'My Wild Life' Competition Update
Get ready to vote for your favourite wildlife photographs!
The professional judges have been hard at work selecting the finalists of our ‘My Wild Life’ photography competition. In each category, 20 finalists have been selected to be put forward in an online public vote.
How to vote!
- Follow us on Facebook @thebasegreenham here!
- All 40 finalists will be revealed on our Facebook page Thursday 15 May at 10am.
- Head to our post and vote for your winners!
- You will have until Sunday 18 May at 8pm, when the vote closes.
Where can you see the winning photographs?
We are excited to be exhibiting all finalists, highly commended, 2nd prize and 1st prize winners at two venues this year! Both the Runway Gallery and the Honesty Café in Parkway, Newbury will be filled with the 40 selected photographs.
Honesty Café at Parkway (Saturday 24 May – Sunday 22 June)
The Runway Gallery (Friday 6 - Wednesday 11 June AND Tuesday 24 June – Sunday 20 July)
The Prizes
All (Finalists, 2nd Prize and 1st Prize Winners):
- Photo exhibited in the ‘My Wild Life’ exhibition 2025 (in The Base’s Runway Gallery and Honesty Café, Parkway)
1st Prize Under-18s:
- A Family Day Pass to Marwell Zoo (2 adults, 3 children)
- A Marwell Zoo goodie-bag
- A Family Base Pass giving unlimited access to the Base Gallery for 12 months*
1st Prize Over-18s:
- A Family Day Pass to Marwell Zoo (2 adults, 3 children)
- Get up-close with an 'Animal Experience' at Marwell Zoo for two people
- A Base Pass PLUS giving unlimited access to the Base Gallery for 12 months as well as discounts on selected events/ workshops/ courses*
- Invited to the Private View event for the opening of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 at The Base Greenham
2nd Prize:
- Invited to the Private View event for the opening of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 at The Base Greenham
A reminder of the competition timeline...
- Monday 21 April at 8pm - Submission deadline
- Thursday 15 May at 10am - Finalists announced on Facebook & online voting starts
- Sunday 18 May at 8pm - Facebook voting closes & winners announced
- Monday 19 May - Winners emailed
- Saturday 24 May - Sunday 22 June - 'My Wild Life' exhibition on display upstairs at Honesty at Parkway
- Tuesday 24 June - Sunday 20 July - 'My Wild Life' exhibition on display in the Runway Gallery at The Base
- Friday 6 June - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 exhibition opens
- Sunday 20 July - Exhibitions close