Voting closes at 09:00 on Mon, Nov 17, 2025. The winners will be announced in our weekly newsletter on Thu, Nov 20, 2025 – another good reason to subscribe here.
Celebrating jacaranda season in Joburg
In 2019, we launched our first #JacarandaInYourPocket photo competition. We've run the competition each year, and for the past three years, alongside it, our annual jacaranda experiences. As we wrote in a guest column for Daily Maverick, it's our "month-long love letter to the city" – originally inspired by a trip to Tokyo, where the cherry blossoms are celebrated annually. We wanted to create a similar ritual in Joburg, encouraging moments where people in the city can pause to notice beauty. In 2025, we hosted a helicopter flip, a rooftop bloom-spotting tour, and jacaranda-themed runs through Rosebank, with more than 500 people joining in the festivities. Read the recap.But now, for the moment you've all been waiting for.
The top 10 #JacarandaInYourPocket photos of 2025 were taken by...
The photographs by the top 10 finalists for #JacarandaInYourPocket 2025 embody the season's beauty and instill a sense of pride in where we live. They also reflect Joburg's adventurous spirit. We were hard-pressed to choose just 10, and now give you the even more difficult decision: choosing the first prize winner and the four runners-up, who will each win their share of R40,000 in fantastic prizes.
Vote for your favourite entry here!
Congrats to our #JacarandaInYourPocket 2025 top 10 photographers:
@bretto_07
@gerardbester
@joburgjaunts
@justjozi
@meghanmccabephotography
@petridishza
@sashafotography
@shotsbyaqeel
@williamward7074
@clint_p_timothy
Vote and win! Lucky draw prizes
Because it's not just about whether you can wield a camera, everyone who votes for their favourite photo out of the 10 finalists also enters a lucky draw. Here's what's up for grabs:– Jacaranda Afternoon tea for two people, including signature cocktails, at Flames restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff. Valued at R2,000.
– A voucher for two people for a handcrafted ceramic workshop at Studio Artwave, 44 Stanley. Valued at R1,500.
– Two coffee cupping lesson tickets along with 1kg of coffee from Bean There Coffee, 44 Stanley. The coffee can either be selected as a variety in 250g bags or as a single 1kg bag. Valued at R1,100.
Click here to see this year’s finalists and vote for your favourite.
Voting Ts&Cs
– You must be 18 or older to vote.– You must be following Johannesburg In Your Pocket on Instagram or Facebook.
– Everyone may vote, but only Joburg-based voters are eligible to win the lucky draw prizes.
– You may only vote once.
– By completing voting, you agree to receive future communications and be subscribed to Johannesburg In Your Pocket's newsletter.
The winners will be announced in our weekly newsletter and on social media on Thu, Nov 20, 2025. Good luck to all!
Comments