Winner

The winner will receive an individual engraved glass award, a £50 cash prize and a copy of the Portfolio Yearbook 2025.

The winner will be featured in the Portfolio Yearbook 2025 and the Touring Exhibition in 2026.




RON McCOMBE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER is sponsoring a European Badger Hide session near Hawick in the Scottish Borders.

The hide seats four people, and plates are fitted to take tripod heads or beanbags are available if required. The wheelchair accessible hide is heated and toilet facilities are available.

The Badgers are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most popular and best-loved wild mammals. They are primarily nocturnal and generally shy, and they are usually quite difficult to see. The badgers are very close and great shots of these iconic mammals are possible. The badgers come in after dark but under nine floodlights. The photographer needs to have patience in this hide as the badgers can come at any time, sometimes a long wait is needed before they appear. You should be prepared to be in the hide for around six to eight hours. The badgers have an acute sense of smell and hearing they are less than 20 metres away, and strict silence is necessary to get your images. We will talk through settings etc. on arrival but you will be in the hide by yourself.

The typical length of the workshop is six hours and starts after dark, from the begining of February to the end of December. Start times vary and you can stay in the hide for as long as you like.

The prize is valid from April 2026 to March 2027.

www.wildlife-photography.uk.com

Photech Print & Frame is sponsoring 20" x 16" C-Type prints of the portfolio of 3 winning images, in a choice of Fuji lustre or Fuji gloss finish.

We have been providing top quality professional photo printing, giclee fine art printing and professional wall art for over 35 years. As a professional photo lab, we provide high quality c-type photo prints, photographic c-type enlargements in any bespoke size up to 90x30 inch (sometimes called poster prints), image and negative scanning and a full photo restoration service.

In addition to online digital photo printing we specialise in producing a range of top quality hand-made wall art from one piece to hundreds for commercial wall art installations. Our services for artists include artwork copying, limited edition print runs, canvas reproduction and mounting options. Our team offer a full photo exhibition printing and mounting service and extensive commercial interior wall art options.

www.photech.co.uk

Runners-up

2nd & 3rd place runners-up will receive a Prize Certificate.
2nd & 3rd place runners-up will be featured in the Portfolio Yearbook 2025 and the Touring Exhibition in 2026.

Portfolios in the final shortlist will be included in the Portfolio Yearbook 2025.

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