"Seals Have Fun Too", Image Of Wicklow's Seals, Is Runner-Up In National Photography Competition.

Clean Coasts announced the winners of the Love Your Coast photography competition.

Clean Coasts announced the winners of the 13th edition of their Love Your Coast photography competition during an in-person award ceremony in the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin last night - And County Wicklow's iconic landscape and wildlife received recognition. 

Christopher Howes with the image titled “Seals Have Fun Too” (pictured), taken at Brides Head, Wicklow Town, received the second place prize in the Wildlife and the Underwater Category. Christopher commented:

“I have been photographing the seals in Wicklow for a number of years now and I wanted to try to get something different for a change. I planned to go out during the mating season of the Seals to see if I could get a playful shot of them and they didn't disappoint me. It ended out to be a bit stormy, so it took some patience and time. But it was well worth the wait.” 

Meanwhile “Bray Air Show Crowds 2022” by Aoife Hester, taken in Bray, and “Wicklow Head Lighthouse at Sunrise” by Philip Reilly, taken at Dunbur Head, were shortlisted among the top ten images in the People and the Coast and Coastal Heritage categories, respectively.