Photo Competition
Sussex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition judges, local wildlife expert and professional photographer David Plummer alongside wildlife photographer Lisa Saw, recently faced the challenge of selecting just 12 finalists from hundreds of truly outstanding entries. We're thrilled to announce that the shortlist has now been revealed.
Voting is now closed, we will announce the winner in mid-November.
Thank you to everyone who took part.
The theme for 2025 is Our Nature Reserves
This year we're looking for twelve striking images that showcase the wild beauty found in Sussex Wildlife Trust's nature reserves.
From high on the Downs, deep in the woods, or out along the windswept coast - we want to see images that help us all see our reserves with fresh eyes.
Entries can be focused on a landscape, or on individual species held within it, and can be taken in any of our publicly accessible reserves.
(Find our where our reserves are, and how to get to them, here)
What do I win?
The First Prize is £100 cash
The Runners Up Prize is a T-shirt from Sussex Wildlife Trust's Clothing Store
Judges' prize for Best Young Photographer (under 25 years) £50 cash + a T-shirt from Sussex Wildlife Trust's Clothing Store
The final 12 photographs will feature in our online calendar, and the overall winning image will feature in Wild Sussex magazine, our weekly enews, and on the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s website and social media. The winning photographer and Best Young Photographer will also be offered the chance to take over the Sussex Wildlife Trust's Instagram account for a week.
What are the rules?
- You can enter up to three images
- Images must be in landscape format only
- Images must be a minimum of 4 MB in size
- Images must be taken on a Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
- For full rules please visit this webpage for the competition’s terms and conditions
The final 12 images will be selected by judges and the overall winner will be selected by a public vote.
How to enter?
Enter online only, and you can upload up to three photos.
Closing date is the end of Wednesday 01 October 2025
Who are the judges?
This year we are fortunate to have professional wildlife photographer David Plummer and wildlife photographer Lisa Saw to choose the final 12 images for the public vote and the Best Young Photographer.
