ENTER THE 2022 JULIAN GARDNER PHOTO COMPETITION
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Julian Gardner Awards. Steve Clayton scooped first prize in the adult category for his spectacular photograph of a barn owl, while Andreas Schoefer took home the junior award for his shot of a dozing seal.
The competition was launched in memory of Julian Gardner, a Sussex farmer and lifelong supporter of the GWCT, who was tragically killed while defending his property in October 2010. A very kind donation from Julian’s family and friends enabled the GWCT to buy the two trophies, which are presented to the winners to display for the next year, as well as prints of their award-winning photographs.
The standard of the competition proved incredibly high this year. The winners and runners-up were decided by the GWCT’s three regular judges: James Swyer (Press and Publications Manager), Kate Williams (Communications Officer) and Dr Jen Brewin (Writer and Research Specialist).
The GWCT would like to congratulate the winners and runners-up, and to thank all the entrants for making it such an outstanding year for the Julian Gardner Awards.
The competition is open to all amateur photographers, not just our members, and is related to our research and advisory work – taking in all aspects of the UK countryside, including the people who live and work there, game, wildlife, all the various habitats and of course landscape.
There are two categories:
- Adult section – The winner will be awarded the GWCT Julian Gardner trophy - a sculpture of a hare
- 16 and under section - The winner will be awarded the GWCT Julian Gardner junior trophy - a sculpture of a leveret
The top three winning photos from each section will be printed in our membership magazine Gamewise and featured on our website. The images will be judged by James Swyer (Press and Publications Manager), Kate Williams (Communications Officer) and Dr Jen Brewin (Writer and Research Specialist).
The Julian Gardner Award Trophies
The trophies awared to the winners have been designed by Claire Abbatt. Both winners get to keep their trophy for 12 months.
Visit Claire's website >
Competition rules
Closing date for entries is 30 June 2022.
The competition is only open to amateur photographers. Entries must not have been offered for sale or have won other competitions and they must have been taken in the UK. Images of zoo and captive animals will not be considered. You can enter a maximum of two photographs in colour or black and white; any photos you attempt to submit after the first two will not be accepted for the competition. Only digital entries supplied as high-quality JPEGs (a minimum size of 1MB, maximum 6MB) will be considered.
By submitting any photographs, you agree to grant the GWCT a perpetual royalty-free licence for use in our publications, on our website and in promotional material. The author will be credited where possible.
Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided. All photographs will be judged on the following criteria: a) Composition, b) Originality, c) Technical ability.