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The China-UK Perspectives Photography Competition: Growth

The Confucius Institute at the University of 91̽»¨ is delighted to host its next annual photography competition with the theme: Growth. It is the SCI¡¯s mission to promote cooperation and understanding between China and the UK, and this year we¡¯re very excited to explore the theme of friendship in a spectrum of five categories - Nature, Community, Culture, Well-being and Innovation. We invite all friends across China and the UK to submit photos associated with these themes so we can celebrate the bond between China and the UK together. 

Participants are invited to submit up to five of their own photographs in each of the following categories (1 photo per category). Participants are also asked to include a short title and description (up to 200 words) along with each photograph, to explain how the photograph came about and what it means to you. Submissions can explore nature, people, urban spaces¡­ Anything as long as they justifiably relate to the chosen category. The five categories are:

1. Nature
2. Community
3. Culture
4. Well-being
5. Innovation

Participants: The competition is open to ALL ¨C anyone aged >18 can take part!

Deadline for submission:  Friday 28th March 2025

Judging: A judging panel chosen by the organisers will judge the photographs and winners will be announced on Friday 4th April 2025. The winners will also be contacted after this date regarding prizes.

Prizes: Amazon E-vouchers will be awarded to 3 x winners in each category; ?30 for 1^st place, ?20 for 2^nd place and ?10 for 3^rd place. There will also be a special 1st prize for the overall winner of all categories totalling ?50!

Exhibition: The SCI plans to launch a special online exhibition where all submitted photos can be viewed. The Exhibition launch will take place on Thursday 24th April 2025

Requirements: JPEG only, original photos, no watermarks. Each photo must include a title/name and a short description, max. 50 words for each photograph (in English).

Submission: Please submit your photos, along with the required titles and short descriptions to confucius@sheffield.ac.uk.                          

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Please note: Participants can choose which categories to submit a photo in and do not need to submit a photo in all five categories to participate. It is each participant¡¯s responsibility to ensure that any entry submitted is his or her own original work.

91̽»¨ Confucius Institute maintains the right to make public any entry submitted into the competition either in part, parts or in full.

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Previous competitions

China-UK Perspectives: 2022 Photography Competition

Winners:

Famous Landscapes and Cityscapes

1. Liverpool Sunset - Guoyu Liu

2. St Paul's Church with a modern twist - Yihong Zhuo

3. Classical meets Dynamic - Sarah Hodson

Cultures and Customs

1. Waiting Sunset - Guoyu Liu

2. The Iron water fireworks - Zijun Wang

3. Afternoon tea and London Tower Bridge - Yihong Zhuo

Everyday Life

1. The London Eye under the New Year's Eve fireworks - Zijun Wang

2. Bakewell morning - Jia Min

3. Bringing up Baby - Sarah Hodson

Artistic Images

1. Countryside Scenes - Yihong Zhuo

2. Park - Jia Min

3. Luna - Sarah Hodson

China-UK International Photography Competition: Exploring Perspectives

Winners:

Famous Landscapes and Cityscapes

China

1. Wulingyuan National Park - India McKellar

2. Temple of Heaven Gardens - Hugh McDaniel

3. Sunset at the peak of Huangshan - Iana Zhornik

UK

1. Peace - Yifang Hao

2. Swansea city with Kilvey Hill - Tianjie Lu

3. The magic of London - Yantian Zhu

Cultures and Customs

China

1. Taoranting Park - Hugh McDaniel

2. Faith - Iana Zhornik

3. Colours of a monastery - Ava Rangolam

UK

1. A family attracted by the Lion dance - Wen Zhang

2. Angels come Tonight - Luxi He

3. Mounted Branch - Qixuan Gao

Everyday Life

China

1. NaiNai - Iana Zhornik

2. Temple of Heaven - Hugh McDaniel

3. The daily grind - Ava Rangolam

UK

1. Ò»ÑÛÍòÄê (One thousand years at a time) - Guoyu Liu

2. °®µÄ´«µÝ (Transmission of Love) - Shangyuan Liu

3. Tram - Leslie Yan

Artistic Images

China

1. Crouching Tiger - Ava Rangolam

2. Zhangjiajie Bridge - India McKellar

3.         - 

UK

1. Bugs Bunny - Jiayi Cai

2. Spiral staircase at St Paul's Cathedral - Wen Zhang

3. Crowded - Jiajin Liang

Our 2020 Photography Competition / ÎÒÃǵÄ2020¡± ÉãÓ°±ÈÈü

Winners:

Winners Gallery

China in Photographs competition 2020

Have you ever been to China or simply you were born and lived there?

