2007 Jon Gibbs, Great Yarmouth
Storm over Scroby Sands Wind Farm, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
‘In 2007, I was working in Morrisons in Norwich. At the time, there weren't many photography competitions, and as this new one had a prestigious title, I thought I'd give it a go.
‘The evening I took the image, the weather was mad, and when the storm moved behind the turbines, I knew I'd got something. In those days, you didn't think in terms of competitions, and I certainly didn't consider that it might win anything. These days, though, a lot of people have an LPOTY file on their computer, and although I don't think we should shoot specifically for competitions, anything that gets people – particularly youngsters – outside and taking pictures is a good…