Photography Competition 2024

A frog's eye peeping up through a bright green duckweed covered pond

Frog in duckweed, by Kevin Loader. 

Photography Competition 2023

Photography Competition

Our 2024 Competition, sponsored by OM Digital Solutions, in association with Campkins Cameras, is now open for entries.

2024 Photography Competition – now open

Now sponsored by OM Digital Solutions, in association with Campkins Cameras, our 2024 competition celebrating the wildlife and wild places of Beds, Cambs and Northants is open for entries until 2 May 2024. Read the full news story here.

The theme for the competition this year is 'nature all around', and we're delighted to be able to offer an amazing overall prize of OM System photography equipment worth £1,799, plus brilliant category prizes from competition supporters Opticron. 

The competition is open to all ages, and free to enter. There are three categories: Youth, for under 18s; People and Nature; and Flora and Fauna. One overall winner will be chosen from the category winners, and these, plus 21 additional winning images, will feature in our 2025 calendar.

Prizes

There are four prizes to be won.

Each category winner will receive £130 of their choice of equipment from long-term supporters Opticron.

One overall winner will be chosen from the category winners to also receive the top prize of an OM5 + 12-40mm kit, which has an SRP of £1,799 at time of publishing, generously donated by our competition sponsors OM Digital Solutions, in association with Campkins Cameras.

As well as the great prizes above, all winners, and 21 additional images, will feature in the 2025 BCN calendar. 

Theme and categories

The theme for this year’s 2024 Photography Competition is Nature all around.

Within this theme entrants will be required to submit their image(s) under one of the following categories

Flora and Fauna 

Images of wildlife, plant life, fungi, landscapes, etc. - if it’s wild and from our three counties we want to see.

People and Nature 

Could you snap a great shot of people enjoying a nature reserve? Or a child's fascination with a ladybird or snail on their hand? Is there an urban fox that frequents your garden? We'd love to see how nature and people co-exist for you in our three counties. 

Read our blog for more information on this category

Please note that it is the sole responsibility of the photographer to attain the consent of any images containing identifiable people, not the Wildlife Trust BCN. For more information, please refer to our Terms and Conditions.

Youth 

For those under 18, we’re interested to see your interpretations and visions of nature all around.

Please note if you are under 18 years of age you will need a parent or guardian to submit your images on your behalf. For more information, please refer to our Terms and Conditions.

Judges

A panel of judges including representatives from the Wildlife Trust BCN, OM Digital Solutions and/or Campkins Cameras and Opticron will be assembled to judge the entries anonymously. Judging will take place in the summer of 2024. All winners will be notified by the end of June 2024. The judges' decisions are final.

How to enter

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The winners of the 2023 Photography Competition

Overall winner: Matt Hazleton

Flora and Fauna category winner: Kevin Pigney

People in Nature category winner: James Sinclair

Youth category winner: Finley Gerrard-Croxon

Congratulations also to the following photographers, whose pictures have also been chosen to feature in our 2024 calendar: Andy Astill, David Belton, Jamie Clarkson, Matthew Cottrell, Carl Everitt, Michael Hammond, Thomas Hanahoe, Leanne Hilless, Adrian Leybourne, Kevin  Loader, Neil Malton, Roy McDonald, Ann Miles, William Parkinson, Guy Pilkington, Alan Rosling, Trevor Sawyer and Dave Wesson. 

Read the full news story