The 2013 Jurassic Coast Award photography competition has its first exhibition at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre this month.
The free competition, sponsored by the Fine Family Foundation, endorsed by the Jurassic Coast Trust and supported by Dorset Wildlife Trust, was launched to find images of the Jurassic Coast, which provide a new take on this stunning and dramatic coastline. Over 1,200 entries were received in three categories which were, ‘My special place’, ‘Point in time’ and ‘Close up coast’.
The competition was judged by a panel led by photographers Ben Osborne, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2007, and Joe Cornish, one of Britain’s most celebrated landscape photographers. Ben commented on the entries: “it was great to see the enormous range of subjects all related to the Jurassic Coast, those that we’ve selected we feel best sum up what is special about the Jurassic Coast in an innovative and creative way, we’d like to thank all those that entered the competition.”
Tony Bates, President of Dorset Wildlife Trust, photographer and a member of the judging panel, said: “At the Dorset Wildlife Trust we are very aware of the dramatic landscape of the Jurassic Coast and its wildlife. We were delighted at the large number and high standard of the entries for the competition that reflected the beauty of our coastline”.
The winners will be announced when the exhibition opens on the 29thMarch. All of the winning entries will be displayed on the Jurassic Coast website www.jurassiccoast.org/award after the 2nd April.
The Jurassic Coast Award winning entries go on show at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre,Portland Road, DT4 9XEfrom the 29th March to 19th April 2013. Exhibition and cafe open daily 10am to 4pm.
