The Photo Times: RNLI photography competition finds the best image of UK shoreline

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Harriet Arkell

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14:12, 15 April 2014

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14:29, 15 April 2014

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Storm-lashed beaches, crimson sunrises and millpond-smooth waters are among the final ten photographs shortlisted for RNLI’s My Coast contest, one of which will be picked by public vote via the charity’s Facebook page this week.

The competition was launched last autumn to coincide with an exhibition showcasing the photography of volunteer lifeboat crew member and professional photographer, Nigel Millard.

Mr Millard, who picked the top 10 photographs, said: ‘I looked for striking images that really encapsulate the photographer’s experience of the coastline.’

To vote, go to the RNLI Facebook page before 22 April.

On the shortlist: This tranquil scene showing an elderly couple walking along the golden sand was photographed by Josh Cooper at Aberdovey in Wales

Heading out: A surfer walking out into the steamy Cornish surf at Praa Sands is the subject of this atmospheric photograph by Mike Honour

Eerie mists: Taken by Jonny Royal in Sandbanks, Dorset, this photograph is one of ten shortlisted for the RNLI My Coast competition

Childhood memories: Philip Hobbs took this photograph of a young girl walking barefoot along the shore at Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire

Bathed in red: This breathtaking photograph by Donald McClymont shows the landscape at Dunstanburgh, Northumberland, as the sun rises, turning the sky red

Modern landscape: A wind farm and tanker provide a contrasting backdrop for a traditional fishing boat at Meols on Merseyside, in this photo by Neil Murphy

Panoramic industrial landscape: This photograph of South Queensferry in Edinburgh was taken by Thomas Glasby from the lifeboat station

Reflections: A lone walker cuts a bleak figure at Woolacombe Bay in Devon as the sun behind the clouds is reflected on the wet sand in this entry by Stephanie Francis

Power of the sea: An angry storm lashing the rocks at Sennen Cove in Cornwall is the subject of this competition entry by photographer, Jack Lancaster

Surveying the sea: This beautifully shot photograph of a lifeboatman standing at Scarborough RNLI station was taken by Alex Wilkinson for the My Coast competition