Cumbernauld man shortlisted in top photography competition

A Cumbernauld man has been shortlisted in the British Photography Awards with his striking addition to the 'pets' category of the contest.
The tortoise and ... the cat!The tortoise and ... the cat!
The tortoise and ... the cat!

Donny Hughes from Greenfaulds had a particular task in hand before he even lifted his camera - looking after a tortoise which belongs to his partner Maxine's son.

He said: "I thought it would be quite special to capture an image of our cat Sapphie and Craigy together. I lured Sapphie into position using one of her toys and took a few shots. I then placed Craigy onto the crate and teased him with a bit of food to get him to open his mouth – then merged both images together. I’m delighted how it turned out!”

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