We are looking for well composed images that show one or more aspects of a firefighter’s working life whether striking, dramatic, creative, personal or humorous, with an emphasis, where appropriate, of firefighters in the correct PPE.
With kind sponsorship from College Hill printers, there will be one first prize of £500 and two runners up prizes of £100.
Please read full competition terms.
COMPETITION TERMS
This year's FBU photo contest closes on 1 December 2026. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to the official rules (see below).
WHO MAY ENTER
The competition is only open to current FBU members.
HOW TO ENTER
You can either enter online or by post.
Please include your full name, address, membership number, contact telephone number and email address. Clearly mark your entry Photo Competition 2026 and include a short description of your picture, detailing where it was taken and the story behind the photo.
Your digital images must be high resolution and have a minimum size of 3,000 pixels on their longest edge.
Please email them to: [email protected] with “FBU photo comp 2026” as the subject line.
CONTEST PRIZES
The winner will receive £500.
Two runners up will receive £100.
OFFICIAL RULES
1. This competition is only open to FBU members whose membership fees are up to date.
2. All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe on the rights of any other party.
3. Each image entered must be the work of the individual submitting it and must not have been published elsewhere nor have won a prize in any other photographic competition.
4. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any image they submit has been taken with the permission of all people recognisable in it and that the image does not infringe the copyright of any third party or any laws.
5. Copyright in all images submitted will remain with the entrant. But each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to the Fire Brigades Union to feature any or all of the submitted images in any of its publications, websites and/or in any other material published by the union.
6. There is no limit on the number of entries per person.
7. Entries will be considered from fire service photographers.
8. The competition closes 1 December 2026.
9. We cannot guarantee entries can be returned.
10. The decision of the judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. Entrants must warrant that they took the photograph they submit and that they own its copyright.
12. Submission of an entry will be taken as acceptance of the rules of the competition.
