Earth Photo
Earth Photo is an annual programme of awards, exhibitions and events jointly developed by Forestry England, leading visual arts consultancy Parker Harris, and the Society with Travelsphere and Jaguar Land Rover.
About Earth Photo
Established in 2018, Earth Photo is a world-leading international programme dedicated to engaging with still and moving image makers working across multiple genres sharing the prescient issues affecting the climate and life on our planet.
Earth Photo’s main objective is to reveal the narratives behind the pictures, informing, entertaining and engaging audiences while encouraging conversations about our world, its peoples, environments, and the changing climate.
Earth Photo 2025
Earth Photo 2025 invites submissions from still and moving image makers of all ages, working in any genre, from anywhere in the world, to submit their most powerful works that align with the focus of Earth Photo.
We welcome submissions that challenge perspectives and inspire new ways of thinking about the world. We seek works that explore themes such as nature, people, places, forests, land and seascapes, as well as the diverse effects of, and responses to, climate change.
Individuals and collectives are encouraged to submit up to 10 images, as singles or a series. Projects must have been created within the last five years. In addition to photography, Earth Photo welcomes short films between five seconds and five minutes long.
Entry is by online submission, and the deadline is Monday 3 March 2025, 5.00pm.
An entry fee of £15 will be charged to each entrant for up to 10 images or films. Applicants will be required to provide a CV (500 words) and a short statement about themself (250 words) and each of their submitted images/films (100 words).
Jury
The entries will be considered by a jury made up of experts from the fields of photography, film, geography, and ecology, including distinguished artists, environmentalists, writers and curators, and chaired by Louise Fedotov-Clements Director of Photoworks, Earth Photo Producer, Forestry England.
The judging panel will include:
Tim Boddy, Picture Editor at New Scientist.
Vron Harris, Filmmaker and Lecturer in Film Production; and David Wolf Kaye Future Potential Award Judge and Mentor (moving image category).
Skinder Hundal, Cultural leader, consultant, curator, and speaker.
Jae-hyun SEOK, Director of ArtSpace LUMOS. President of ONBIT Documentary in Korea. Director of Busan International Photo Festival.
João Kulcsár, Director and founder of Foto Festival Paranapiacaba (Sao Paulo/Brazil).
Anne Nwakalor, The Founding Editor of No! Wahala Magazine, one of Africa’s first contemporary photography magazines dedicated to showcasing authentic visual stories told by African creatives.
Wang Peiquan, Director of Lishui Photography Festival and Director of China Photographers Association, China.
Arianna Rinaldo, Independent curator, photo consultant and freelance photo editor.
Dagmar Seeland, UK correspondent of the German Stern magazine, editorial and photography consultant.
Marissa Roth FRGS, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and David Wolf Kaye Future Potential Award Judge and Mentor (stills category)
Steven V-L Lee, Founder/Director of the Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards (KLPA) and Co-founder of Exposure Plus Photo Festival in Malaysia.
Fiona Shields, Head of Photography at the Guardian.
David Stock FRGS, Head of editorial video at New Scientist.
Wang Xueke Isabella, Director of International Department of Lishui Photography Festival and Director of Collection Department of Lishui Photography Museum, China.
Chaired by Louise Fedotov-Clements, Director of Photoworks, UK. Co-Founder and Patron, FORMAT International Photography Festival. Earth Photo Producer, Forestry England.
Awards
Photographers and filmmakers have the chance to win a wide range of awards including:
Earth Photo Award: £1,000 for an outstanding photography project that tells a compelling story about life on our planet.
The Royal Geographic Society - Climate of Change Award: £500 for a submission that explores the impacts of climate change upon people, environments, and wildlife or showing resilience and innovative adaptations resulting in positive actions.
Forestry England - Forest Ecosystem Award: £500 for an extraordinary submission relating to trees, forest ecosystems, ecologies, workers, inhabitants, guardians of the forest, forest biodiversity, resilience, climate impacts and communities.
Earth Photo Moving Image Award: £500 for the strongest moving image work that tells a compelling story about life on our planet.
Sidney Nolan Trust Residency Prize: Founded by the famous Australian modernist Sir Sidney Nolan, the Sidney Nolan Trust is delighted to offer a two-week residency to a UK based practitioner at Nolan’s former home, The Rodd.
David Wolf Kaye Future Potential Awards: Awarded to two practitioners under the age of 25 – one for stills photography and one for moving image. The winners will each receive a cash prize of £250 towards the cost of their next project, as well as mentoring by a leading photographer or filmmaker.
New Scientist Editors Award: Mentoring for a photographer or filmmaker with the potential of an image spread in the Aperture section of the magazine or an online video article.
Photoworks Digital Residency: One Earth Photo participant will be selected to work with this prestigious organisation to present their work in a variety of ways online, and receive £400.
Exhibitions
A selection of works from the shortlist will be featured in the Earth Photo 2025 exhibitions.
- At the Royal Geographical Society, London from 16 June to 20 August 2025.
- On a national tour to Forestry England forest sites.
- In historic properties and gardens across the UK.
Earth Photo 2024
Out of over 1,900 entries, a judging panel made up of experts from the fields of photography, film, geography and environment selected the Earth Photo 2024 shortlist: 112 images and 12 videos by 31 photographers and 13 filmmakers from around the world.
Exhibitions 2024-2025
A selection of shortlisted photos went on a national tour to various National Trust properties and Forestry England sites across the UK.
You can still visit the exhibition at the following Forestry England sites:
- until 2 February 2025
- until 21 February 2025
- until 19 March 2025
- until 23 March 2025
If you're in the area, feel free to sign up for the Moors Valley Country Park and Forest guided walk, which will take place on 18 January 2025 (free, open to all).
The exhibition will also tour to the
from 1-28 February 2025.Selected works will also be considered for an exhibition at the new Lishui Photography Culture Centre, China, co-curated with Lishui International Photography Festival.
Winners and shortlisted entries
Since 2018, Earth Photo invites photographers and filmmakers from around the world to enter images and/or short films. Discover this year's and previous entries.
Earth Photo exhibitions
Dates and venues of where to see the exhibition of shortlisted images from Earth Photo 2024.