Green Expo 2026 has launched its fourth year of its annual photography competition, inviting all ages and abilities to participate in celebrating environmental activities in the region - through their lens – phones or cameras.
Entries for 2026 will be accepted until May 31 and are free. Winners of the photo competition will have their pictures on prominent display at Chester Cathedral from the first week of June and will be awarded a £100 cash prize.
The competition has three categories: Progress to Net Zero, Climate Change and Nature’s Resilience.
Jane Harrad-Roberts, Project Director of Green Expo UK said: “Photography has the power to inspire, educate, and motivate action, and we look forward to seeing how participants capture the essence of sustainability in the North West and North Wales.”
Entries are open to anyone under 18, adults 18+, and professional photographers.
“We are looking forward to seeing how businesses, individuals, nature, science and innovation are contributing towards building a more promising future and inspiring others to follow suit,” added Jane.
“We have already received entries from November with a record number last year. The process is quick and easy to encourage as many as possible.”
Green Expo 2026 inspires attendees to focus on what North West England and North Wales’ carbon neutral future look like. Local, national, and international organisations showcase how they are achieving their plans as they move towards net zero.
Members of the public, schools, students, businesspeople, inward investors and organisations interested in climate change, carbon reduction and Net Zero are encouraged to get involved with and attend Chester Green Weekend in June and the Youth Conference and Awards Dinner in November.
According to the Green Skills Taskforce 2021 report over 30,000 new jobs will be created in the North West by 2050 to get the UK to NetZero, and according to Net Zero North West this will sustain up to 650,000 jobs, the largest number of all the UK regions.
CHASE, Cheshire Heritage and Sustainability Enterprises Community Interest Company, the organisation behind the event, is a not-for-profit community interest company.
Any surplus from Green Expo will go into restoring and creating the Hydro Hub by the Old Dee Bridge into Handbridge, Chester, and into building a stronger Green Expo for future years.
To enter the competition, you can visit the short entry form available at https://greenexpo.uk/photo-competition/entry-form/ or scan the QR code here:
