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Can you take the perfect shot?
Learn more about the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition
Extreme weather and climate change in our markets
Our clients and customers across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East will be hit hardest by extreme weather and climate-related natural hazards. We’re committed to helping communities and businesses adapt to these impacts, build resilience and thrive long-term.
The Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition aims to raise awareness about the impact of climate change and extreme weather across our markets. Organised by the UK’s Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), it’s the world’s most prestigious weather and climate photography competition, showcasing captivating weather and climate images by amateur and professional photographers.
What you need to know
How to enter
You can submit your entries to this year’s competition from 15 April until 18 June. Enter here.
For more information, visit the RMetS competition page.
Who can enter?
The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers from anywhere in the world. There are three categories: the main Weather Photographer of the Year prize, the Smartphone Weather Photographer of the Year prize, for images taken on phones or tablets, and the Young Weather Photographer of the Year prize, for those aged 17 and under.
What are the prizes?
There are cash prizes for the winners in each of the three categories. In addition, there’s a cash prize in the new Standard Chartered Climate Award, selected from images submitted to the three competition categories, for the picture that tells the most compelling story about the impact of climate change.
You can also vote for your favourite image in the public vote, which takes places after the competition shortlist has been announced in September.
What are the rules?
If you’re thinking of entering, please read the following rules:
- The competition is free to enter and open to individuals of all abilities.
2. Photographs submitted for the competition must have been taken between the 18 June 2019 and 18 June 2024.
3. The Standard Chartered Young Weather Photographer category is open to anyone aged 17 and under on 18 June 2024. Please note that if you are under the age of 13, entries must be submitted by an adult on your behalf.
4. If eligible, photographers are allowed to submit a maximum of five images per category.
5. When submitting a photograph, please provide the highest possible resolution available and provide further detail to tell us more about you and your photograph. We cannot accept entries by email or post.
6. The Climate Award does not have a separate category, but will be selected from the Main, Smartphone and Young categories. Please enter the category that best suits your age or type of camera. Your photograph will be considered for both the category you’ve entered and the Climate Award.
We’re proud to support the Weather Photographer competition for a second year, showcasing natural weather events and the impacts of our changing climate.
Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer
Past winners
More than 3,700 images were submitted to last year’s competition from photographers in 94 countries around the world. Check out some of the entries below, including the winning image in the main category, ‘A perfect cloud’ by Francisco Negroni, featuring the Villarrica volcano in Chile.
Our commitment to sustainability
We aim to reach net zero carbon emissions in our financing activity by 2050 and in our own operations by 2025. We seek to support an inclusive transition to net zero that brings with it a huge opportunity for growth and prosperity.