Call for photos documenting 'everyday moments'

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News image — People in Westmorland and Furness were invited to submit their photographs

Westmorland and Furness Council Six women in swimwear pose for a group selfie in front of a lake. They are all smiling. There are mountains and hills in the background. — People in Westmorland and Furness were invited to submit their photographs

People are being asked to submit their photographs for a storytelling project documenting "everyday moments".

The Together Through the Lens project is asking people living and working in Cumbria to send in pictures that would become part of an online and in-person gallery.

Rod Ireland from Westmorland and Furness Council, who is leading the project, said they hoped to create a snapshot of the area in 2026.

"It's not a photography competition, it's not about taking the best pictures, it's about sharing what living in Westmorland and Furness means to different people and the stories behind them," he said.

Ireland told Radio Cumbria: "It might be your favourite local view, it could be a family tradition that you've got or a community event, or something that means something to you."

People living, working or studying in the area are invited to take part.

Submissions are open until 1 November, and the online gallery is expected to go up later that month.

Westmorland and Furness Council A person is driving a red tractor across a field, which is piled with hay. Dust is rising from the equipment and there are trees in the background. — The photographs would become part of an online gallery and in-person exhibtion

Ireland said there were "many different people and places" within Westmorland and Furness.

"We've got a very rural area, but then we've got towns like Barrow, so people don't always see what's going on in other parts of the area, or what other people do," he said.

"It's literally sharing what your everyday life's about and letting other people see that and enjoy that."