| British Photography Awards Winner |
 On Friday the 10th of November I won the British Photography Awards top prize in the Architecture category. The winning image of the Ironbridge in Shropshire, given the title “Circle Of Hot Air” it was taken during the annual Telford Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in 2021. The award was presented at a black tie ceremony held at London's Dorchester Hotel.This was my first win at the British Photography Awards, having been on the shortlist in the same category in the previous year. The awards aim to celebrate the best of British Photography and raise money for charity, the amount raised by the 2022 awards was £21,665.  This image was one of the few times that a planned shot has worked perfectly. I had checked the wind conditions for the balloons launching from Telford and knew they would be heading towards Ironbridge. The river was quite low due to some hot summer days and the gentle wind meant the water’s surface was like a mirror giving a fantastic reflection of the bridge. The wind conditions were great for the water but meant the balloons took quite a while to get from Telford Town Park to the Ironbridge, there was an anxious wait wondering if I had read the conditions correctly. Eventually the balloons started to appear and this one hot air balloon drifted into the perfect place to take the shot. |
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