Scotsman Photo Competition: Steve Jensen wins January prize

Congratulations to Steve Jensen, who has won January’s Scotsman Photo Competition with this mesmeric view of the Northern Lights, visible in parts of Scotland this week.

Steve took the photograph at North Berwick, as the aurora borealis cast a green glow in the night sky. His effort was picked out by The Scotsman picture editor from hundreds of efforts.

Steve’s prize for winning is a Giottos MTL 9351B camera tripod, together with a MH5011 three way head. A great tripod for shooting in low light for shots like the one above.

The runners-up are James Alexander for his aerial photo of Elie from a microlight aircraft, and Iain Thornber, for his landscape shot featuring reflections on the Lochan Dubh at Lochailort, which you can see in tomorrow’s edition of The Scotsman.

The prize for February’s competition is to be confirmed, but you can already enter by sending up to three photos to [email protected].

The competition is open to all non-professional photographers of all ages and the only stipulation is that the photos must have been taken in Scotland within the past three months.

The closing date for entries is Monday 27th February. The winning photograph will be published in The Scotsman, and two runners-up will be featured in on scotsman.com.

There is no cash alternative. As part of the competition terms, you are consenting to Scotsman Publications using your photograph in paper and online at no charge.

Normal Scotsman competition terms and conditions terms and conditions apply.