A York photographer is the cats whiskers- in terms of taking footage of pets.
Julia Healey of Julia Healey Photography has gained worldwide recognition by successful a high award with the Guild of Professional Photographers.
The Guild acquired over 13,000 entries to its ‘Image of the Month’ Competition throughout 2023, from each photographers within the UK, in addition to abroad!
Each picture is scored, and the scores from the yr are then totalled to find out who turns into the Guild’s Photographer of the Year. With so many entries, Julia says this was clearly a really demanding yr lengthy course of!
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Julia, who lives in Huntington, was named a Top 10 Photographer of the Year within the pet style, at an award ceremony earlier this month.
Guild administrators Steven and Lesley Thirsk stated: “We are both proud and delighted that Julia has achieved this recognition after 10 months of submitting the highest quality images.
“The Guild has very demanding standards when judging photographic competitions. The judging is undertaken by a panel of internationally recognised experts from a variety of photography backgrounds, so Julia quite rightly should be delighted with her extraordinary achievement”.
On listening to the information, Julia stated: “I was completely gobsmacked to hear my name called out amongst some of the most incredibly talented pet photographers from all over the world.
“I have since found out that I actually came 5th overall! I am so honoured to have achieved such an incredible title, especially following my success earlier in 2023 when I was awarded the ‘Master Craftsman’ status for my cat photography.”
Master Craftsman standing seemingly places Julia among the many greatest 50 photographers within the nation.
Members of the Guild of Photographers are dedicated to reaching the very best requirements of professionalism and to a journey of constant skilled growth.
Julia, 37, who got here to the York space from Bedfordshire 16 years in the past, has been knowledgeable photographer for round 9 years.
Originally, she labored in admin roles however had at all times been interested by pictures, enterprise a course in her former home county, which later led to a task as a photographer for a neighborhood property company.
“I realised this is what I wanted to do all my life, to turn my passion into a career,” she informed the Press final yr.
Like many different photographers Julia additionally concentrate on weddings, however she believes she has extra of a private contact than others.
Married, however with no kids, the proprietor of b/w cat Neko and calico cat Willow, she additionally appreciates how necessary pets are.
Julia took to photographing pets shortly after adopting her two cats, rapidly realising how a lot part of the household they’re.
You can discover out extra concerning the Guild at its web site (www.photoguild.co.uk), and extra about Julia at her web site www.juliahealeyphotography.com
