Teenager's memorable horse photo commended

A black horse, on a white background which is presumably a white or cloudy sky. It is cropped showing just the horse's neck, mane and head. It is yawning into the wind, but due to the angle which seems to be looking up at it, it seems to be laughing or shouting. Its mouth is open, showing its teeth, and it is sticking its tongue out. Its black mane is blowing in the wind, and a ray of sunshine has given the mane one streak of copper at the front of the horse's head.RSPCA

Freya's photo was commended in the RSPCA's 'pet personalities' category

Chloe Aslett
BBC News, Yorkshire

A teenager who snapped a horse seemingly mid-laugh has been commended by the RSPCA for her photo.

Freya, 15, entered the charity's Young Photographer Awards 2024 after capturing horse Galaxy yawning in the wind.

She spent hours watching rescue ponies at the end of her road, who eventually "got curious, and would gallop up to say hello".

"I love the wind lifting the mane and the single beam of sunlight catching the copper in Galaxy's forelock," the Sheffield teen said.

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'Beyond small' by Angelo Anderson was commended

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'Wild freedom' by Edward Lee Davies was also commended by the judges

The photo, entitled 'Screaming', was commended at a ceremony at the Tower of London on Thursday.

Welsh teenager Anwen Whitehead was the overall winner this year with her photo of a puffin, entitled 'Daydreaming in the chamomiles'.

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The winning entry in the RSPCA's Young Photographer Awards 2024

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Chris Wardell's entry featuring an urban fox quenching its thirst was commended in the 'city life' section

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'Surfacing' by Alex Gray was commended in the under-12s category

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