Deadline
Who may enter
Entrants must not be professional photographers.
Short description
The Organiser of the competition is the Royal Society of Biology in the United Kingdom.
This year’s theme is “Communication”.
“ Your photograph could depict the sharing of information within and between different species, such as in the colouration of feathers, flowers and fur. You may want to focus on the messages portrayed in courtship behaviour or territorial displays.
Your image could illustrate the signs and signals that help us understand the condition of ecosystems.
We also welcome entries that explore this year’s theme at the molecular or cellular level, illustrating signalling and other processes only revealed to us with the aid of a microscope.
Each entrant can submit up to three photographs to the competition.
Previous winners
Photo by Vishwanath Birje
2021 Winner
Theme: Interconnected
Photo by Tilaxan Tharmapalan
2020 Winner
Theme: Our changing world
Photo by Nick Edwards
2019 Winner
Theme: Capturing movement
Photo by Roberto Bueno
2018 Winner
Theme: Patterns in nature
Entry fees
The competition is free to enter.
Prizes
• Photographer of the Year (18 and over): £1,000
• Young Photographer of the Year (under 18): £500
Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.