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.

AFTER DARK

Our new competition is all about light, which is ironic as we’ve called it ‘After Dark’ – but it’s because the lack of natural light will add a dimension of challenge to the images you capture and how they are captured.

When the sun goes down the world looks so different. Landmarks which would usually give understanding to the viewer about what image they are looking at, those visual clues are hidden in shadows and so a different world emerges. With that in mind, how do you create images with an element of interest? A slow shutter speed and a wide aperture will help to get the maximum amount of available light on your subject, but the overall image may need extra lighting from a flash.

Some photographers prefer to take night time shots because the light is generally unchanging and therefore many shots of the same subject can be taken, exploring the differences made by changing settings, rather than the subject.

You could also experiment with ‘light painting’ with an external light source and using a 5 second exposure!

You are free to use any photographic aids to create images with a strong composition and that draw an emotional response from the viewer.

As always, please make sure the images you submit are less than 1MB and as we choose images from competition entries to curate our family-friendly catalogues for our touring exhibitions, please bear this in mind.

We have made an addition to our Terms and Conditions. Number 17 now says that we do not allow the use of AI in any of the images you submit for our competitions, thank you for keeping to this ruling too.

We look forward to receiving your ‘After Dark’ images.

This competition will close at midnight (GMT) on 31st August 2026

 

Image (C) Wu Hao

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Prize

The 1st prize winner will receive a £50 Amazon voucher, or equivalent voucher in their own currency. The judge’s decision is final and there is no alternative prize.

Competition Judge

Rachel Wallace

Born in 1963, UK Rachel Wallace studied at Central St Martins and later received her M.A in Photography Art from the University of Westminster in 2018. Her practice concerns itself in the interplay between ourselves, land and nature addressing the issues of life, death, and decay. Her instinctive and visceral reaction to our interlinking life cycles with the natural world is often described as a delicate and poetic.
She is an award winning photographer working with a variety of cameras and techniques to respond to and illustrate her response to the natural world. She was awarded a Silver Gilt medal from the RHS Botanical Art & Photography exhibition at Saatchi, London last year and will be showing there again this year. Her floral prints are currently being used in collaboration with a London fashion company for a capsule collection to be in the shops later this year.
Rachel’s work is held in private collections and has been shown nationally and internationally in solo and group shows in London- most recently the Saatchi Gallery – Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin and Korea. She regularly exhibits and is frequently published as both writer and artist.

She works from her studio in the Hambleden Valley, Oxfordshire and is an accredited Carbon Literacy Photographer giving talks on her environmental work. She also takes commissions and gives tuition.

rachel@markjwallace.com
www.racheljwallace.com

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