The winners of NCVO's annual charity photo compeition were unveiled last week, with the entry from VSO winning the professional category and Tennis2Be coming top in the open competition.
There were 80 entries and a shortlist of 22 were judged by a panel which included Peter Kellner, chair of NCVO, Giselle Green, media coordinator for Constructive Voices, and Daniel Regan, award winning professional photographer and winner of NCVO’s 2016 photography competition.
Andrew Aitchison won the professional category for VSO, an international development charity, with his image of a paediatrician nurse volunteering with a newborn in Tanzania. Sophie Grant won the open category for Tennis2Be, a London-based tennis charity, with her photograph of young girls from the Bengali community taking part in a tennis programme.
Highlights from the professional competition
'Making A Difference' by Andrew Aitchison for VSO (winner)
'Supporting young people to go above and beyond' by Francis Augusto for London Youth (runner up)
'Michael speaking up' by Philip Wolmuth for The Advocacy Project
'Making a Difference' by Andrew Aitchison for PACT
'Pushing young people outside their comfort zones' by Francis Augusto for London Youth
'Swim Lessons at Woodrow' by Francis Augusto for London Youth
'First Aid Saves Lives' by Jonathan Banks British Red Cross
Highlights from the open competition
'Belly up tennis!' by Sophie Grant for Tennis2Be (winner)
'It's hard to say goodbye' by Julie Lankshear for Caring Canines (runner up)
'Sheen Lane Day Centre receives some instruction from the local police' by Michael Goldthorpe for The Bold Balladiers
'Katherine' by Zoe Ellsmore for FareShare
'On patrol' by Jules Hawkins Veterans For Wildlife
'Being seen being heard and leading change' by Terry Manyeh for RECLAIM project
'Remembering friends' by Grant Lane for Former Forces Support
'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' by Laura Hughes for Moorvision
'Julia says "See the difference our filters make!"' by David Moufarrige for Maji Salama
'Learning' by Ben Carpenter for Spinal Injuries Association
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