Coast path photos to be exhibited at Paddington

The South West Coast Path Association has partnered with GWR for the second year in a row

The South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA) has invited entries into its Photographer of the Year competition.

The charity has partnered with Great Western Railway (GWR) for the competition for a second year.

An exhibition of entries is due to be held at Paddington Station, London, in spring 2025 and would showcase more than 20 images of the coast path that runs 630 miles (1,014 km) from Minehead in Somerset, along the coast through Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset.

It added it looked forward to continuing its work with GWR to promote sustainable transport, connecting the trail by rail, and helping improve access to the coast path.

Aletha Mays, head of communications at the association, said: "Partnering with GWR to bring the exhibition to the capital, provides a perfect platform for the images to inspire a coastal adventure, and helps to share the work we do."

The photography competition has five categories which include People and Path, Urban Lines, Nature, Climate Change, Sky Shot and Young Photographer of the Year Award for under 18s.

Entries close on the 31 January 2025.

The exhibition highlighting the photos has been scheduled to tie into the release of The Salt Path film.

The film, due to be released in April, was based on the memoir written by Raynor Winn and tells the story of her and husband Moth's journey along the South West Coast Path.

The movie was filmed at various locations on the coast path and Gillian Anderson played Raynor Winn with Jason Isaacs playing Moth Winn.