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WineGB Photography Competition 2025

Wiston Harvest 2023 – Pinot Noir grapes pre-pick, credit Josie Veale

This year’s competition

We’re doing things a little differently this year. For the WineGB Photography Competition 2025, we’re not only looking for harvest images, but pictures of all the seasons, whether in the vineyard, winery, or cellar door. This is to help us as an organisation better illustrate the journey from vine to bottle and capture the wide variety of work that happens in vineyards and wineries throughout the year. We’ve created 10 submission categories for you to choose from.

The competition will be hosted across the WineGB social media channels and our followers will be asked to vote for their favourite.

Scroll down to enter online and be in with a chance of being crowned WineGB Photographer of the Year!

Image requirements

πŸ“Έ Photos can be in colour or black and white

πŸ“Έ Please submit high resolution images (minimum resolution of 300DPI or 300PPI)

πŸ“Έ Portrait or landscape images are allowed

πŸ“Έ If your images include people, make sure you have their permission to be photographed

πŸ“Έ Avoid brand-focused images with prominent logos and signage

Competition categories

The categories are:

Harvest

Photo credit: Ed Dallimore, Nutbourne Vineyards

Spring

Photo credit: Alder Vineyard

This might include:

πŸ‡ People picking grapes
πŸ‡ Grapes ready to head to the winery
πŸ‡ Grapes being pressed
πŸ‡ General activity in the winery
πŸ‡ Harvest/winery teams
πŸ‡ Animals ‘helping’ with harvest

This might include:

🌱 Budbreak
🌱 Frost fighting
🌱 First vine growth
🌱 Vine planting
🌱 Easter activities in the vineyard

Summer

Photo credit: The Grange

Autumn

Photo credit: Albury Vineyard

This might include:

β˜€οΈ Flowering
β˜€οΈ Grape formation
β˜€οΈ Grape ripening and veraison
β˜€οΈ Canopy management / vineyard tasks
β˜€οΈ English Wine Week / Welsh Wine Week activity

This might include:

πŸ‚ Vines post-harvest, leaves changing colour
πŸ‚ Preparation for next season
πŸ‚ End of harvest celebrations

Winter

Photo credit: Llanerch Vineyard

Winemaking

Photo credit: Steve Haywood Photography, Sandridge Barton

This might include:

❄️ Winter pruning and tying down
❄️ Winter scenes, snow, frost etc.

This can include:

🏺 Any part of the winemaking process, from grape processing to bottling and packaging.

Sustainability

Photo credit: Natalia Zielonka

Wine Tourism

Photo credit: Tinwood Estate

This might include:

🟒 Vineyard biodiversity (animals, birds etc.)
🟒 Solar panels and other green energy
🟒 Cover crops
🟒 Accessibility initiatives
🟒 Woodlands, hedgerows and other uncultivated areas
🟒 β€˜Sustainable’ technology
🟒 Local community events or outreach
🟒 Recycling hubs – packaging, office, cellar door

This might include:

πŸ—ΊοΈ Cellar door
πŸ—ΊοΈ Vineyard tours
πŸ—ΊοΈ Restaurants and dining
πŸ—ΊοΈ Picnic areas
πŸ—ΊοΈ On-site accommodation
πŸ—ΊοΈ Signage and maps
πŸ—ΊοΈ Special events

Wine Tasting and Sales

Photo credit: Balfour

Bottles and Glasses

Photo credit: Ridgeview

This might include:

πŸ₯‚ Tastings at cellar doors and external events
πŸ₯‚ People buying wine from cellar door or at events
πŸ₯‚ Trade events
πŸ₯‚ Export activity: fairs, events etc

This might include:

🍾 Bottles in storage / on display etc (please avoid overt branding)
🍾 Glasses – being held, being filled, making a toast etc (please avoid overt branding)

How to enter

To enter this year’s competition, you need to:

πŸ“· Enter your details and the name(s) of the vineyard/winery featured via the entry form below.

πŸ“· Upload your photos via the entry form below. Make sure your photos are numbered and titled. If submitting photos from multiple vineyards/wineries, ensure they are labelled with the correct location.

πŸ“· Add in the image titles and any relevant description via the entry form below. Remember to number your photos and ensure this matches with what you have uploaded.

πŸ“· Hit submit. You will receive an email confirming receipt of your submission.

Competition information and benefits

🟣 This competition is free to enter and everyone is invited to take part.

🟣 The photos will be assessed by an expert panel that will create a shortlist in each category.

🟣 The shortlists for each category will be shared on our social media channels, and our followers and the public will be invited to vote to select their favourite.

🟣 Each category winner will receive a showcase on social media featuring their winning photo, plus an interview with the person and producer behind the lens. They will also receive a social media pack so they can advertise their inclusion in the shortlist.

🟣 Category winners will be invited to the WineGB Awards ceremony in July where the overall winner will be crowned.

🟣 The overall winner will also receive a social media showcase, plus a case of medal-winning wine from the WineGB Awards. The winning photo will be used on all WineGB branded note cards for the year.

🟣 As part of the entry process, we ask for your consent to use any photos that you submit for our digital channels and marketing – every image we use will be fully credited and linked to the featured producer

Entries to the WineGB Photography Competition 2025 close on 23 April. Good luck!

From our last competition…

WineGB Photography Competition 2025 Entry Form

Submit your photos to the WineGB Photography Competition 2025

Photographer name(Required)
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    Please ensure the numbering and titles corresponds to the title and description of photos supplied in the box below. If submitting photos of multiple vineyards/wineries, ensure they are labelled with the correct location.
    Please number your photos if submitting more than one. Please ensure this corresponds with the images you have uploaded above.
    Competition Category(Required)
    Select the categories that you wish to enter.