Wrekenton, Gateshead-based amateur photographer Lee Stoneman has been selected as the fourth winner of Jessops’s Share your summer competition; winning the opportunity to exhibit his work across 52 Jessops store windows. Lee’s stunning shot of the Tyne Bridge cleverly plays on natural light. On his win, Lee said: “I’m over the moon to be picked by Jessops to display my work in 52 store windows. I love the quayside at Newcastle, especially early morning when this image was taken. I captured this image just as the light was shining through the trees onto the leaves and illuminating the dew. The tide was turning which gave some great reflections. I hope my photo being on display will inspire people to look at Newcastle in a different light – and start taking more pictures of it!” On top of a week-long window display, Lee will also be invited to show off his work in the Olympus-sponsored Project Space Gallery in Bermondsey, London from 8th – 14th August.

Jessops Press Release

Amateur photographer from Gateshead wins competition to exhibit work in 52 Jessops stores

Share your summer is a campaign by camera and photography experts, Jessops, searching for seven of the very best summer snaps to showcase in the windows of its 52 nationwide stores. Lee Stoneman from Wrekenton has been selected as the fourth winner and, after much deliberation, was plucked from the thousands of submissions to display his work in Jessops stores up and down the country. Lee’s stunning shot of the Tyne Bridge cleverly plays on natural light.

Lee said: “I’m over the moon to be picked by Jessops to display my work in 52 store windows. I love the quayside at Newcastle, especially early morning when this image was taken. I captured this image just as the light was shining through the trees onto the leaves and illuminating the dew. The tide was turning which gave some great reflections. I hope my photo being on display will inspire people to look at Newcastle in a different light – and start taking more pictures of it! Lee’s summer snap will be on display for all to view in Jessops Newcastle – as well as 51 more stores – for a whole week in July. On top of a week-long window display, Lee will also be invited to proudly display his work in the Olympus-sponsored Project Space Gallery in Bermondsey, London from 8th – 14th August. The exhibition will be open to the public and anyone can visit to see the amazing images that were taken during the campaign.

From Instagram to national stardom; have you got what it take to be the next Share Your Summer winner?
Jessops is inviting photographers of all abilities to enter a competition to exhibit their favourite shots in 52 of its high street store windows all through the summer. With just a few spaces available on the Jessops wall of fame across the UK – from Inverness to Exeter and everywhere in between – this is an opportunity not be missed. Forget the exclusivity of private exhibitions. This is a chance for your work to be on display in every major UK high street, and everyone’s invited to view it!

How to enter

The brief is simple; take an image that sums up your summer. Then, upload it to Twitter, Instagram or Facebook tagging @jessops and using the hashtag #ShareYourSummer2016. The competition ends 3rd August 2016.
To show just how easy it is to share your summer photos, Jessops are giving away up to 1000 free prints with selected cameras. Visit www.jessop.com for more information.

For more information on Share Your Summer and how to enter, visit www.jessops.comAbout Jessops:

Jessops is an iconic British retail brand which opened its first store in Leicester in 1935. Over the last 80 years it has built an unrivalled reputation as the UK's leading photographic specialist due to its highly trained staff and wide range of imaging products and services. Jessops operates a nationwide network 52 stores and is widely regarded within the photographic industry as amongst the best in Europe. To ensure customers’ needs are met however they choose to shop, Jessops also operates their website jessops.com and an in-house call centre manned by highly trained and specialist staff.

Pictured: Lee Stoneman with his winning shot in Jessops Newcastle Lee Stoneman from Wrekenton, Gateshead has been selected as the fourth winner of the Jessops Share your summer competition; winning an exhibition across 52 store windows!

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