Photography Contest
Royal Society Of Biology Photography Competition 2024
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Royal Society of BiologyThe theme of the 2024 Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition is Transforming Life.
The 2024 competition is now open to entries between 14th March and 20th June 2024. Teachers and photography club leaders can now download a poster to advertise this year’s competition.
We invite submissions that explore the profound changes occurring across our planet, highlighting the resilience and adaptability of life in response to environmental changes, human intervention, and scientific innovation. Including but not limited to:
• Ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity: explore the transformations across diverse natural or managed ecosystems, from the microscopic to the macroscopic, or landscape scale views
• From single cells, or small multicellular life all the way up to mega fauna and flora; from life in one place to mass migrations, or wildlife living in unexpected places such as towns and cities.
• Humans transforming life: reflect on humanity’s reciprocal relationship with the natural world, including our creation of new habitat areas on land or in the oceans
• Scientific innovation in the biosciences including climate change mitigation measures, and examples of the beneficial and life-changing impact of bioscientists’ work and innovation
About the competition
The Royal Society of Biology annual photography competition invites amateurs to submit photographs on a particular theme. The theme of the 2024 Photography Competition is Transforming Life.
There are two main categories with respective cash prizes: Photographer of the Year, which is open to individuals aged 18 and over with a top prize of £1,000, and Young Photographer of the Year, open to individuals under 18 with a top prize of £500.
The 2024 competition is now open to entries between 14th March and 20th June 2024. Teachers and photography club leaders can now download a poster to advertise this year’s competition.
We invite submissions that explore the profound changes occurring across our planet, highlighting the resilience and adaptability of life in response to environmental changes, human intervention, and scientific innovation. Including but not limited to:
• Ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity: explore the transformations across diverse natural or managed ecosystems, from the microscopic to the macroscopic, or landscape scale views
• From single cells, or small multicellular life all the way up to mega fauna and flora; from life in one place to mass migrations, or wildlife living in unexpected places such as towns and cities.
• Humans transforming life: reflect on humanity’s reciprocal relationship with the natural world, including our creation of new habitat areas on land or in the oceans
• Scientific innovation in the biosciences including climate change mitigation measures, and examples of the beneficial and life-changing impact of bioscientists’ work and innovation
About the competition
The Royal Society of Biology annual photography competition invites amateurs to submit photographs on a particular theme. The theme of the 2024 Photography Competition is Transforming Life.
There are two main categories with respective cash prizes: Photographer of the Year, which is open to individuals aged 18 and over with a top prize of £1,000, and Young Photographer of the Year, open to individuals under 18 with a top prize of £500.
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