Window cleaner and amateur photographer Carl Welsby of Crymych has struck lucky with his photo of the family cat, collecting £500 as overall winner of International Cat Care’s competition for 2015 calendar photographs.

Carl, Owner of Red Dragon Window Cleaning, entered the competition at the suggestion of his wife.

He said: “I didn’t think i’d stand much of a chance as the entry field was nearly 3,000 strong.” His image of tabby Holly looking through the lounge window framed by a houseplant caught the judges’ eye and was selected as overall winner.

Carl added that winning the prize has given him the push needed to create his own website of photographs of Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion - http://carlwelsby.smugmug.com/.

“We live in a beautiful part of the world here in Pembrokeshire and I’m hoping that people will enjoy seeing my interpretation of the region’s landscapes, history, wildlife and spirit through the images on my new website.”

Holly is loving the limelight.

Carl added: “There’s no talking to her now! We’ve had to change her food to a premium brand and the fleece blanket has had be replaced with a goose-down pillow.”