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2025 photography competition
winner and runners up

To celebrate our fungal world, we invited you to capture your favourite fungus on camera! We received nearly 400 entries, many of which we will showcase over the coming months.

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Fungi play vitally important roles in the natural environment and in our lives. Fungi are with us throughout history in folklore and mythology, playing important roles in ecosystems, and in modern use to benefit society. So we encouraged anyone to submit their best fungus photo, with prizes for the winners and runners up.

Up to 11 years old

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Winner -

Aria Teale​

Fungi is Fun​ 

Runner up -

George Wallace​

Churchyard Coral

Runner up -

Isla Blackwell​

The moors inky one

12-17 years old

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Winner -

Willow Bloomfield

Aliens

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Runner up -

Cara Ennis

Nearly Mirrored

Runner up -

Aela-Jayne Williams​

Honey mushrooms growing

from a tree

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18 years and over - non-professional photographers

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Winner -

Jason McCombe

Jelly Babies

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Runner up -

Chas Walton

Strawberry at its fungal best 

(with Botrytis cinerea)

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Runner up -

Ritchie George

Nest of fungi

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Runner up -

Trish Bloodworth

Coprinellus Fungi on mossy log

18 years and over - professional photographers

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Winner -

David Hanagan

Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)

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Runner up -

Stephen Axford

Hiding in moss

Through UK Fungus Day, the British Mycological Society shares the importance of fungi to our lives and aims to inspire others to help preserve our native fungi and improve our scientific knowledge of these unique and remarkable organisms.

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Observing, collecting and growing fungi

The British Mycological Society is a scientific society supporting fungal research and conservation, and highlighting the fundamental importance fungi in the world's ecosystems.

Read our Code of Conduct for the responsible collection of fungi for research and education, and growing fungi at home.

Contact us:

British Mycological Society

Registered charity no. 276503

Email: bmsevents@britmycolsoc.info

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