‘Photograph of the Season’ 2025 Competition

After a such successful 2024, the Westley Richards team is eagerly anticipating the entries for ‘Photograph of the Season' 2025. The imagery received last year was of such a high calibre, it made the task of agreeing on the eventual winner and runners up a three day event.

As with each year, we call on all dedicated readers of The Explora blog and our many thousands of followers on social media, to enter your photography for the chance to win a Westley Richards 20L Tote Bag In Khaki Green Twill Canvas.

20L Tote Bag in Khaki Green Twill Canvas

How to Enter

To enter the competition, simply e-mail us a photograph taken by yourself of a great moment in the field, to illustrate the theme 'Photograph of the Season'. To complete your entry, please sign up to the Explora Club.

“Whether on safari in the plains of Africa, in pursuit of quarry in the Americas, traipsing over a wind-swept hill in the UK, tracking through ancient woodland in Europe, or enjoying any other adventurous activities spent in the world's finest outdoor locations, we would love to hear from you."

Stephen Humphries – Creative Director

We require a high quality jpeg (min. 2mb), a brief caption with the location of the photograph and your full name, to be sent to media@westleyrichards.co.uk. Entrants must also be signed up to the Explora Club.

For more information on the Explora Club and to enjoy the many exclusives, including 10% off your next retail purchase, become a member via Westley Richards Explora Club page.

The Prize

The winner will be selected by the Westley Richards team, along with three runners up. The winner will receive a Westley Richards 20L Tote Bag In Khaki Green Twill Canvas and the runners up will receive our Bi-Centennial book - In Pursuit of The Best Gun 1812-2012 - signed by Trigger with a personal dedication.

Alongside the winners, selected entries will also feature on The Explora Blog, the Explora Club newsletter and Westley Richards social media channels. Entries will be reviewed anonymously and judged on their originality, narrative and overall quality.

Competition Timings

Deadline for entry of 'Photograph of the Season 2025' is 28th March 2025 with the winner and runners up selected and notified by 11th April 2025. Only one competition entry is permitted per person. Full terms and conditions are below.

For inspiration, here are some of our favourites taken over the years from current and former members of the Westley Richards team, contributors to The Explora blog and previous winners of the Photograph of the Season competition...

James de Penning - "Bradley Wood Shoot, Hampshire. A stand one, beat one syndicate of local friends. Final drive on a foggy day, but still a decent bag of 82. Proper sport, with bird's being heard before seen."

Axel Barchan - "The photo was taken in southern Serengeti, quite close to the border between Tanzania and Kenya last autumn during the dry season. The two lions had found a small hill in the otherwise dry and flat Serengeti and were on the lookout for any potential prey."

James Norfolk - "Sunrise stalking. Retrieving a muntjac back across a field with faithful companion. A beautiful way to start a day. Location, West Wycombe Park."

Erik Karlsson - "A day of walked up pheasants in Kungsbacka, Sweden. The bird was shot with at 1912 hand detachable lock, single trigger Westley Richards."

Gregory R Stone - "The skull is from a Marco Polo sheep I took last year along with one of the camp helpers. This was at the permanent camp at 12,500 feet above sea level in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan."

Terms & Conditions

To enter the competition, you should email a high resolution jpeg photographic image to media@westleyrichards.co.uk to illustrate the theme “Photograph of the Season”.

You must include your full name along with a brief caption and location of the photograph. All entrants must be a member of Westley Richards Explora Club. To discover the member benefits and join, head to the Explora Club page. Only one competition entry is permitted per person.

Entrants submitting photographs must ensure that the image they are submitting is their own work, that they own the copyright for it, and that they do not infringe the copyright or other rights of any third party.

It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any image they submit has been taken with the consent of anyone who is identifiable in that image or the consent of their parent/guardian if they are under 18.

Entrants submitting an image will retain copyright and moral rights to their work however, by entering, all entrants:

1. a) Grant Westley Richards & Co a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual licence to use the image to promote the competition or for similar future competitions.
2. b) Grant Westley Richards & Co the right to use your name and county/state of residence for the sole purpose of identifying you as the author of your entry and/or as a winner of the competition.

When choosing the winner the judges will be looking for the most creative and original image that evokes the best interpretation of the theme “Photograph of the Season”.

The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. There is no cash or other prize alternative, however there is no time limit on using the prize. You must pay all other costs associated with the prize and not specifically included in the prize.