So many great photographs submitted this past week (week 12) with lots of sun from the hot summer days and sunsets. To submit photos yourself via Instagram & Twitter for the Strong Island Photo of the Year Competition use the hashtag #SIPhotoComp2015 and you can always email photos in too to contact@strong-island.co.uk.

This week’s winning image is of the colourful beach flora in Eastney, photographed by Sheila Mackie.

Eastney Flowers by Sheila Mackie.

This weekly winner will now be entered into the finals of the competition which will happen in December where everyone can vote for their favourite weekly winning photos. This image will now become our Strong Island Facebook header image for the next 7(ish) days until next week’s winner.

Below are some of the runners up for this week. A huge thank you to everyone who submitted! Don’t worry if your photo didn’t win or make the shortlist, you can enter photos every week until the finals in December. You can now submit photos for this week’s weekly winner selection which will be chosen and shown next week. To enter simply email, Tweet or Instagram your photo that was taken in, on or around Portsmouth.

Photo by Junior Gee.


Photo by Beth Fletcher.


Photo by Megan Barnes.


Photo by Kebe Iwara.


Photo by Tony Fleming.


Photo by JL Crespo.


Photo by Johnny Valentine.


Photo by Johnny Black.


Photo by Howard Hurd.


Photo by Grzegorz Kopacz.


Photo by Ellis Hampton.


Photo by Ailsa.