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Antony Spencer
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010
Winning the Take a view Landscape Photographer of Year competition has been an incredible experience. The publicity has been absolutely huge and it has allowed me to realise my dream of becoming a full time landscape photographer.
I have sold more prints in the last six months than I could have imagined, as well as writing and having images published in national newspapers and magazines. I have even just finished some filming for a national TV show. The whole experience has been very exciting and has totally changed my life forever.
The support from Charlie, Diana and the team has been a massive help - I can’t thank them enough.
Winning the competition is one of the best things that has ever happened to me, I will never forget the moment Charlie Waite turned up at my door to bring me the news, a truly amazing experience!
http://www.antonyspencer.com/
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Emmanuel Coupe
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009
I'm still surprised at how many people, across various countries, are aware of the Take a view competition and who continue to send me messages in regards to my winning photograph. Being the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009 has also proven to be very helpful to my professional endeavors, as winning such a prestigious award gives my work added credibility in the eyes of my clients.
Following the award, I have continued photographing with even more determination and most recently I have completed a two month tour of the USA, where I feel I have made some of my most important work to date. In the near future, I plan to photograph in Greece, where I now live, as well as in England and Wales. Meanwhile, I am working on upcoming exhibitions of my photographs across different countries. From time to time I do various workshops – including Scotland at least once a year - as I enjoy sharing my photographic experience with those eager to follow that journey.
http://www.emmanuelcoupe.com/
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Gary Eastwood
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008
It is no exaggeration to say that winning the award changed the course of my photography career. Prior to the award, I was a novice, hobbyist landscape photographer but it helped to open doors that would otherwise have been closed and has allowed me to build up not just my Landscape Photography career, but also the Commercial and Wedding arms of my photography business. It really did put my photography career into gear, and I now operate as a full-time photographer.
In such a competitive industry, the award still grabs people’s attention whenever I pitch for new work or look to exhibit, and it often helps to get me noticed in the crowd, regardless of the genre. In addition, my first landscape photography book was published by Halsgrove Publishing in October. Sussex Loving It is a collection of panoramic images from around Sussex, and I hope to publish further books in due course. I regularly sell images through stock libraries such as Alamy and Loop Images and I have exhibited locally in restaurants, cafes and hotels. I will also be exhibiting new work in the Brighton and Worthing Open House Festivals, held in May and June 2011, respectively. Of course, on a personal level and as a huge admirer of Charlie Waite’s work, winning such a significant award remains one of my proudest moments.
http://www.garyeastwood.co.uk/
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Jon Gibbs
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2007
Winning the competition provided me with the foundation to realise the dream of becoming a full time photographer, which I am pleased to say I achieved recently.
Five years on, (where did the time go!) I am proud to say that I am now a photographic gallery co-owner and, despite these tough times, the gallery is trading well.
It was always an ambition to have my work published in a book and I now have three titles to my name and I am looking at starting work on a fourth soon.
Being full time means I can now get to travel around the British Isles; we have an embarrassment of riches here and we should be justly proud of our wonderful landscape.
http://www.jon-gibbs.co.uk/
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