BSA Photography Competition

We are delighted to announce our BSA Photography Competition 2025. In recognition of BSA’s upcoming 60th anniversary, we’re inviting boarders to capture the theme ‘Now vs then’ using their school’s history or photography archive as inspiration, in a single photograph.

The winner will be announced during National Boarding Week, 16-22 June. Please submit your entries by Monday June 2, entries cost:

• £5 single entry
• £10 multi-entry (1 per school house, up to six boarding houses)
• £20 multi-entry (1 per school house, over six boarding houses).

(VAT included)

*PRIZE* instax Mini Instant Camera

If you have any questions about the competition, please contact us at bsa@boarding.org.uk.

Download the BSA Photography Competition 2025 poster for your boarding house notice board! 

How to enter 

Submit your entry by filling in the below submission form. Please ensure the image is the correct size and format. (JPG file type, 300-500KB)

Schools can submit as many entries to the BSA Photography Competition as they wish. Please ensure a form is submitted per student. All entry submissions will receive confirmation upon entering.

If you have used an image for inspiration to recreate a pivotal moment in your school’s history we would love to see it, please include this in your entry.

Please note, the competition is open to BSA members only.

School name: *

Staff name: *

Staff email address: *

Student photographer first name and surname initial: *

Student age group:

• Junior (Year 8 and below)
• Senior (Year 9 to Sixth Form)

Please indicate your chosen submission type:

• A single entry (£5)
• Part of a multi-entry up to six boarding houses (£10)
• Part of a multi-entry over six boarding houses (£20)

Attach your photography entry. Please ensure the image is correct size and format. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Image files must be labelled clearly with school name and student’s first name and surname initial.

Have you used an image for inspiration to recreate a pivotal moment in your school's history?

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

We would love to see it, please include this in your entry.

BSA Photography Policy 

BSA GDPR Policy 

Terms and conditions: *

• I confirm I have read and agree with the BSA Photography Policy
• I confirm I have read and agree with the BSA GDPR Policy
• I understand that my school will be invoiced for the competition entry fee

By entering the BSA Photography Competition, you agree for BSA to use and share the photograph digitally and in BSA printed publications. BSA will endeavour to credit the school and photographer wherever possible. Please ensure a form is submitted per student. All entry submissions will receive confirmation upon entering

Submit entry