I'm please to say that I have recently had two pieces of good news related to photography. 

The first is that one of my shots won a category in the recently Guernsey Photomarathon (http://www.guernseyphotographyfestival.com/blog/2011/07/2011-photomarathon-winning-photographs/) for this shot in topic 6 - There's No Place Like Home

I'm delighted to say that my friend and shooting partner for the day (and also the owner of the legs in the picture) also won a prize for her shot in topic 1 - Identity. 

The photomarathon was a lot of fun, if a slight culture shock having to use a disposable camera with no controls for the shots on the day. It made me realise just how much I value the ability to change exposure and select my depth of field using my DSLR. 

The 2nd bit of news is that I was contacted by Fulham Football Club with a request to use one of my images in a forthcoming book celebrating 10 years in the Premiership. 

Should the image make the final print, this will be my first published image published, other then in a local football teams matchday programme. 

The image was taken just prior to my birthday in 2009. I was in London to see a concert and had some spare time, so decided to see a match. I almost did not go the match as on the day I had come down with flu and was barely able to stand, and the temperature dropped to -2c in the ground. For the record Fulham won 2-1.