Photo Competition - Celebrating Our Shared Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests
Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2022
'Celebrating Our Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests' is a three-themed competition that focused on the many benefits of our trees and forests. The competition provided a great opportunity for non-professional photographers and photo enthusiasts to get snapping while being in with a chance to win exciting prizes.
Trees and forests provide wonderful settings to enjoy nature, particularly during the autumn, with spectacular changing colours. They provide multiple benefits for people, ranging from carbon storage and protection of water quality to increased income and employment opportunities, many in rural areas. Wood from our forests is multi-purpose with its uses ranging from spectacular building components to ornate furniture.
Competition & Prizes
The 'Celebrating Our Shared Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests' competition focused on three consecutive forest themes running from October to December, 2022. At the end of each theme period, the winner for that theme was chosen and received a prize of €400 in vouchers with €100 in vouchers for each of two selected runners up.
Each theme winner went forward to a Grand Final on December 16, when the overall competition winner won a further €600 in vouchers.
Themes
This year's competition featured three themes: Forests for Nature, Forests for People and Forests for Wood (see table below).
| Theme | Eligible entry period | View the winning images |
|---|---|---|
| Theme 1: Forests for Nature |
9 AM, October 6 to 5 PM, October 28 |
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| Theme 2: Forests for People |
9 AM, October 29 to 5 PM, November 21 |
Photo competition 2022 - Forests for People |
| Theme 3: Forests for Wood |
9 AM, November 22 to 5 PM, December 13 |
Photo competition 2022 - Forests for Wood |
Overal winner announced!
The overall winner of the 2022 Teagasc forest photo competition was announced by the Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, on Friday 16 December. The worthy winner of the "Celebrating our shared national vision for trees, woods and forests" competition is Ciaran Willmore from Dublin with his image "The Hidden Waterfall".
This striking photograph, celebrates the constant interactions of forests and water in Glenmalure, Co Wicklow, one of Ciaran’s favourite places.
Category winners
The winning images of the three featured categories: Forests for Nature, Forests for People and Forests for Wood can be viewed below (click on each image to enjoy a larger version).
