Surrey teen wins RSPCA photography award with picture of her 'best friend' Lucky
Elizabeth's photo was chosen out of more than 1,000 entries.
A photo taken by a Surrey teenager has beaten more than 1,000 other entries to win a competition by the RSPCA.
13 year old Elizabeth Lee from New Malden won the charity's Young Photographer Award ‘Instagram Photo Category’ voted by members of the public.
Her prize winning snap was of her dog lucky amongst the heather at the Devil's Punchbowl.
Elizabeth explained how she found out about the competition: "A few friends of mine sent me the RSPCA’s Young Photographer competition post from Instagram saying I should enter because they really like my photography, so I said I would!
"I love experimenting with photos and having a go at anything new.
"I’m so shocked that I’ve won because I saw all the other photos and they were amazing but I’m absolutely over the moon that I did and can’t wait to tell all my friends!”
She added: “Lucky is my dog and my best friend in the world.
"He follows me everywhere and will always happily pose for the camera."
"I love so many things about this photo, the beautiful colours, the gorgeous heather but most of all Lucky’s smile which is permanently on his face when we are out on our walks.”
The RSPCA’s Instagram photo category was open to 13–18 year olds and attracted a record-breaking 1,060 entries this year - three times as many as 2019.