A PHOTOGRAPH from Donegal that was up against 630 entries to be named the best photo in Ireland has been selected as the nation’s favourite.
Judges from the My Favourite Waterbody national photography competition selected one overall winner and three runners-up.
The competition was run as part of the River Basin Management Service’s (formerly Local Authority Waters Programme) World Water Day celebrations.
The overall winning photo is of a humpback whale in Donegal Bay.
It was snapped by Mark O’Connor, from Cliffoney in Co Sligo.
Mark claimed the top prize of a €550 voucher for Sheen Falls Lodge in Co Kerry along with a framed print of his winning photo.
The runners-up awards went to Kevin Jones, with his photo of Lough Neagh in Co. Derry; Andrew Keane, with his photo of the River Nore, in Inistioge, Co Kilkenny; and William Murphy, with his photo of the Beeves Rock lighthouse in the Shannon Estuary.
My Favourite Waterbody is a national photography competition celebrating the country’s rivers, streams, lakes, and coastal waters.
For more information on the work of the River Basin Management Service please visit www.riverbasin.ie.