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Competition seeks outhigh-flying photographers

and development of aeronautics have

touched the East Anglian landscape.

Competition judge Royal Academy

curator Ann Dumas added: I will be

looking for a sense of the drama of the

subject and the atmosphere of the place. I

will also be looking for an evocative use of

light and shade.

Photographic tips are available at

www.jessops.com/advice.

An artists retreat in Sudbury has

launched its first project withartist Andrew Cross on the

subject of aeronautics in the

Suffolk landscape. Alongside the project,

Ballingdon Mill, in association with

Jessops and the East Anglian Daily Times,

has launched an open photography

competition with a similar theme called

Aeronautics in East Anglia.

Thanks to its flat landscape and

proximity to Europe, East Anglia became

home to a large number of wartime

military airbases, some remainingoperational throughout the Cold War.

Today, Luton and Stansted are major

airports, while Wattisham Airfield is a

major centre for Army helicopter flight.

East Anglia also has illustrious links

with technical developments including the

parachute, radar and jet engine, which

were all developed in the region.

Chairman of the judging panel,

photographer Eamonn McCabe said: We

want entrants to showcase how the history

The Prize

The 2013 Jessops EADT Ballingdon

Mill Prize is a Canon EOS60D 18-

135mm, worth 799, which deliversgreat results. With an 18 megapixel

resolution, it offers large files that are

rich in detail and natural colour with a

max ISO 6400 sensitivity and 5.3fps

continuous shooting. The EOS

60D also offers a 3-inch vari-angle

LCD screen allowing shooting of

still photos and full HD movies from

unusual viewpoints.

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P H O T O G R A P H Y C O M P E T I T I O NBrief & details: www.ballingdonmill.co.uk // Closing date for entries: 23rd September 2013

JUDGES

// Eamon McCabe Photographer // Ann Dumas Curator, RA // Andrew Cross Artist in Residence, Ballingdon Mill //

// Bill Batten Photographer // Emma Hardy Photographer // Alan Swerdlow MBE, Gainsborough's House //The 2013 Jessops EADT Ballingdon Mill Prize is a Canon EOS60D 18-135mm

Photo: Aerogenerator Lab , Glevering Park, Suffolk Theodore Bird // Design: Isambard Thomas

Wattisham Station Heritage Phantom

by competition judge Andrew Cross

CULTURE