Opportunities

Shutter Hub Environmental Impact Award for Photography

Closes: 30/06/2026 5:00 pm

The Shutter Hub Environmental Impact Award for Photography celebrates and supports photographers who use their photography to promote environmental awareness, provoke action, and document critical ecological narratives. This award honours creativity that not only captures the natural world’s beauty, but also grapples with its fragility – echoing our urgent need for sustainable change.

Photography’s universal language makes it a powerful vehicle for storytelling, capable of translating complex ecological issues into compelling visual narratives.

The Shutter Hub Environmental Impact Award for Photography was created to support work that bridges factual urgency and emotional resonance. We would like to see projects that challenge audiences, inspire new perspectives, and contribute to real-world environmental solutions.

The winning photographer will receive a package including guidance, practical resources, and dedicated support to help them in taking their work to the next level, creating more impact, and reaching wider audience. This includes assistance in preparing the project for exhibition or publication at a high professional standard, tailored PR support, industry introductions, and a financial award of £500 to support the production of the project.

Six shortlisted photographers will be introduced to each other to form a cohort where they can share support and guidance, connect with industry professionals and each other, develop new skills, and promote their work to a wider audience – all with the additional support and advice of the Shutter Hub team.

Submissions are open to photographers across all genres – not just documentary. We would like to see proposals that inspire action, elevate underrepresented voices, and deliver measurable social value. They can be brand new projects or projects that are already partly underway.

Submission deadline: 30 June 2026. All applicants will be contacted within 3 months of the deadline.

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RULES

The Brief

Submissions are open to photographers across all genres – not just documentary. We would like to see proposals that inspire action, elevate underrepresented voices, and deliver measurable social value. They can be brand new projects or projects that are already partly underway.

Photography’s universal language makes it a powerful vehicle for storytelling, capable of translating complex ecological issues into compelling visual narratives. The Shutter Hub Environmental Impact Award for Photography was created to support work that bridges factual urgency and emotional resonance. We would like to see projects that challenge audiences, inspire new perspectives, and contribute to real-world environmental solutions.

HOW TO APPLY

Please fill out the application form on the next page.

You must provide One (1) Word document (.doc) as part of your application. It should include:

  • An outline of your project, the inspiration for it, and any future plans for this work.
  • Why this project needs to be created, and who you feel the audience is.
  • Why your work is a good fit for Shutter Hub.
  • Your CV and/or Artist’s Statement.
  • 20 example images of your work, which best illustrate the project you would like to create.

FEES & ENTRY

At Shutter Hub, we support creative photographers and provide opportunities for them to showcase their work through accessible exhibitions, publications and creative projects. We believe that everyone should be able to expand and grow their creative practice and we aim to offer opportunities without a cost barrier to entry.

The fee to submit a proposal is £25. If your proposal is accepted, we ask that you commit time to providing regular project updates and a final summary report at the end stage of the project.

Your project will be promoted through our website, social media and newsletter, to our community, press, industry partners and our extensive network.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Shutter Hub reserves the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media any images created as part of the grant funded project, without further payment, for the purpose of the project and its promotion and publicity. Copyright remains with the originator and each photographer shall be deemed to warrant that they own the entire copyright in the work or that they have permission from the licensee and/or copyright owner/s for the uses and that all necessary model releases and clearances have been obtained. If relevant, insurance of the photographers work is the responsibility of the photographer. Shutter Hub reserves the right to refuse work that they deem to be inappropriate, offensive, or explicit.

Please make sure you read and agree with the above information before you submit your application. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions and the information set out above.

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Documents - Shutter Hub Environmental Impact Award for Photography

Please upload your full Project Proposal, CV and Artist's Statement as one (1) Word Document, making sure to include all the information outlined in the Brief. *

Maximum file size: 5MB

Help support Shutter Hub

There is a minimum donation of £25 to submit your work for this opportunity, and all contributions will go directly to the production of the project. If you would like to donate more to further support our production costs, we thank you. We are a small organisation and receive no external grants or funding but we’re determined to do what we can to keep photography open to all, and if you are in a position to help us do that it is very much appreciated!

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