British Photography Awards winners range from the Milky Way to a ring of fire

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The best of British photography has been revealed. The National reports on the winners of the British Photography Awards 2026, which are open to UK photographers and British photographers abroad, with all proceeds going to charity

The sports category was won by Ethan Fraser's The Ring of Fire, showing a skateboarder leaping through a flaming ring at Kings Park Skatepark in Dorset during the King of Kings event. The ring is lit each year in memory of local skater Nathan Heard

Marc Lock won the drone category with That Dam Road, a winding road beside the Stwlan Dam in North Wales, which he described as a marvel of man made engineering etched into the natural landscape of Eryri. Brad Wakefield won documentary with The Seaweed Farmer, an underwater portrait of Dan Hawkes of the Cornish Seaweed Company free diving for seaweed off Cornwall

Other winners across the 16 categories include Josh Dury for low light with Summer Nights, Emily Endean for landscape with Morning Rise, Isabel Latimer for birdlife, Matt Stronge for portrait, and Aggie Anthimidou for event with a shot of Yungblud. No prize amounts or entry numbers were given

The variety of winners shows how much talent there is across the country, from skateparks to the seabed. The ring of fire image has a touching story behind it as well as drama. Competitions that raise money for charity while celebrating local photographers are well worth supporting

Which winning image do you like best? And do you enter photography competitions yourself?

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