A New Deal for Disabled People customer has been highly commended for his photograph of Pollsmoor prison in the Environmental Photographer of the Year competition.

 

Peter Davies who receives help and advice from Seetec's Chelmsford centre, made it to the final 15 in the competition which attracted over 1,400 entries. Peter took the photograph at the Cape Town prison to help publicise the work of the Terling charity and the Hope Prison Ministry, who work with the juvenile wing of the overcrowded prison where hundreds of children are locked away to keep them off the streets. The charity works to reintroduce these children to society by teaching them a craft.

 

Peter has been working with charities since an emergency operation left him unable to work full time. "The competition has given me a great opportunity to use my craft in a way that will benefit people" said Peter.

 

His Pollsmoor Prison photograph has appeared with the other top photographs in an exhibition in London and will now go on an international tour. Peter will now be embarking on his own tour of Pakistan and Kashmir as part of a project to recruit nurses and to help earthquake victims.