AN amazing image of ‘Tralee On Fire’ from the hills outside Tralee has won first prize in the ’Images of Tralee Photo Competition’ run by Tralee Chamber Alliance (see photos below story).
The stunning picture captured the colour and excitement of the Midnight Madness celebrations on the last night of this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival.
‘Tralee on Fire’ by photographer Billy Horan, was chosen ahead of nearly 300 other entries to the competition and earned him the top prize of €200.
The CEO of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Kieran Ruttledge, said: “We were delighted with the number of entries that were sent in, each depicting distinctive, original, striking images of Tralee featuring its people, places, faces and moments. The top 13 photos, in their own way, portray a fresh perspective on the town and its inhabitants and we wish to thank the photographers for submitting their pictures to the competition.”
The Runners-Up in the competition were ‘Tralee Town Park’ by Breda Diggins; ‘Graduation’ at Wetlands by Jane Davitt; ‘The Old Man & Sea’ by Sally Ryle (for story click here) and ‘Aquadome by Moonlight’ by Francis Foley.
The four runners-up will each receive €100 and each of the commended photographers will receive €50.
Commended were ‘County Fair’ by Breda Diggins; ‘Crowd in Tralee’ by Breda Diggins; ‘St John’s’ by Kieran Connolly; ‘Marathon’ by Lynn Cosgrove; ‘The Marathon’ by Mike Quinn; ‘The Fountain’ by Oscar Brophy; ‘Birds of Prey’ by Jane Davitt; ‘Yoga on Beach’ by Sally Ryle.
The prize-winning photographs will feature daily on the Tralee Chamber Alliance Facebook Page and on www.Tralee.ie from tomorrow.
Scroll down to see Billy’s winning photo and the four runners-up.
Billy Horan’s winning photo of ‘Tralee On Fire’.
‘The Old Man And The Sea’, a photo of the late Willie Ryle by his daughter Sally was a runner-up.
The ‘Aqua Dome by Moonlight’ by Francis Foley was a runner-up.
‘Graduation’ at Wetlands by Jane Davitt was also a runner-up.
‘Tralee Town Park’ by Breda Diggins, a runner-up in the competition.
