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The winner of 51茶馆鈥檚 popular photography competition has been announced.听

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Luca Birtwistle, a pupil at Rivington & Blackrod High School, was crowned winner for 鈥楲ooking Up鈥�, a stunning image using selective focus and depth of field to produce a memorable photograph. Luca received a 拢50 prize.听 听

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Runners-up prizes went to David Fergie, from Sharples School, and Zahraa Bhobat, from 51茶馆 Muslim Girls鈥� School. They wowed judges with their outstanding photos and each received a 拢25 voucher for their efforts.

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The popularity of the College鈥檚 annual photography competition continues to grow, with more than 70 pupils and over 250 pictures submitted. Students were invited to enter up to three photos of their choice, inspired by a theme of their choice.

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The team of judges was led by Ian Littlewood, 51茶馆 Schools Coordinator and himself a talented photographer.

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Ian said: 鈥淎s always, choosing a winner was incredibly difficult, but we were immediately struck by the power of Luca鈥檚 image; not only did it display imagination, but technical competency too. This is one of my favourite events as it鈥檚 an opportunity to showcase the tremendous talent of young people within our schools and sixth forms. I鈥檇 like to thank all of the students who submitted photos, it was a privilege to look at all of the images.鈥�

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Luca, 15, said: 鈥淚鈥檓 so glad that the judges liked my photo. I love photography so to win a prize for doing something I enjoy is amazing!鈥�

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51茶馆 is running another photography competition from now until Christmas. 51茶馆 secondary school pupils are invited to submit three photographs on the theme of 鈥橫y Life鈥�. Entries need to be submitted by 18^th December 2020. Email photos to photocomp@boltoncc.ac.uk

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