Photocompete

• Copyright: The copyright of the materials submitted for this competition remains with the respective participants. However, each entrant grants the EEA and its partners the right to use the submitted materials in its environmental communication crediting the copyright owners.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 30th May 2025
• Who can enter: open to the citizens of the EU 27 Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Türkiye; under the stabilisation and association agreements: North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The photos must be taken in the countries mentioned above., open to the citizens of the EU 27 Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Türkiye; under the stabilisation and association agreements: North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The photos must be taken in the countries mentioned above.

This year’s competition “Environment&Me” provides a unique opportunity to showcase your take on our planet’s journey toward a sustainable future. We face unprecedented environmental challenges that have been shaping the world we live in. From the visible impacts of climate change—such as rising temperatures and extreme weather — to biodiversity loss, pollution, waste, and resource scarcity, these issues touch our everyday lives.

Through your lens, reflect on how these challenges impact and shape the world around you.

• How do environmental challenges impact your daily life?
• What signs of positive change or action give you hope?
• Where can we see progress towards sustainability and where do we need to do better?

Whether you capture breathtaking landscapes, stark reminders of environmental degradation, moments of innovative transformation, or the small yet powerful actions taken by individuals, your photos will help tell the story of our shared future.

Categories:

• Blue
• Green
• Orange

Prizes:

• 3 X 1000 EUR – Best photo in each category
• 500 EUR – Public Choice award
• 500 EUR – Youth Prize 18 – 24 years old

You may submit maximum 5 entries in the competition. Online submission of digital images via the website.

Your entry will be judged on:

• Relevance of your entry to the competition topic
• Creativity expressed
• Technical ability
• Persuasiveness of the entry

Image requirements: minimum resolution of 2000 pixels — preferably more than 4960 pixels — on the long side of the photo.

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