Time is running out for photographers in Somerset to enter their best images of the sea in an annual photography competition run by national maritime charity the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society.

The competition, which closes on Tuesday, August 31, encourages photographers of all abilities to submit images that capture the UK’s relationship with the sea, including its merchant ships, fishermen, coasts, harbours and ports.

With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to see restrictions imposed for much of the year, the society is once again encouraging individuals to look back through their photo albums and submit images old and new, with the overall winner receiving a £500 photographic equipment voucher.

In addition to the dedicated entry submission form on the society’s website, entrants can now also submit photos through its newly launched Instagram channel (@ShipwreckedMariners) by using the hashtag #SMSPhotoComp2021.

The competition will be judged by a prestigious panel of experts, with online picture editor at The Telegraph, Neil Stevenson joining the existing judging panel of former Sunday Times picture editor Ray Wells, picture editor of the i, Sophie Batterbury, and the chief executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, Capt. Justin Osmond RN.

To enter the competition, submit photographs through the dedicated form at https://shipwreckedmariners.org.uk/photography-competition-2021/ before August 31. Photographers can also enter via email, post or on the society’s new Instagram channel.