St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Carden Place, Aberdeen

Pro-Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney

Photograph Competition 2021

The winners of our photograph competition have been revealed as follows: 

  1. (4) Sun on the water: Aberdeen harbour with bright sunshine glistening on the River Dee and the ship Jura just emerging from the Victoria Dock. Submitted by David Rose
  2. (22) A lunchtime walk along the Lochside estate duck pond. Submitted by Kevin McKinnon
  3. (67) “Mither Tap” submitted by Dr Martin Mills

The winner of the Under 18 section was:

  • (62) “Sunset in Cults”. Submitted by Miss Elizabeth Mills.

Well done to our winners and to everyone who submitted a photograph, also my thanks go to Bishop Anne who judged for us. 

Fr Terry Taggart

First prize: (4) “Sun on the water” submitted by David Rose
Second prize: (22) “A lunchtime walk” submitted by Kevin McKinnon
Third prize: (67) “Mither Tap” submitted by Dr Martin Mills
Under 18 prize winner: (62) “Sunset in Cults” submitted by Elizabeth Mills

Entries to the photograph competition:

(1) View from a bridge: Looking along the River Don estuary to the North Sea. The Bridge of Don opened in 1930 and was originally designed by John Gibb and John Smith but later modified by Thomas Telford.

(2) Lovely windmills: Looking north across the Don mouth towards the Buchan Coast with the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre on the horizon to the right.
(3) Wind-blown surf: Looking south along Aberdeen beach on a cold blowy day with an interesting cloud formation sitting on the horizon.
(4) Sun on the water: Aberdeen harbour with bright sunshine glistening on the River Dee and the ship Jura just emerging from the Victoria Dock.
(5) The power of water: The Archimedean screw turbine on the River Don. The device produces enough power for about 130 homes and creates a sustainable income for the Tillydrone community with renewable electricity sold to the national grid. 
(6) Sunrise at Aberdeen beach
(7) Sunrise through the trees
(8) Spring has sprung!
(9) Water of Tanar on the Glen Tanar Estate
(10) Box of delights!
(11) Hello there! An Orkney hare.
(12) Marguerites
(13) Escape to Stonehaven
(14) Spring at the boating ponds
(15) The rock garden
(16) Spring outside your front door
(17) Better Together
(18) Emerging out of lockdown – the Cruickshank Gardens are open again for visitors.
(19) We are all God’s children and we make our own unique life journey while on Earth – footprints at St Andrews West Sands.
(20) Taking in the breathtaking views at Gleneagles.
(21) Lift high the cross: The cross at St Columba’s Church in Bridge of Don.
(22) A lunchtime walk along the Lochside estate duck pond.
(23) The light and water display outside Marischal College delights visitors young and old.
(24) A field of green grass at Westfield Park in Bridge of Don turning into a sea of yellow: What nature can achieve when left to its own devices.
(25) The power of the cross reflected by the Sun at St Columba’s Church in Bridge of Don.
(26) It’s lunchtime for the squirrels.
(27) River Tyne, Haddington, East Lothian
(28) Dunnotter Castle
(29) Farne Islands, Northumberland
(30) Kittiwake
(31) Haddington, East Lothian
(32) Bass Rock, Firth of Forth
(33) The Kelpies, Falkirk
(34) River Tyne, East Lothian
(36) The River Dee in flood with the Milltimber Bridge in the background.
(35) Rapeseed
(36) The River Dee in flood with the Milltimber Bridge in the background.
(37) Libyan Arab making olive oil
(38) Raccoons come to supper
(39) Desert storehouse
(40) “Can’t you see that we’re busy looking out of the window?”
(41) St Mary’s “Ablaze with light”
(42) St Mary’s: View from The High Altar
(43) Bali, through the arch!
(44) St Moluag’s Church, Ness, Isle of Lewis
(45) Retail therapy!
(46) Stormy seas
(47) God is with us everywhere, just look to the skies.
(48) Milau Bridge from above
(49) Hong Kong junks
(50) Door at Loix
(51) Covered Bridge New Hampshire 1963
(52) Innocence in a hammock: Carolina 1964
(53) Lectern Flowers
(54) Night Arrival: Ship entering Aberdeen Harbour
(55) Rhododendrons
(56) Seagulls – morning gathering: taken just after dawn on Aberdeen beach on a spring morning.
(57) Spring peace and remembrance: Spring garden of remembrance for infant deaths (Hazlehead Park).
(58) Autumn Wonder: autumn walking in the park by the River Dee.
(59) Winter beauty: winter photograph taken in my garden.
(60) West Bay Dorset, also known as “Broadchurch” on a calm September Day.
(61) Paws for thought!
(62) Sunset in Cults
(63) An Aberdeen Church
(64) The Don Estuary
(65) Early morning on the beach
(66) Trees by the Don
(67) Mither Tap

The Competition Rules

  1. Anyone who wishes to enter the competition should submit their photograph(s) to Mr David Rose via the St Mary’s email address at stmaryscardenplace@gmail.com.
  2. There is no limit to the number of photographs that can be submitted by each entrant, but the St Mary’s Vestry has the right to decide which photographs are displayed.
  3. The photograph must have been taken by you (or by a family member, who has given permission for it to be sent into the Photograph Competition.)
  4. Photographs will be display on the St Mary’s website with a number and an appropriate caption. Each entrant will be deemed to grant St Mary’s Vestry a royalty free non-exclusive licence to publish the material.
  5. Photographs of people are not encouraged to avoid the requirement to obtain their express written permission.
  6. The entry fee for each photograph submitted will be £2. Payments can be made via the PayPal donation function, direct to St Mary’s bank account or by cheque made payable to St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Carden Place, Aberdeen.
  7. The St Mary’s Vestry will select what they consider to be the best three photographs and the winning entrants will receive a gift for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed photographs.
  8. All photographs must be submitted before midnight on Sunday 30th May to be entered into the competition.