2023 Woman Science Photographer of the Year

Margaret LeJeune is awarded the 2023 Woman Science Photographer of the Year at an awards ceremony on 10th February, 2023 at the Royal Photographic Society House in Bristol.  The ceremony takes place ahead of February 11th, the UN General Assembly International Day of Women and Girls in Science, to inspire progress towards gender equality in science and technology. To celebrate and support this initiative, the RPS Women in Photography group have launched the first annual Woman Science Photographer of the Year competition.

The gender gap at all levels of science, technology and mathematics (STEM) continues. While some progress has been made, they are still under-represented in these fields. This gender gap is also prevalent in the field of photography. Our culture cannot be imagined without science. And, in our visual world, it’s not enough to just speak about science; we must also show it. For this, we need photographers to capture it and to share it. With this competition, our goal is to encourage women of all ages to use their cameras as a tool to explore the science in the world around them, raising the awareness of women in both science and photography.

An exhibition of images by winning and shortlisted photographers will be on display at the RPS House from 10th February - 30 March, 2023.