Photo competition winners 2026

A detailed profile portrait of a grey heron looking to the right. The bird's blue-grey and white feathers are captured in sharp focus, showing off its long yellow bill, dark crest feathers, and piercing orange-yellow eye against a smoothly blurred, neutral backdrop.

28 July 2026

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s photo competition. After much deliberation, the winners are:

First prize
Bluebell Jones (£250)

The judges loved Bluebell’s photographs of birds in College – particularly the heron.

A grey heron perches on a weathered tree trunk. It's lit by soft sunlight. In the blurred background, grand stone architecture and wrought-iron gates rest behind a quiet lawn.
A detailed profile portrait of a grey heron looking to the right. The bird's blue-grey and white feathers are captured in sharp focus, showing off its long yellow bill, dark crest feathers, and piercing orange-yellow eye against a smoothly blurred, neutral backdrop.

Second prize
Shepherd Dzina (£50)
Shepherd’s photos captured College life during some of its most magical moments.

Black and white photo of a smiling young man in a white shirt and striped tie laughing as a friend helps him put on a blazer outdoors.
Black and white photograph capturing two men dressed in black-tie attire walking side-by-side across a light floor space. Warm fairy lights glow overhead along the interior of a large marquee tent. Guests sit around the edge of the lawn watching in the background.

Commendations went to:

Congratulations to all who entered — and particular thanks to Dinah Rose KC for judging this year’s competition.

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