{"id":45233,"date":"2026-01-22T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/portrait-of-bletchley-code-breaker-among-winning-photographs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:01:11","slug":"portrait-of-bletchley-code-breaker-among-winning-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/portrait-of-bletchley-code-breaker-among-winning-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait of Bletchley code breaker among winning photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vanessa Pearce<\/span>West Midlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"PortraitPortrait of Britain\/Karsten Thormaehlen<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This image of Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb was chosen as a winner in the Portrait of Britain Awards. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A portrait of a decorated Worcestershire code breaker is among the winners of a major photography competition.<\/p>\n

The image of Charlotte “Betty” Webb is one of 100 to be chosen by the British Journal of Photography for its Portrait of Britain Awards. <\/p>\n

Photographer Karsten Thomaehlen said she had photographed the former Bletchley Park worker at her home in Wythall before her death, aged 101<\/a>, in 2025. <\/p>\n

The winning images are set to be displayed on outdoor screens across the country. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Among others in the list, Lloyd Wright said he had taken his winning image of factory-worker Lisa in Smethwick. <\/p>\n

“She seemed surprised,” he said, “but I loved the way she held herself”.<\/p>\n

“Her look felt timeless in the old factory, one of the few workers wearing the traditional machinist jackets and doing so with an ease that felt so natural.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This image of Lisa was captured as she worked in a Smethwick factory<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Anupama Gamanagari said she had photographed her mother who had moved to the UK over 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old, a mother and grandmother, “carries the weight of migration with grace,” she said. <\/p>\n

The portrait, taken on a walk in the Staffordshire countryside, “sits at the intersection of memory, resilience and home,” she added. <\/p>\n

“She’s not a visitor in this landscape, she belongs here.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anupama Gamanagari’s portrait of her mother is entitled 77 Years Young<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Worcestershire-based photographer John Boaz said his portrait of Western rider and model Benjamin was part of a project to capture images showing the diversity of Christianity in Britain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A portrait of Western rider and model Benjamin was another of the winners<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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All 200 shortlisted images will feature in volume eight of the Portrait of Britain book series.<\/p>\n

The 100 winning photographs will go on display on digital advertising screens located in high streets, shopping centres and transport hubs across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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