Katherine was the first Young Photographer of the Year. The highlight of her work at The Times was a week touring Louisiana with a team of food writers.

After her successful stint in London, Katherine moved nearer home to work in the York office of top news agency North News. She is responsible for the full range of news coverage from photographing football matches to staking out politicians. “I was waiting outside John Prescott’s house for a week, not being able to eat or go to the toilet, that was a pain,” she said.

Endurance is not the only challenge, there are many glamorous parts of the job, but also the threat of violence. “The worst place to work is outside court,” Katherine said. “People are often in aggressive mood. I’ve never been attacked but I know a lot of people it’s happened to, it’s part of the job.”

Katherine's favourite pictures during her time at The Times were the launch of the poppy appeal at the London Eye and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) picket at Elephant and Castle Tube station.

"I like the picture i took at the London Eye because it was symbolic. I felt it was bringing to the forefront of our thoughts the subject of remembrance with our modern lives trading places and remaining in the background," she said.

"I like the picture i took of the RMT picket line because it illustrates the event without showing the actual line. Having the arm band big in the picture showed the importance of the day with the distant underground symbol putting it into context.