FW Photo Competition 2023: Winner of winners revealed

We’ve loved looking at all your fabulous shots for the annual photography competition. Now it is time to crown the overall winner of winners and two runners-up, picked from the eight overall category champions. These entrants scoop themselves £300 and £100 respectively.  

See also: Photo Competition 2023: Your best shots of the year

Winner – Maria Warne

Archie © Maria Warne

 The winning photograph, which took the top spot in the People category, was snapped by new mum and farmer from north Cornwall Maria Warne. 

While Maria is known for the humorous TikTok videos that she films on the farm, she has also become a budding photographer.

This snap of a friend’s son, Archie, was taken when Maria herself had welcomed her own son just four weeks earlier.

Having recently returned to the family farm, she says: “I’m loving it, it’s my time to come through on the family farm. It’s great because I get to work alongside my son, who is eight months old.

“I’ve got so many pictures of him. I’m always taking photos – he smiles on command!”

Runners-up

Raymond Watson

59th Scottish ploughing championships © Raymond Watson

“I love taking pictures of animals and farmyards, and all the creatures you might find on a farm,” says Ayrshire-based 71-year-old Raymond Watson.

Photography has become a cherished hobby since his retirement, and he now spends time travelling around agricultural shows and the countryside, alongside his wife, who is also an amateur snapper.

“That was the first time I’d been to that ploughing match; we were there over two days,” he explains. “It is a hobby I’ve had for quite a while. Since I retired, I’ve tried to get out as much as possible.

“My wife and I are both very keen photographers – it’s a wee bit of competition between us!”

Charlie Cannon 

Piglets in straw © Charlie Cannon

Hertfordshire farmer’s son Charlie Cannon, 15, won the Young Photographer category after capturing this comical bundle of piglets hiding under the straw.

Based on his family’s farm near Royston, Charlie has a keen interest in farming, and enjoys photography.

“I got into photography a few years ago when I got a drone,” he explains. “I’ve taken loads of photos with the drone, but when I saw the pigs arranged like that I just knew that it had to be worth a shot!”

When he’s not in school, Charlie enjoys helping out on the farm, especially during the longer summer holidays.