WILDSCREEN ARK
There has never been a greater need for young people to feel connected to nature. Wildscreen ARK is an online nature education hub for young people, built to inspire curiosity about the natural world and empower them to protect it.
YOUTH NATURE PHOTO COMPETITION 2025
We’re excited to reveal the winner and runners-up of the Wildscreen ARK Youth Photography Competition 2025!
The overall winner of this year’s competition is:
Leah, aged 13, whose incredible photograph of hazel sawfly larvae, ‘Sawfly Snack Attack’
A huge well done to our brilliant runners-up:
Sophie, aged 13, with their delicate capture of a mayfly, ‘Spectacular Beauty’
Matilda, aged 16, with their striking image of an Exmoor pony, ‘Exmoor Sentinel‘
Mair, aged 17, with their colourful photo of painted lady butterflies, ‘The Beauty of the Painted Lady’
Aaliyah, aged 14, with their heartwarming shot of a mallard duckling, ‘New To The World’
Yutao, aged 13, with their beautifully captivating photo of a bee, ‘Honey trooper’
Leah received a pair of Leica Trinovid BCA Binoculars and each runner-up received a Fujifilm Instax Smartphone Printer to continue developing their photography skills.
These stunning smartphone photographs took centre stage on digital billboards across the UK in August 2025. The campaign, supported by the JCDecaux UK Community Channel, showcased how connecting with nature through creative expression boosts wellbeing and can inspire a lifelong connection to the natural world.
You can read more about the impact of the competition and view all our finalists in our latest blog.
WILDSCREEN ARK YOUTH FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION WINNERS 2024!
Teaming up with the West of England Combined Authority, we invited young people aged 13 – 18 years old from Bath, North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire to tell their nature stories in Summer 2024 through photographs and short films.
You can now see all our finalists entries on Wildscreen ARK.
A massive thank you to The West of England Combined Authority, London Camera Exchange and Bluestone National Park Resort for funding and support.
OUR AIMS:
- Make engaging educational nature content available to young people for free.
- Support educators by offering trusted resources so they can teach about natural history and the environment with confidence.
- Build routes into the filmmaking, media and conservation industries for young people, particularly those with different life experiences.
- Continue the legacy of ARKive, the world’s leading audio-visual encyclopaedia of life on Earth.
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OUR FUNDERS
A massive thank you to The Linbury Trust, The Nisbet Trust, and Garfield Weston Foundation for providing funding, and to Rocketmakers for software development and in-kind support.
