#PHOTO–Yachting photographer Rick Tomlinson has been awarded the Inmarsat Pioneer of Media Award at the Volvo Legends Regatta in Alicante, the presentation coinciding with the publication of his 2012 award winning calendar.

The photographer who originally hails from from the Irish Sea area, with a home on the Isle of Man, raced in four Whitbread Races, onboard Drum, The Card, Intrum Justitia and Team EF where he was commissioned by National Geographic.

It was this work that inspired the position of media crewmember in the modern Volvo Ocean Race.

The 2012 calendar pictures include the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, the Volvo Ocean Race, Cowes Week and the Rolex Fastnet Race, Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie, plus other action and art from around the world. One special image this year is a night shot from the top of Drumbeat's 60 meter tall mast, where Rick spent over an hour waiting to get the light just right.

Rick personally selects all the photographs for the calendars using the criteria of 'action and art'. Each picture is chosen so it can be on the wall for a whole month and still offer something new, something that might not have been apparent on the first glance.

There are two calendars in the range:
- the A2-sized Portfolio Wall Calendar: £15.95 plus p&p.
- the practical free standing Desk Calendar 25 x 15cm £5.75 plus p&p.
Each calendar contains a different selection of pictures.