Yorkshire photographer's image of Dales shepherd wins Portrait of Britain 2020 contest

Clapham-based Juliet Klottrup, 27, submitted her photograph of William Dawson, a 23-year-old whose family have been farming sheep in the Dales for 100 years.

It was one of 100 photographs chosen as winners by judges of the Portrait of Britain contest, the panel for which includes British Journal of Photography editorial director Simon Bainbridge and Vogue picture editor Parveen Narowalia. A total of 200 entries were originally shortlisted.

The awards celebrate the faces of modern Britain, and the 100 winning submissions will be displayed in railway stations, shopping malls and bus shelters around the country.

William, who will inherit the family farm from his father, is pictured with his sheepdog Jill. He met Juliet when she shot the acclaimed documentary Youth of the Rural North, which followed the lives of young people living in some of the most remote areas of North Yorkshire and Cumbria. William featured in the film, which intended to change perceptions of the corridor between Skipton and Grasmere to encourage more under-35s to live and work there.

Juliet said: "I am absolutely delighted to be a Portrait of Britain 2020 winner. My portrait of a young shepherd captured at his work represents the new generation of farming and conveys the beauty and essence of the rural Yorkshire Dales. The award has given me the motivation to continue documenting peoples’ untold stories, to further pursue self-initiated projects and to trust my eyes."

Programme manager Lindsey Hebden added: "We are thrilled for Juliet. This work was not only created here in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales but also shows an inspiring collaboration between the arts and the farming community. That it will be displayed across the country is fantastic for everyone involved and the Dales itself."