Capture the Future of Manufacturing

Show us UK manufacturing + engineering through your lens.

Manufacturing today is innovative, creative, highly skilled and constantly evolving. From robotics and automation to precision engineering, breakthrough products and the people making it all happen, there are incredible stories being created across UK industry every day.

The Make UK Photography Competition is your opportunity to capture those stories.

We’re looking for striking, original photography that challenges perceptions of manufacturing and engineering and celebrates the people, technology, processes and products shaping its future.

Whether you’re a professional photographer, an enthusiastic amateur or simply someone working within industry who has captured a brilliant moment, we want to see manufacturing through your eyes.

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What are the judges looking for?

Technical perfection isn’t everything.

We’re looking for photographs that tell a story and reveal something interesting about modern manufacturing and engineering.

The strongest entries could capture:

  • Innovation and ingenuity
  • People and skills
  • Advanced technology
  • Precision and craftsmanship
  • Scale or complexity
  • Sustainability and progress
  • An unexpected side of manufacturing
  • A moment that makes people want to know more

Your chance to be showcased at Smart Manufacturing Week

Selected photographs will form part of a special photography showcase at Smart Manufacturing Week 2027, putting the people and stories behind UK industry in front of the manufacturing and engineering community.

Shortlisted photographers will receive recognition across Smart Manufacturing Week channels, with category winners and an overall winner selected by our judging panel.

How to enter

Entering is simple.

  • Choose your best photograph of UK manufacturing or engineering.
  • Select the category that best represents your image.
  • Tell us the story behind the photograph in a short description.
  • Upload your image and submit your entry before [ENTRY DEADLINE].