\n Simon Roberts was named overall winner of Cumbria Wildlife Trust\u2019s annual photography competition with his image of a dipper feeding its chicks.\n<\/p>\n
\n The photograph will appear on the cover of the charity\u2019s 2027 wildlife calendar.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Roberts said: “It’s always great to have someone enjoy the images which I love taking and especially if I can help the Wildlife Trust to promote their activities and make a bit of much-needed money for them.”\n<\/p>\n
\n He explained that capturing the winning shot took patience and dedication.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Roberts said: “This image was made by spending many mornings shivering in my waders just after dawn in the beck which runs past our home.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It was a pleasure to be able to follow the dippers building a nest, then feeding the chicks who fledged and eventually went off on their own.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It was one of many, but I think shows the excitement in the chicks’ eyes, seeing a parent return with breakfast.”\n<\/p>\n
\n This is not his first success in the competition\u2014he also won in 2022 with an image of an osprey that featured on the cover of the 2023 calendar.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Roberts has also achieved recognition in a competition that attracted more than 650,000 entries and raised \u00a350,000 for a children\u2019s charity in Africa.\n<\/p>\n
\n Fred Bell, another member of Keswick Photographic Society, also saw his work recognised.\n<\/p>\n
\n Two of his images were selected for the Friends of the Lake District\u2019s 2027 calendar, with one also chosen for a greetings card.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Bell said: “I love taking photos of the Lake District and Solway coast.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They have shown appreciation of my photos for a few years now.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is always uplifting when someone appreciates my photos.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Both photographers credited Keswick Photographic Society for helping them develop their skills.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Bell described the club as “a very good club that warmly welcomes people of all standards of photography” and praised members for sharing their “easy-going expertise”.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Roberts said: “My secret is Keswick Photographic Society, which has helped me a lot, both in taking better pictures, but also in preparing them to win competitions.\n<\/p>\n
\n “As well as a great bunch of people, there are some very experienced international award-winners who are more than happy to share their hard-won expertise.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Keswick Photographic Society has particular strength in nature and wildlife photography.\n<\/p>\n
\n The society welcomes photographers of all abilities and will begin its new season in September.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Roberts, who is organising the club\u2019s winter programme, said: “I love capturing unique moments in nature, both in Cumbria and more exotic locations, and hope others continue to enjoy seeing them through my lens.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Simon Roberts was named overall winner of Cumbria Wildlife Trust\u2019s annual photography competition with his image of a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":746710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-746709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=746709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/746710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=746709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=746709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}