Earth Photo - Photography competition and exhibition

Earth Photo is an innovative competition and exhibition developed jointly by Forestry England and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) which reflects the organisations’ common interest in enabling a better understanding of the world around us through our complementary disciplines of the Environment and Geography. Earth Photo will focus on photographs or films which describe one of the following subjects; People, Place, Nature, Changing Forests and A Climate of Change.

EXHIBITION

The Earth Photo exhibition will be open at the Royal Geographical Society, London between 17 June and 26 August 2022 and within the forests of Forestry England.

PRIZES

First Prize: A special prize will be awarded to one outstanding photographer.

Winners will also be selected for each of the categories and awarded £250 each:

People

Place

Nature

Changing Forests

A Climate of Change

A prize will also be awarded for a Short Film.

The overall Earth Photo 2022 Winner and all the other prize winners will be announced during the exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society, London. One of the world’s finest collections of photography, artwork and mapping which records over 500 years of travel, people, place and geographical discovery from the 1480s to the present day.

HOW TO ENTER

The competition is open to all professional and amateur, national and international photographers of all ages. Entrants are invited to submit up to 10 still photographs or films. All entrants must ensure that the quality of their entries meets the competition’s criteria as stated in the Rules and Guidelines. 

ENTRY FEE

An Entry Fee of £15 will be charged to each entrant for up to 10 images.

Deadline for entries: Tuesday 3 May 2022, 5pm (BST)