sea lions on a grey beach with a ruined building in the background

Photography Competition

The theme of the 2025 Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition was Restoring Biodiversity and Habitat.

The competition is now closed

This topic could mean so many things and we would love to see your interpretation. We’ve included some suggestions below to get you started.

  • A habitat being restored for wildlife, or wildlife returning to an area it once thrived in. 
  • The creation of wildlife-friendly gardens and community spaces, new nature reserves, wildlife-friendly farming or re-wilding on land and in the sea. At home, in towns and cities, or away from human settlements.
  • Whatever you choose, we want you to showcase animals, plants or fungi within their wider ecosystem — focus on the biodiversity of your chosen habitats whether that is a small space or a wide-open landscape.
  • The photographs you send us could zoom in on a subject in extreme close-up using macro-photography, or show a wider perspective on land, underwater or even from above.

We invited all amateur photographers to send us up to three photographs that you have taken, to help you tell us your chosen story of the importance of Restoring Biodiversity and Habitat.

Please read the terms and conditions for our Photography Competition in 2025. 

The competition is now closed. 

You can download a poster about our Photography Competition if you would like to share details about this with any amateur photographers you know.

The Photographer of the Year (18 and over) winner's prize was £1,000 and the Young Photographer of the Year (under 18) winner's prize was £500.

2024 Photography Competition

You can see all the winners and shortlisted entries from the 2024 Photography Competition in our news story

dragonfly emerging from its exoskeleton

Winner of the 2024 Photographer of the Year:Polwatta Siriyalage Chamara Sulakkhana 

Antarctic seal population reclaiming a South Georgia beach amid the ruins of an old whaling station.

Winner of the 2024 Young Photographer of the Year: Jessica Finnie

starling murmuration

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