Our best pictures for 2018

2018 is a landmark year for Athena Pictures as it marks our tenth anniversary.

Having looked through thousands of pictures, these are my personal favourites for 2018.

Thank you all for your support.

Chris Williams proposes to his girlfriend Beth Marchant to the amusement of friends and passers-by on the zebra crossing in Wind Street, Swansea.  01 January 2018

 

A flour wars participant throws orange coloured flour during Clean Monday (Monday of Lent) celebration of flour wars (Alevromoutzouroma) in Galaxidi, Greece. 19 February 2018 (Picture by John Liakos)

 

Manic Street Preachers, James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore at their studio in Caerleon, south Wales, UK. 28 March 2018

 

The largest mechanical puppet in Britain, the Man Engine at the Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales, UK. 12 April 2018

 

Young people with rainbow coloured umbrellas take part in the Pride parade as it travels through the streets of Swansea, Wales, UK. 05 May 2018

 

Taylor Swift, BBC Radio 1 Biggest Weekend at Singleton Park in Swansea, Wales, UK. Sunday 27 May 2018

 

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses supporters during the celebration for the 70 years since the National Health Service (NHS) was founded by Aneurin Bevan, Bedwellty Park, Tredegar, Wales, UK. 01 July 2018

 

A full moon rises, which turned into a blood moon lunar eclipse, over the ancient temple of Poseidon in Sounion, Greece. 27 July 2018

 

Natasha Jenkins enjoys a walk during sunset amongst a field of sunflowers in Rhossili, in the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea, Wales, UK.  13 August 2018

 

Lynne Neagle, Assembly Member for Wales, at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, Wales, UK.  17 September 2018

 

A full moon, known as Harvest Moon is seen rising over the RNLI boathouse in Mumbles Pier, near Swansea, Wales, UK. 25 September 2018

 

Flags are down during the Commemoration for the 100 years since the end of the First World War on Remembrance Day at the Swansea Cenotaph in south Wales, UK. 11 November 2018

 

The moon is seen through a ride of the festive Winter Wonderland in Swansea, Wales, UK. 18 November 2018

 

Waves caused by Storm Diana, crash against the promenade wall by the Lighthouse in Porthcawl, south Wales, UK. 29 November 2018

 

First Minister for Wales Carwyn Jones greets his successor Mark Drakeford as he walks out of the Senedd. 11 December 2018

 

Two young women in Santa outfits in what has become known as Black Eye Friday, walk down Wind Street, Swansea, south Wales, UK. 21 December 2018