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Concrete in Life 2023

Welcome to the GCCA’s 5th annual Concrete in Life photography competition
As one of the most widely used human-made products on the planet, concrete is all around us: in our houses and offices; our roads and pavements; in the bridges that connect us; the wind farms that provide us with energy; and the sea barriers that protect us. As the sustainable building material of choice, it provides safe, durable and resilient structures as well as providing the basis for renewable energy infrastructure.

Concrete in Life is our annual photography competition, open to all photographers (or anyone with a camera phone) around the world. It tasks you to take photos of concrete in your life for a chance to win up to $10,000.

Entering the competition is simple. Just upload a photo of concrete using the hashtag #ConcreteInLife2023 and the hashtag of the category you are entering (full entry details below).

Entries will be judged by our judging panel – our shortlist will be revealed later this year and winners will be announced in early 2024.

New for this year is a People’s Choice award, where the public will vote for their favourite photo from our shortlist. Stay tuned for more details.

How to Enter

Simply take a photo of concrete in your life and upload it to Instagram or X (formerly Twitter). Include the following information:

The competition hashtag #ConcreteInLife2023
The hashtag of the category you are entering – see categories below (one per photo)
Where you took your photo
You can also email us your entry to concreteinlife@gccassociation.org.

You can enter as many photos as you like, but each one can only be considered for one category.

Please remember to make your profile public on Instagram or we may not be able to view your entries.

Deadline for entries is 15 November 2023.

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone 18 years of age or over.

The theme of the competition is: “Concrete in Life”.
The competition has four categories:
• Urban design and use – images of the city landscapes and buildings around us, both well-known and hidden away.
• Concrete infrastructure – photographs of our infrastructure, in our cities and rural, above and below ground.
• Concrete in daily life – the human side of concrete and how it’s used and interacted with daily.
• Beauty and design  – showcasing beautiful uses concrete in the world around us – such as stunningly designed buildings, sculptures or landmarks.

Entry fee
The competition is free to enter.

Prizes
The overall winner will receive $10,000, and the remaining category winners will each receive $2,500.

This year, to mark the competition’s fifth birthday, there will also be a people’s choice winner, which will receive $5,000.