The MyTownPhotography Competition Winner 2018 is....

Congratulations to everyone who made the shortlist, and to this year’s winner, Andy Allchurch!

On Wednesday 5 December, Clear Channel held a Pop Up on Baker Street in London to celebrate this year’s shortlisted entries, and to announce this year’s winning entry in the MyTownPhotography competition.

There was a selection of images from the competition on display throughout the day, including the shortlisted photos and images from our judges, renowned street photographers Dougie Wallace, Ronya Galka & myself.

HND Photography student Andy Allchurch who won the My Town Photography Competition with his shot "Do Not Feed The Gulls"!

Speaking of his win with his entry ‘Do Not Feed The Gulls’, taken in Liverpool, he said:

“It’s all a bit surreal, but it’s amazing to have won. My intention was just to get a photograph of the man who looked slightly strange feeding these seagulls so much bread. As I went to take the photo the seagull flew past his face, with its faced stuffed. In all honesty, it was a complete fluke, which is an aspect I really like about street photography. But it’s a beautiful fluke! I love that the image is a bit of fun too – kind of channelling that Scouser sense of humour.”

Andy entered the competition after seeing MyTown promoted on Clear Channel screen, and his image will join all other shortlisted images featured as part of the UK’s biggest outdoor exhibition of street photography. He was also rewarded with a FujifilmX100F camera, which he received at the MyTown pop-up, and a UK city break of his choosing.