Pewsey Unseen 2027 Photo Exhibition: Digital JPG and PNG Entries Due 1 December
Pewsey Parish Council in Wiltshire is accepting digital photographs for Pewsey Unseen: A Portrait of Place, a new 2027 community exhibition. The project looks for small, unexpected images that reveal the village and surrounding Vale in a different light. Photographers of all ages and abilities are invited to interpret the theme, and the Council's published invitation focuses on photographs of Pewsey rather than professional credentials.
Entry window and subject
The submission period runs from 1 September to 1 December 2026. The central theme is Pewsey Unseen, including overlooked details, local weather, changing landscapes, patterns, textures, unfamiliar corners and fleeting scenes of village life. The official call welcomes people who live, work and know the area, but does not explicitly say they MUST be Pewsey residents. Because eligibility is not clearly restricted, this announcement is not classified as a resident-only competition.
Digital photo requirements
Upload or email an attached JPEG/JPG or PNG photograph no larger than 10MB, with a minimum of 2,000 pixels along its longest side. The Council requests the sRGB colour profile and excludes HEIC, RAW and other unprocessed formats. Every entry requires a photograph title, a description of at most 100 words, the creator's name and contact information (email or phone). Smartphone photographs are acceptable if exported to the requested JPG or PNG file type.
Prize and online gallery
The winning photograph will be displayed as the main banner image on Pewsey Parish Council's website during part of 2027. The best ten entries will appear in the Council's online community gallery. The published prize is exposure and inclusion in the exhibition; the official call does not advertise a cash prize, so applicants should not expect a guaranteed honorarium.
Local organiser and preceding event
Pewsey Parish Council is the elected body that works with local community groups and village facilities. It identifies a previous community photo activity, Unexpected Pewsey, as the predecessor to Pewsey Unseen and intends the 2027 show to become an annual visual record of the village and Vale. The Council gives a public office at Bouverie Hall and a telephone contact, and it hosts the entry requirements on its own domain.
Submitting and licensing
Email your photograph to the submission address displayed on the Council's official competition page. Since the source page protects the email address from automatic copying, use the clickable email link there instead of an address reproduced by a third-party directory. Participants should read the Council's usage, rights and consent details and verify any identifiable-person permission before sending images. No unrelated fee-payment page is part of this official call.
This article provides a summary. To avoid misunderstandings, please be sure to check the official page for full details.
Information verified on 19 October 2026.
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