Local people and visitors to Hastings voted for their favourite image from a wide and diverse selection of original photographs displayed on Sunday 6 April on Hastings Pier. A group of 20 local photography enthusiasts showcased over 100 images from their 'United Colours of Hastings' Photo Challenge.

The budding photographers are all members of the Channel Hastings group on the popular photo-sharing site Flickr. It currently consists of 154 members comprising both local residents and visitors to Hastings and has over 2000 photos taken in and around Hastings.

The winner of the Challenge was local photography enthusiast Lin Gregory. Lin's Beach Huts image proved to be the most popular shot with local people. Lin Gregory said: "I feel really honoured to have won this months challenge -particularly with the high quality of entries.  I have been re-enthused photographically and that's all down to the Channel Hastings group which has been a great source of inspiration and learning for me."

Freelance photographer and organiser of the challenge Terry Russell said: "Despite the wintery conditions a small but committed number of photography enthusiasts came along to support us. Congratulations go out to Lin for winning both the official voting on Hastings Pier as well as winning our photo polling on the Channel Hastings website”.

After the popularity of the ‘United Colours of Hastings’ theme the photography enthusiasts have decided to launch a 'Local Patterns, Shapes and Textures' challenge for the month of April.

To participate in April's 'Local Patterns, Shapes and Textures' 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Terry Russell
Mob: 07969 062 572
Email: terry[at]channelhastings.com

NOTES TO EDITORS

Channel Hastings

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 the local area through a unique collection of inspirational photographs from a community of photography enthusiasts who reside or visit Hastings.

Channel Hastings

Flickr

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 just over one billion photos from a worldwide community of photography enthusiasts.

Flickr