Snapshot in Time: photography competition

Photography is an invaluable tool for recording industrial and transport history – it is ideally suited for rapid documentation in a world where dramatic or catastrophic change can occur to the fabric of industry, almost overnight, and revolutionised the documentation of historic sites. STICK invited submissions for a photography competition in the run up to its conference “Snapshot in Time” on 17th November 2021.

The winners and a selection of other entries are below.

Overall Winner: Ninian Northern Platform by Peter Iain Campbell
Winner of the popular vote: Vulcan at Summerlee by Courtney Gibson
  • Remains of the Rosedale Railway Water Tower by Jane Ellis
  • The Forth Bridge by Miles Oglethorpe
  • Highhouse Colliery boiler house, Auchinleck, 1982 by Chris Allen
  • The Watercress Line heritage railway in Hampshire, 2017 by Felicity McWilliams
  • Time’s Part by Donald Dawson
  • Contemporary Railway by Andrew Cronshaw
  • Access cover by David Mitchell
  • Full Length Close Shot of Repertor by Jonathan Raper
  • Interior of the Blackthorn Salt Graduation Tower by Ian Mitchell
  • Glasgow Central Main Signal Gantry – a panoramic image converted to a Little Planet. by Mark McGillivray
  • Abandoned railway wagons in the grounds of Prestongrange Mining Museum, October 2012 by Rebecca Taylor

A huge thank you to all our contributors for their interest and efforts.