Stormy sky is winning shot in Suffolk Beauty
Stormy sky is winning shot in Suffolk Beauty photography competition. The image, captured by Juliet Blaxand at Easton Bavents, came top in the new contest which was run for the first time this year. Organised by the Suffolk Preservation Society (SPS), the competition saw more than 100 entries sent in and scrutinised by judges Roy Fox, Linda Clapham and Richard Jozefowski. They were tasked with whittling down that number to a shortlist of just 10 photographs. Winners were announced at a ceremony at Haughley Park Barns on Monday. A photograph called Southwold Beach Huts by Kinga Ston came second, while an image named Ipswich Street Scene taken by Matt Huggins was third. Winner Juliet said her home – which is the most easterly placed house on the Suffolk coast – was the focus of her entry. The judges awarded her first prize because of the way she had captured the “atmospheric Suffolk sky”. They praised her placement of the historic farm buildings, the image’s open...