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. Its 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 2023
This year brings some exciting changes, and for the first time, the category for submissions is completely open. We encourage practitioners of all ages, working in all genres, to send us their most compelling works as relevant to the focus of Earth Photo. Alongside this we have developed an impressive selection of awards, plus a range of collaborations with national and international arts organisations to increase exposure and opportunities for practitioners and audiences.
Individuals and collectives are encouraged to submit up to 10 images, as singles or a series. In addition to photography, we welcome short films between five seconds and five minutes long.
Submitted photographs and films will be judged by a panel of experts chaired by Louise Fedotov-Clements, National Curator of Contemporary Art at Forestry England and Co-Founder/Patron, FORMAT International Photography Festival.
The deadline for entries is 5.00pm on Tuesday 2 May 2023.
FIND OUT MORE AND SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES ON THE EARTH PHOTO WEBSITE
Exhibitions
A selection of works from the shortlist will be featured in the Earth Photo 2023 exhibition at the Society from 26 June to 23 August 2023, and on a national tour to Forestry England sites including: Moors Valley Country Park & Forest; Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest; Dalby Forest; Haldon Forest Park and Grizedale Forest and a selection of images and film will also be on display at the Sidney Nolan Trust.
Earth Photo’s international exhibition partner is Lishui International Photography Festival. Projects selected for the final Earth Photo 2023 Shortlist and our award winners will be considered for an exhibition at the new Lishui Photography Culture Centre, China, co-curated with Lishui International Photography Festival.
Previous competitions
To view the winning and shortlisted entries from previous years, visit the Earth Photo website.
Earth Photo is run in partnership with: