Old Pulteney Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky is delighted to announce the winner of the UK’s biggest maritime amateur photography competition ‘Wish You Were Here’. Laurence Cartwright, from Hove, Sussex was crowned the winner of this year’s competition, run in association with the Sunday Express and won a £2500 cash prize plus a trip to the Pulteney Distillery in Wick – the most northerly distillery on the UK mainland.
This year’s competition has seen over 3000 entries from all over the country including seaside pictures from as far afield as Fuday on the Outer Hebrides all the way down to the picturesque island of Jersey.
Says Laurence Cartwright: ‘I am absolutely thrilled to have won the competition. I am a keen amateur photographer but never in a million years did I imagine I would win. The prize is amazing and I’m really looking forward to going to Wick! Many thanks to Old Pulteney!
Old Pulteney’s Wish You Were Here competition took place for the fourth year in a row and is run in association with the Sunday Express, the RNLI, Amateur Photographer, Britain on View/Visit Britain and the National Maritime Museum. The winning picture will be made into postcards, which will be available along the British coastline, and the picture will be exhibited in the National Maritime Museum.
Says Iain Baxter, Senior Brand Manager of Old Pulteney: ‘Old Pulteney’s Wish You Were Here competition has gone from strength to strength over the last four years and we’re absolutely delighted with its success. Every year we receive more entries and at a really high standard. It has been extremely hard for all the judges this year to choose a winner, because we have received some fantastic entries. Laurence Cartwright’s picture ‘Sunstar over West Pier’ stood out though: It is a delightful picture and captures everything we were looking for in a winning photograph: the beauty and romance of the British seaside, great composition and fantastic use of light. ‘Sunstar over West Pier’ is a wonderful image; it is so tranquil, nostalgic, calming and really tells a story. Congratulations to Laurence!’
To view the winning picture and the 10 runners up please visit www.sundayexpress.co.uk or www.oldpulteney.com
