Short Description
Open Eye Gallery and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announce a call for entries to Liverpool City Region Photo Awards 2025! The competition is open to anyone living in the city region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral). Free online submission closes on 14 September. Winners’ works will be a part of the Liverpool City Region Photo Awards 2025 exhibition at Open Eye Gallery in November.
Liverpool City Region is a place for photographers — our varied landscapes and vibrant communities have led to images that have inspired visitors and locals alike. This year, as part of Combined Authority’s 2025 Cultural Events Programme, six diverse groups including refugees and asylum seekers, members of the LGBTQI+ community and D/deaf and BSL users have been working with socially engaged photographers, presenting their stories and the stories of the areas they live in through six exhibitions across the city region.
Categories
Celebration: Something we celebrate is something we’re publicly proud of – is there something not enough people celebrate? What do you want to tell absolutely everybody about?
Connecting: We connect to people, places, animals, plants and objects everyday, some more meaningful than others. How do you feel about these connections and how would you show them?
Futures: We all experience our climate and think about the future of our planet. What around you do you see as a positive? What would you like to keep for the future, and what would you like to change?
Shared space(s): Where we choose to spend our time reveals a lot about a person and when shared, it can begin to represent the ideals or wants of a community. Your town, cafés, your friend’s house, your favourite bench – every place holds hundreds of stories. Which stories will you choose?
Movement: Running clubs, dancing, travelling or the passing of time. Think creatively – what moves you?
Care: Care and caring looks different to each person. We can care for our friends, we can care for our communities, we can care for our environment. We can feel cared for. What does care look like for you?
Eligibility
Entry is free and open to anyone living in the city region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral).
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
- Category winners will be awarded £500 and those commended receive a prize of £100
- Nearly 400 entries exhibited in last city region photo awards
Entry Fee
None
Location
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 15 September 2025
Website Link: https://openeye.org.uk/open-call-for-the-liverpool-city-region-photo-awards-2025/
