-listed images.
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For further press information contact:
Hannah Cunliffe, Policy & Project Manager, National Historic Ships
T: 0208 312 8558 E: hannah.cunliffe@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
Notes for Editors:
National Historic Ships advises the Department of Culture, Media & Sport and a range of grant giving organisations on priorities for ship conservation and is the official voice for historic vessels in the UK. It maintains: the National Register of Historic Vessels which lists over a thousand significant craft; the National Archive of Historic Vessels for those craft now destroyed; and the Overseas Watch List which tracks vessels of outstanding significance outside the UK.
www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk
Competition Winning Entries:
The five competition categories saw a diverse range of subjects with winning entries presenting a variety of photographic styles. The winners are:
Category A - Historic vessels on the National Register of Historic Vessels
Winner – Mike Garlick ‘Maybird. Early morning Newtown Creek’
Highly commended - Mike Garlick ‘Maybird. Final Fastnet training’
Category B – Traditional Maritime Skills in Action
Winner – Andrew Guest ‘Chris and Snowdrop’
Highly commended – Alan Kempster ‘The signwriter’
Category C1 – Primary School Children Only
Winner – Leila Webb aged 5, ‘Chatham dockyard boat building shed’, from Barham C.E Primary School, Canterbury
Highly commended – Lawrence Donnelly aged 7, ‘HMS Cavalier bell’ from Brookland School, Blackheath
Category C2 – Secondary School Children Only
Winner – Daisy Stagg aged 12 ‘Purton barge graveyard’ from Redland Green School, Bristol
Highly commended – Alice Cameron aged 14, ‘Canal boats’ from Redland Green School, Bristol
Category D - Classic Boat Favourite for Maritime Enthusiasts
Winner – Tom Finnie ‘Glasgow Tall Ship Glenlee is towed down the Clyde to go into dry dock at Greenock’
Highly commended – Mike Garlick ‘Polly Agatha mid channel’
Overall Winner – Mike Garlick ‘Maybird. Early morning Newtown Creek’
