RASCAL TURNS PHOTOGRAPHER FOR ART CONTEST
British rapper DIZZEE RASCAL picked up a camera to snap pictures of his native London to help launch an online photography competition.
The Bonkers hitmaker embarked on a tour of the U.K. capital for the new contest, taking shots of office blocks, his favourite barber shop and the poor neighbourhood where he grew up.
His images will be displayed on Microsoft’s Bing.com website to inspire entrants in the Your Britain contest, who have been asked to submit their own shots of what makes the U.K. a "beautiful and inspiring" country. The winning photographer will take home $16,000 ($10,000).
The rapper - real name Dylan Mills - explains, "This is a great opportunity to visualise what you see as beautiful about Britain." Mills admits he’s now considering taking up photography as a regular hobby, adding, "I bought a big camera so that I can take proper pictures - it’s a shame to waste a lot of the amazing things I’ve seen."
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