OUR picture this week is of a swan taken by Aimie Nowell at Pennington Flash.

Aimie, from First Avenue, Atherton, said: “To me the photograph shows courage and strength, because the swan stands alone but looks stronger than ever.

“That’s what I love about the shot.”

The 20-year-old nursery nurse got into photography five years ago while at high school. She says that she gets out as much as she can to take pictures of her surroundings.

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