2023 Photo competition launch

We are pleased to announce the launch of our 2023 Photography Competition. Photography helps to bring our campaigns to life. It also ensures that as much of our income as possible is used to protect and restore our waterways.

By entering our competition, you can expect to see your images used across our various IWA campaigns. Category winners will receive £25 to spend in our online shop, plus IWA goodies. The overall winner will also receive a quali print of their photograph.

To enter the competition, send your photos by email, Dropbox link, WeTransfer or other preferred file sharing service to entries@ waterways.org.uk. Along with your image, please include details such as the location, waterway and chosen category for your photo.

This year’s categories include:

People of the Waterways

Photographs of the people who use and love our waterways – om boaters and anglers to paddleboarders, cyclists and walkers.

Urban Wildlife The natural world meets urban environment – we want to see the vibrant assortment of insects, mammals and birds that inhabit our towns and cities.

Protect Our Waterways

Inspired by the Protect Our Waterways campaign, this category aims to highlight the threats facing our waterways such as climate change, plastic pollution and invasive species.

Working Waterways

This category is all about the individuals and organisations who work on our waterways, om eight-carrying vessels to paddlesports instructors and everything in between!

A maximum of 30 photographs can be entered per person. Please visit our website for more terms and conditions: waterways.org.uk/photo.

ABOVE: Old Meets New winner: River Severn at Upton-upon-Severn by Teresa Fuller

RIGHT: Heritage Details winner: Rochdale Canal Milepost by Gillie Rhodes

BELOW: Living Waterways winner: Iron Trunk Aqueduct by Roger Agnew

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