Applications open for Insect Photography Competition

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

Prize Information 

• Prizes will be awarded as follows:
  • £750 for the 1st prize winner in the 18 and over Category plus OM-5 Camera and a 1-hour zoom call with one of OM Systems Technical Experts to give some hints on how to get the best out of the camera;
  • £500 for the 2nd prize winner in the 18 and over Category;
  • £450 for the 1st prize winner in the Under 18 Category plus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV Camera and a 1-hour zoom call with one of OM Systems Technical Experts to give some hints on how to get the best out of the camera; and
  • £250 for the 2nd prize winner in the Under 18 Category.

Eligibility Criteria 

• The Competition is open to anyone except:
  • professional photographers (those who make money from wildlife photographs beyond potential social media royalties and prize funds); and
  • individuals (or their immediate families) directly involved in the Competition’s organization.
  • RES staff members

• Those who work as RES volunteers or work for Insect Week partners are not excluded if they are not directly involved in the Competition’s organization.

• The Competition has two categories and entrants should use choose the appropriate option on the online submission form:
  • 18 and over (with themes “Insect behavior”, “Insect portraits”, “Insects in their environment”)
  • Under 18s
  • Smartphone (open to both Over 18s and Under 18s)
• 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 photographer and solely hold the copyright.
• Submitted images must not be licensed or have disposed of any rights that will conflict with the Competition. Images that have been made available on stock libraries and that may have gained publicity from this may be disqualified at the judges’ discretion.
• 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.

For more information, visit Royal Entomological Society.