Edward's Trust Photography Competition 2023

Judged by professional photographer Darren Shipman from DPIX Photography.

THEME: New Beginnings

Darren is looking for images that are creative, inspirational, thought provoking and uplifting. They can be colour, or black and white, abstract or quite conventional.

Closing date: 28th February. Winning photo will be the front cover of our next 'Kite' (the Edward's Trust news magazine)

Spring light
Spring light

A photo of my son caught in the early evening spring sunshine ( last year)

28/02/2023
Yellow spring
Yellow spring

Daffodils remind me of my Welsh neighbour Dil, she sadly passed away. I always bought them for her as soon as they were on the shops…so I have them now instead 🌼

28/02/2023
New Beginning
New Beginning

Three new black belts at Ruachkarate.co.uk starting a new journey now that they have mastered the basics

28/02/2023
New morning
New morning

Always reminds me of a sun kissed morning

28/02/2023
Springtime fantasy
Springtime fantasy

Japanese blossom frames the spires of Birmingham's Ikon Gallery

27/02/2023
Hope in the city
Hope in the city

Easter flowers by the roadside

27/02/2023
Bee Happy
Bee Happy

Vital to the eco-system

27/02/2023
Beach life
Beach life

Sunny February half term winter day on the beach in Skegness.. brighter days are coming!

27/02/2023
Life begins
Life begins

Snowdrops in the churchyard

27/02/2023
New dawn [FIRST PLACE]
New dawn [FIRST PLACE]

The beauty & hope of a new dawn on a winter’s day

26/02/2023
Spring Blooms
Spring Blooms

First flowers of Spring… a season of new beginnings for a wonderful year ahead.

26/02/2023
Stormy St Ives
Stormy St Ives

Sometimes you have to weather the storm to see the sunshine ahead.

26/02/2023
Snowdrops
Snowdrops

The surest sign that spring is on the way

25/02/2023
"Don’t forget to reflect
"Don’t forget to reflect

Celebration lake florida reflecting and beautiful

25/02/2023
Reflections
Reflections

I'm walking for charity. Taken along the Ashby Canal this week.

25/02/2023
The Choice is Yours
The Choice is Yours

Life is like a box of chocolates. A new layer unfolds itself & you get to make a choice.

22/02/2023
Sunset: the promise of a new dawn
Sunset: the promise of a new dawn

Reflection time up Clent hills

22/02/2023
New beginnings
New beginnings

Beloved Natalie

21/02/2023
Puppy Love 🐾❤️ [THIRD PLACE]
Puppy Love 🐾❤️ [THIRD PLACE]

My baby and her four sisters eager for food time 🐾

21/02/2023
Cast no shadow
Cast no shadow

Stop the clocks, silence the mind and breathe… there’s no rush.

21/02/2023
Starting over
Starting over

Early morning in Walsall arboretum..

21/02/2023
Reservoir Ducks
Reservoir Ducks

Edgbaston Reservoir, a stones throw from Edward's Trust HQ.

21/02/2023
It's a new dawn it's a new day and I'm feeling gooood...
It's a new dawn it's a new day and I'm feeling gooood...

Dawn in Derbyshire over the village of Lullington

20/02/2023
Carpet of snowdrops
Carpet of snowdrops

Attingham Park woodland snowdrop display

15/02/2023
Innocent 😇
Innocent 😇

Beginning to use Lightroom to add to my knowledge

15/02/2023
New shores
New shores

Pacific sunset

15/02/2023
Life’s many paths
Life’s many paths

Our life can take many paths but always look for the light ❤️

14/02/2023
Winter into spring
Winter into spring

Spring blooms spreading to take hold over the starkness of winter. The new beginning promising warmth and colour.

14/02/2023
Sea and sky
Sea and sky

Looking out to sea

14/02/2023
Pause for thought
Pause for thought

A church just before Dawn

14/02/2023
What you look at!
What you look at!

The beginning of love for scuba and photography

14/02/2023
The Future is Brighter
The Future is Brighter

My photo is showing that things can be dull and grey and sad sometimes but the future will get better and brighter.

14/02/2023
Baby hoss!
Baby hoss!

Mother and foal at Woburn Estate.

13/02/2023
Peace at sunset
Peace at sunset

May every sunrise hold more promise and every sunset hold more peace.

13/02/2023
Moon meditation
Moon meditation

On a walk to a meditation . First time I noticed the moon reflected in the sea . For the next few nights the moon was hidden. The meditation was all about forgiving and allowing yourself to be forgiven too . New beginning of the way I look at past memories

12/02/2023
Ready for Spring!
Ready for Spring!

The last of a few winter flowers. Spring is coming soon. A new beginning 🌷

12/02/2023
Spring is in the air
Spring is in the air

No sunshine, but the smell of spring is definitely in the air ❤️

11/02/2023
A different beginning [SECOND PLACE]
A different beginning [SECOND PLACE]

Baby great tit found by my dog I hand raised him and released to a ‘New Beginning’

11/02/2023
Birmingham in reflection

Brand new Birmingham office block with Museum in the reflection

11/02/2023
There should’ve been 3…
There should’ve been 3…

There should’ve been 3… but he shines over these 2 everyday whilst they safely tuck him away inside their hearts… Gone but never forgotten … 💙Jack William Goodway💙

11/02/2023
The dawn of a new morning
The dawn of a new morning

Taken in The Kruger Park, South Africa.

11/02/2023
Moment of reflection
Moment of reflection

Point of Ayr lighthouse is a beautiful Grade II listed structure that was built in 1776. The reflection in the water also provides another view that we don't often see.

11/02/2023
Elephant Family
Elephant Family

Taken in Kruger Park South Africa, spot the tiny baby on the very right of the photo under its Mum

11/02/2023
Dawn. Who's Dawn...?
Dawn. Who's Dawn...?

Daybreak over Arjeplog

10/02/2023
Laughing stock
Laughing stock

Mother and baby cow in a barn.

10/02/2023
Juveniles Nesting
Juveniles Nesting

Baby Blackbirds nesting in the garden

10/02/2023
Natural Beauty - And Relax
Natural Beauty - And Relax

While being fortunate to visit Cape Verde off Africa, my Samsung Galaxy phone captured this natural and unfiltered / unchanged photo of Atlantic waves washing up the shore.. a beautiful memory

10/02/2023
New Beginnings
New Beginnings

Took a drive to North Wales January 2023. There wasn't another car on the road. Peaceful. After the chaos that comes with the lead up to Christmas and new year. And then it was over. And breathe. Out with last year, and in with this.

10/02/2023
Time to reflect
Time to reflect

Take time to stop and look!

10/02/2023
The path to happiness
The path to happiness

A morning stroll amongst the bluebells

10/02/2023
Summer Time
Summer Time

What summer days are made for

10/02/2023
Light before Dawn
Light before Dawn

A favourite of mine

10/02/2023
Dawn break at the Gym
Dawn break at the Gym

This was taken from window at my gym between my PT sessions.

09/02/2023
One day at a time
One day at a time

Sat watching the sunset with beautiful memories of a former life .

08/02/2023
Pushing through
Pushing through

No matter how tough life is nature carries on pushing through and surviving. Something I find immensely comforting.

08/02/2023
New Beginnings
New Beginnings

Set up typewriter just beginning to type a story with a flower just coming into bloom.

04/02/2023
The beginning of Spring
The beginning of Spring

Daisy in a field

03/02/2023
Another new day
Another new day

Yesterday may have been a tough day. It may have been a sad day.... but every morning the sun rises once more and it is another new day, with the promise of new hope.

23/01/2023
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