“The Thames is an ever-moving world of vessels, people, shapes, colours, sights and sounds. Thames Lens is a great opportunity to capture some of this vibrant energy, as this year’s winners show. I hope that the images touch people’s imagination, intrigue them and prompt them to get out on our magical, inspiring river.”
Alistair Gale, Port of London Authority, Director
Thames Lens 2022 | Love Can Build A Bridge by David Stearne | Thames Lens & Port of London Authority Overall Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Millennium Bridge Haze by Toby Hawkes | Architecture Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Cutty Sark Art by Julie Pinborogh | Architecture Runner-up
Thames Lens 2022 | Old boat, Gallions Reach by Gerry Gedge | Landscape Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Battersea Power Station by Vincenzo Albano | Landscape Runner-up
Thames Lens 2022 | Romeo and Juliet by Michael Hallam | Nature Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Thames Fox by Lichena E Bertinato | Nature Runner-up
Thames Lens 2022 | The Fishermen by Colin Page | People & the River Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Bridge by Erik Weisenpacher | People & the River Runner-up

Thames Lens 2022

Thames Lens 2022 | Love Can Build A Bridge by David Stearne | Thames Lens & Port of London Authority Overall Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Millennium Bridge Haze by Toby Hawkes | Architecture Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Cutty Sark Art by Julie Pinborogh | Architecture Runner-up
Thames Lens 2022 | Old boat, Gallions Reach by Gerry Gedge | Landscape Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Battersea Power Station by Vincenzo Albano | Landscape Runner-up
Thames Lens 2022 | Romeo and Juliet by Michael Hallam | Nature Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Thames Fox by Lichena E Bertinato | Nature Runner-up
Thames Lens 2022 | The Fishermen by Colin Page | People & the River Winner
Thames Lens 2022 | Bridge by Erik Weisenpacher | People & the River Runner-up
“Thames Lens never fails to impress, but this year it has excelled. I think the range and the quality of photography is testimony to River Thames’ power to inspire, something it has been doing for people who gaze upon it for over two thousand years. What a river!”
Adrian Evans CVO, Thames Festival Trust, Director

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Check Out Previous Winners & Shortlists

A boat on a river in mist

Thames Lens 2023: Winners

Thames Festival Trust in partnership with the Port of London Authority are thrilled to announce our winning Thames Lens 2022 photos.

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Photographer posing with their photo

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.

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Pin hole camera photo of Battersea Power Station

Thames 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.

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Black and white photo of a man on a dinghy in the Thames

Thames 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.

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Waterman standing on a side of a barge waiting to dock at a pier

Thames 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.

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Photo of a seal on the Thames Foreshore

Thames 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.

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photo of people looking up at a bridge from a boat

Thames 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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