Each year Poole Harbour Canoe Club (PHCC) launches a photo competition along with its Wimborne-based Wimborne Paddlepsort group.
The entries come from winners of a monthly Facebook photo competition and are judged by members and friends via a YouTube video format.
The selected entries are also used for a calendar to raise awareness for the club and their various activities.
Winning gold for the 2025 Annual PHCC competition was Jeff Weston, with an impressive photograph of an icy seascape.
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3 – Bronze Award. (Image: Adrian Oates)
The image displays a vast iceberg with a natural arch, with two kayakers gliding on mirrored waters.
Paul Sutton’s photo, featuring a lone kayaker silhouetted by a sunset over the sea, won silver.
Meanwhile, a photo by Adrian Oates won bronze, capturing a scenic river scene beneath a historic stone bridge.
Other commended entries include Andy Phipps’ photo of a kayaker near an offshore lighthouse, Max Wray’s first-person perspective of a kayaking adventure on rough seas and Kim Pickering’s image of a kayaker gently gliding over calm, shimmery waters.
The club’s photo competition continues to serve as a testament to the beauty and adventure found within canoeing and kayaking.