Monthly photo competition
PHOTO CHALLENGE
The AG Photo challenge was established in 2019 and was introduced as a way to encourage people to explore the world around them. Being more mindful on a walk and looking out for fun and interesting things to see such as straight lines, things made of wood, blue items or amazing sunrises can have more benefits to your mental wellbeing than you may realise.
The rules for entry are:
- Photos MUST be taken outside.
- Photos must have been taken during the dates posted for the competition.
- Uploaded your photo to the Facebook Group or AG WhatsApp to submit your entry.
- Important – Use the hashtag #agphotochallenge which helps us find the entries.
- No nicking photos from the internet.
- There are no prizes, it is just for fun.
- You can enter as many photos as you wish, but please be mindful of others (especially if posting on WhatsApp).
Check out the latest winners of the photo competition below. If you click “view” you can also see all the entries for that month.
Sept 2024 – Looking Down
The theme for Sept 2024 was “Looking Down”. Congratulations to Emily Wright who won the competition with this awesome photo taken on London Bridge.
Aug 2024 – Bridges
The theme for August 2024 was “Bridges”. Congratulations to Ann Outtram who won the competition with this awesome photo taken in Bonnie Scotland.
July 2024 – Transport
The theme for July 2024 was “Planes, trains and automobiles, or any sort of transport”. As you can imagine we had some cracking photos of old classic cars, some aeroplanes, motorcross bikes and a whole range of transport. This photo from Susan Dumpleton was a worthy winner and was entitled “solitude” – perfect! She won with 27% of the votes. Well done Nanny Soup.
May 2024 – Oh No!
The theme for May 2024 was “Oh No!”. Congrats to Sue Ferrie for winning this month’s competition with this worthy winner of a picture taken on her holibobs.
April 2024 – Special Moments
The theme for April 2024 was “Special Moments”. Congrats to Annette Cunningham for winning this month’s competition with this worthy winner of a picture taken on the Malvern Hills adventure.
March 2024 – “T” is for…
The theme for March 2024 was “T”. Congrats to Julie Swart for winning this month’s competition with her epic photo of Kilimanjaro “Tent on a mountain”. What an achievement and what an absolutely brilliant photo.
February 2024 – Windows
The theme for February 2024 was “Windows”. Congrats to Ann Outtram for winning this month’s competition with over 20% of the votes.
December 2023 – Look up.
The theme for December 2023 was “Look up” and we had some wonderful entries. Congrats to Rebecca Dearing for winning this month with her fireworks display taken in Wells Next to Sea. She won with 12.5% of the votes.
July 2023 – Black & White Nature Photos
We had some amazing photos for the black and white “nature” competition this month. Congratulations to Alison Snelling who was a very worthy winner with this awesome penguin photo. To view all other entries click here.
June 2024 – Yellow Flowers
The theme for January was “yellow flowers” and we had over a crazy amount of entries. Congratulations to Caroline Rose for this amazing photo.
January 2024 – Abandoned
The theme for January was “abandoned” and we had over 100 entries. From old buildings, abandoned boats and even and abandoned father! But the winner was this beautifully captured little abandoned robot in the floods in MK. Well done to Susan Evans. Cracking photo.
November 2023 – Sculptures
The theme for this month was “Frame within a frame” and we asked people to take photos of a natural frame. Everyone was super creative and we had some fabulous entries, but the very worthy winner was Sarah Merk with this awesome sunset, framed by the wing mirror of her car.
October 2023 – Sculptures
The theme for this month was “Sculptures” and we asked people to take photos of a sculpture that had a person or object with the sculpture. Congrats to Stephanie & Julie who won by 31% of the votes with this awesome scary spider sculpture, taken in Bilbao.
September 2023 – Curves
The theme for this month was “Curves” and we asked people to take photos of things outside that had a curve. This has been our most popular competition so far with over 100 entries. Congrats to Christine MacAteer who won with over 11% of the votes with this wonderful hay bale photo. To view the other entries click here.
August 2023 – Sunset / Sunrise
The theme for this month was “Sunset or sunrise with a focal point” and we asked people to take photos of the sunset or sunrise but it must have an object or focal point in the image, not just a landscape.. Congratulations to Sue Howe who won this month with her wonderful cornfield sunset photo. To view the other entries click here.
March 2023 – Spring Flowers
The theme for this month was “Spring Flowers” and we asked people to take photos of spring flowers that also included something else in the picture (so not just flowers) Congratulations to Rebecca Dearing who won this month with her wonderful entry of spring flowers putting on a display at Beaulieu-Sur-Mer! #agphotochallenge. Click “view” to see the other entries.
February 2023 – Straight Lines
The theme for this month was “Straight Lines” and we asked people to be creative with their responses.. Congratulations to Nicki Henry who won this month with her wonderful railway line image. Click “view” to see the other entries.
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January 2023 – Blue
Spot blue things that you see outside. Please do not post endless photos of the sky, we want to see different things that you wouldn’t normally see outside, or perhaps something beautiful such as a pretty ornament or a rustic old blue door. Congratulations to Susan Summers who won this month’s competition with her blue dinosaur.
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December 2022 – Dead Trees
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November 2023 – Back to the Camera
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to take a photo of people or animals with their backs to the camera. Please be creative, we don’t just want lots of photos of people on a walk as that is just too easy. We want photos that tell a story. Perhaps try black and white or capture some sort of interaction. Congratulations to Emma Sapsford who won with this awesome image (this photo actually won the photo of the year for 2022 as well).
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October 2022 – Made of Wood
The photo challenge for October is a case of looking around us and observing the impact wood has made on our lives – be it functional or decorative. Use your photos to show your appreciation for the skills, creativity and craftsmanship behind pieces that are made of wood, and allow the viewer to see something new in what might be an everyday object such as a spade handle, a chair, or a wooden building. Congratulations to Helen Blake who won this challenge.
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September 2022 – Three in a Row
Enter your best photos of three things of all the same type that are in a row. It may be three birds on a wire, or three sticks in the mud, etc. Whatever it is, let it be creative or unusual. Congratulations to Paula Cannon who won this month’s competition.
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August 2022 – Gnomes
We received some very strange photo entries for the “gnome” photo challenge this month. Check out the “view” button above. Congrats to Alison Snelling whose unique “human gnome” won the votes with nearly 30%. Well done Alison.
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July 2022 – Shells
I challenge you to join in this month’s photo competition which is “Shells”. I spotted a shell on a door when on the morning miracle walk today and thought it would be a good idea for a photo challenge in July.
Shells are everywhere! It could be a tortoise, a snail, an ornament – let’s try and do something a bit different rather than just sea shells.
Congratulations to Claire Jenkins for her awesome shell photo.
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June 2022 – Ice Challenge
We have had some very interesting entries this month as people were really thinking differently. Thank you to all those who submitted a photo and congrats to Rachel Wooliscroft for this very creative entry!
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May 2022 – Yellow
The theme for this month was “yellow”. Congrats to Rebecca Dearing who won the challenge with a fabulous picture of a cow wearing yellow earrings.