Thames Lens 2026 Photography Competition: Capture Your Thames Vision
Submit your photos to this years competition.
Check Out Our Past Winners & Runners Up
Thames Lens 2023: Private View @ Woods Quay
This year we hosted the winners and runners up with the Port of London Authority at Woods Quay.
LookThames Lens 2023: Winners
Thames Festival Trust in partnership with the Port of London Authority are thrilled to announce our winning Thames Lens 2022 photos.
LookThames Lens 2022: Winners
Thames Festival Trust in partnership with the Port of London Authority are thrilled to announce our winning Thames Lens 2022 photos.
LookThames Lens 2021: Winners
Our annual photography competition inviting non-professional photographers to travel onto and by the river to capture unique shots of the River Thames.
LookThames Lens 2020: Winners
Our annual photography competition inviting non-professional photographers to travel onto and by the river to capture unique shots of the River Thames.
LookThames Lens 2019: Winners
Our annual photography competition inviting non-professional photographers to travel onto and by the river to capture unique shots of the River Thames.
LookThames Lens 2018: Winners
Our annual photography competition inviting non-professional photographers to travel onto and by the river to capture unique shots of the River Thames.
LookThames Lens 2017: Winners
Our annual photography competition inviting non-professional photographers to travel onto and by the river to capture unique shots of the River Thames.
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