From buzzing bees to scenic sunsets and playful pets, this year’s Seasons of Ealing summer photo competition attracted some fantastic entries.

After a public vote and a final review by our judging panel, we can now reveal the winner.

Residents were invited to vote for their favourite photographs from a shortlisted selection. The 3 pictures with the most votes then went forward to a panel of judges, who selected the overall winner.

And the winner is…

The winning summer photograph was taken by Chris van Dyk, whose picture of a bumblebee covered in pollen in Pitshanger Park (above) impressed both voters and judges. It won the popular vote, and the final decision by the panel. And, Chris has made Seasons of Ealing history by becoming the first photographer ever to win the competition twice in a row.

As well as appearing in Around Ealing magazine, Chris receives the top prize of 2 tickets to enjoy a film at Ealing Picturehouse cinema.

The runners-up were Olivia Law Zygadlo with a picture of children enjoying the dinosaur sculptures in Pear Tree Park, Perivale and David Bean’s photo of a crane overlooking Brent Valley golf course at sunset.

They will each receive a cinema ticket from Ealing Picturehouse.

You can view this summer’s shortlisted entries in the latest digital edition of Around Ealing magazine.

Enter the autumn competition

Feeling inspired? Think you can end Chris’s winning streak? Entries are now open for the Seasons of Ealing autumn photo competition.

We are looking for photographs that capture the colours, characters and atmosphere of autumn in the borough. Whether that is snaps of a community event, a family day out, golden leaves in your local park, sightings of autumn wildlife, or a striking scene from your street, we would love to see your pictures.

Email your photo to aroundealing@ealing.gov.uk by the closing deadline for entries, which is midday on Monday 2 November 2026.

For your photo to be considered, you must:

• put ‘Seasons of Ealing autumn’ in the subject line of the email
• include your name, postal address and phone number
• include a brief description of what the photo is of, when you took it and where you took it
• state that the photo was taken by you, and that you also have permission of any people whose faces appear in the photo to enter the photo into the Seasons of Ealing competition
• make sure the image is of a high enough resolution to be reproduced online and in print (poor quality images will not be considered) Files should not be smaller than 1mb.

What happens next?

At that point, a shortlist will be selected and put to a public vote. The voters will once again decide the top 3 entries, but then our panel of judges will choose the final winner from that top 3.

The result will be announced in the next edition of Around Ealing magazine.

Other things to know

By entering the competition, you are agreeing for your photo to be reproduced in Around Ealing magazine, on the website, and the council’s social media channels.

No remuneration will be possible, but you will be named as the photographer if it is used in the Around Ealing magazine or website. We will not, unfortunately, be able to reply to everyone who has entered the competition.

If any image is found not to have been taken in the borough, or to have broken any of the other conditions outlined above, the photo will be disqualified from the competition.

The key is that it must have been taken in the borough in the last 12 months – and, it must have been taken by you. Once again, the public will get to influence the final choice, so, even if you don’t enter, you can still get involved.

Good luck and thank you to everyone who entered and voted in this year’s summer competition. We cannot wait to see the borough through your lens this autumn.