Wednesday 12 Jun 2013
Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition comes to Yorkshire
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Leeds Station is set to become an art gallery next week as part of the special exhibition showcasing stunning images from the Take-a-view Landscape Photographer of the Year competition comes to Yorkshire. Five of the countries biggest and busiest stations will be showcasing a series of previously commended entries from across the country over the summer. Visitors will also have the opportunity to get expert advice from celebrated landscape photographer and founder of the competition, Charlie Waite.
From 17 June for one week only Leeds station will showcase a series of stunning previously commended entries of places which can be reached by train from the station. The stand will be on the main concourse at the station all week.
On Monday 17 June between 11am and 2pm, visitors are encouraged to bring their cameras, phones, tablets and anything else that has a photograph on it, for the chance to get some commentary, feedback and advice from one of the world’s most renowned landscape photographers – Charlie Waite. There will also be chances to win a copy of the Landscape Photographer of the Year book (RRP £25).Charlie will be joined by Mark Voce, whose image ‘Over the rooftops of Halifax’, was a runner up in the ‘Lines in the Landscape’ competition last year.
Visitors can find out how to enter the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, which has a top prize of £10,000 and the ‘Lines in the Landscape’ award which seeks to find the best railway-related photography.
Helen Dawson, Leeds station manager said “The exhibition is a great addition to the station and will provide our commuters and passengers with a change of scenery for the week. People don’t realise how many beautiful places are accessible by rail in the region so it will be a real eye opener for some. On behalf of the station I’d like to wish good luck to all the entrants this year, it would be great to have a Yorkshire winner following the success of our runner up Mark Voce last year.”
More information: For competition entry details visit www.take-a-view.co.uk
*The 2013 Take-a-view Landscape Photographer of the Year competition closes on 4 July.
Notes to editors
Charlie and Mark are available for interview between 11.00 and 14.00 on Monday 17 June.
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