Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-21)

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SOURCE: SONY

REGULARreadersmayalreadybefamiliarwith

theexcellentworkof NeilBurnell,whotook

homeourcovetedAmateurPhotographerof the

Year 2018 trophy.Hehasjustaddedanother

awardtohisrapidlyexpandingcollection,picking

uptheFotospeedPhotographerof theYear

prizeforhiswinningimageof a roostingbutterfly

species.Hespottedthebutterfly at hislocal

naturereserve,BerryHead,andsubmittedthe

phototoFotospeed’sweekly#fsprintmonday

Twittercompetition.Hispicturewasselected

froma galleryondisplayat ThePhotography

Showin March.Hisprizeconsistsof a CanonA

printer,Fotospeedinkjetpaperworth£500,plus

a bespokeone-to-onedayof tutoringwithone

of Fotospeed’stopphotographers.Tofindout

moreaboutenteringtheweeklycompetitionfor

yourself,visitfotospeed.com.Youcanseemore

of Neil’sworkat neilburnell.com.

BIG

picture

I used to think that I could

never lose anyone if I

photographed them enough.

In fact, my pictures show me

how much I’ve lost

Nan Goldin 

American photographer

$

The amount Sony is discounting its Alpha 9

in the USA, including a pro accessory kit.

Let’s hope the UK is next

Words & numbers

APOY winner Neil Burnell scoops

Fotospeed’s photography prize