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Image up for
                                                             national award
            Chinese New Year                                  PHOTOGRAPHER Damien
                   Celebration
                                                              Davis, who contributes
               Year of the Sheep                              to SwindonLink.com, has
                                                              been shortlisted for the
                                                              Daily Telegraph Outdoor
                                                              Photographer Of The Year
                                                              2014.
                                                               His shot ‘Shadow Birds’ was
                                                              captured at Lechlade-On-
                                                              Thames in September last year
                                                              and has appeared in national
                                                              newspapers and magazines
                                                              to critical acclaim. The image
                                                              is shortlisted in the ‘At The
                                                              Water’s Edge’ category.
                                                               The overall winner of the
                                                              seven category competition
                                                              will win a polar dog sled
                                                              expedition from sponsors
                                                              FjÄllrÄven Arctic.
                                                               Each category winner will   Damien Davis’ award-nominated
                                                                                     ‘Shadow Birds’ picture
                                                              receive a Fjällräven Kaipak
                                                              28 backpack and £200 prize
                                                              money.                 London ExCeL on 15 February, and
                                                               Winners will be announced   opoty.co.uk the following day.
                                                              at the Telegraph Outdoor   Search Damien at swindonlink.com to
                                                              Adventure & Travel Show at   view galleries of his work.

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