Get your cameras and phones ready – Become the 2017 PEFC Photographer of the Year!

25 April 2017 Forests in photos

Express yourself through your photos and compete for the 2017 PEFC Photographer of the Year Award!

For the first time ever, our members have come together to run a photo contest that spans the world. Taking place in 24 countries, these national contests all run at the same time: from Earth Day (22 April) to World Environment Day (5 June). See if the contest runs in your country!

As well as getting the chance to win a fantastic national prize (like a weekend for two in a certified forest!), the best photos from all the national contests will enter the international contest.

The winner of international contest, the 2017 PEFC Photographer of the Year, will receive a trip to Helsinki, Finland to attend the 2017 PEFC Forest Certification Week or a cash prize of 3000 CHF. The top 12 photos will also be publicly exhibited during PEFC Week and be featured in the 2018 PEFC ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo calendar.

Get out into the forest!

Forests offer endless opportunities for amateur and professional photographers alike – from nature photography of breath-taking landscapes and beautiful trees and wildlife; to sports and action shots of mountain bikers and hikers, to documentary pictures showing the work of foresters, the life of rural communities, or local traditions.

You can enter a wide variety of photographs: from forest landscapes to close ups within the forest. We also want to see people in the forest – living, working or playing. Let your imagination run free!

Participating countries