A 12-year-old lady from Aberdeenshire has received two prizes on the twenty second Edition of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards in London.
Eilidh Shannon, from Meikle Wartle, close to Inverurie, achieved third and second place within the pet portrait and cell phone classes.
The S1 pupil at Meldrum Academy submitted a portrait image of Maisie, her 8-year-old canine, surrounded by musical devices.
“Maisie always howls when we play instruments at home, so I thought I could capture that,” mentioned Eilidh, who performs the saxophone.
She was additionally recommended for her photograph of Squeaker, her grandad’s cat.
The young photographer mentioned: “I just saw the cat and she looked really nice, so I just got my mum’s phone and took a picture.”
The 12-year-old, who additionally made it to the ultimate in final 12 months’s awards, advised the P&J she was “very excited” when she obtained the awards, which have been handed to her by naturalist and photographer Chris Packham.
A young expertise: Aberdeenshire lady wins two awards at RSPCA Young Photographer competitors
Eilidh defined that she turned enthusiastic about pictures because of her mother Catherine.
But Catherine, 48, a analysis scientist at Aberdeen University, mentioned the coed has surpassed the grasp.
“I get pleasure from pictures however I’m nowhere close to the abilities she has, so I’m going and carry the cameras.
“I am very proud of her; she definitely has a good eye for photography, and she seems to really enjoy it.”
Eilidh mentioned that she doesn’t know what she’ll do sooner or later, however the 12-year-old is bound she is going to “keel doing the photography.”
She confirmed she may also be coming into the RSCPA Awards subsequent 12 months.
“I will be in a higher category, for people from 12 to 15, so I may not get a prize, but I’m still hoping for the best,” she mentioned.
A ardour for animals
Eilidh advised the P&J she solely takes footage of animals.
“Photos of animals are just really nice. It is also really fun because they allow you to take many pictures from different settings and angles.”
The young and proficient naturalist photographer mentioned she loves animals and has lots of them to follow her pictures at home.
“We have two dogs, one cat, two geckos, guinea pigs and quite a few fish,” she mentioned.
