Capture Kingston

About the competition

Capture Kingston is an annual photography competition sponsored by the Friends of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service in collaboration with Kingston Council. The competition was set up in memory of Les Kirkin to ensure Kingston's photographic collection continues to record the ever changing history of the Borough.

We are excited to announce the theme for this year's photo competition is Celebrate Kingston 2025!

There is a full programme of events, check out the itinerary of Kingston 2025

As well as photographs taken at any of the events listed, we also welcome photographs from any street parties, VE Day celebrations and any community events taking place from May-October.

We would like as many people as possible to see and be inspired by your photography submissions and very much look forward to sharing them.

All submissions will become part of Kingston's Local History Collection for future generations to enjoy.

How to enter

To enter this years competition please fill in the entry form here: Capture Kingston 2025

Closing date: 31/10/2025

Each person entering may enter up to 5 photographs.

If you are under 16 years, please ask your parent or guardians permission to enter, there is a question on the form that asks for their name and email address.

A parent or guardian can fill out this form on behalf of a child who is entering.

If you need any help entering or have any questions, please contact us. Our email address is local.history@kingston.gov.uk.

Please don't forget to email us your photographs after submitting the entry form.

Please read the terms and conditions.

Prizes

Overall Winner - £200

Runner Up - £100

Most Historically Valuable photograph - £100

Best photo taken by a young person under 16 - £100

Winners of Capture Kingston 2023 Environment

Overall Winner - Mariam Tadini - Go Green Kingston centre by the library 31/12/23

Best Entry from a community group - Rewilding Rangers (Friends said use all 5 photos)

Best Entry from a young person under 12- Genevieve Stamp - In flight (Market Square, May)

Most Historically Valuable - Heather Hathaway - "Nature taking hold"; Seething Wells filter beds, Portsmouth Road 22/12/23

Highly Commended 

Chessington - by Marina Salitska

Call for Change by Martin Page

Monkey Business- Verna Evans

Liz Goodacre - Hogsmill River at Middle Mill

Colin Stevens - Chimps in Kingston

Keith Hathaway - Beware Urban Fox

Heather Hathaway - Hearts in the right place

Fran Searle - The Locals, War Memorial

Winners of Capture Kingston 2022 Movement

Most historically valuable - Ukraine flag in the Market Place- Olivia Caprarelli

Best photo by an under 18 - Clattern Bridge - Olivia Caprarelli

Best photo taken south of the borough - Goal! by Dan Leissner

Best Jubilee photo - A Royal Visitor - Jon Cotton

Overall Winner - Eleni Barrett - Riverside Ride

The winners of Capture Kingston 2022: Movement

Thank you to everyone who participated, even if your photograph wasn't selected for a prize it will still become part of the photographic archives at Kingston History Centre helping to preserve images of the borough for future generations.

The winners are the photographs that in the opinion of the judges, best represented the categories of the competition.