This summer, the British Embassy in Vienna has been running a competition on Instagram (do follow!). Our theme: the UK and Austria.
We received 167 fantastic entries. You can see them on Instagram by searching with the hashtag #UKinAustria.
After a Stakhanovite effort, with a team of us striving to decide between numerous powerful pictures, I am delighted to announce the winners. They are:
How did we choose these two among the many brilliant photos?
We found these two particularly strong because they are not only great images, but because they cleverly met the brief. The first one shows someone from the UK (in a kilt!) in Austria. The other shows delicious Linzer biscuits for sale in the UK.
We will soon put high-quality copies of these pictures up on the wall at British Embassy in Vienna, where people will see them every day. In addition, we will give the two winners printed copies of their own as a souvenir of their success.
Huge thanks to everyone who took part – and watch out for future pictures on my account @LeighTurnerFCO. You may also want to follow the embassy’s facebook page.