Nature TTL Photographer of the Year
Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2025 · by Nature TTL (opens in a new tab)
Discontinued: this contest is no longer running.
Entries closed
Results are out
- Closed 06 APR
- Fee from £9
- UW cat. 1 of 1
A UK-run online nature photography competition from the Nature TTL website, with adult and youth sections and an Underwater category. The organiser has said the 2025 contest was the last one.
Key dates
Final deadline
Entry fees
| 3 entry credits | £9 |
|---|---|
| 5 entry credits | £15 |
| 10 entry credits | £20 |
| 20 entry credits | £30 |
| 30 entry credits | £40 |
| 50 entry credits | £50 |
Free for: Youth competition (17 and under on 6 April 2025), up to 10 entries, no credits needed
Search extracts of the rules also list a single credit at £10, which is more than the 3-credit bundle, so that tier is left out as possibly mis-transcribed.
Prizes
£1,250 cash for the overall winner
- cash
- gear
Each category winner received £250; the young overall winner received a £250 camera-equipment voucher.
Which category to enter
This is a general contest. Underwater work belongs in this category:
Underwater
OpenAnything beneath the surface — marine animals, underwater landscapes and macro all fit.
Restriction: Entries that don't match the category description may not be judged.
Who can enter
- Open to
- Open to all
- Age
- 18+
Adults 18+ on 6 April 2025; a separate youth section was for those 17 and under.
Rules at a glance
- Editing
- Moderate editing allowedProcessing is fine as long as it doesn't deceive the viewer.
- Composites
- Not allowed
- AI-generated images
- Banned
- AI-assisted editing
- Limited tools only
AI tools are banned except specific Topaz denoise and sharpening functions. Composites are not allowed apart from techniques such as HDR and focus stacking.
Your image rights
Standard licenceYou keep copyright, but grant Nature TTL a worldwide non-exclusive licence for the life of the copyright to use, edit and sub-license your entry for competition purposes, and to use your name for promotion without payment.
- Licence
- Broad, non-exclusive
- Duration
- Perpetual (Worldwide, non-exclusive licence for the full term of copyright.)
- Commercial use by organiser
- No
How "Standard licence" is decided
- Read carefully: the entrant grants an exclusive licence or transfers rights, or the organiser may use entries commercially (sell, license, use in paid products).
- Photographer-friendly: use is limited to promoting the contest, there is no commercial use by the organiser, and credit is promised.
- Standard: everything in between — typically a broad non-exclusive licence for marketing without commercial resale.
This is our plain-language summary, not legal advice. Read the official terms before entering: official rules & terms (opens in a new tab).
Research notes
Final edition of the competition. Overall winner was Amit Eshel's "Ancient Rivals". Opening and results dates and the 2025 jury could not be confirmed. Official pages were read via search-engine extracts rather than directly.
Provenance
Verified · 5 sources
- Nature TTL POTY competition page (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- Competition rules (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- NPOTY 2025 prizes (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- Categories (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- 2025 winners (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15