LOVE YOUR COAST 2020

The Love Your Coast competition has been an integral part of the Clean Coasts program for numerous years, as seen last year when we celebrated our 10th anniversary of the competition and showcased photos submitted over the past decade.  Being Ireland’s foremost community-based coastal programme, Clean Coasts counts on the work of over 1200 volunteer groups nationwide, engaging 24,000 volunteers to help protect our coastline, waterways, seas, ocean, and marine life.

This year even with the country in lockdown and facing challenging circumstances our fabulous volunteers and groups have been eager to engage with us and support the fight against marine pollution. Working with our incredible volunteers on the ground, Clean Coasts mission is to foster pride in our coastline and waterways and the Love Your Coast competition is an opportunity to see this reflected in the entries.

Last night, Clean Coasts’ Love Your Coast Photography awards were held virtually, where the winning photographers for the Love Your Coasts Photography competition were announced. The competition had a prize fund of €5,000 for the amateur photographers competing in four categories: Coastal Heritage, Coastal Landscape, People & the Coast and Wildlife & the Coast.

Ireland has some of the most spectacular and diverse coastline in the world. For the past 11 years, the ‘Love Your Coast’ competition has been about capturing the essence of the Irish coastline, its beauty, and its diverse character.

Watch the awards ceremony here.

Click on the buttons below to see the Love Your Coast 2020 shortlisted images for each category.

For full details of images and photographers, check out our social media gallery.