Open to all, Group A is for non-Chinese and Group B is for Chinese people.

Fantastic prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd winners at each category:

Landscapes and Cityscapes Famous Sites Portraits Culture and Customs Everyday Life Artistic Images

Submit maximum six photographs, one photo for one category.

File: no watermarks; the picture width or length must be greater than 3000pixels and the file size is between 2MB-6MB.
Please state your group, your name, your contact number, the photos' titles and categories, and up to 100 words description (in English) for each photograph.

It is your responsibility that any entry submitted is your own original work. The Confucius Institute maintains the right to make public of any photographs submitted in part and in full.

Photograph display and an award ceremony will be held at 91̽»¨ City Hall, the Ballroom, on 27 January 2020, 4:00-6:45pm (free admission).

Event rundown:

4:00pm - Ballroom Door open; Photos Display; Cultural Activities; Food Stall, live-entertainment 4:30-5:30pm - Registration Desk opens for photograph competition winners (register to get onto stage) 5:45-6:05pm - Award Ceremony 7:00-8:45pm - Main Show at Irwin Mitchell Oval Hall (ticketed).

China in Photographs competition 2019

Best in Show (¡°Best in Show¡± is an overall winner that can be selected from any category.)
Choice 1: Sunrise at the Great Arch at Getu Philip Smith
Choice 2: Paper Cutting Ziyi Cheng

Famous Sites
Choice 1: View from Tsz Shan Monastery Dawid J Starosta
Choice 2: Huanguoshuo Water Fall Graham Sedgley

Landscapes and Cityscapes
Choice 1: Down by the river Christoph Schimkowsky
Choice 2: East meets West Mimisha Gadhia

Portraits
Choice 1: Shaolin Snowfall Alex Allen
Choice 2: Strangers Edwin Pineda

Culture and Customs
Choice 1: The Treasure of Man Mo Temple by Dawid J Starosta
Choice 2: Summer Palace Ribbon Dance Matthew Sutcliffe

Everyday Life
Choice 1: Making Ginger Rock Sweets Graham Sedgley
Choice 2: Friends at Lunchtime Philip Smith

Artistic Images
Choice 1: Rush Hour in China Panjia Zhou
Choice 2: Erhai Lake Xiufeng Jia

China in Photographs competition 2018

Best in Show

1: Landscapes and Cityscapes-Megan Eustace-The Avatar Mountains
2: Portraits-John Seddon-Meet Grandma Zhiwen

Famous Sites
1: Famous sites -Graham Sedgley- Zhang jia jie- artists¡¯ inspiration
2: Famous Sites-Adam Croft-Forbidden City - A View especially for Grandpa

Landscapes and Cityscapes
1: Landscapes and Cityscapes- Landscapes-Shona Fraser- ¡°Si Gu Niang shan¡±
2: Landscapes and Cityscapes-Tim Cooper -¡°Boats on the Li River¡±

Portraits
1: Portraits-John Seddon-Miao women
2: Portraits-Jacob Flandrak Payne -Resting by the Lotus Pool

Culture and Customs
1: Culture and Customs-James Jennings-Concentric hostel, Xi'an
2: Culture and Customs-Anais R Azilinon -Prayer

Everyday Life
1: Everyday Life-Eckart Lange-Taxi Paying
2: Everyday life-Sara withoutah-food marker in Yongshu

Artistic Images
1: Artistic images-Alison Thompson-Beijing Sunset
2: Artistic Images- Isabelle Barnes -Wong Tai Sin Temple

For more information, contact:

email: confucius@sheffield.ac.uk