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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



Winner -
Aria Teale​
Fungi is Fun​
Runner up -
George Wallace​
Churchyard Coral
Runner up -
Isla Blackwell​
The moors inky one
12-17 years old

Winner -
Willow Bloomfield
Aliens

Runner up -
Cara Ennis
Nearly Mirrored
Runner up -
Aela-Jayne Williams​
Honey mushrooms growing
from a tree

18 years and over - non-professional photographers

Winner -
Jason McCombe
Jelly Babies

Runner up -
Chas Walton
Strawberry at its fungal best
(with Botrytis cinerea)

Runner up -
Ritchie George
Nest of fungi

Runner up -
Trish Bloodworth
Coprinellus Fungi on mossy log
18 years and over - professional photographers

Winner -
David Hanagan
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)

Runner up -
Stephen Axford
Hiding in moss