Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Amateur Photography Competition 2024
This competition is now closed!
The management teams of the Ring of Gullion, Mournes and Strangford and Lecale AONBs launched their joint Amateur Photography Competition once again.
This popular competition gives people across the three areas a great way to showcase their love of their AONBs through high-quality beautiful photography; we want to inspire everyone to enjoy the AONBs, by encouraging everyone to share their two passions: the beauty of the area and photography!
Our amateur photography competition opened on December 1st 2023! The title for this year’s competition is ‘Magnificent Mourne Gullion Strangford! Our Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty through the seasons.’
The theme is open to individual interpretation. You might choose to photo wildlife (which includes animals and plants), landscapes, or even the weather.
This competition closed on 16th August 2024 at 5pm, and the winning photographs selected by the judging panel will form the ever popular AONB Calendar for 2025.
Image credit: Leah Kerr
Winning Entries 2024 Announced
Winners
- Murlough Driftwood by Evan Boyce WINNER
- The Misty Three Killeavy by Enda Quinn RUNNER UP
- Binnian and Wee Binnian by Rowen Gallagher U18 WINNER
Finalists
- Annalong Cornmill by James Kennedy
- Ballydorn Lightship by Ryan Browne
- Camlough Mountain Rainbow by Gavin Smith
- Forgotten Loanin Clontygora by Ciaran MacMurchaidh
- Gullion Solstice by Laurence Magee
- Majestic Mourne by Susan Toner
- Mourne Sunset by Noreen Mac
- Northern Lights over Nendrum by John Clarke
- Strangford Kingfisher by Jonathan Hanna
- The Good Life by Christopher Feenan
Please view images in the Gallery below.
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Join the AONB and Geopark Team for your choice of two nest box building workshops on Saturday 15th February. Attendees will get a chance to make their very own nest…
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