Green Templeton Photography Competition 2024
The Green Templeton College Photography Competition 2024 is now open! We look forward to seeing your entries.
Theme
The theme is ‘Peace’.
The judges are hoping to see a range of creative and imaginative interpretations of this theme – that can mean different things to different people. Peace could be a peaceful moment, a place, a feeling, finding inner peace or being hopeful for peace. It could also mean something else entirely to you! The judges are looking to find the most striking and original image representing ‘peace’.
Who can enter
This competition is open to all members of the Green Templeton community including students, alumni, Fellows, Common Room Members, Associate Members, and staff.
What’s the prize?
The winning entry will receive a £200 cash prize.
Competition rules
- Individuals may submit up to three original photographs
- Landscapes, portraits, selfies, etc, all welcome!
- Photographs must have been taken during this academic year
- You must have the consent of any individuals pictured in your photographs
- All entries must be the entrant’s original work and not infringe rights of other parties
How to enter
The competition is open now and closes on Monday 3 June at 12:00.
Please submit your entry to communications@gtc.ox.ac.uk together with brief details of when and where the photograph(s) was taken.
Judging panel
The judging panel will consist of:
- Naomi Benson, Academic Projects and Fellowships Manager
- Adam Bush (Graduate Entry Medicine, 2021), 2023 runner-up and student representative
- Jun Suzuki, Reuters Institute Journalist Fellow
The judges will select a winning photograph which, in their opinion, best illustrates the theme of the competition. They will consider factors including relevance to the theme, composition, technical ability, originality, lighting and emotional appeal.
Consent and reproduction
Responsibility for ensuring consent of any subjects of the picture lies with the photographer. By submitting photographs, individuals agree to Green Templeton reproducing the photographs across college platforms including but not limited to social media, the college website and printed materials, without a fee. A credit will be given wherever possible.
Previous entries
The Green Templeton College Photography Competition has been running since 2009, thanks to the generous support of the late neurologist and Common Room Member Dr Elman Poole, who held a long interest in photography.
Here’s a selection of previous winners from across the years.
2023: Discover: Winner ‘Hidden Caterpillar’ by Ryan Caplin (MBA, 2022) taken during a Sunday morning ‘nature walk’ through the college grounds.
2022: Gather. Winner: Jessica Ivie. ‘The was taken during Torpids in March at the GTC boathouse. In this photo, rather than a gathering of people, it displays a gathering of hearts.
2021: New Normal. Winner: Sam Howard. ‘The catering team preparing for the click-and-collect lunches’
2020: Selfie-Isolation. Winner: Lore Purroy Sanchez. ‘These paper boats were on the bridge in the direction to Port Meadow during the pandemic.’
2019: College Members at Work. Winner: Pedro Stoeckli Pires. ‘During [this recital by Musician-in-Residence Maki Sekiya] she would play complex harmonies in such a fast manner it sounded like two people were playing at once. When I took this picture it seemed to represent that feeling well, as if there were two Maki playing together in that room.’
2018: Personalities of Green Templeton. Winner: Maria Spiga
2017: Moments I Shall Treasure. Winner: Eva Kohler. ‘The photo captures the idea of living on the Green Templeton campus – life is strongly characterised by studying but when doing so, there are always the short moments in between in which you can lift your eyes away from your reading list books and take a look at the beautiful Radcliffe Observatory.’
2016: Green Templeton Looking Out. Winner: Bhagya Sivaraman. ‘I took this photograph in December 2015, standing near the designated smoking area close to the Mathematical Institute, opposite the Observatory. The reflection inside the watery eye on a cold, cold sunny morning exposes the elegance and royalty of the Observatory, conveying Green Templeton College looking out.’
2016: Green Templeton Looking Out. Winner: Bhagya Sivaraman. ‘I took this photograph in December 2015, standing near the designated smoking area close to the Mathematical Institute, opposite the Observatory. The reflection inside the watery eye on a cold, cold sunny morning exposes the elegance and royalty of the Observatory, conveying Green Templeton College looking out.’
2012: Events at Green Templeton College. Winner: Charlotte Koldeweij
2011: A Day in the Life. Winner: Rasmus Hagen
Please direct any questions to communications@gtc.ox.ac.uk.
