Francesco group photographic awards celebrate creativity

The Francesco Group Photographic Awards saw stylists from all 36 salons - along with staff from sister group, Scissors - awarded for their creative skills. The salon group is renowned for its photo work and creativity and the annual photography awards recognise this, even for stylists and students at the very start of their career. Before the awards were handed out, directors of hairdressing Anya and Mia Dellicompagni took to the stage to showcase the trends and techniques from their latest shoot, Raw Erosion. Then it was over to Anya, Mia and training manager Craig Davies to present the awards. The much sought-after Hair Trend Image of the Year prize went to Sean Kenna, Francesco Group Hanley for his image, which wowed the judges with creative use of colour to complement an on-trend, client-friendly cut. Anya said: "The standard of work presented for judging this year exceeded my expectations, it made the judging process very tough. I couldn’t be more proud of everyone who entered, we’ve got a very bright future ahead of us at Francesco Group, it’s our time to shine!" And the winners were... Salons Year 1 Style & Finish – Sianie-Leigh Guest, Francesco Group Lichfield Salons Year 2 Commercial Cut & Colour – Jess Davies, Francesco Group Birmingham Salons Year 3 – Creative Cut & Colour – Sian Draper, Scissors Bournemouth Men’s Image – Shaun McVay, Francesco Group Cheltenham Afro Image – Alicia McLaughlin, Francesco Group Birmingham Colour Image – Emma Fearn, Scissors Bournemouth Hair Trend Image of the Year – Sean Kenna, Francesco Group Hanley Education Year 1 Style & Finish – Jusdeep Singh, Wolverhampton College Education Year 2 Commercial Cut & Colour – Lucy Reed, Stafford College Education Year 3 Creative Cut & Colour – Thomas Doyle, Walsall College