The Green Expo Photo Competition 2026 winners have been announced and are on show at Chester Cathedral until 23rd July.
The North West regional competition based in Chester and in its fourth year, invites all ages and abilities to participate in celebrating environmental activities in the region through the lens – with phones or cameras. The competition has three categories: Progress to Net Zero, Climate Change and Nature’s Resilience.
Jane Harrad-Roberts, Project Director of Green Expo UK said, “We have had a record number of entries compared to previous years, doubling last year, and from as far away as Turkey and India; although they must have relevance to the North West. The competition is becoming more prestigious, better known and is easy for anyone to enter from the web site. Thank you to our generous sponsors.”
Entries are now open to everyone for 2027, including professional photographers. Jane added, “Photography has the power to inspire, educate, and motivate action, and we always look forward to seeing how participants capture the essence of sustainability in the North West and North Wales. The exhibition is accessible to all until 2nd July* so please take a look as you pass the cathedral.”
Green Expo also announced WD as the new main sponsor for this year’s competition, noting that the company’s G-DRIVE® solutions are widely used by professional photographers for reliable, high-performance external storage. The partnership supports the exhibition’s ambitions for continued growth while providing a strong platform for creative talent.
Nicolas Frapard, Sales Director, EMEAI at WD added, “We’re excited to partner with Green Expo and support an initiative that brings sustainability and creativity into focus. Empowering creators to capture and share stories of environmental progress aligns closely with WD’s commitment to innovation and a greener future.”
Nicolas Frapard was recently featured as a spokesperson on climate change for World Environment Day 2026 (June 6) alongside António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chris Bradshaw, Chief Sustainability & Education Officer at Bentley Systems.
*It is outside on the railings until 2nd then inside the Cathedral in the cloisters until at least 23rd July probably beyond.
More info and to enter the 2027 competition, https://greenexpo.uk/photo-competition/
Green Expo 2026inspires attendees to focus on what North West England and North Wales’ carbon neutral future look like. Local, national, and international organisations showcase how they are achieving their plans as they move towards net zero.
Members of the public, schools, students, businesspeople, inward investors and organisations interested in climate change, carbon reduction and Net Zero are encouraged to get involved with and attend Chester Green Weekend in June and the Youth Conference and Awards Dinner in November. Much more information on Green Expo is at http://greenexpo.uk
According to the Green Skills Taskforce 2021 report over 30,000 new jobs will be created in the North West by 2050 to get the UK to NetZero, and according to Net Zero North West this will sustain up to 650,000 jobs, the largest number of all the UK regions.
CHASE, Cheshire Heritage and Sustainability Enterprises Community Interest Company, the organisation behind the event, is a not-for-profit community interest company, the directors take no remuneration for their activities.
Any surplus from Green Expo will go into restoring and creating the Hydro Hub by the Old Dee Bridge into Handbridge, Chester and into building a stronger Green Expo for future years.
This will again be a great event showcasing and explaining the significant number of green initiatives and investments in and around the region.
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