Photography Exhibition – 10th Anniversary Edition

Submission guidelines:

1. All submissions must be your own work and by entering you declare you have the legal rights to that image.
2. Each entrant can submit up to three photographic images to be judged for competition
3. Submission of entries does not guarantee inclusion in the exhibition.
4. Entries will be eligible for a first, second and third award in 6 categories or placing in the overall winner category.
5. You should specify which category you are entering; judges will appraise each entry using the categories as judging criteria but may award your photo in another category if deemed fit.
6. High-res original jpeg files are to be submitted using the form by midnight on Friday, 31st July 2026. Do not submit screenshots, low res or very small images, they will not print on the boards properly. Your image should ideally be 300PPI, 5400px x 7200px for an 18in x 24in image (7200px x 5400px for 24in x 18in) as an example is a good size for our boards but something in this range is perfectly fine. Most good cameras and modern phones produce photos with great resolution, just make sure you set your camera/phone to the highest resolution and you should be fine. You can always contact us and we can check the resolution of your photos you submit.
7. Entries submitted after the deadline will not be eligible. Late entries cause extra admin and will NOT be accepted.
8. Excessive manipulation of images is not allowed and will be grounds for disqualifying a photograph.
   • Types of editing that are not allowed:
     • Excessive vignettes.
     • Artificial borders. 
     • Extreme changes to colour, saturation, light, or contrast.
     • Adding, moving, or removing objects, animals or parts of animals, plants, people etc. 
     • The removal of dirt, highlights, backscatter, bubbles, debris and similar.
     • Composites.
     • Painting the foreground/painting out the background 
     • Anything that could be viewed as rendering the image a dishonest representation will be disqualified.  
   • Types of editing that are allowed:
     • Digital adjustments including tone and contrast, burning, dodging, cropping, sharpening, noise reduction, minor cleaning work (e.g. removal of sensor dust or scratches on transparencies/scans, removal of chromatic aberration),
     •  HDR, stitched panoramas and focus stacking are permitted providing that they do not deceive the viewer or misrepresent the reality of nature, or what was originally captured by the camera.
9. No photos of staged wildlife shots, no captive animals, and no dead creatures posed as if alive are allowed.
10. Photographs must have been taken within the Borough of Ealing within the last 5 years; the exact location is to be included in the submission details. (see map below for the borough boundary)
11. Please include your camera or phone details (e.g. ‘iPhone 10’ is fine, we have winners every year using phone cameras). List the settings if you can so others who are interested in technical details can learn.
12. Your description of the photo is just as important as the photo itself and is part of the judging criteria so please fill it in with more than just a name of species or subject and location. We want to hear the story of the photo and perhaps what it means to you. Failure to provide a good description that will be displayed with your entry may lose you significant points in judging. (However please be as concise as you can, it needs to fit on the board should your photo be selected!)
13. By submitting your photo to the competition, you agree for EWG to share the image in promotional materials in future, with credit to you, the photographer.
14. Winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition in Walpole Park this Autumn and a list of winners will be posted online afterwards on Facebook and our website. We cannot guarantee all winners will be informed individually afterwards, and certainly not before the opening of the exhibition. 
15. Political agendas are not factored into any part of the judging criteria. Photos win on their own merits.