A BUDDING photographer has come top in a national competition for a picture of a bar, even though she cannot legally drink yet.

Hannah Faith Jackson, 15, from Strathaven, won Young Landscape Photographer of the Year for her picture of the reflections in a Glasgow window called Mirror Bar.

Hannah said she took her picture to represent the “two worlds” of Glasgow, the “relaxed atmosphere of the bar and the vibrant life of the street”.

She took the photograph when she was out “snapping” on Byres Road in Glasgow’s West End, saying: “I took this photograph just as the dark van approached and the couple appeared deep in the bar. I love the positive and reverse images created by a sea of glass.”

Hannah said that her family have always enjoyed taking pictures, but she was surprised with her win in the competition, saying: “I don’t think it can get better than this”.

The teenager, who is now considering a degree course in photography, added: “I really wasn’t expecting to get as far as she did. I’m often out and about with my camera, I thought entering with this was worth a shot.”

The overall winner of the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 title was a dramatic shot by Matthew Cattell, from Bracknell in Berkshire, for his “intriguing” image of starlings swirling around the remains of Brighton’s West Pier. Judges compared it to the tornado in the Wizard of Oz, beating thousands of other entries showcasing the UK landscape to win the overall title and prize of £10,000.

Lesley Smith from South Lanarkshire was the winner of the Urban view category, for her depiction of the demolition of the Red Red Flats in Glasgow. She said: “Crowds started gathering about noon and my tripod and I stood still. Finally, at 3.17pm, the siren went and 10 seconds later there was a huge boom as the flats started to collapse. One minute later it was all over.”

Meanwhile, Glaswegian Dougie Cunningham was the winner of the Classic view category. His picture, called Shelter from the Storm, shows a waterspout at Loch Stack in the Highlands during Storm Desmond. He said: “Each time a big gust ripped the water from the surface, I popped the door of my van open for a couple of seconds in the relative lull that followed. This was one of only a handful of frames not spoiled by rain on the filter.”

Winning entries will be exhibited in London with all the winning and commended photos published in a book, Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 10.