PHOTOGRAPHERS are being challenged to capture the UK’s ultimate sea view for the annual Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society competition.

Launched to mark national Seafarers Awareness Week, the competition encourages amateur and professional photographers to enter pictures which best encapsulate Britain’s enduring connection with the sea – its merchant ships, fishermen, coast, harbours and ports.

The Society’s chief executive, Commodore Malcolm Williams, said: “Britain’s longstanding connection with, and ongoing reliance on the sea should be celebrated.

“Our strong maritime industry continues to make a huge contribution to communities up and down the country and this competition allows us to recognise this enduring element of British life.

“The competition has gone from strength to strength over the last four years, seeing a record number of entries in 2016, and we are excited to see that trend continue. Our competition allows us to showcase the very best of the sea and celebrate the wealth of talented photographers across the UK.”

The competition will be judged by a panel of experts, including Sunday Times Picture Editor, Ray Wells, Amateur Photographer Magazine Features Writer, Oliver Atwell, Picture Editor of the i, Sophie Batterbury and Commodore Malcolm Williams.

The Society provides financial assistance to fishermen, mariners and their dependants who are suffering hardship, whether due to accident, ill health, unemployment or in retirement.

  • Photographs should be submitted at shipwreckedmariners.org.uk before Friday, August 4.
  • People can also enter their pictures via email, post or the Society’s social media channels.