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Photography Competition 2025

Scalby Fair Photography Competition.

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The Photographs entered for the competition this year were fabulous. Thank you to all who entered. The gallery below highlights the winner and runners up. Prizes will be presented on Fair Day.

1st place: Read the Signs – HighTide at Night. Submitted by John Westgarth

2nd place: Mastering the Waves in the Evening Sun. Submitted by Richard Wells

3rd place: A Splash of Colour. Submitted by Russell White

Winner of the Best Picture of Scalby. Scalby Beck Sunset. Submitted by Jess Hansen

Our grateful thanks to Mike Padgham of St Cecilia’s Care Group for his continued sponsorship of this event.

Scalby Fair Photography Competition 2025

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Our photography competition was introduced two years ago and the judges have been delighted by the beautiful pictures that have been entered since then. This year the theme for the competition is :

Scalby and Scarborough in Rain and Shine.

Free to enter for all photographers, young and old. Mobile phone photos are welcome.

Multiple cash prizes and the Cathcart-Anderson Challenge Trophy for the overall winner.

£50 and trophy first prize, £25 second prize, £15 third prize, £25 for the best youth entry (under 16 years of age), and £25 prize for the best Scalby themed photograph.

Send your photo as an email attachment to photocomp@scalbyfair.org.uk. The email subject header should be ‘Scalby Fair Photo Competition’. File attachment should be in JPEG format of 5MB to 15MB in landscape orientation. Please include your name, phone number, email address, your age if less than 16 years of age on 19th May 2025, the name of your photograph and where your photograph was taken. You can enter up to two photos (colour or black and white), but only one per email please. 

All entries to be submitted by 9.00am on Monday, 19th May 2025. 

All winning photographs will be exhibited and prizes presented on Scalby Fair day, Saturday 21st June 2025.

Don’t forget to read the rules. The judges would not like to disqualify any of your great pictures.

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