This painterly landscape shot of Claremont Pier on a hot summer's day has won the Lowestoft Journal's Picture of the Week.

Photographer Ryan Sharman, from Lowestoft captured this image on his Canon 6D Mark 2 camera following wild storms on the coast at the beginning of the month.

Mr Sharman said: "I headed down the beach on a very windy day, which is what benefits the effect in the photo as it is a long exposure shot taken over the course of 10 seconds.

"I was very pleased with the streaky cloud effect and the misty wave," he said.

As our winner, Mr Sharman receives a 10in x 8in framed version of his photo from Picture Studios, of London Road North, in Lowestoft town centre. Entries can be of any subject but they must be digital images. To enter our competition, email your pictures and a contact number to lowestoft.journal@archant.co.uk