UK-China International Photography Competition winners convey 'home' in black and white
The Manchester China Institute, Creative Manchester and School of Arts, Languages and Culture have returned to collaborate on a fourth instalment of the .
The winners of the this year青瓜视频檚 competition were revealed last night (30 May 2022) at a buzzing launch event hosted at the Alliance Manchester Business School, where the Top 30 exhibition will also be held for the upcoming month.
Abigel Vizi青瓜视频檚 青瓜视频楢 New Definition of Home青瓜视频� scooped the UK entrants prize of 青瓜视频1,000, while Weiyuan Tong took home the Chinese entrants prize of 8,888 RMB for 青瓜视频楤usy Two Sides青瓜视频�.
Both images were striking in their honesty and warmth in capturing this year青瓜视频檚 theme of 青瓜视频楾he Feeling of Home青瓜视频� and were similarly shot in black and white.
The winning photos, which were just two of over 300 submissions from the UK and China, were unveiled by the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Head of School Professor Thomas Schmidt, and Dr Michael Wood, broadcaster and Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, who was also one of the panel of four expert judges.
The panel also included: Dr Rupert Cox, Professor of Social Anthropology at The University of Manchester; Dr Hongwei Bao, Associate Professor in Media Studies at The University of Nottingham; and Dr Wenny Teo, Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art.
The judging panel placed Zibo Zhou青瓜视频檚 青瓜视频楩araway Home青瓜视频� and Ye Da青瓜视频檚 青瓜视频楩uel, Rice, Cooking Oil and Daily Necessities青瓜视频� as very close runners-up when deciding the two main winners, as they narrowly missed out on first prize.
Although the opportunity to enter the competition is closed again for another year, there is still a chance to vote for the People青瓜视频檚 Choice award for best picture, with votes open to the public and public ballot box located in the AMBS foyer until June 23, when it will be moved to a satellite exhibition at the Manchester Community Festival on 25 June. Voting will close on 26 June and the winning photographer will receive 青瓜视频500. To vote online, simply go to the Facebook gallery and 青瓜视频渓ike青瓜视频� the photo that you think should win.