Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition

Competition theme for 2024

The theme of the 2024 Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition is Transforming Life.

The 2024 competition is now open to entries between 14th March and 20th June 2024. Teachers and photography club leaders can now download a poster to advertise this year’s competition.

We invite submissions that explore the profound changes occurring across our planet, highlighting the resilience and adaptability of life in response to environmental changes, human intervention, and scientific innovation. Including but not limited to:

• Ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity: explore the transformations across diverse natural or managed ecosystems, from the microscopic to the macroscopic, or landscape scale views
• From single cells, or small multicellular life all the way up to mega fauna and flora; from life in one place to mass migrations, or wildlife living in unexpected places such as towns and cities.
• Humans transforming life: reflect on humanity’s reciprocal relationship with the natural world, including our creation of new habitat areas on land or in the oceans
• Scientific innovation in the biosciences including climate change mitigation measures, and examples of the beneficial and life-changing impact of bioscientists’ work and innovation

About the competition

The Royal Society of Biology annual photography competition invites amateurs to submit photographs on a particular theme. The theme of the 2024 Photography Competition is Transforming Life.

The terms and conditions of the 2024 Photography Competition are available online.

The 2024 competition is now open to entries until 20th June. Teachers and photography club leaders can download a poster to advertise this year’s competition.

This competition is open to any amateur photographers both in and outside of the UK (i.e. anyone who earns less than 50% of their annual income through photography).

Awards

There are two categories in the competition, each with a cash prize:

Photographer of the Year (18 and over) – £1,000 top prize
Young Photographer of the Year (under 18) – £500 top prize

Eligibility

This competition is open to any amateur photographers both in and outside of the UK (i.e. anyone who earns less than 50% of their annual income through photography).
Entrants can enter either the Photographer of the Year category or the Young Photographer of the Year category.
Each entrant may enter up to three photographs into the competition.
Images should be high resolution JPEG or PNG files and no larger than 10MB in size.
Entrants must fill in all sections of the entry form.
Please read the competition’s full terms and conditions before entering and submitting your photographs.
Photographers are requested to consider their own welfare and that of other individuals and they take care in their attempt get their photographs. Past photographs can be submitted into the competition.