2020 UK-China International Photography Competition
The second annual competition theme was, 'What does family mean to you?'
Competition winners
Best photo taken in China: Xing Luo 罗星
‘The Days We Cannot Go Out'
不能出门的日子
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"We haven’t been outside of our residential area for 40 days during the pandemic."
疫情隔离期间我们家40天没出过小区。
Best photo taken in the UK: Sarah Zheng
'Together under the New Normality'
起在新常态中
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"A family selfie taken by an AppleWatch, captured a snapshot of our family lockdown life - both parents were working from home on a Friday while our 4-year-old twins were entertaining themselves."
AppleWatch的家庭自拍照,捕捉了我们家庭锁定生活的快照。 当我们4岁的双胞胎在娱乐时,父母双方都在星期五在家工作。
People's choice award: Yourong Li 李犹荣
'Hand in hand'
携手
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"The photographer is the author's own grandparents, grandparents love each other, mutual support. For children to establish a correct and good family concept, in the author's view, this is the meaning of the family."
被拍摄者为作者本人的爷爷奶奶,爷爷奶奶一辈子相亲相爱、相互扶持。为子女及子孙树立了正确良好的家庭观念,在作者看来,这就是家庭的意义。
Competition shortlist
Our three winners had stiff competition! View the 2020 shortlist photograph gallery.
More about the 2020 competition
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Participants
- Any person resident in the UK or in China could participate in the 2020 competition.
- One submission per participant.
Winners
- Top 30 photos selected as finalists were printed and exhibited at IPF Gallery, Chengdu, with an awards ceremony on Sunday, 28 June 2020.
Prizes
- Best UK Submission: £1,000 + photo book of the competition
- Best China Submission: RMB8,888 + photo book of the competition
- People’s Choice: £500
Criteria
Submissions were independently assessed by the judges below against the following criteria:
- Concept: how effective is the submission in capturing the essence of family?
- Creativity: does the submission capture the essence of family in a unique and surprising way?
- Composition: how technically competent is the submission? Have composition, lighting, contrast and mood been considered?
Judging panel
Submissions were judged by the following panel:
- Dr Rupert Cox, Professor of Social Anthropology at The University of Manchester
- Zoe Dunbar, Director, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
- Dr Ros Holmes, Presidential Academic Fellow in the History of Chinese Art
- Dr Ian Scott, Senior Lecturer in American Studies at The University of Manchester
- Dr Michael Wood, Historian, Broadcaster, Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester