Creative young snappers were praised at a heat of a national photography competition which was judged by the Epsom Guardian’s very own photographer.

Epsom Rotary Club (ERC) held its club heat of the Rotary Young Photographer 2014 on February 22.

Students from Rosebery School and Epsom College competed in the senior category, for those aged 14 to 17, with students from Rosebery School also entering in the intermediate group, for those aged 11 to 13.  

The senior winner was Beth Melham, of Rosebery School, with Phoebe Gibson and Olivia da Silva, both of Epsom College, coming second and third respectively.

The intermediate winner was Tayyita Choudhury, of Rosebery School, with Ella Rose Price and Hannah Boniface, also of Rosebery School, coming second and third. 

Photographer Chris Gray, the competition’s judge and an experienced photographer of Epsom and Ewell, said of the winning snaps: "Great photos of the subject matter, combined with superb ideas and with a refreshing imaginative perspective on the inspiration." 

Tony Axelrod, member of the ERC, added: "The theme for this year’s competition was ‘people’ and as usual students had to provide their inspiration with the standard of photography from all entrants being exceptionally high."

The winners’ photographs will be entered into the Rotary District Final of the competition, the results of which are due to be announced by the end of April.