Fare way to heaven as taxi snap wins Cathedral contest.Byline: RICHARD Ri·chard , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000. Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a DOWN AUNIQUE vision of Liverpool's iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. Anglican cathedral, captured from inside a taxi cab, is the winning entry in a Daily Post photographic competition. Nearly 100 top-class shots depicting the cathedral were uploaded to the Daily Post's Flickr page. Images ranged from intimate portraits of devotion Devotion may refer to:
The overall winner was Zak Grant's unique vision of the building captured from inside a Liverpool taxi. The judges said: "The picture highlights the cathedral's importance as a symbol of home for many people when they arrive or leave Liverpool, and that it suggests its 'protective' nature as a place where people are free to worship, reflect and explore their beliefs." Zak will now get a oneto-one session with former Post photographer and national award winner, Martin Birchall. Architect Ian Bramham won first prize in the adult category for his figure of a lone woman in the Cathedral. He said: "Photography is one of those things in life which I find endlessly fascinating. It can often be deeply frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: , yet equally there are many moments when it can be an uplifting and magical experience - a good example being when it was announced that I''d won." Second prize in the adult category went to John Kennan for his image of natural light in the cathedral ceiling cathedral ceiling n. A high, open, usually slanting or pointed ceiling. . He said: "I was extremely surprised when my name was called out as the quality of the other entries was superb." Competition organiser Rachael Aron said: "We chose the theme 'My Cathedral' to encourage this personal response, and we were certainly not disappointed. "The pictures have placed the Cathedral in a variety of contexts, some people-based shots, some interior shots, but all of them have the cathedral at their heart. "We are absolutely delighted with the standard of entries." GO TO www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/videospictures/flickr-group/ CAPTION(S): Natural Light in Cathedral ceiling Picture: JOHN KENNAN Lone woman in Cathedral Picture: IAN BRAMHAM Cathedral contest winner: INtersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. |
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