Photography Awards
Since 2012, Forgotten Heritage has established itself as one of the leading visual creators in the historic locations and heritage sectors. This has resulted in numerous awards at National and International level which are listed below.
Visual Art Open 2021
Overall Winner - Indoor Rainbow
A colourful long exposure taken inside a vacant prison wing placed 1st in one of the UK’s major national art awards.
British Photography Awards 2020
Peoples choice winner - Ironworks Culvert
This image taken inside a subterranean culvert below an historic ironworks site in Somerset won the peoples choice award at the British Photography Awards.
Historic Photographer of the Year 2017
Overall Winner - Abandoned Hospital Corridor
This image of a long corridor at an abandoned ex US military hospital in Lincolnshire won the inaugural HPotY in 2017.
Blueprint Magazine Architectural Photographer of the Year 2017
2nd Place - Chateau Ruins
This image of an abandoned Belgian chateau came 2nd in Blueprint Magazine’s inaugural architectural photography award.
Sony World Photography Awards 2016
Highly commended - The Invisible World
An infrared shot of an old Cotswolds folly made the highly commended list for this widely entered and tricky to place in international award.
Architectural Photographer of the Year 2016
Overall Winner - Subterranean Cistern
This image of a Victorian covered reservoir below London was chosen as overall winner by the delegates of the Berlin Festival of Architecture.
North Valley Art League International Photography Show 2016
Overall Winner - Patient Records
An image of storage cabinets and patient treatment records scattered across the floor at a long abandoned psychiatric hospital in northern Italy won the NVAL award (a California based international award) in 2016.
Wiki Loves Monuments Belgium & Luxembourg 2016
Overall Winner - Coal Mine, Hasard de Cheratte
This image of a rather grand looking coal mine near Liege, placed first in the Belgium chapter of the most entered photography competition in 2016.
North Valley Art League International Photography Show 2014
2nd Place - Abandoned Farm Kitchen
An image of this old range cooker inside a rustic kitchen at an abandoned farmhouse in Luxembourg placed 2nd in the NVAL award in 2014.
Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2013
2nd Place - Flooded Pumping Station
An image of the flooded C Station at Abbey Mills pumping station in East London. Placing 2nd in the UK chapter of Wiki Loves Monuments in 2013.