Send us your best Photos and Videos for the Competition
Brigade of Gurkhas Photo and Video Competition 2026 in conjunction with the Gurkha Museum Trust.
Open to Serving, Veteran Gurkhas and family members.
Closing date EXTENDED to 30 November 2026.
What are we looking for?
Open to entries from:
- Serving Personnel
- Family Members
- Veterans
What we are looking for:
- Images and videos that will enhance the Gurkha Brand and Community
- People-focused
- Military Exercises
- Military Operational images – noting these will need clearance
- Military Training
- Sport and Physical activity (Individual and groups)
- Adventurous Training
- Support to the community
- Charity events
- Family activity at home or with friends
- Hobbies and things you do in your downtime
What you can win!
Prizes
Serving Personnel:
- First place £150.00 voucher
- Second place £75.00 voucher
Veterans and Families
- First place £150.00 voucher
- Second place £75.00 voucher* (If a low entry number the GBA may reduce this to First Place only prize)
Video entries
- Best video £150.00
- The video will feature on the GBA and Amy website if suitable.
- If will feature on the HQBG YouTube channel.
- All good videos suitable for public viewing will be uploaded to the HQBG social media accounts where possible.
- Content sent to us may be used by the Gurkha Museum and HQBG for other projects.
The selected best images and videos will be displayed at the Gurkha Museum and HQ Brigade of Gurkhas for a period of time post-competition and feature in Parbate and on our digital channels.
Criteria to take part
- You must be a serving member of the Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkha veteran or family member of a Gurkha family, at the time the application process ends on 30 November 2026.
- You must own the copyright on the media you submit. Did you capture it and then edit it. You cannot submit others creators content as your won.
- Personal submission details must be correct.
- HQBG will not respond to email entries unless necessary.
- Top 2 photo entries from serving personnel will receive a voucher worth for 1st – £150, 2nd – £75.
- Top 2 photo entries from Gurkha veterans or family members will receive a voucher worth for 1st – £150, 2nd – £75.
- Top video entry from Serving Gurkha, Gurkha veteran or Family member will receive a voucher worth £150.
- HQBG will not be liable for any costs of capturing and sending the images.
- Images can be captured on any device.
- Image files must meet the minimum image size of 3MB file size to allow for enlarged printing.
- The images must have been taken in a period from 1 December 2025 – 30 November 2026. Metadata attached to any image will verify this.
- No collages – multiple images pasted together in software.
- You may use software to enhance the photograph. Noting that simple images are often better.
- Images can be portrait or landscape.
- Video files can be in any format, size or video length. Aim to record at the maximum quality your device will allow.
- Media files that do not fulfil the criteria will be discounted.
How to submit your media
- You can send up to 3 images or 3 videos.
- You may enter both parts of the competition.
- HQBG will retain all images for possible use on HQBG, GBA outputs and Gurkha Museum outputs.
- No reference to the photographer can be guaranteed if the images are used post the competition.
- The closing date for entries is 30 November 2026
- Any entry after this date will be ignored.
- All entries must be sent by email using the link below.
- Include your name.
- Contact details.
- Unit details.
- State that you own and have permission to use the media.
Copyright considerations
You must have taken the image(s) or created the videos. This will be verified using external software for copyright infringements. You can edit the media you have taken but not use other creators content or opensource content.
If the images show children under the age of 18, entrants must have parental permission in place to take and use that image for this competition and supply proof of that consent by email.
