Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for our competition. The photos have now been shortlisted, and the judges have selected the winners, to be featured in the 2027 ManifoldCAN calendar. We'll be in touch shortly to let everyone who submitted photos know if they were shortlisted, and the winners will be announced at the Butterton Village Hall exhibition. We hope you will be able to join us!

A huge thank you to our panel of judges who had the difficult job of choosing the winning photos from all of the fantastic entries!

Sue Prince is an award-winning contemporary folk artist based at her family's farm in the Peak District. Sue uses natural pigments and processes to create art that celebrates rural life and shares stories of people and their places.

Alana Wheat is an environmental researcher & sustainability advocate based at Keele University, and a trustee for Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (SWT). Recently, Alana has got to know the Manifold Valley while supporting local nature groups through SWT's Nature in Your Neighbourhood project.

Geoff Shoults is an award-winning landscape, mountain, and travel photographer, whose work is widely published (e.g. in Lonely Planet guides and National Geographic). A lifelong resident of the Peak District, Geoff has plenty of experience of capturing the rugged beauty of the area

Selection for the calendar was based on:

• Quality and clarity

• Composition

• Representation of the area

• Seasonal balance across the calendar

A final winner will be chosen by a public vote at the Butterton Village Hall photo exhibition, and will feature on the front cover of the ManifoldCAN calendar!

Use of Images

• Copyright remains with the photographer

• By entering, photographers grant ManifoldCAN a non-exclusive license to:

  • Use selected images in the ManifoldCAN calendar

  • Promote the calendar and competition

  • Use images on the ManifoldCAN website, social media, newsletters and publication

• Photographers will always be credited

Prizes

• Shortlisted and winning photos will be exhibited at a local community event

• 13 winning photos will be featured in the ManifoldCAN 2027 calendar

• 13 winning photographers will receive a complimentary copy of the finished calendar