Hats off to student picture winner

STUDENT photographer Geoff Davies, from Nottingham, went one better this year than last by taking first prize in the Ucas/ Independent student photographic competition. His winning entry Blue Hat (left) earns him a prize worth more than pounds 1,300.

Runner-up was Clementine Sandison, from Gwent, with Rich and Anne Portraits.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service/ Independent competition - run in conjunction with Jessops, Linneys Colour Print, STA Travel, and Photo Answers magazine - attracted more than 1,000 entries.

Winners were also chosen in four individual categories: Students at Work (Michael McMahon, Michelle in New Library); Student Travel (Jorg Wagner, Itaguacu); Portraits (Nicholas Hughes, Moral Rights Asserted); and On Campus (Ross Harvey, Double Exposure Around Campus).