THE winners of the Isle of Man Tourism Photo Competition have been revealed.
Seven prizes of £100 were awarded to winners and seven prizes of £50 were awarded to the runners up whose images best represented the Isle of Man.
The competition was open to budding amateur and professional photographers who had the opportunity to enter one or two images in any or all of seven categories covering various aspects of Island life.
Economic Development Minister Allan Bell MHK said: "The quality and quantity of the entries we received this year is most pleasing.
"It was fantastic to see so many wonderful photographs of our beautiful Island and these will be put to good use by the department in the near future to promote the Isle of Man in guides, brochures, and advertisements. I would like to extend my congratulations to all the winners."
The overall winner of the competition was Allan Brown who was presented with a framed photograph of his image of a Loaghtan.
Geoff Corkish MHK, Member with responsibility for Tourism, said: "I would like to add my congratulations to all winners. The standard of competition entries was very high making choosing the finalists a difficult decision for the judges.
"I'm sure that everyone will agree that the winning photograph by Allan Brown, capturing a close-up image of a handsome and inquisitive Loaghtan, is a worthy winner. However all of the finalist's images were excellent and we look forward to seeing them reproduced in our publicity material."
Isle of Man Tourism has thanked everyone who entered the competition. Winning images will be used both online and offline to help promote and encourage visitors to the Island. Winning images can be viewed on the official Facebook page – www.facebook.com/visitisleofman.
The Winners
Overall Winner – Allan Brown (Loaghtan Stockade)
Manx Heritage and Culture
Winner = Ray Collister - The Camera Obscura
Runner Up = Neil Jones - A long boat at Peel Castle
Island Life
Winner = David Smith - A day in the life of a train driver
Runner Up = Jan Treger - Horse riders
Transport
Winner = Michael Craine - The Ben-My-Chree at home
Runner Up = Claire Newall - Engine change at Ballasalla
Countryside
Winner = James Brew - Snow covered countryside view looking towards Snaefell
Runner Up = Anthony Massey - Wild flowers near Kirk Michael
Coastal
Winner = Ray Collister - Peel Castle
Runner Up= Ron Strathdee - Port Erin reflections
Events
Winner = David Jepson - Peel Longboat Races
Runner Up = Michael Craine - The White Helmets, TT Festival
Wildlife
Winner= Allan Brown - The Loaghtan Stockade
Runner Up=Tony Quine - A bee
