I’m thrilled to share that my portrait of Mark Hudson has been selected as one of the winner’s of the BJP Portrait of Britain Award! You can catch the winning portraits on digital screens across the U.K. If you see Mark on your travels, please send a pic!

Earlier this year, Mark successfully challenged himself to cycle around the coast of the U.K. Before setting off, he reached out to see if I’d be interested in somehow documenting a part of the journey. We met on a dreary morning in Clevedon, just outside my home town of Bristol. Although slightly surprised that I’d shown up with a medium format film camera, Mark took to the idea of making a portrait and was a joy to work with. We worked through the limited 9 frames on the roll, being extra careful not to slip over on the heavily silted beach. 20 minutes later and he was off on his way.

Big thanks to the British Journal of Photography and this year’s sponsor JCDecaux. All shortlisted and winning images have been included in a book, published by Blue Coat Press. Available here.