{"id":36297,"date":"2024-09-20T18:47:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mums-helping-hand-in-daughters-photo-prize-bid\/20\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:47:41","slug":"mums-helping-hand-in-daughters-photo-prize-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mums-helping-hand-in-daughters-photo-prize-bid\/20\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum&#8217;s helping hand in daughter&#8217;s photo prize bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Glasgow woman who became passionate about photography about five years ago has been shortlisted for the third consecutive time in the British Photography Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Jacki Gordon, a retired mental health specialist, started out taking photos of wildlife and her collie dog Ollie.<\/p>\n<p>During the Covid pandemic she took an interest in miniature photography, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-55348596?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:creating scenes using railway model figures and everyday items;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">creating scenes using railway model figures and everyday items<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the awards, she has been shortlisted two images &#8211; one featuring her mother Joan Rodney&#8217;s hand and another of an Arctic fox in Iceland.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LbnqRy8szpW5Jtm7aTtfbg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/a84b7e78c0fb305e0d6d3dacb1bfcf97\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joan and Jackie wearing sunglasses, woolly hats and jackets\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6ico.5aDca6EUhllPA77lA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/a84b7e78c0fb305e0d6d3dacb1bfcf97\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Jacki with her mum Joan [Jacki Gordon]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jacki said: &#8220;The competition is fierce and people will see from the other photos the photographs are incredible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To feature among those amazing photographs and photographers is stunningly exciting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The picture of her mum&#8217;s hand has been shortlisted in the fine art category.<\/p>\n<p>Jacki said: &#8220;I get quite emotional about this photo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My Mum actually hates her hands, but as a very loving mother she agreed to this photo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She has also got a great sense of humour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The image shows a railway model figure painting nail varnish on Joan&#8217;s fingernails.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fqW3Y3xgS7Pzfh.pZn6lww--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5MzI7aD0xMjg4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/5cc09472be5950504f2fa8200604e3bb\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Collie dog Ollie and owner Jacki Gordon, who is wearing a cap\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uci_sJZuvvHJA3G3FcR7oA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/5cc09472be5950504f2fa8200604e3bb\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Collie dog Ollie and owner Jacki Gordon, who is wearing a cap\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uci_sJZuvvHJA3G3FcR7oA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/5cc09472be5950504f2fa8200604e3bb\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Jacki&#8217;s interest in photography started with taking pictures of her dog Ollie [Jacki Gordon]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jacki was on a wildlife tour in Iceland when she photographed the Arctic fox. The image has been shortlisted in the land animal category.<\/p>\n<p>She said wildlife photography involved a big element of luck, but in Iceland she also had to contend with sub-zero temperatures and strong winds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fox is in spindrift, so all the snow is swirling around in front of it,&#8221; said Jacki.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The camera wants to focus on a point that&#8217;s nearest &#8211; the snow &#8211; so I had to focus behind the fox.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;I&#8217;m very, very happy with the photo, and feel very, very lucky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Awards director Hugo Donnithorne-Tait said: &#8220;Jacki was shortlisted in multiple categories which is a feat in itself and showcases how versatile of a photographer she is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are overjoyed that photographers like her enter each year and support our 20 charities &#8211; and we can&#8217;t wait for our gala in November.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish her the very best of luck at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishphotographyawards.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the awards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the awards<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>More on this story<\/h2>\n<h2>Related internet links<\/h2>\n<p><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/mums-helping-hand-daughters-photo-220629117.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Glasgow woman who became passionate about photography about five years ago has been shortlisted for the third consecutive time in the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mums-helping-hand-in-daughters-photo-prize-bid\/20\/09\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36297"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}