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Photography Competition 2019: Entry details

Yigin Wu, Runner up in the 2016 Photography Competition

Green Templeton College is pleased to announce the theme and entry details for its 2019 Photography Competition.

Theme

  • This year’s theme is College Members at Work.
  • This year’s competition aims to find the most striking original image of one or more college members at work. This can be within college, elsewhere in Oxford, or of college members in academic or otherwise college- related activities worldwide.

Eligibility

  • The competition is open to all current members of Green Templeton College (students, Fellows, Common Room Members and staff).
  • Photographs must have been taken during this academic year.

How to enter

  • Individuals may submit up to three original photographs (with no filters applied) together with brief details of when and where they were taken.
  • All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party.
  • Entries should be sent to communications@gtc.ox.ac.uk by Friday 7 June 2019.

Judging

  • The judging panel will consist of Green Templeton Artist-in-Residence Weimin He, a student representative nominated by the GCR, a Fellow nominated by the Principal, a member of staff nominated by the staff representatives, and competition sponsor Dr Elman Poole.
  • The judges will select the winning photograph which, in their opinion, best illustrates the theme of the competition. They will consider a range of factors including composition, technical ability, originality, and relevance to the theme.

Prize

  • The competition winner will receive a cash prize of £150 and have their entry shared in official college publications.

Consent and Reproduction

  • Responsibility for ensuring consent of subjects of the picture lie with the photographer.
  • By submitting photos, individuals agree to Green Templeton reproducing them, including across college publications, the website, and social media pages without a fee. A credit will be given wherever possible.

Hear from previous winners:

The Green Templeton College Photography Competition began in 2009 to showcase the creative talents of the college’s members. It is made possible by the generous support of Dr Elman Poole, a retired neurologist living in Oxford, who has long had an interest in photography.

Eva Kohler

2017 winner: Moments I Shall Treasure

Questions about the competition can be directed to the Communications office at communications@gtc.ox.ac.uk.Eva said:

“I live in Observer’s House and what I particularly treasure with regards to studying at Oxford is the beautiful view I have when looking out of the window of my room. For me, the photo which shows my friend and Green Templeton College student in a student room in Observer’s House 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.”

Bhagya Sivaraman

2016 winner: Green Templeton Looking Out

Bhagya Sivaraman winner of the 2016 Photography Competition Winner

Bhagya said:

“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’.”

Faraz Shibli

2015 winner: The Changing Face of Green Templeton College

Faraz Shibli, Green Templeton Photography Competition Winner 2015

Faraz said:

“I was working late in the library one night when the first snow of winter started to fall. I rushed outside with my South African friend, Roné, who had never before seen snow, and watched the blossom tree catching snowflakes in the McAlpine Quad. Not only did it represent the Changing Face of Green Templeton College in terms of the changing of the seasons, but also the transformation of a less often photographed part of the college’s lovely grounds.”

Gallery of past entries:

Get some inspiration from these beautiful pictures submitted in previous years!

Jessica Buck

2015: Changing Face of Green Templeton College

Jessica Buck Gtc Photo Comp 1

Charlotte Koldeweij

2012 winner: Events at Green Templeton College

Charlotte Koldeweij, winner of 2012 Photography Competition

Yiqin Wu

2016 runner-up: Green Templeton Looking Out

Yigin Wu, Runner up in the 2016 Photography Competition

Debra Farrell

2010 winner: Green Templeton College in Autumn

Debra Farrell, winner of the GTC Photography Competition 2010

Rasmus Hagen

2011 winner: A Day in the Life

Rasmus Hagen, winner of the 2011 Green Templeton Photography Competition

Kimberley Sugden

2009 runner-up: Green Templeton College in the Winter

Kimberly Sugden, runner up GTC Photography Competition 2009

Right hand-side photo credits (top to bottom):

Andrew Fennig

2009 winner: Green Templeton College in the Winter

Debbie Tolond
2014 winner: Green Templeton College at Work and Play

Maria Spiga
2018 winner: Personalities of Green Templeton

Sven Jungmann
2014 runner-up: Green Templeton College at work and Play

Please direct all questions about the competition to communications@gtc.ox.ac.uk.

Created: 4 June 2019