
National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition 2025
February 3 @ 08:00 - February 28 @ 17:00 CET

! Entrants must reside in the UK or Ireland and be aged 18 or over !
” The National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition is once again open for entries — and we’re after your most spectacular shots from the past year. To be in with a chance of having your work published in the magazine, submit your images in up to six categories, from people and places to food and wildlife. Judged by industry-leading photographers and editors, the competition is your opportunity to be noticed and win a great prize.
THE CATEGORIES
People
More often than not, it’s the people you encounter that make a trip — but it can be difficult capturing the character of someone you’ve only just met. Have you managed it?
City life
Labyrinthine souks, striking architecture, edgy street art — life in cities takes on many forms. Finding your subject amid the hubbub is the key to urban photography.
Landscape
Shooting a landscape might seem easy, but few can really draw out the defining features. Can you identify intriguing contrasts, or show a level of detail that others can’t see?
Wildlife
Wildlife is one of the great wonders of travel. Spotting creatures in their natural habitat can be about luck — capturing them with your camera is not.
Food
Whether it’s a local farmer bringing in the harvest or chefs hard at work in a street kitchen, this category celebrates every stage of the culinary journey from field to fork.
Portfolio
The portfolio category demands more than a single stunning photograph — up to 10 images should combine to tell a multifaceted yet cohesive story of a destination, whether it fits into one of the other categories or encompasses them all.
The Prizes
There will be one overall grand prize winner, and 5 category winners.
The winners’ images will be published in National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine.
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize winner, from the six categories, will receive a luxury three-night stay to a UK hotel of their choice from the Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) portfolio. The prize includes the SLH Book, a limited-edition coffee-table book featuring the brand’s beautifully curated portfolio.
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Entries
To enter the Photography Competition, entrants must submit their photographs using the entry form available here.
Only online entries will be accepted.
The competition closes at 23.59 GMT on 28 February 2025. All entries must be received before this time. Entrants may enter each category once, making for a total of six entries.
Entrants may submit a photograph in one of the following categories: Food around the world, Landscapes, People, Portfolio, City life, and Wildlife.
Photographic entries must be under 10MB and .jpg format. All submissions must be the entrant’s own work, and they must own the copyright to any photographs entered.
Photographs must have been taken within two years of the date of entry and may not previously have won an award in any National Geographic photography contest. Only minor burning, dodging and/or colour correction is acceptable, as is cropping.
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Entrants must reside in the UK or Ireland and be aged 18 or over.