in the summer of 2025, the Society organised an Architectural Photography Competition. The competition was organised with support from Wakefield Camera Club.
The Wakefield has a wealth of architectural treasures – from medieval to modern – but we don’t always make enough of what we have. As a Civic Society, architecture and built heritage are subjects that are close to our hearts and we wanted to share our passion for the subject with a wider audience by inviting people to go out and take photographs of the different types of buildings.
We had three categories – city centre, suburban and rurual. And we had three age groups – uner 18, 18-25 and 26+. Photographs had to be of buildings or structures within the Society’s ‘area of benefit‘. People could enter one photo per category for their age group. In total, 143 entries were received.
All the entries featured in a digital exhibition held at Wakefield Exchange during Heritage Open Days which ran from 12th to 21st September 2025.
A judging panel considered all the entries and made awards for the best photo in each category by age group. In addition, commendations were given to runners up. In total, nine prizes of £100 were awarded. Additionally, a prize of £250 was awarded for the photo judged to be the ‘best in show’. The results of the judges’ deliberations were announced at a special ‘Prize Night’ event held at Wakefield Exchange on the evening of 18th September.
You can see a video compilation of the entries received on our Vimeo page here:
The results – winners and runners up – can be seen here:
We would like to thank Wakefield Camera Club for the advice and support they have provided to the Society in helping to organise this competition and also Wakefield Council for enabling us to use Wakefield Exchange for our September exhibition and prize event.
Wakefield Camera Club
Find out more about Wakefield Camera Club on their website here.