As patron of the Royal Photographic Society, Duchess Catherine is no stranger to getting behind the lens to capture a great photo.
But to celebrate World Photography Day, Kensington Palace released a previously unseen photograph of the Duchess of Cambridge taken in June this year.
In the snap, a seated Duchess Catherine sports a paisley print dress designed by Ridley London and holds a camera as she smiles. In the photo next to her is nine-year-old schoolboy Josh Evans, who is an aspiring photographer himself.
“Today is #WorldPhotographyDay 📸 when we celebrate the art, craft, science and history of photography,” Kensington Palace captioned the post.
“Photography can provide a universal language 💬 for anyone to express themselves and release their thoughts and feelings.”
Duchess Catherine is pictured with budding photographer Josh Evans.
(Image: Kensington Palace)The photo was taken during a royal engagement in June this year when the Duchess of Cambridge joined children from children’s charity Action for Children for a special photography workshop run by the Royal Photographic Society.
Kensington Palace’s post also featured some pictures snapped by Josh himself including a leaf with water droplets on it and a close-up shot of a daisy flower.
“Among the children The Duchess met at the workshop was Josh, aged 9 — and this World Photography Day we’re excited to share some of Josh’s images that he took that day. Swipe ⬅️ to take a closer look. Fantastic work 👏 Josh!” the Palace added in their caption.
The Duchess spent time with nine-year-old Josh among other young shutterbugs.
(Image: Getty Images)At the June outing, Duchess Catherine also revealed that her children were inheriting her love of photography as well.
According to HELLO!, the royal mum-of-three advised a couple of children: “Just look at everything around you. Maybe it’s in front of you, or far away but choose your subject and focus on it.”
She continued: “Get outside with your camera as well. George and Charlotte love it when we do that.”
Fingers crossed Kensington Palace will show some of the Cambridge children’s artwork soon too!
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Before Duchess Catherine, her grandmother-in-law the Queen was the royal patron of The Royal Photographic Society and held the role for a whopping 67 years.
Even the Queen’s photographer, Hugo Rittson Thomas sung the Duchess of Cambridge’s praises following his initial encounter with her during a 2012 photo session with Prince William.
“I was quite taken aback by her knowledge of photography,” he told PEOPLE. “She asked a lot of technical questions about what I was doing and the set up — she almost caught me out a few times actually.”
The Duchess of Cambridge has been a keen photographer for years.
(Image: Getty Images)After seeing the Duchess’ own photos of a young Prince George and Princess Charlotte back in 2016, he declared them to be “wonderful pictures.”
“Beautifully shot. She captured the joy, happiness and youth of her children which is a wonderful thing and sometimes hard to do as a parent.”
