SHPF Photo Competition 2024

The SHPF are happy to be running a photo competition again this year with cash prizes of £25, £20 and £15 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

• The competition is open to all SHPF members.
• Each member can submit up to two photos, taken by themselves..
• The submissions must be hang-gliding or paragliding related and taken in Scotland.
• All submissions must have been taken between 1 January and 31 December 2024.

How to Submit Photos

The photos, your name, and a brief description of the photos should be e-mailed to chairman@shpf.co.uk

Do remember to include your name and details about the photos and video.

Entries should be submitted by Wednesday 1st January 2025, but the sooner the better!

Voting and Scoring

Winners will be decided by choosing your 3 favourite photos and ranking them 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice. The winning photos will be the ones which accumulate the most points. Points will be awarded as follows: 1st choice = 3 points, 2nd choice = 2 points, and 3rd choice = 1 point.

SHPF members can submit their votes by sending an email giving their name and 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice photographs to photocomp@shpf.co.uk by Monday 3rd February 2025.

The results will be announced at the SHPF online AGM on Thursday 6th February 2025.

Previous years’ winning photos can be viewed in the photo gallery.

The Entries

Photo 1. Kyle Burnett overlooks Glen Cluanie
Photo 2. Andy Fowlie showing the North South Cup how it’s done
Photo 3. Winter flying at St Cyrus
Photo 4. Hike and Fly from Ben Dorain
Photo 5. Ullapool – March 2004
Photo 6. An Unusual Perspective ! Looking back on St Cyrus from 800m

Photo 7. GOAL – Checking out who’s soaring St Cyrus
Photo 8. Creag Nan Gabhar Hike & Fly

9. Warwick Lister-Kay’s maiden flight on his beautiful Photon soaring South Sheil Ridge