Urology News is proud to be partnering with KARL STORZ to introduce our first Imaging Competition, which will celebrate art and creativity in medical imaging to show the hidden world of urology, culminating in prizes and exposure for its winners.
You are invited to submit your entry for a chance to win one of our three prizes! Shortlisted entries will gain a special mention in Urology News in 2026, and the winners will benefit from the following:
- 1st Place: £300 Amazon voucher
- 2nd Place: £200 Amazon voucher
- 3rd Place: £100 Amazon voucher
All winners will also be considered for future Urology News magazine covers.
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE
So, what do you need to know before you get started?
The image(s) must be:
- Related to the field of urology.
- Taken using any device (endoscope, electron microscopy, scanners, standard cameras, etc).
- A high resolution / 300dpi.
- In either .JPEG or .PNG format.
Our rules are:
- A maximum of 3 entries per person.
- No trade entries (we only accept submissions from healthcare professionals).
- No digital enhancing is allowed.
It’s really important that:
- You are responsible for obtaining permission and consent from the patient.
- No identifiable information is present in the image(s).
Submission
- Our submission window is open from 1 May 2025 – 19 September 2025.*
- The deadline for all submissions is 19 September 2025.
- Our judging will take place between 20 September – 9 October 2025.
- Winners will be announced at the start of November 2025 to coincide with the launch of the November/December issue of Urology News.
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE
* Entrants agree upon submission that if chosen as a winner or runner up, they are happy for their photo to be used by Urology News and Karl Storz on their respective social media and promotional platforms.
Our panel of judges
The competition will be overseen by our judges:
- Jay Khastgir, Consultant Urological Surgeon & Senior Lecturer, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend & Swansea University School of Medicine.
- Jonathan Goddard, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Leicester General Hospital; Curator of the Museum of Urology, BAUS.
- Sarah Hillery, Lead Nurse Urology & Advanced Nurse Practitioner, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Immediate Past President of BAUN.
- One further judge to be confirmed.
"We started talking about bringing more art into Urology News a few months back when the idea of a competition was born as a great way to get people noticing art in their everyday working lives.
There is of course art everywhere in nature, but nowhere is it more evident than the way it exhibits the mysteries of the human form. We are fortunate to be in a line of work where beauty can be found everywhere; one just needs to look around and find it – maybe in a scan image, a microscopic world beyond the perception of the naked human eye, or perhaps an empty bed on a ward. So get your cameras out (phone cameras will do!) and get clicking to show us how you see the world of urology – remember, you don’t have to be good at creativity, it is creativity that is good for you. After all, the great power of the arts is to heal the soul." - Jay Khastgir
