Vote for your favourite to win
The public vote will be open for a week, so you have until 11 January 2026 to vote for your favourite.
Vote for your winner
Thank you to everyone who entered and shared their inspiring images with the Trust, choosing the winners was no easy feat but our panel of judges have chosen the following six category winners. Now it’s up to you to vote for the overall winner of Essex Wildlife Trust’s Photography Competition 2024.
The winner will be announced on our social media channels in January 2025. The Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition will be opening in September 2025, so make sure to keep taking those wonderful Essex images!
A Wildlife Motion Picture: ‘Run rabbit run’ – Vai Meng Chen
Captivating Colours: ‘Small tortoiseshell’ – Richard Moss
Coastal Captures: 'Amongst the waves’ – Brett Andrews
Gardener's World: 'Spider and the fly’ – Martin Curtis
Places of Wonder: 'Among the daisies' - Nikki Collins
Young Blood: 'Sunbathing cormorant' - Oscar Perry
Runners-up 2025
For each of the six categories, a runner-up was also chosen. Scroll through to see all of the stunning images.
A Wildlife Motion Picture Runner Up: 'Kingfisher in flight' - Adrian Galley
Captivating Colours Runner Up: 'Loved ones near' - Lauren Edgington
Coastal Captures Runner Up: 'Sunrise at boat graveyard' - Ryan Gibson
Gardener's World Runner Up: 'Rosemary' - Dave Peck
Places of Wonder Runner Up: 'Bluehouse gold' - Andrew Brown
Young Blood Runner Up: 'Beating wings, breathing earth' - Kieron Dinsdale
Winning images will be displayed at High Chelmer Shopping Centre in Chelmsford during an exhibition in the spring of 2026. Thank you to High Chelmer for sponsoring this year's competition.
