Competition

The Photographic Angle regularly runs photographic competitions which are open and accessible to everyone, regardless of their location, ability, experience, equipment or age.

Each competition has a theme, chosen by our Head of Design, and we welcome submissions that illustrate this theme showcasing originality and a unique viewpoint. The competitions are free to enter and TPA enlists the help of an independent judge who is given the responsibility of selecting the winning entries. One photographer whose entry is deemed the best representation of the competition theme will be awarded a prize.

Throughout the year, our Head of Design will also choose a selection of the best entries submitted to various competition themes for inclusion in one of our future photographic exhibitions. The chosen images will then be printed by the charity and exhibited at no expense to the photographers. If your work is chosen for inclusion you will be contacted via email and asked to send us high resolution versions of your work.

 

FRIENDSHIP

Recent events have shown us that we do not thrive in isolation. Without a support network of family or friends, our physical and mental health is compromised. We are still dealing with the aftermath in our older and younger people in particular.

Therefore, for this competition, we would like to celebrate the importance of ‘Friendship’ and this can be interpreted in any way you wish – in humans, in animals, maybe even in vegetation where one is supporting another. Maybe you may come across unlikely friendships?  These images may just capture a story that goes beyond the 2 dimensional, and may touch hearts and minds and be remembered for a long time.

We would like you to think creatively and enter powerful images that tell a story of friendship.

As usual, we would like to remind you that we create our touring themes from competition entries, so please make sure that your entries are family friendly – thank you!

This competition will close on 31st August 2025 at midnight (GMT)

Image (C) artist unknown, taken from our ‘Our Stories’ catalogue

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Prize

The prize for the winning entry will be a £50 (or equivalent value for your Country) Amazon Gift Card or Voucher.

There is no alternative prize and the judge’s decision is final.

Competition Judge

John Campbell

Originally from Strabane in Northern Ireland, I have been lucky enough to live and travel to all sorts of places with my work.
Now I travel for pleasure and document my travels. I look back now and wonder why it took me so long to come to photography in a serious way as I have been to some truly wonderful places taking no more than snaps. Having done my own developing and enlarging of black and white prints, inspiration came with the urgent need to photograph a family occasion in 2006 when I bought my first digital camera and from then started taking images in anger.
I now photograph all genres and recent trips to Southern Africa, Namibia and Norway have broadened my palette further and seriously stretched my photographic muscles, skills and creativity.
I have been, and still am, a member of camera clubs in England Wales and Australia. I am a qualified judge and have judged in England, Wales, Scotland and Australia. I thoroughly enjoy judging and having the opportunity to both view and assess another’s work is a privilege and a responsibility I do not undertake lightly. I enjoy art in all it’s forms; paintings, sculpture, architecture, graffiti and so on and reference this in my own compositions and my judging.
Friendship is so important to us as individuals – but also sadly too often missed between cultures, religions, social classes, countries, sports teams – a very thought-provoking theme. I look forward to seeing your entries.

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