30 September 2022
Picture perfect: Announcing our 2022 Calendar Competition winners
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Commonwealth War Graves Foundation Calendar Competition.
2022 Calendar Competition – Introducing the winners
Before we showcase the winners, we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part.
We had over 600 entries this year, showcasing the natural world’s interaction with Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and memorials.
From inquisitive animals to incredible floral displays, sunsets, sunrises, and much more, we were blown away by the quality of the submitted pictures.
It was tough to whittle down all your submissions. Despite the scale of this herculean task, we were able to select 13 lucky winners.
Their photos will be used as the cover and monthly images in the CWGF 2023 Calendar.
Calendars will be available in our shop soon. In the meantime, check out the winners below:
CWGF Calendar Competition Winners
Front Cover - Chris Rickards - Thiepval Memorial, The Somme, France
January - Stephen Kerr - Warlencourt British Cemetery, France
February- Paul Tursner-Upcott - Eriskay Cemetery, Scotland
March - Chris Rickards - Lonsdale Cemetery, France
April - Steven Van den Eynde - Perth Cemetery, Belgium
May - Jérémy Bourdon - Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France
June - Valérie Habracken - Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium
July - Ian Cowley - Kranji Cemetery, Singapore
August - Ray Withnall - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
September - Sarah Shepherd - Brookwood Military Cemetery, UK
October - Dave Pitcher - Courcelette British Cemetery, The Somme, France
November - Colin Gillett - Claines (St. John the Baptist Churchyard), Worcester, UK
December - Bas Sjoerts - Holten Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands
The CWGF Calendar Competition shortlist
Because the standard of entries was so high, we wanted to share the shortlist and some of our favourite “runner-up” snaps.
See below for shortlisted entries that just fell short of the final hurdle.
Angelos Tsoulos - Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece
Chris Rickards - Pozières British Cemetery & Memorial, The Somme, France
Chris Rickards - Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium
Chris Rickards - Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium
Diego Blondel - Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France
Diego Blondel - Le Touret Cemetery, France
Diego Blondel - Neuve-Chapelle Memorial, France
Diego Blondel - Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium
Dave Hauton - Hunter's Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Francisco Javier Hernandez Delpon - La-Villes-Aux-Bois British Cemetery, France
Ian Howell - Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground, United Kingdom
Paul Colbourne - Hedge Row Trench Cemetery, Belgium
Philippe Delecroix - Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery, The Somme, France
Rebecca Taylor - Buttes New British Cemetery, Belgium
Stephen Kerr - Pozières British Cemetery & Memorial, The Somme, France
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