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Amateur photographer wins Wanderlust 'Icon' photo title (UPDATE)

Monday 8th February 2010

Chris Cheesman

An amateur photographer has won the Icon category of the Wanderlust Travel Photo of the Year with a picture shot while on holiday in the West Country.

Belgian tourist Bart Heirweg took the title with a photo of Corfe Castle in Dorset shrouded in mist.

'It was a sight I will never forget,' said Bart, a web developer who lives in Ghent.

Bart wins a photographic commission to Ecuador, plus a Nikon camera.

Judges applauded the 'high standard' of this year's amateur entries.

'You would think most of them are professional,' said Wanderlust magazine Editor-in-Chief Lyn Hughes who added: 'There was particularly tough competition in the People category this year.'

Meanwhile, James Appleton - a 'semi-pro' - won a Highly Commended in the Portfolio category, a section also open to professionals.

However, there was no winner in this category as judges felt the standard was not a high enough standard.

This means that the £1,800 collected in entry fees will be donated to the Haiti Relief Fund, according to a Wanderlust spokesman.



Picture credit: Bart Heirweg

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