Michael Dolan, an 11 year old CTYI student in DCU, from Galway recently was the overall winner of the Princes Rainforest Project/Sony World Photographic Competition.  The event took place at a large Rainforest Conference hosted by the Prince of Wales at St James Palace, where people like The President of Guyana and Gabon, and The Tresurer of the World Bank attended.  

The Prince's Rainforests Project (PRP) was set up in 2007 by HRH The Prince of Wales following reports from leading climate change experts confirming the high level of carbon emissions caused by tropical deforestation, with the goal of “making the forests worth more alive than dead”.

Michael Dolan's winning entry

The final judge, well known photographer Tom Stoddart, said, “The high quality and diversity of the entries made judging very difficult,but also great fun!  Michael Dolan's winning image of a beach on Achill Island in Ireland stood out for its sheer beauty and simplicity.  It reminds us of what mankind will lose if we continue to destroy the world’s forests, oceans and air.”