PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2025
Our annual photographic competition, sponsored by Coillte,
attracted another record entry last year. Standards were very
high and we look forward to receiving equally good images for
this year’s contest.
Theme: Trees, Forests & Woodlands
Sponsored By: Coillte
First Prize €250
Second Prize €100
Third Prize €50
ENTRY IS FREE!
Closing date: September 15, 2025
Digital entries should be emailed to
Prints should be posted to Crann – Trees for Ireland, Photo
Competition, Crann, PO Box 860, Celbridge, Co Kildare.
RULES
• This competition is open to all amateur photographers.
• Entries can be digital (emailed) or prints (posted).
• Emailed images must be in jpg/jpeg format, minimum file
size 2MB, maximum file size 8MB.
• NOTE: Emailed entries must be as attachments to the email
(not embedded in email).
• Prints of photos should be minimum size 6x4 inches
(15x10cm) up to maximum size A4.
• A certain amount of manipulation of digital images to
enhance the subject matter is allowed but gimmicky special effects are not.
• Each photographer may submit up to 3 entries.
• Prints should have the following information on the back:
name, address, telephone number, title of print, location
and date taken.
• Prints should NOT be mounted.
• Prints cannot be returned.
• Emails should have the following information: name, address,
telephone number, email address, title of picture, location and
date taken.
• The copyright of the image remains the photographer’s.
However, Crann and Coillte retain the right to use any images
in future publications and on related social media and websites
e.g. Crann may use some of the competition pictures in related
third party publications, tweets, website, social media and
promotional literature like calendars. You may be requested to
supply the images in high resolution eps/jpeg format for this
purpose.
• Entering this competition implies full and whole acceptance
of the competition rules.
• The judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence or
communications will be entered into in relation to the results.
PHONE CAMERAS
We have a special section for phone camera photographs.
Entries should be emailed to
CrannCoillte2025@gmail.com, with the words
‘Phone camera’ entered in the subject line.
The winner will receive a special prize of €50.
CALENDAR
Photographers who enter our competition may see their
pictures selected to appear in a wider range of platforms, thus
promoting Crann – Trees for Ireland.