Concrete in Life 2023 Global Photography Competition

As one of the most widely used human-made products on the planet, concrete is all around us: in our houses and offices; our roads and pavements; in the bridges that connect us; the wind farms that provide us with energy; and the sea barriers that protect us. As the sustainable building material of choice, it provides safe, durable and resilient structures as well as providing the basis for renewable energy infrastructure.

Concrete in Life is our annual photography competition, open to all photographers (or anyone with a camera phone) around the world. It tasks you to take photos of concrete in your life for a chance to win up to $10,000.

The competition has four categories:
• Urban design and use – images of the city landscapes and buildings around us, both well-known and hidden away.
• Concrete infrastructure – photographs of our infrastructure, in our cities and rural, above and below ground.
• Concrete in daily life – the human side of concrete and how it’s used and interacted with daily.
• Beauty and design – showcasing beautiful uses concrete in the world around us – such as stunningly designed buildings, sculptures or landmarks.

The competition is free to enter.

Prizes
The overall winner will receive $10,000, and the remaining category winners will each receive $2,500.

This year, to mark the competition’s fifth birthday, there will also be a people’s choice winner, which will receive $5,000.

How to Enter

Simply take a photo of concrete in your life and upload it to Instagram or X (formerly Twitter). Include the following information:

The competition hashtag #ConcreteInLife2023
The hashtag of the category you are entering – see categories below (one per photo)
Where you took your photo

You can also email us your entry.

You can enter as many photos as you like, but each one can only be considered for one category.

Please remember to make your profile public on Instagram or we may not be able to view your entries.