Are you a budding photographer aged 25 and under, who lives in Somerset? Do you enjoy capturing the world through images using your phone, tablet or DSLR? Do you have a photo you have taken that you would love to share with the general public?

We’re inviting young photographers to submit up to three images for consideration for a showcase at The Engine Room in August 2026. Between January and the 30th June 2026, submit them by completing our Young Photographers’ Entry Form.

Submissions close midday on Tuesday 30th June 2026.

If you have any issues attaching your photos, send them via email to info@somersetfilm.com or tag them via Instagram with the hashtag #RobertRichardsAward. Please include the ‘copy link’ for the photo in the Young Photographers’ Entry Form.

Photos should not have been taken before 2023. 

We’re particularly interested in photographs on the theme of the “natural world” or ‘climate change’.

You may crop and edit your photo, but please do not create images using generative AI. Images should be suitable for a family audience.

We aim to showcase as many images as possible during the exhibition.