2024 UK-China International Photography Competition
This is a virtual gallery dedicated to our 2024 finalists and winners.
The theme of the 2024 UK-China International Photography Competition was 'Daily Rituals’ (每日仪式), with the contest running from February to April 2024. The top 30 finalist and winning photos were shortlisted out of hundreds of submissions received from China and the UK.
These are currently publicly exhibited in a bilingual gallery based at Alliance Manchester Business School until Saturday, 1 June 2024. The exhibition launch and awards ceremony was held there on Wednesday, 1 May 2024.
Winners
Best photo taken in China: Hongwei Zhang
'Love in a small town' | 小城大爱
Every morning, sanitation workers sweep the streets. This is a solemn ceremony when the small city meets a new day. A big umbrella on the wall protects her from rain on cloudy days and shades her from the sun on sunny days, which is a noble ritual of a small town to care for labourers.
每天清晨，环卫工人在街道上打扫卫生，这是小城镇迎接新一天的庄严仪式。墙上的大伞，在阴雨天为他们挡雨，在晴朗时分为他们遮阳，象征着小镇对劳动者的关爱与尊重。
Best photo taken in the UK: Emmarae Chambers
'Cold Water Plunge Ladies' | 冷水游泳的女士们
I followed a group of ladies just after lockdown who found that cold water swimming helped with their mental health and also with a lot of other health issues. They built friendships and relationships, meeting for meditation sessions and bringing their children to help them with their issues arising from lockdown. It was a brilliant community made from complete strangers.
封锁解除后，我结识了一群女士，她们发现冷水游泳对她们的心理健康以及许多其他健康问题都有所帮助。她们建立了友谊和联系，会参加冥想课程，并带着孩子一起来帮助他们摆脱疫情封控期间的问题。这是一个由完全陌生人组建的优秀社群。
Runners Up
These submissions have been awarded are the 2nd place by our judging panel.
Yun Li – 'The daily ritual of a stall owner' | 小摊也有仪式感
Xin Li - 'The resolute years of my grandfather' | 爷爷的坚毅岁月
Tegan Sterling - 'Goodnight' | 晚安
Phil Morgan - 'Morning Milk Sniff Test' | 早晨闻牛奶测试
People's choice award
Have a say in deciding who wins the People’s Choice Awards by reviewing the top 30 finalist photos and voting for your favourite submission.
You can do this by voting in-person at the exhibition, or voting online via our Google Form (UK) or WeChat voting platform (China).
Voting closes on Monday, 10 June 2024.