CPRE Hertfordshire Photography Competition

To celebrate 100 years of National CPRE, CPRE Hertfordshire is launching a photography competition to celebrate Hertfordshire’s beautiful green spaces.

More than just a celebration of stunning photography, the competition champions Hertfordshire’s countryside and invites people to engage meaningfully with the natural world around them.

Whether it’s capturing the peaceful waterways of our unique chalkstreams and rivers, the stunning scenery of the Chilterns National Landscape or the beauty of our ancient woodlands, our competition encourages everyone to explore, appreciate and celebrate Hertfordshire’s countryside. Your photo can show any aspect of the countryside, the environment or the wildlife of Hertfordshire. Your photo can include people or animals if you wish (if they include people, be sure you have their permission). Your photo might include pets or family or might just showcase Hertfordshire’s beautiful scenery on its own.

Get inspired by participating in our ‘Walk 100 Miles’ challenge and take your photographs as you explore our recommended walks.

The competition will launch on Monday 5th January and close on Friday 12th June 2026.

See below for all the details of our Photography Competition including how to enter and the terms and conditions, and read about our Judge, Peter Cox.

Competition timings

Entry Deadline:  Friday 12th June

Shortlist Announced & Public Voting Opens:  Monday 22nd June

Voting Closes:  Sunday 28th June

Winners Announced:  Wednesday 8th July

Entry categories and prizes

The categories are as follows:

1. Children’s Photographer of the Year (10 years and below)
2. Children’s Photographer of the Year (11 – 17 years)
3. Adult Photographer of the Year (18+)

CPRE Hertfordshire will select 10 images for each of the categories above. All 30 shortlisted photographs will be showcased in an online gallery on our website. These shortlisted photographs will then go to public vote across social media to choose the winner in each of the three categories above.

The winners from each category will receive a £100 voucher and will be awarded their prizes at CPRE Hertfordshire’s Countryside Day in early autumn 2026.

The shortlisted entries will also be published in our special CPRE Centenary Book to celebrate the value of our countryside. The book will be available at CPRE Hertfordshire Countryside Day 2026.

How to enter

• Follow CPRE Hertfordshire on Facebook and/or Instagram
• Share your photograph with CPRE Hertfordshire on either Facebook or Instagram with the tag #centenaryphotocomp. Please ensure you add: a description of the location in Hertfordshire and why it meets the criteria, when it was taken, the photographer’s name and contact details (email address and/or phone), and the category they are entering for.
• If you prefer not to use social media, you can do so by emailing your photograph to: office@cpreherts.org.uk using the subject line: Centenary Photograph Competition. Please ensure you add: a description of the location in Hertfordshire and why it meets the criteria, when it was taken, the photographer’s name and contact details (email address and/or phone), and the category they are entering for.
• Entry deadline: Friday 12th June, 2026. Any submissions after this date will not be considered for the competition.
• The shortlist will be announced on the CPRE Hertfordshire Facebook and Instagram pages for public voting on Monday 22nd June. 10 photographs will be shortlisted in each of the three categories.
• Voting will close on Sunday 28th June and votes counted.
• The winners will be notified and tagged on Wednesday 8th July via our CPRE Hertfordshire social media accounts or via email if entry to the competition was made via email.

Terms and conditions

• Only 1 photograph per person is permitted, and your photograph may only be submitted to one category.
• Your photograph may be taken using your mobile phone or a camera.
• If your photograph includes people, you must have their permission.
• Your photograph must be accompanied by a description detailing the location in Hertfordshire and why it meets the criteria, when it was taken, the photographer’s name and contact details (email address and/or phone), and which one of the three categories.
• Your photograph must be your original work, and it must not infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trademark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights.
• The winners’ names will be published on our website, social media and through a press release. Each winner will be contacted via email or phone (depending on contact details given during the submission process).
• CPRE Hertfordshire reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the competition where it becomes necessary to do so.
• By entering the CPRE Hertfordshire Photography Competition, you agree that any personal information provided by you with your entry may be held and used by CPRE Hertfordshire to administer the competition and may be used in future marketing activities.
• Winners may be required to participate in publicity related to the CPRE Hertfordshire Photography Competition which may include the publication of their name and photograph in any media. You agree that your personal data may be used for this purpose. If you do not agree please state that you wish to remain anonymous to the public when submitting your entry.
• The prizes (£100 vouchers) will be presented at CPRE Hertfordshire’s Countryside Day in early autumn 2026.
• The prizes are non-exchangeable and non-transferable.

Our Photography Competition Judge

Peter Cox

Peter started to take photography seriously in 2012. He joined Tring & District Camera Club and became Chair of the club, a post he held for 5 years before being invited to be President, a post he continues to enjoy. In 2018 he trained to become a judge and now judges photographic competitions throughout the UK. He is passionate about photography and helping people to develop their camera craft and artistic capabilities. His own photography spans many genres and he has won a number of distinctions, including selection for Master of Print in 2019. His website is www.petercoxphotography.co.uk