{"id":5007,"date":"2026-09-02T16:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:47:38","slug":"photographycompetition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/photographycompetition\/","title":{"rendered":"Enter our festival photography competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5007\" class=\"elementor elementor-5007\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1fd573 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d1fd573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c29e91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c29e91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back by popular demand is our annual photo competition with great prizes to be won! Whether it\u2019s an action shot of a live music event or you\u2019ve grabbed a snap of some lively audience members, Worcester Music Festival is inviting photographers of all ages and abilities to submit to the contest and show us what you\u2019ve been up to over the 2026 festival weekend.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">A \u00a3100 voucher is up for grabs, plus prizes for second and third place as well.<\/p><p>Entries will be whittled down to a Top 20 ahead of the Top 3 being announced at the awards ceremony in October\/November 2026.<\/p><p>The\u00a0competition\u00a0will be judged by a panel of music\u00a0photographers\u00a0and we are delighted to welcome back Steve Johnston, James Watkins and Andy Burton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303f821 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"303f821\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d8600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98d8600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Judges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322d588 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"322d588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587550c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"587550c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0b1a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e0b1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/James-Watkins-web-optimised-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5013\" alt=\"James stood infront of a Window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/James-Watkins-web-optimised-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/James-Watkins-web-optimised-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/James-Watkins-web-optimised-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/James-Watkins-web-optimised-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/James-Watkins-web-optimised.jpg 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">James Watkins<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ae66c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1ae66c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930bdc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"930bdc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>James Watkins<\/strong> is an award-winning photographer with more than 25 years&#8217; experience across music and entertainment, whose work has been published worldwide. A trusted BBC photographer, he works extensively across Radio 1, Radio 2 and 6 Music, including Live Lounges, Piano Rooms and Sara Cox&#8217;s Radio 2 Breakfast Show. His work spans major events including Glastonbury and Reading Festival, including photographing Elton John&#8217;s iconic final UK performance.<\/p><p>James has photographed artists including Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles, with privileged access to stars including Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga. He continues to photograph major artists, broadcasts and live events across the UK.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da08cfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da08cfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e4901 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48e4901\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d704d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d704d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/steve_johnston_bloodstock_festival_2019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5023\" alt=\"Steve Johnston at a festival in the rain. Crowd is behin him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/steve_johnston_bloodstock_festival_2019.jpg 861w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/steve_johnston_bloodstock_festival_2019-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/steve_johnston_bloodstock_festival_2019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/steve_johnston_bloodstock_festival_2019-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Steve Johnston<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585c72f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"585c72f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e52fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e52fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Steve Johnston<\/strong> is a BA (Hons) live music photographer with more than 30 years\u2019 experience, largely within rock and metal. His editorial work is represented by Rex Features\/Shutterstock and published by the likes of <i>Rolling Stone, Variety, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Guitarist<\/i>, the BBC and UK press.<\/p><p>He has shot hundreds of artists, from B.B. King and McFly to Iron Maiden and Napalm Death. His work was shortlisted in the NME Photography Awards, and in 2011 he won Gibson\u2019s Sonisphere Photography Competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffba735 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffba735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cfe69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47cfe69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4e1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c4e1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Andy-Burton-2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Andy-Burton-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Andy-Burton-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Andy-Burton-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Andy-Burton-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Andy Burton<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103bd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"103bd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f625398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f625398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Andy Burton<\/strong> is a versatile events and portrait photographer based in Worcester with over 16 years of experience. He will often be seen at Worcester\u2019s annual events such as the Worcester Show, Victorian Fayre, and many other major city gatherings.\u00a0<\/p><p>Andy has been an in-house photographer at Worcester Music Festival since 2013, where he also coordinates and manages other volunteer photographers for the music festival, who help showcase the best of Worcester\u2019s thriving live-music scene.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e82a62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e82a62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855021c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"855021c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Rules<\/h2><ul><li>You can use ANY type of camera to take your photo.<\/li><li>Basic editing of photos is allowed<\/li><li>Do not add any branding, logos or watermarks to your photos<\/li><li>You can be of any age, and any ability, to enter<\/li><li>You can submit up to ten photos<\/li><li>Only two photos of the same performance allowed.<\/li><li>Photos do not need to be of bands, but must be directly related to WMF 2026 events<\/li><li>Your photos also must have been taken at the 2026 WMF weekend festival.<\/li><li>You cannot submit staged or promotional shots.<\/li><li><strong>Photos must be submitted in standard 3:2 aspect ratio and hi-res jpeg format (minimum size of 3600 x 2400 pixels)<\/strong><\/li><li>Entries close midnight Sunday 4 October 2026<\/li><\/ul><p>. . . . . . So get snapping and good luck!<\/p><h2>The Prizes<\/h2><p><strong>1st prize<\/strong> \u2013 \u00a3100 voucher<br \/><strong>2nd prize<\/strong> \u2013 \u00a350 voucher<br \/><strong>3rd prize<\/strong> \u2013 \u00a325 voucher<\/p><p><strong>Entries for the 2026 competition will open soon.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe5599 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fe5599\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back by popular demand is our annual photo competition with great prizes to be won! 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