Royal Entomological Society (RES) 2023 Photography Competition

Eligibility Criteria

• The Royal Entomological Society Insect Photography competition is open to all amateur photographers.

Offered Benefits

• The first prize winner in the 18 and over category will receive £750; the second prize winner will receive £500; the first prize winner in the under 18 category will receive £450;
• and the second prize winner in the under 18 category will receive $250.
• The editors of the RES’s periodical Antenna may choose to publish one or more of the runner-up shots in addition to the four prize-winning photographs.

Application Process

Submission Specifications

• A participant may enter up to three times. The RES may exclude an applicant from the Competition if it determines that the applicant has entered more images than allowed through one account, several accounts, or some other method.
• Using the Insect Week website, photos must be uploaded as jpg, jpeg, or png files. Image entry file sizes cannot exceed 10MB. The RES suggests that participants choose to upload the greatest file they can within that restriction.
• The online submission form’s required fields, shown by an asterisk (*), must all be filled out. Those that place first and second may be requested to change a caption if it seems to be incorrect.If the judges determine that the entries do not meet the required standard or that the contact information supplied on the entry form is unreliable or no longer valid, the RES has the right to refuse to award a prize.