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Studland Bay photography competition

Littlesea at Studland Bay at sunset
Littlesea at Studland Bay | © John Millar

Can you capture the beauty of Studland Bay through photography? If so, we'd love you to enter our new monthly photography competition.

Studland Bay

Studland Bay is a glorious slice of natural coastline in Purbeck featuring the iconic Old Harry Rocks, views to the Isle of Wight, a four-mile stretch of golden, sandy beach and unique sand dunes and heathland which are a haven for wildlife. The area features all six British reptiles and designated trails through the sand dunes and woodlands allow for exploration and spotting of deer, insects and bird life as well as a wealth of wild flowers.

Monthly photography competition

We are asking visitors to take up the challenge of capturing an image of Studland Bay that fits a monthly theme.

We welcome amateur and professional photographers alike, using any equipment but the quality just needs to be good enough to be professionally printed (see terms and conditions below).

Each month there will be a new theme that will be updated on our website and on social media on the 1st of each month so please do keep checking back.

October's theme

This months theme is Autumn at Studland Bay.

Entries for the Autumn theme will be accepted from Tuesday 1st October 2024 to Sunday 27th October 2024.

How to enter

Entries must be submitted within the photography competition event on the Studland Bay Facebook page. Entries must be tagged with @National Trust Studland Bay and @ntstudlandbay

Turkeyail fungus growing on tree at Studland Bay
Turkeyail fungus at Studland Bay | © Hilary Daniel

T&C's

Before entering, please read our full terms and conditions here: Photography competition full terms and conditions

Please only submit one image per month and ensure your images do not include any people.

The credits for the images will be printed in the calendar and any other time the image is used. Please let us know via the consent form that winners will need to sign if you object to your name being published.

Images need to be a minimum of 300dpi resolution.


The competition will run from October 2024 to September 2025. Entries need to be in by midnight on the 4th Sunday of each month and the winner will be contacted by DM within 48hrs. Subject to winners’ consent, the winning image and name will be announced on social media within 7days of the monthly closing time. Entrants must be age 16 or over.