A gifted Burnley schoolboy has gained plaudits for his cell phone picture of a jellyfish within the prestigious RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2023 hosted by wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham.
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The beautiful picture titled ‘Jelly Land’ was entered by thirteen-year-old Corbyn Thomas, who was requested to enter the competitors as homework set by his artwork instructor Mrs Palich at Blessed Trinity College in Burnley. The complete 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 beneath to seize the animal kingdom on a digicam 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 Islay, Scotland, 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.”
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Judge and awards host, Chris Packham, introduced Corbyn together with his prize.
As effectively as celebrating his award, Corbyn celebrated his thirteenth birthday – 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 Palich for setting it as homework. My school was really pleased to hear about this, they even mentioned it in assembly, and on their X account, and my teacher watched the live stream!”
