The monetary prizes are kindly sponsored by Wikimedia UK .
Overall UK prizes
- Best image (1st prize) – £250
- Best image (2nd prize) – £100
- Best image (3rd prize) – £50
- Up to 7 other Highly Commended images – £25
Country-based prizes
England
- Best image (1st prize) – £50
- Best image (2nd prize) – £25
- Best image (3rd prize) – £25
Scotland
- Best image (1st prize) – £50
- Best image (2nd prize) – £25
- Best image (3rd prize) – £25
- Special prize for the best photograph of a site in Scotland, sponsored by Archaeology Scotland: a free 1-year membership including the Archaeology Scotland Magazine as well as access to their learning resources.
Wales
- Best image (1st prize) – £50
- Best image (2nd prize) – £25
- Best image (3rd prize) – £25
Northern Ireland
- Best image (1st prize) – £50
- Best image (2nd prize) – £25
- Best image (3rd prize) – £25
UK judging criteria
The jury will judge individual entries based on the following criteria (in no particular order):
- Technical quality
- Originality
- Potential usefulness and overall value of the image (including consideration of resolution) to the Wikimedia projects.
Prizes will be awarded subject to there being sufficient entries (greater than 1000) in each category, and sufficient images of merit.
The judges
- James O. Davies, Photography Manager at Historic England
- Andy Chopping, Head of Photography at Museum of London Archaeology
- Matt Emmett, buildings and heritage photographer
- Iestyn Hughes, past head (and founder) of the Screen and Sound Archive at the National Library of Wales.
International prizes
The 10 overall UK prizewinning images will go forward to the international section of the contest where further prizes of up to €1500 are available.
See the International Awards for more details.
Questions? Please leave a message on the FAQ page and we will be happy to help.