Cumbernauld man shortlisted in top photography competition

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

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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