Category: South East TV
Date: 27.04.2005
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Six-year-old Ewan Broughton from Haywards Heath has
won the Under-16 category in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ South East photography competition.
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Over 800 people entered the competition, Out of Hours - capturing the
people of Kent, Surrey and Sussex enjoying their free time - which launched
on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ South East Today, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Kent and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Southern Counties Radio
on March 18.
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Judging the competition was Britain's first female sports photographer,
Hy Money; Peter Lindsey, Group Editor
of the Herald Group; and Martin Saggers, fast bowler
for KCCC and England.
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Ewan said: "Before Mummy went blind, she loved taking photos. Now I
love taking pictures for her, as she can't any more."
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The judges agreed that Ewan's picture showed a real moment of genuine
happiness and fun.
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As well as the prestigious title of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ South East Photographer
of the Year, Ewan has also won the chance to spend a day with
sports photographer Hy Money.
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Ewan's photo, together with the entries of all the nine adult finalists,
will form part of an exhibition which will travel around the southeast
over the next few months.
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"My mummy is so proud - I want to be a photographer when I grow up."
says Ewan.