Local people voted for their favourite image from a wide and diverse selection of original photographs displayed on Sunday 5 October at The Cafe in Alexandra Park. A group of local photography enthusiasts showcased a diverse range of images from their 'Movement' Photo Challenge.

The budding photographers are all members of the Channel Hastings group on the popular photo-sharing site Flickr. It currently consists of 207 members comprising both local residents and visitors to Hastings and has over 5000 photos taken in Hastings and 1066 Country. The winner of the Challenge was photography enthusiast David Nebesky. David's 'Surfer' image proved to be the most popular shot with local people.

Freelance photographer and organiser of the challenge Terry Russell said: "Despite the windswept conditions a small but committed number of photography enthusiasts came along to support us in The Cafe In The Park. David's 'Surfer' image was a richly deserved winning shot and congratulations go out to David for winning two Channel Hastings Photo Challenges”.

After the popularity of the ‘The World In Hastings’ theme the photography enthusiasts have decided to launch an 'Objects' challenge for the month of October. To participate in October's 'Objects' photo challenge all budding photographers need to sign up for a Flickr account. The basic membership is free and after joining Flickr they can then join the Channel Hastings group on Flickr and participate in the latest photo challenge.

For more information visit www.channelhastings.com

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Terry Russell

Mob: 07969 062 572

Email: terry[at]channelhastings.com

NOTES TO EDITORS

Channel Hastings is a website set up by local freelance photographer Terry Russell. The website aims to showcase and celebrate the very best of Hastings and 1066 Country through a unique collection of inspirational photographs from a community of photography enthusiasts who reside or visit the local area.

Flickr is a popular photo-sharing site that supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other's photos. Flickr was acquired by Yahoo! in 2003 and currently hosts over one billion photos from a worldwide community of photography enthusiasts.