Slater Bridge by Mark Blower

Photography Competition 2026

Enter our annual Friends of the Lake District photo competition before the end of June. Your picture could be used on our Christmas cards and calendar, helping raise money to support our work.

The Langdales by John Cobham

Get snapping!

We’re looking for budding amateur, keen enthusiasts, professional photographers and everything in between to enter our Friends of the Lake District photography competition 2026. It doesn’t matter if you use the best camera or a mobile phone, we want to see the Lake District landscapes that you’re passionate about.

Whether you’re lucky enough to be able to visit this year or have photos from previous visits, all entries are welcome. We’d also love to see the landscapes in all different seasons, so dig back through your archives for those sensational snowy scenes and brilliant bright blue skies too. 

Submissions should ideally be landscape orientation, and you should be able to provide a high-resolution image for replication in print at A4 size upon request. 

Winning entries will be used to create this year’s Christmas cards and 2027 calendar. All money raised from the sale of the calendars and cards goes towards supporting the Lake District’s world class landscapes and heritage.

To enter simply click the link below and complete the form. 

Submit your entries

Terms and Conditions

Closing date is midnight 30 June 2026.

  • Photographs must be renamed in the following format: “fullname.location.monthtaken” e.g. johnsmith.catbells.march. If you do not know the exact month please estimate.
  • Winners must be able to provide a high resolution copy of the original image for use in print.
  • You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit and it is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any images they submit have been taken with the permission of the subject and do not infringe the copyright of any third party or any laws. You  grant Friends of the Lake District rights (as described below) to your photograph.
  1. Use the photograph in our 2026/7 merchandise, the profits of which directly benefit the Cumbrian landscapes.
    Use the photograph on the Internet in support of our mission.
  2. Use the photograph in Friends of the Lake District non-commercial communications.
    Provide your photograph to other individuals and organisations for non-commercial use, Friends of the Lake District-related use in news stories, newsletters, reports, slide shows, displays, web pages, and the like.
  3. Keep the files provided, and to archive the images in electronic forms, so that your photos can be used to support our mission and be properly credited. Each entrant in the Contest is responsible for ensuring that he or she has the right to submit the photos that he or she submits to the Contest per these rules.

Additional Information

  • The competition is open to everyone. 
  • Each winner will receive a complementary set of Christmas cards and 2027 calendar and given full photography credits on their winning image on the back of cards or underneath calendar images.
  • Winning images will be selected by Friends of the Lake District staff. 
  • Winners will be announced in July 2026 and will be contacted by the email address used to enter.

Photos: Slater Bridge by Mark Blower / The Langdales by John Cobham