Red for Heart Photography Competition
We are delighted to announce the winners,
runners up and highly commended images from our third annual Red
for Heart Photography competition. Part of our Red for Heart
campaign, the competition helps to raise vital funds.
Find out more
about Red for Heart
Winners
We're late, we're late, for a very important date by
Clare Park
“The heart is a symbol for life and love. It is full of mystery
and complicated configurations. Parkinson's disease can affect
nerves in the heart as well as the central nervous system.
"Buz who has had Parkinson’s for 30 years has great courage and
a strength of heart that extends outward to all who look at the
photographs we have made over 18 years.”
Red River by Mike South
“The image is an aerial view of salt marsh in San Francisco Bay.
The rivers are tinted a deep red by the presence of algae which
thrive in the high salinity environment.
"I think the image resembles the flow of blood in the human body
and symbolises the heart's role in maintaining life under the
harshest conditions.”
The Science of Impermanency by Delphine
Percy-Rouhaud
“The Heart is anger. Heart is passion. Heart is acceptance.
Heart is love.
"She is afflicted by racism. She feels she has to 'fit in'. The
mask could be a metaphor for pains, self-inflicted, to ease the
hurt. But she knows she isn't being true to herself, and uses the
red lipstick as an impermanent strike against a permanent
issue.”
Runners Up
Beside the Sea by Nick Dawe
“I like to photograph people having fun and enjoying themselves
when going about their everyday activities, whether it is work or
leisure related. I am also attracted to people's interaction with
their environment and like to celebrate this affinity in a positive
way.”
The Mechanic by Philip Ryan
“A mechanic can be seen with his arm reaching into an engine but
it is unclear whether he is able to diagnose or fix the problem. In
this image the vehicle is a metaphor for the human body whilst the
engine represents its heart.”
Paint by Lucy Ireland
“The image represents new life and hope. The paint tube
representing the heart and the paint being hope. The paint tube is
useless without the paint, much like a heart is useless without
hope and love.
"The British Heart Foundation has given people hope and a
new chance to love and paint their future once again.”
Highly commended
Gallery of all entries
You
can view all the entries on our Flickr group
About our photography competition
The competition closed in early January and the standard this
year was phenomenal. We received over 600 fantastic
images. There was only one rule - the colour red was to be
incorporated into the photo. Entrants were encouraged to show “what
heart means to you”.
The competition raised over £2,000 for our Red for Heart campaign - raising vital funds to
help us continue our life-saving work.
