Calling all budding photographers
DEVON County Show is encouraging all Devon based amateur photographers to sift through their albums, or head out with their camera to take a winning photo which could secure a place in the first ever Devon County Show Calendar.
Twelve pictures will be selected from the entries, each of which will take pride of place in a month-by-month calendar to be produced with the winning images in time for 2026.
The brief for the images is ‘My Devon’ – a deliberately open mandate that will allow entrants to unleash their creativity without restraint. The only criteria are that your chosen image captures the true essence and spirit of this gloriously rich and diverse county in which we are so fortunate to live and that it clearly conveys your passion for its distinctive character.
The entries will be scrutinised by two eminent, professional photographers - Russell Sach, a freelance press photographer, who has been creating a wide range of news content, features and portrait images for the national press, contributing to titles such including The Telegraph, The Times and Mail on Sunday and Steve Pope, a photojournalist who’s worked the Devon patch for more than 35 years and currently works for Tindle News Devon”.
Twelve winners will be selected by our judges to feature in the finished calendar. Winners will not only have their image published, with a credit, in the 2026 calendar, but will also receive two VIP passes to Devon County Show on a day of their choice, granting exclusive access to our members’ area. They will also have their entries exhibited in our Crafts & Flowers Marquee, one of the biggest, and most visited marquee on the showground. And finally, each will be in receipt of the ‘My Devon’ calendar, as soon as it has been printed.
Whether it’s a carpet of bobbing bluebells at Buckland Abbey, your pooch frolicking in the surf at Woolacombe Bay, a skylark soaring over Dartmoor or a plate of mouth-watering gourmet food at your favourite Devon restaurant, be sure to get your entries in by the closing date of Wednesday 1st April.
Entries should be sent to competitions@dcshow.org - a maximum of five per person. Please visit https://devoncountyshow.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ to see the full technical requirements for your submissions.
The twelve winners will be announced on 22nd April 2025
We look forward to seeing your best shots!
