Association of Colleges

AoC Student Photography Competition 2011

The third AoC Student Photography Competition was launched this September, the response was overwhelming. We received over 500 photographs from over 330 students across the country. The standard of photographs this year was very high, our judge David Weston found it extremely difficult to pick three winners.

The winners were announced at the AoC Annual Conference Gala Dinner on 16 November by John Bingham, AoC Chair. Please find the winning entries below:

 

1st Prize		Lauren Clarke Brockenhurst College Judges comment: Love the composition/ framing of the image. The way the photographer captured the moment, and the contrast of the black & white image.
2nd Prize		Ryan Bradley Stratford-upon-Avon College Judges comments: Love the way this is framed, the way it is lit using side lighting, the red steps to give the photograph a bold colour and the way that the steps lead you into the photograph.
3rd Prize		Oliver wilks College of Richard Collyer Judges comments: Nice use of space, like the way that one of the feet is perched up. This keeps your eye in the photo. Like the narrow use of depth of field, this again helps draw your attention on the subject in the photograph.

 

 

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The three highly commended photographs are:

  Ashley Knowles, West Hertfordshire College

  Bethany Rivers, City College Coventry

  Lewis Bench, City College Coventry

 
Congratulations to all our finalists.

 

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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.