Have you taken the Great British Photograph? London is such a photogenic place – if you walk around London you will notice amongst other things that everyone has a camera, everyone is taking photos of all the wonderful iconic buildings. So why not try and win £5000 for your efforts?

There is a brand new competition where the prize for the best photo capturing the Great London Photo coud win you this amazing prize. The closing date s not until 30 September so you’ll have plenty of time.

When you’re thinking of what to take the photos of remember that it doesn’t just have to be famous landmarks. If you are thinking of landmarks though you might like to try these places. This list appeared in the UIC top 10 a while ago and is a list of 10 of the places where you get a fantastic view of some of the best known buildings in London. 1. Stand in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and take a photo down Whitehall towards Big Ben with Trafalgar Square in the foreground

2. Stand in Parliament Square – in front of Big Ben and Parliament and stand in one of the old fashioned phone boxes – you can get all 3 in the same picture plus a bus and a London taxi if you’re careful

3. On Hungerford Bridge looking up the river towards St Pauls for a fantastic view of the London skyline, the NAtional Theatre and the South bank

4. On the Millenium bridge looking towards St Pauls Cathedral

5. On the Embankment (south side near the design museum) past Tower Bridge you can get a photo of the bridge and the Tower of London and the embankment

6. In Green Park outside Buckingham palace you can get the park and the London Eye in the same picture

7. From Primrose Hill looking south across London – you can see just about everything

8. From the river – you have to catch a boat going to Greenwich for this one – of the royal Naval College in Greenwich and in the background you can see the Royal Observatory. You’ll aslo get a great view of the Tower of London and Tower bridge as you go past.

9. At Buckingham Palace when the changing of the guard is happening – the soldiers marching and so on. This happens every other day in winter and every day in teh summer.

10. The Albert Hall, the Albert memorial and roller bladers in Hyde Park on a sunny Sunday morning

and if you want for some people ……

Camden Town at the weekend is probably the best place to get lot sof young people in an informal setting

So, get your camera out and get snapping

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