CWA Photo Competition 2025

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Send us your best heritage photos for a chance to win!

As summer comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect on any heritage-filled travels, archaeological projects, or visits to historical sites around the world. Dig out your best photos on an archaeological theme – these can be pictures that you have taken recently, or at any point in the past – and send them to us for your chance to win first prize in our annual CWA Photo Competition and have your work showcased in the magazine.

The winning image and three runners-up will be featured in CWA and at the CA Live! 2025 conference in London on 1 March. The overall winner will get two free tickets to the conference, and will also receive a Current World Archaeology trophy.

SEND YOUR ENTRIES (maximum FIVE per person) by email to [email protected] with the subject line: CWA PHOTO COMPETITION 2024

Images must be high resolution

Please use the highest resolution you have, and include details of the site or artefact photographed, as well as when each image was taken, and your contact information including a postal address.

Rafael Ruiz Fuente’s photo of the Neolithic Dolmen of Guadalperal in Cáceres, Spain, won the 2024 competition. Click here to see the full results from last year’s competition.

Closing date: 27 January 2025

The judges’ decision is final, and prize-winners (only) will be notified of results by 10 February 2025

RULES

Entrants can submit up to 5 images with an archaeological theme – please include details of the site or artefact photographed, when each image was taken, and your contact information, including a postal address.

Photos of any world location may be submitted.

Please use the highest resolution you have.

Copyright will remain with the photographer. However, by entering this competition you agree to Current Publishing using the images for possible exhibition, publication or promotional use.

It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that all necessary permissions are obtained from any person featured in a photograph. Photographers flying drones should obtain required permissions from any site pictured.

All photos entered must be done so under an individual’s name. By submitting images you confirm that you are the copyright holder and creator of the image, and that you will be responsible for any claims by any third party.

Entrants must be 18 or over. The competition is open to all amateur and professional photographers. Amateur and professional entries will not be judged separately.

The winners will be featured in the magazine and at the CA Live! 2025 conference, and the overall winner will receive two free tickets to the conference and a CWA trophy.

The judges’ decision is final and prize-winners (only) will be notified of results by 10 February 2025.


16 Comments

  1. Hi! I would like to participate and would like to know if the 5 images must all belong to one subject or can belong to multiple sites, objects, etc. thank you

    • Hello! The images can absolutely depict multiple different sites/ objects etc., that’s not a problem, just be sure to include information about what is being shown in each picture in your email. Thank you!

  2. Hi !! Just wanna Make sure if we must Send all our Entries with description on the same mail or Must send 5 separate Mails ? Thanks in advance .

    • Hello! As long as the relevant descriptions/ contact information etc. is included somewhere, you can send them all in the same email or in five separate emails, whichever is easier for you. Thanks!

    • Hello! To participate, just send your entries by email to [email protected] with the subject line: CWA PHOTO COMPETITION 2023. Please be sure to include details of the site or artefact photographed, when each image was taken, and your contact information, including a postal address. Thanks!

  3. Hello, I want to participate in this competition. In my pictures there are few tourists whose faces is not visible. Are these kinds of photos valid for entry as it is not possible to get rid of general public from the site.

    • Hello, as long as the photos are of sufficiently high resolution, there are no restrictions surrounding how the pictures were taken. Thanks!

  4. Hello, I want to participate in the competition 2024, so how can I send the picture, including the location and time, meaning where to write this information below in the image or add a word file.

    • Hello, to enter the competition please send your photos via email to [email protected]. Information about the photos, as well as your contact details, should be included in the body of the email, and if you would like to include details of the subject of each picture in the image file names that would also be helpful. Thanks!

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