Hook Peninsula Photography Competition & Exhibition

Hook Peninsula Photography Competition & Exhibition 2026

Welcome to the Hook Peninsula Photography Competition 2026. The competition now in its 13th year, is a showcase of outstanding photographs taken by amateur artists.

Entries will be judged by a panel of three experienced photographers appointed by the organisers.

Hook Tourism Limited is a community organisation which has been in existence for over 50 years. Its aim is to promote the Hook Peninsula as a premier tourist destination and to protect its unspoiled natural landscape and built heritage. The organisation runs the two tourist offices on the peninsula in Duncannon and Fethard-on-Sea and led on the restoration of the Georgian walled gardens at Tintern Abbey and now operates the ‘Colclough Walled Garden’ as a tourist attraction.

Scroll down to check out past winners, which may inspire you to enter this year.

 
Terms & Conditions 2026

2018 Competition Winners

Overall Winner and ‘Up Close & Personal’ Winner Padraig Molloy. This stunning image captures ‘Stonchats’ in flight on the Hook Peninsula.

2017 ‘Man-Made Winner’ by Michael Carroll. This image is captured on a beautiful frosty morning during Sunrise at ‘Templers Tower’.

2017 ‘Discovering the Hidden Winner’ by Mark Simpson. This image captures the hidden aspects of the Hook Peninsula.

2017 ‘Hook Peninsula Experience Winner’ by Jennie Byrne. This image captures some of the true culture of The Hook Peninsula, ‘Herring Season’.

2017 ‘Peoples Choice Winner’ by Catherine White. This image of Catherine’s daughter running through the trails in Tintern Abbey. This image was voted by the public & received the most votes.

2017 Competition Winners

Hook Lighthouse. The winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition Cultural Heritage category. Taken by Todor Tivel.

Ambient Delight. The overall winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition and winner of the Off The Grid category. Taken by Nick Blake

Common Green Grasshopper. The winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition Fleeting Moments category. Taken by Pat Somers

Into the Light. The winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition Summer Nights category. Taken by Isabel Auld

August Sunset. 2018 People’s Choice Award winner Marie Hayes.

2016 Competition Winners

Wildlife & Overall Winner Ivan Donoghue – Diver & Spidercrab

Coastal Landscape Winner Pawel Zygmunt – Hook LightHouse

Built Heritage Winner Kristin Gray – Hook LightHouse

Peoples Choice Winner Owen O’Donohue -Hook Lighthouse

Admiring the Diver by Ivan Donoghue

The 2015 exhibition was seen by over 20,000 people at five different venues, and the 2016 travelling exhibition has been viewed by over 35,000 people in eight venues by end August 2017. These exhibits provide a fantastic platform for professional and amateur photographers to showcase their stunning photos and the Hook Peninsula.

2015 Competition Category Winners

2015 Sea Life & Nature winner, Emmett Delaney

2015 People from our Landscape Winner, Alan Mahon

2015 Built Heritage winner, Alan Mahon

2015 Coastal Landscape Winner, Sean Gilheaney

Overall Winner, Martin Parsons