New prizes announced in the search for the UK’s best young railway photographers
- Young Railway Photographer of the Year competition open for entries until 31 January 2025
- Selection of submitted images will feature in special exhibitions at the National Railway Museum and Locomotion
- Prizes include Fujifilm X-T5 cameras, heritage railway tickets, a tour of Network Rail’s New Measurement Train, and more
New prizes are up for grabs in the search to find the UK’s most promising young railway photographers.
FUJIFILM UK have been announced as co-sponsors of the Young Railway Photographer of the Year competition, organised by the National Railway Museum and the Railway Photographic Society.
Three Fujifilm X-T5 Silver digital camera with XF16-50mm lenses have now been added to the prize pot for the overall winner and winners in the two age categories; 18 and under and 19-25. Other prizes include a tour on Network Rail’s New Measurement Train, a GB Railfreight cab simulator experience, heritage railway line tickets, and more.
Shortlisted entries will be displayed in exhibitions at the National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon as part of the celebrations for Railway 200, the bicentenary of the modern railway, in 2025.
To enter, young photographers are invited to submit a portfolio of six photographs around the theme of Railway 200. Images may include, but are not limited to, railway and carriage design, architecture and structures, travel experiences, railway landscapes or innovation and ingenuity.
The competition is open to entrants of all photographic abilities, whether amateur or professional. Any devices capable of photography are permitted to be used, including smartphones.
The competition is running for the second time, with the previous winners announced in 2022. Entries ranged from impressive station architecture to historic steam engines and dramatic railway landscapes. The youngest entrant was just eight years old.
Bradley Langton, (then aged 20), from Driffield was crowned overall winner of the inaugural competition, with a spectacular image from London King’s Cross station of an LNER InterCity 225, reflected in standing water.
Andreas Georghiades, head of marketing - Imaging Solutions, at FUJIFILM UK, said: “We are pleased to support the Young Railway Photographer of the Year competition as the nation marks 200 years of rail history.
The railways have always inspired incredible photography, whether it’s the intricate details of station architecture, the dynamic power of locomotives, or the ever-changing landscapes that they pass through. We are excited to see the creativity of young photographers and the unique perspectives they will bring to our rich rail heritage."
Railway 200 is a year-long UK-wide campaign led by partners in the rail industry to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway and inspire a new generation of young talent to choose a career in rail. It invites community, rail and other groups to get involved. A variety of activities and events are being planned from January 2025 to celebrate rail’s remarkable past, its role today, and its importance to a sustainable future.
The Young Railway Photographer of the Year competition is co-organised with the Railway Photographic Society and supported by FUJIFILM UK, Network Rail, Mortons Media, GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Amateur Photographer Magazine.
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For more information please contact: James Rose, Press and PR Manager, james.rose@railwaymuseum.org.uk 01904 929517
Notes to Editors
About the National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum in York has the largest collection of railway objects in the world and is the most visited free attraction in the region, receiving more than 572,577 visitors in 2022.
The collection includes including more than 260 locomotives and rolling stock, thousands of railway objects, and over 1.75 million documents, photographs and artwork in its archives.
The National Railway Museum forms part of the Science Museum Group, along with the Science Museum in London, the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, Locomotion in Shildon, and the National Collections Centre in Wiltshire.
Admission to the National Railway Museum is free, although visitors are encouraged to book in advance, visit our website.
About the Railway Photographic Society
The Railway Photographic Society is a national membership body of photographers. The purpose of the Railway Photographic Society (RPS) is to achieve high photographic standards, record the changing railway scene and improve the standard of railway photography.
The method of achieving this aim has remained the same since the formation of the RPS in 1922, namely by circulating folios of member’s prints for comment and criticism and enjoyment by fellow members. Visit The Railway Photographic Society website.
About FUJIFILM UK
FUJIFILM UK, headquartered in Bedford, is a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation. The Imaging Solutions division provides commercial photographic businesses with photo printing equipment, kiosk and software solutions along with a range of photo papers for both dry and wet labs, wide format media and inks, photochemistry, film, and single-use cameras. Imaging Solutions is also the home of the best-selling instax instant camera and accessories, along with the award-winning range of digital cameras suited to professionals and enthusiasts alike, including the X Series and groundbreaking GFX medium format ranges. Lastly, within this team, the Optical Devices division develops and manufactures FUJINON high-precision lenses for the TV broadcast, cinema, videography, closed circuit television and industrial markets, as well as all the lenses for the X and GFX series of cameras. The House of Photography, located in Covent Garden is the home of Imaging Solutions in London.
About FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, leverages its depth of knowledge and proprietary core technologies to deliver “Value from Innovation” in our products and services in the business segments of healthcare, materials, business innovation, and imaging. Our relentless pursuit of innovation is focused on providing social value and enhancing the lives of people worldwide. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information about Fujifilm’s Sustainable Value Plan 2030, click here. For the past year that ended March 31, 2023, the company had global revenues of approximately 2.9 trillion yen (21 billion USD at an exchange rate of 134 yen/dollar). For more information, please visit their website.
About Railway 200
Developed by a cross-industry partnership, with a focus on inspiring the next generation, Railway 200 will be a national public engagement programme, starting in January 2025, to mark 200 years of train travel.
A wide variety of activities, initiatives and partnerships are being considered to enable Railway 200 to tell the story of the past, present, and future of the railway. To support the national programme, Railway 200 aims to inspire, enable and empower organisations, communities and individuals to create and deliver their own activities, events, and projects, which together will roll into a year-long celebration.
