Picture of the Week: March 19, 2010

OPEN WIDE. This image of a pig happily accepting a slice of brown bread has been named The Journal's Picture of the Week.It was taken by Karen Mazzilli earlier this month at Midmeadow Farm in Ringsfield, near Beccles.

OPEN WIDE. This image of a pig happily accepting a slice of brown bread has been named The Journal's Picture of the Week.

It was taken by Karen Mazzilli earlier this month at Midmeadow Farm in Ringsfield, near Beccles.

'I cropped a bigger photo to get this picture, as the pig's appreciative smile really captured my eye and it warranted him having the frame all to himself,' she said.

The hand feeding the grateful pig is that of Karen's daughter Mariella.

Karen, of Andrew Way, Lowestoft, will receive her photograph in a 12in x 10in frame, mounted and inscribed, worth more than �60, from Picture Studios, of London Road North, Lowestoft. The winning picture will also go forward to a six-monthly winners' final contest, when she will be in with a chance of claiming a 12in x 18in photo block worth �130.

We are accepting images for next week's competition. They can be of any subject, whether they are entertaining snapshots, luscious landscapes or a close-up brush with nature. They must be taken by amateur photographers, and we'd prefer digital pictures. We do accept prints, but they need to be copies as we cannot guarantee their return. Send your picture with your name, address and contact details to richard.wood@archant.co.uk marking your email Journal Photo Competition. Prints can be sent to Picture of the Week, The Journal, 147 London Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 1NB.