A fully separate competition for young photographers. Your territory. Your rules. And it doesn't cost a thing.
The 100km rule was built, in part, with young photographers in mind. Young photographers genuinely cannot travel. What they have is exactly what the RAW Awards values: a territory they know intimately, time to observe it, and curiosity that adult photographers often have to relearn.
The fox that visits the back garden every night. The heron on the school canal. These are not lesser subjects. Seen by the right eye, at the right moment, they are extraordinary photographs.
RAW Junior is not a consolation competition. It is a serious competition — with its own judges, its own awards, and its own career-defining credentials.
"A shortlist credit from RAW Junior is a meaningful line on a photographer's CV from their very first year."
RAW Junior has four categories, designed to capture the full range of what young photographers see within their 100km:
Any wildlife in natural habitat. From garden sparrows to macro shots of beetles, if it's wild and in its natural environment, it belongs here.
Urban and suburban wildlife encounters — the wild as it exists alongside the built world. Street foxes, canal ducks, and canal-side life.
Landscapes, skies, waterways — the world as you see it from your home territory. Weather, light, and terrain within your 100km.
The broadest junior category. People and nature connecting, or any image that tells a story about life within your territory.
RAW Junior is free for all photographers aged 17 and under. Entry is through Picter — select Junior Entry on the form.