My Place Photography Competition
The Scottish Civic Trust’s My Place Photography Competition is a Scotland-wide built environment photography competition for school age young people (4-18).
It encourages young people to explore the buildings, architecture and archaeology in the places they live, and experiment with using photography as a means of investigation and creative expression.
Each year, entries to the My Place Photography Competition are honoured in an awards ceremony – view below our virtual exhibition of previous competition years!
On this page, you'll find everything you need to know about the competition and how to enter.
The 2026 competition is now closed for entries.
View the entries from this year!
Competition guidance & terms
Who Can Enter?
- All young people (4-18) in Scotland are eligible to enter.
- Entries should be made by a group leader / home educator / teacher on behalf of their young people.
The competition is divided into Primary-age, Secondary-age and an overall theme winner.
I’m a teacher / group leader / home educator, how can my class or group take part?
Participation is free, and the process is simple and straight forward. Submit entries on behalf of your young people and utilise the competition guidance section of the website.
If you have any questions please get in touch with us at sct@scottishcivictrust.org.uk.
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