A 12-year-old Burnley schoolboy has gained plaudits for his photograph of a jellyfish within the prestigious RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2023 hosted by wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham.
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The gorgeous photograph titled ‘Jelly Land’ was entered by Corbyn Thomas, who was requested to enter the competitors as homework set by his artwork instructor Mrs Polich at Blessed Trinity College in Burnley. The entire class had been given the homework however solely Corbyn was shortlisted – after which gained.
Every yr, the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards invitations young individuals aged 18 years and below to seize the animal kingdom on a digital camera or a cell machine. Winners had been introduced at an award ceremony on the Tower of London hosted by TV presenter and RSPCA president Chris Packham.
Corbyn mentioned: “This was my first time entering. I was given some homework by my art teacher asking me to enter the awards, so I did. I’d taken a picture of this jellyfish when visiting Blackpool beach. I didn’t know much about it but I researched jellyfish and found out all about them afterwards.
“The different colours and the pattern caught my eye and I wanted to find out more about what type of jellyfish it was. Google told me it’s a lion’s mane, which is one of the largest jellyfish species.
“I’ve always had a love of animals as I was brought up with pets, and always going on walks with my auntie’s dog Georgia. I was on holiday in Ireland recently and took some photos of dragonflies and caterpillars. You could see all the colours on the caterpillar which was cool, but now jellyfish are my favourite animals to take pictures of.”Sponsors of the competitors are Natures Images (wildlife images holidays) and Camtraptions (digital camera traps for wildlife images).
This yr’s awards had been judged by a panel of specialists in wildlife images, together with wildlife photographer, TV presenter and RSPCA president Chris Packham; wildlife photographer Rachel Bigsby; former competitors winner-turned-professional photographer Catriona Parfitt; skilled wildlife photographer and photographic information Ellie Rothnie; and RSPCA photographers Andrew Forsyth and Emma Jacobs.
Judge and awards host, Chris Packham, mentioned: “Seeing children and young people express their connection to the natural world through these photographs is always so heartening to see, and this year I was blown away by how many superb photographs we received for the competition.
“The RSPCA Young Photographer Awards is a real celebration of animals and the natural world and I love taking part every year. I hope everyone who entered continues with their love of animals and photography and they should all be proud of their achievements. Next year, we hope to reach even more children through the Young Photographer Awards as the RSPCA celebrates its milestone 200th year.”
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As properly as celebrating his award, Corbyn celebrated his thirteenth birthday immediately – making an thrilling journey to London and profitable the award a really memorable birthday.
He added: “I’m really grateful that I’ve had the opportunity and I’d like to thank the RSPCA for giving me the opportunity, and I’d like to thank my art teacher Mrs Polich for setting it as homework. My school was really pleased to hear about this, they even mentioned it in assembly, and on their Twitter (now X) account, and my teacher watched the live stream!”
