The winners of the Photography Competition 2023 were announced on 17 October 2023.

Prizes

There are two categories in the competition, each with a cash prize:

Photographer of the Year (18 and over) - £1,000 top prize
Young Photographer of the Year (under 18) - £500 top prize

Competition theme for 2023

‘Nature and Climate’ was the theme of the 2023 Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition.

Life on Earth is affected by the climate, weather and seasonal changes and we invited you to capture this.

Photographs depicted and captured the story of life as it is affected by the climate, weather or seasonal changes, perhaps in an unexpected or changed environment, or showing how the natural world is affected by a changing climate (and weather patterns).

We also welcomed entries that explored the theme at the molecular or cellular level, illustrating the affects or changes in nature and climate via processes only revealed to us with the aid of a microscope.