Exhibition
Competition winners and runners-up will be exhibited on the Northbank of the Thames as part of the Thames Lens Overall Competition Exhibition during Totally Thames festival 2026 before touring to the Sky Garden.
Terms & Conditions
Competition Rules & How to Enter
- To enter the competition, complete the form on the Thames Lens web page.
- Entrants under the age of 16 must obtain permission from a parent or guardian.
- Photos can be black and white or colour.
- Images must be high resolution, at least 1MB and 1500 pixels wide.
Terms & Conditions of Entry
- Photographs and videos must be original and taken by you.
- It is the photographer’s responsibility to obtain any appropriate permissions.
- Please do not submit portrait photographs or videos of children unless you have expressly gained the permission of their parent or guardian.
- Entrants may enter no more than a total of 5 photographs.
- All commercial rights to the images remain with the photographers with the exception that Thames Festival Trust, Port of London Authority and 20 Fenchurch Street have the right to use entries in any future publicity material (print or electronic) without payment – subject to crediting the original photographer. This includes the right to grant use of the image to third parties solely for the purpose of promoting the Trust’s work.
- The judging panel’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into surrounding this. Prizes are non-negotiable and non-transferable.
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