YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER COMPETITION 2024-25

Sat, Nov 30th 2024 at 12:00 am- Wed, Jan 1st 2025 - 2:00 am

The Rotary Club of Whitby & District Young Photographer Competition is the first stage of a National Competition which takes place in the spring of 2025.


The competition aims to encourage young people to: –

  • experiment with photography

  • use digital and/or traditional methods of photography

  • demonstrate interpretation of the topic

  • express personal ideas through the medium of photography


There are three age categories:

  • Up to and including 10 years old

  • 11 to 13 years old

  • 14 to 17 years old


You must have been in one of these age categories on 31st August 2024 – 

For full details, click here for the -  Young Photographer’s Information Pack .

Whitby & District Competition:  The deadline for entries is Saturday 30 November 2024. Winners will be announced in January 2025. There is a certificate for every entrant and prizes will be awarded to winners of each age group at the Local Competition level.

The winning entry in each age group will automatically be entered into The District Competition where it will be judged along with entries from other Local Competitions. This will take place January/February 2025.

National Final. The winning entry per age group from the District Competitions is submitted into the National Competition. Deadline 30th April 2025.The sponsors Jessops will produce an A3 canvas of the winning photo for each of the 3 category winners.





Your task

To produce one photograph based upon the theme ‘Wonderful Water’ and mobile phones or cameras may be used. 

To accompany the submission, each entrant MUST provide a brief sentence describing the relationship of the photograph to the theme.  

The photograph must be submitted via Digital Format and be at least 1500 pixel in size on the longest length (therefore, please email your photograph in its original size).

The entry and supporting information, sent electronically, MUST NOT EXCEED 15Mb per email sent.

How to get involved

Step 1

Do this NOW!

Ask your parent/guardian to email for an entry form


douglowther@yahoo.com Age Under 10 years old

photographywhitbyrotary@yahoo.com Age 11-17 years old



Step 2

Email your Entry Form 

By 30th November 2024

together with your best photograph to

douglowther@yahoo.com Age Under 10 years old

photographywhitbyrotary@yahoo.com Age 11-17 years old