Harvest photo competition 2021: A snapshot of entries so far

Farmers Weekly is giving you the chance to see one of your harvest 2021 photos grace the front cover of the magazine.

Whether it was taken with a phone, a drone or a DSLR camera, if your shot captures the spirit of harvest 2021, it could be in with a chance of winning this prestigious competition.

All you have to do is share your best pictures of machinery, crops, people and landscapes over the coming weeks, by uploading them to the gallery.

See also: Harvest photography competition 2020 – winner and runners-up

There is no limit to the number of images you can submit, but they must be your own and taken this year.

The higher the resolution, the better (ideally a minimum file size of 2MB) and, when uploading your entries, please include a short description telling us where the photo was taken and what it shows.

We’ll be picking a selection through the season to share on our website, social media channels and in the magazine – then publishing the winner on FW‘s front cover in September.

The closing date is 2 September 2021. You can find full terms and conditions and how to enter on the competition page on our website.

For a bit of inspiration, here are a few of the shots we have received so far.

A snapshot of the action at Withcall, near Louth in Lincolnshire, as seen by Derek Bell.

© Derek Bell

Pete Crisp’s image of winter barley cutting as the sun sets on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex.

© Pete Crisp

Combining under the Hoober Stand, a Grade II building at Wentworth, South Yorkshire. Thanks to Toby Hewitt for sharing.

© Toby Hewitt

“The Hampshire harvest is go,” says Richard Eames, who photographed this field of barley being cut by a Claas Lexion 670.

© Richard Eames

“A 1954 Fergie 20 still keeping busy,” says Jayne Upton, who took this at Ellerdine in Shropshire. “It’s a bit smaller than the rest of the fleet.”

© Jayne Upton

Mathew Roberts uploaded this snap of combining Surge winter barley in north Wales, with Liverpool in the background.

© Mathew Roberts

Baling straw bales – as seen by Isabella Patterson in County Down.

© Isabella Patterson

Mark Craig’s photo shows winter barley straw baling near Dumfries.

© Mark Craig

A Claas 7700 combining spring barley on the Elveden Estate, East Anglia, from David Maybin.

© David Maybin