2020 National Trust Handbook photography competition

Young girl sat on the grass looking out over the hills at Leith Hill — Leith Hill, Surrey by Ania Hutchison, 2019 member card runner-up

Blickling Estate, Norfolk by Vanessa Tarling (2019 shortlist)

Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear by Adrian Potts (2019 shortlist)

Alan Clamp's shortlisted image for 2019 photo competition of Brimham Rocks — Alan Clamp's photo of Brimham Rocks, shortlisted entry in 2019's competition

The winning Handbook cover image taken by Ed Silvester at Prawle Point, South Devon

Image guidelines for handbook photography competition

We're searching for an image that shows how places can make you feel good. Enter our photography competition and be in with a chance of having your photo featured on the cover of our 2020 Handbook and winning £1,500 worth of credit to spend on National Trust holiday cottages.

Could you be the person to take the picture that captivates more than five million National Trust members?

The competition is open to both amateurs and professionals, and runs from Wednesday 1 May 2019 to 23:59 on Sunday 1 September 2019. Entries should be submitted by email (below). Our judging panel will choose the winning photo to feature on the cover of the Handbook, which will be published in 2020, as we celebrate our 125th anniversary.

Have you read the rules? Send us your pictures

The winning photo will need to show how the countryside and landscaped gardens or historic houses we look after can spark adventure, inspire us and change the way we feel.

What to submit

Your photo must be:

taken at a National Trust place in 2019
landscape format (not portrait)
in full colour (not black and white)
300 dpi and sent as a jpeg file no bigger than 10MB
sent as an attachment (not embedded in an email)

You must:

only send up to 10 photos
reflect the theme of 'places that make you feel good'
get written consent from the people in your photos
make sure the focal point of your photo is on the right-hand side
read the full competition rules, linked to below.

Please read the rules of the competition before submitting your entries

Handbook cover guidance

Photos taken for the cover must be in landscape format to wrap around the handbook. The focal point of the photograph should be on the right hand side. Take a look at the diagram below to see how to compose your shots.

The winning image will wrap around the Handbook

Prizes

The winner will not only get to see their image on the front cover of the 2020 Handbook, they will also win £1,500 worth of credit to spend on National Trust holiday cottages. The runner-up will win £500 worth of credit to spend on National Trust holiday cottages. From turreted towers and lighthouses, to listed lodges and country mansions, our holiday cottages are a magical way to experience the countryside across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Jumping the waves at Murlough National Nature Reserve. Competition entry from Paul McCartan

Competition rules

Please read our competition rules carefully before you send us your photos.

Read the rules

Pictures of places that make you feel good

For this year's competition theme we're looking for standout images of 'places that make you feel good.' What's it like being in your favourite place? Can you capture the exhilaration of a mountain climb or waves crashing on the rocks? Or a moment of peace felt canoeing around a lake, exploring a quiet forest or having the sun on your face in a rose garden?