Winners from the Royal Air Force Photographic Competition have been announced!
This year's competition was fierce, with nearly 1700 images submitted by our talented photographers. Scroll below to see the winning photos and a selection of runners up.
Personnel
![RAF Falcon parachutist landing in style](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/A_-_The_Shot_-_Sgt_Matthews.jpg)
![RAF Personnel celebrating after the completion of field exercises](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/A_-_Completed_-_Mr_Wheeler.jpg)
![Chinook hovering over snowy ground, landing an underslung load, with 2 RAF personnel running to unclip it.](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/A_-_Uber_Lifts_-_AS1_Murray.jpg)
Mallet Student Trophy
![Weathered Remembrance poppy crosses wedged at angles into a marble memorial](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/B-Remembrance_Memorial-AS1_Callaway.jpg)
![Inside the A400M cockpit, focus on the sleeve badge of pilot stating 1000 Flight Hours](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/B-Dedication-AS1_Austin.jpg)
![3 RAF Armourers working on equipment in a blue lit room](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/B_ArmouringAround_AS2Butler.jpg)
Photographic Sections
![RAF Typhoon flying with an upside down Royal Jordanian Forces propeller aircraft flying above](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/C-Its_Better_Upside_Down-AS1_Edwards.jpg)
![View from inside the cockpit, looking out over a flypast of helicopters in front going over the Mall](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/C_ApproachingTheMall_RAFNortholt.jpg)
![RAF Personnel on parade, sword salute, looking mournful](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/C_TearfulMoments-MrWheeler-Cranwell.jpg)
![F-35B silhoetted against a sunset background with 2 people standing at the nose](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/C_LightningHour-AS1Adams-Marham.jpg)
![Red Arrows flying with smoke on above the pyramids](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/C_ColourMeAncient-CplKnox-RAFAT.jpg)
People's Choice
![Chinook hovering low over a mountain lake with someone standing on the edge of the doorway](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/D-Action_Man-AS1_Muir.jpg)
![Close up image on a pilot in his helmet looking backwards](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/D-Eyes_on_the_Horizon-Cpl_Dye.jpg)
![C-17 aircraft on runway at night with backdrop of the Northern Lights](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/D-Green-Sgt_Matthews.jpg)
![RAf Musician holding his brass instrument, contemplating](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/D-Pause-Mr_Wheeler.jpg)
![F-35B aircraft flying against a cloudy sky creating a vapor cloud behind it](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/D-Vapour-AS1_Adams.jpg)
RAF Feature
![F-35B landing vertically](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/E-Achillean-AS1_Adams.jpg)
![RAF Personnel assisting refugees onto the aircraft](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/E_HappyGoodbyes_SgtOldfield.jpg)
![8 Rad Arrows aircraft splitting off from a central point, creating an impressive smoke trail](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/E_AtTheEndOfAGun_CplDye.jpg)
RAF Sports
![RAF runner reaching the finishing line](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/F_Run_and_Done_Miss_Waycott.jpg)
![Poolside shot of 1 swimmer reaching the side and the next diving in.](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/F_Relay_AS1_Palmer.jpg)
![Mountain biker going round a corner at speed](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/F_Let_It_Flow_AS1_Naughalty.jpg)
Amateur
![Man walking beneath the tails of aircraft, looking tiny in their shadow](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/Photo_Comp/Amatuer_-_Mr_Pylee.jpeg)
![A400M aircraft flying against a backdrop of pine trees](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/G_Mr_Newcombe.jpg)
![RAF Cadets parading outside with drummers in the background](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp2/G_DrumMajors_MrMarshall.jpg)
Photographer of the Year
![RAF aircraft flying in formation towards the sunset](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/H-Golden_Hour-AS1_Drewett.jpg)
![Red Arrows flying in formation with Kuwait aircraft over water, casting shadows beneath](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/H_Be_the_Light_of_Your_Shadow-AS1_Drewett.jpg)
![Close up of C-17 aircraft on runway at night, lit up from beneath by red light](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/H-Seeing_Red-Sgt_Holmes.jpg)
![A400M landing on the beach with RAF personnel in foreground kneeling with comms equipment](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/H_TACATC_SGT_MATTHEWS.jpg)
Current RAF Equipment
![F-35B ready to take off on aircraft carrier at dusk](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/I-Lets_Go-AS1_Mayall.jpg)
![Typhoon on runway with the heat trail distorting the background](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/I-Sunset_Phoon-AS1_Lewis.jpg)
![RAF personnel using virtual reality headset against a blue background of space and aircraft](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/I-RAF_Astra_Immersive_Innovation-Miss_Ward.jpg)
![View from directly beneath RAF A400M flying against a grey cloudy sky](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/I-From_Below-AS1_Roberts.jpg)
Technical Engineering
![Close up of a small piece of equipment highlighted in purple light](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/J-Chemical_Oxygen_Generator-Mr_Beattie.jpg)
![Engineer at night under the cockpit of an aircraft in the rain](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/J-Gimme_Shelter-Cpl_Dye.jpg)
![RAF cap badge on a back drop of poppies and leaves](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/J-Capbadge__Culture-Mr_Beattie.jpg)
RAF Operations and Exercises
![RAF Juno helicopter flying over iconic London landscape](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/K-Golden_Orb-Forshaw.jpg)
![RAF personnel assisting refugee off the plane, sticking out tongue with the little boy in mother's arms.](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/K-Unwavering_Support-Sgt_Oldfield.jpg)
![F-35B anchored on aircraft carrier in snow](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/K-Snow_and_Lightning-AS1_Adams.jpg)
![RAF pilot walking towards Puma helicopter](/sites/raf-beta/assets/01_RAF_News/PhotoComp3/K-Its_Time_To_Go-AS1_Kirwan-Taylor.jpg)