The Photography Competition 2022

We are delighted to announce that the public has chosen Stephen Johnson's 'Barge Wreck Sunrise' as the overall winner of the Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition 2022!

Essex Wildlife Trust launched its Photography Competition in 2017 and each year we are astounded by the quality and content of the entries, showcasing the wonderful wildlife and wild places that Essex has to offer. The 2022 competition saw almost 1000 images submitted, a record for the competition! Thank you to everyone who entered and shared their inspiring images with the Trust, choosing the winners was no easy feat but our panel of judges have chosen the following 6 category winners, 6 runners-up and 24 highly commended entries.

All of these beautiful images will also feature in the Essex Wildlife Trust 2024 calendar, so make sure to get your copy in the new year!

A Wildlife Motion - Angel Wings by Barry Jones
Captivating Colours - Roosting Female Orange Tip Butterfly by Tanya Ware
Wilder Essex - Two’s Company by Barry Jackson
Coastal Captures - Barge Wreck Sunrise by Stephen Johnson
Gardener's World - The Garden Spider by Hayden O’Bryan
Young Blood - Rocky Robin by Jake Fry

For each of the six categories, a runner-up was also chosen. Scroll through to see all of the stunning images.

As the standard was yet again so high, four highly commended images were chosen for each of the six categories. Scroll through to see more wonderful images.

Thank you to High Chelmer Shopping Centre, for sponsoring the 2022 competition.