Photographer of the Year competition

The entry fee for the competition is £15. This fee is only payable online, however please get in touch if you have any issues.

Entries will not be accepted after the closing date of Wednesday 6^th August 2025 (11.30 GMT).

Income from entries to the competition are vital to funding the smooth running of the competition, and the production of the Port Sunlight annual photographic calendar.

The money raised from both the competition and calendar sales will support the maintenance of Port Sunlight’s monuments, including the Boating Pond and War Memorial.

Port Sunlight Village Trust is a registered charity working to preserve and promote Port Sunlight, with an aim to make the village an inspiring place to live, work and visit for everyone. We have ambitions to grow the Port Sunlight Photographer of the Year competition by reaching new audiences and raising awareness of Port Sunlight’s special beauty, unique heritage and thriving community.

The winner of the main Photographer of the Year prize will be featured on the cover of the 2026 Port Sunlight calendar and receive a special private tour of Port Sunlight’s gardens and parks with our Landscape team.

The winners of the Young Photographer of the Year categories (under 12s + 12-17) will also be featured in the 2026 Port Sunlight calendar and both receive free family passes to visit Port Sunlight Museum and join a walking tour.

• You can submit a total of 4 photographs to the Port Sunlight Photographer of the Year competition.
• Photographs must have been shot within the past two years. The capture date must be after March 2023 and evidenced on request.
• Please use the form at the bottom of this page to submit your entries. Photographs can be sent via a file transfer platform (such as WeTransfer) if necessary to photocomp@portsunlightvillage.com
• Once your photographs have been submitted, you will then need to pay the entry fee using the button above. Only entrants who have paid their entry fee will be considered.
• You must not do anything that causes or may cause damage to Port Sunlight’s built heritage, green spaces or residential properties. You must not trespass on private property. You should ensure that any individual identifiable in your submitted photograph has given written permission.
• You are responsible for ensuring full compliance with PSVT’s use of drones policy (here). Any submitted photographs taken using a drone without prior permission from PSVT will not be accepted.

Entries must be submitted ideally as JPEGs or TIFF file, however other common file types are accepted. Images must be high quality and should not include any borders, watermarks or signatures. A limited amount of retouching is acceptable, however adjustments that are judged to significantly misrepresent reality may be refused.

Please name each file using the format ‘NAME_TITLE_DATE PHOTO WAS TAKEN’ (e.g. JANE SMITH_THE DELL_15-01-2025).

We will appoint a panel of suitable judges to evaluate all entries. Each submission is reviewed anonymously.

We’re looking for photographs that creatively capture your favourite view in Port Sunlight. What that it is and how you interpret that is up to you! From architecture to wildlife to people, all viewpoints are welcome.

Please use the hashtag #PortSunlightPOTY if referring to the competition on social media channels. You can tag us @portsunlightvillagetrust on Facebook and Instagram, and @PortSunlightVillage on TikTok.