Royal Entomological Society’s Insect Photography Competition 2023

Entries are invited from amateur photographers of all ages and nationalities and the competition is free to enter.

Categories

• There are three competition categories:
  • 18 and over (with themes of Insect behaviour, Insects in their environment, Insect portraits)
  • Under 18
  • Smartphone (open to both Over 18s and Under 18s).

Eligibility Criteria

• The Competition is open to anyone except:
  • professional artists (those who make money from their photographs beyond potential prize funds); and
  • individuals (or their immediate families) directly involved in the Competition’s organisation;
  • RES staff members.
• Those who work as RES volunteers or work for Insect Week partners is not excluded if they are not directly involved in the Competition’s organisation.
• Any entrant found to have entered the Competition using the wrong submission form will be disqualified.
• Entrants using the Under 18 Category must be aged 17 years or younger as at the date of closing of the Competition and must accurately report their age at the time of submission. They must receive the permission of a parent or guardian before entering the Competition.
• The age of the Under 18 Category entrant will be checked before any prize is awarded. Prizes for entrants under the age of 18 will be sent to the parent or guardian.
• The entrant must be the original artwork creator and solely hold the copyright.
• Images that have won or been commended or received notable publicity in any major competition before the submission deadline or judging will be disqualified at the judges’ discretion.
• Any submitted image must not be entered into any other competition after being entered into the Competition until the results have been announced.

Requirements

• Entrants may submit up to three entries. If the RES deems the entrant has exceeded the image entry limit, through multiple accounts or by any other means, the RES may disqualify the entrant from the Competition.
• Photographs must be submitted as jpg, jpeg or png files.
• Image entry file sizes must not exceed 10MB.
• Photographs entered for the Competition should feature an insect (or group of insects) occurring naturally in the situation in which it is photographed. The subject can be of any life-stage, from egg through nymph, larva or pupa to adult, and can be an insect from anywhere in the world.
• Photographs of other invertebrates (e.g. spiders, woodlice, snails) are not eligible (unless they are present in a composition that primarily features insects).
• Images must not include watermarks, borders, or signatures.
• Black and white images are eligible for submission.

For more information, visit Royal Entomological Society (RES).