The Love Your Coast Photography Competition is now open for entries  

Celebrate Earth Day by capturing the beauty of one of the planet’s treasures: Ireland’s stunning coast  

22.04.2024 | This Earth Day, Clean Coasts is thrilled to announce the return of Love Your Coast, one of Ireland’s most popular photography competitions, inviting photographers to explore and celebrate the breathtaking beauty of the Irish coast. Now in its 15th edition, Love Your Coast has been attracting thousands of photographers from across the country each year.  

With a prize fund of €5000, Love Your Coast offers photographers the opportunity to showcase their talent across five distinct categories:  

  • Coastal Landscape  
  • Heritage and the Coast  
  • Wildlife and the Coast  
  • Underwater  
  • People of the Coast  

Each category highlights different aspects of the Irish coast that make it so unique, from its stunning landscapes and rich heritage to its diverse wildlife and vibrant coastal communities.  

Photographers are encouraged to submit their best shots capturing the essence of the Irish coast by August 25th. As part of the competition, Clean Coasts will be sharing valuable resources to help participants hone their skills and enhance their submissions. This includes a guidance document featuring tips from the competition judges, informative blog posts, and detailed information on each category.  

Bronagh Moore, Clean Coasts Manager, said: “We are delighted to bring back Love Your Coast for its 15th year, and we couldn’t think of a better day of doing so than Earth Day.  For over 20 years, Clean Coasts has been working with communities to preserve the beauty of the Irish coast. This competition celebrates the beauty of our coastal treasures that our communities work hard to protect. We can’t wait to see the incredible entries that photographers will capture this year.”  

For more information about Love Your Coast and to submit your entries, please visit www.cleancoasts.org.  

You can see shortlisted and winning images from 2023 here: https://cleancoasts.exposure.co/love-your-coast-2023-images  

A video announcement can be found here: https://youtu.be/PEBJgOURAtc