ICE photo competition

Infrastructure plays a pivotal role in shaping the world – especially our communities. To highlight the many ways our work can do this, the ICE is encouraging its members to snap and share.  

Exclusively open to ICE members, the ICE photo competition asks individuals to capture images within the theme ‘community and infrastructure’.

The winner will have their photo on display at the home of infrastructure – joining the ranks of meaningful and historic artwork at One Great George Street (OGGS) in London.

The winning photograph will hang on the wall outside Kendal’s Café Bar, in a tribute to the venue that hosted the first meeting of what would become the world’s largest community of civil and infrastructure engineers.  

Can I enter?

The competition is open to all members of the ICE, of all grades, based anywhere in the world.  

Photographs must be original images, made by the entrant specifically for this competition. Entries must not have been entered in any other national or international competitions.

Members may submit up to three photographs.

Each photo must be uploaded separately in JPG format, following this filename structure: TitleOfImage_Firstname_Lastname (e.g., SevernBridge_David_Jones.jpg).

Photos need to be at least 300dpi, so they will look good when printed. A lower resolution image can be submitted for upload purposes, but please retain the original photo.

Complete the form below to submit your photos.

What can I photograph?

We’re looking forward to seeing your take on the ‘community and infrastructure’ theme. You might want to focus on how infrastructure - including anything from buildings to bridges, parks to canals - plays a role in:

• Connecting people
• Placemaking
• Growth, development and change
• Inclusion

How will the winning photo be chosen?

A panel of judges will shortlist photos based on their originality, wide appeal, composition and interpretation of the theme.

This shortlist will be open to a public, online vote.

One overall winner will be voted for by the public, and their photo will take pride of place at OGGS. 

What could I win?

First place:

• A cash prize of £500.
• A framed print of your photo.
• Your photo on long-term display outside Kendal’s Café Bar.
• An invitation to the unveiling of the winning picture on the evening of 2 July 2025 at One Great George Street, as part of the Inspiring Engineering Excellence Conference. 

Runner up:

• A cash prize of £250.
• A framed print of your photo.