And the winner is...

Lisa Snowdon announcing the winners of the Currys Our Lives Digital Photography Competition, at the Mall Galleries last night.

...not me! As expected none of my shortlisted photos were the eventual winners in this years Currys Our Lives Digital Photography Competition, announced at the special awards evening at Mall Galleries, last night, by model and TV presenter Lisa Snowdon.

The overall winner, as well as winner of the O ur People catagory, was Sandboy by Jonny Thatcher. Showing a young boy curled up in a hole in the sand on the beach in Hunstanton, it certainly had the cute "ahhh" factor, as well a nice muted tones and lovely light.

Winner of the Our Culture catagory was This Is England Now by Kevin Lake which showed a monochrome scene of a couple of men, with a dog, running to escape a sudden summer shower. Shot from a low angle it was one of my personal favourites, so I was delighted it was selected as a winner.

The Our Environment catagory was won with Beauty & The Beast by Kathryn Ramsay. An intriguing shot of a power station creating a rainbow with the steam it was emitting into the atmosphere it was certainly a beautiful shot. Kathryn also wins my special award for sexiest dress of the evening and prettiest winner!

Man At Work by Bernard Yeo was the winner of the Our Work catagory. Dramatically showing a trainee welder at work, with sparks flying everywhere, it was certainly an eye-catching piece.

It was a fun evening made even more enjoyable by the glasses of bubbly and live jazz band. I'd encourage you all to enter next year, should you have the chance!

Bright Lights, Big City

Tonight is the night, so to speak. Yes it’s the awards evening and private showing at the Mall Galleries, in London, of the Currys Our Lives Photographic Competition. Canapés, live music and complimentary bar whilst hobnobbing with celebrities (ok, maybe only Lisa Snowdon) and other talented photographers...will certainly make for an interesting evening.

Of course there’s all kinds of considerations before hand...how do I dress, how early/late do I arrive, etc etc.

Whilst not expecting to win (the short listing was good enough for me!) you still feel you have to go along...just in case! However, having visited the exhibition a couple of times already I can safely say there are plenty more competent and deserving photos than mine. So it will be fascinating to see who the lucky winners will be.

Watch this space tomorrow...for details of the evening!

Currys Our Lives Shortlisted Finalist

I am delighted to announce that three of my photos have been shortlisted as finalists in the Currys Our Lives Digital Photography Competition.

Sponsored by Currys, The Guardian and Panasonic the national competition aimed to create a snap shot of Britain in 2008. Each category has been specially selected to cover every aspect of modern day life and all its challenges.

As a result of being shortlisted my photos are being exhibited at the Mall Galleries, on the Mall in central London, from Friday 18 August to Saturday 16 August. Admission is free should you be in the area.

The winners will be announced at a special awards evening on 16 August.

My shortlisted entries are: Urban Chameleon, The Fun Cooldown and Be Lucky.