Association of Colleges

AoC Student Photography Competition 2010

AoC launched its second student photography competition in this September. Around 230 students across the country entered the competition, submiting over 420 photographs.

The competition was judged by a panel of professional photographers. The winners were announced by Lord Willis of Knaresborough at an awards ceremony on 17 November at the AoC Annual Conference. Please find the winning entries below:

1st Prize		Dane Farely Student Bexley College Judges comment: Nicely seen image, makes use of saturated colours and reflections, instantly appealing picture that engages the eye of the viewer.
2nd Prize		Sophie Rutherford Student Burton College Judges comments: A well composed, beautifully lit and technically very competent photograph.
3rd Prize		Danielle Knight Student Bexley College Judges comments:  A simple strong image with good composition. Great use of out of focus background, conveys a lot of feeling for a picture of feet.

Congratulations to all our finalists.

About the competition

AoC invited College student photographers to capture their College life on camera.  Students could submit photographs relating to the following categories:

1.Students and lecturers
2.Studying together
3.On the move
4.Spectrum of ages

Each student could submit a total of four photographs but only one per category, and pictures had to have been taken since September 2009.* Student photographs were submitted at a resolution of no less than 300+ dpi.  Only students attending AoC member Colleges were permitted to enter and the closing date for entries this year was 22 October 2010.

Further information

Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this competition, please contact Tahmina Begum on 020 7034 9975.

* Please note that by entering this competition, entrants will release their copyright to AoC, and entrants’ photographs may be used by AoC in future online and printed publications.