Thank you to everyone who entered our “Life in the Age of Lockdown” Photography Competition. We had a fantastic response. We asked you to send us photographs that you thought would convey our experiences of life during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The photographs were judged both on their photographic quality and also for their storytelling. With the brilliant calibre of the photographs that we received, the work of the judges was both more enjoyable and harder while they tried to decide between them.
We have awarded one winner in each age category and one winner for the You Made Us Smile category, designed to help lift our spirits.
By Unanimous Vote their Overall Winner is Martha Griffiths, whose inspiring photograph is our featured header.
The judges were delighted with the quality of the entries and also recommended other photographs from each category to be listed as highly commended. Click the photographs to view larger version of some of them.
The Winners of our competition were announced on Sunday 21st February, during Potential Plus UKâs vPlus Festival. This free festival continues until Friday February 26th.
Winners 2021
Ages 7 and Under Winner
Rex B.
Ages 8-11 Winner
Joshua S.
Ages 12-15 Winner
Hector Prince Hill
Ages 16-19 Winner
Martha Griffiths
You Made Us Smile
Sophia B.
Highly Commended
Highly Commended Ages 7 and under
Rex B.
Highly Commended Ages 8-11
Sophia B.
Highly Commended Ages 8-11
Daisy K-S.
Highly Commended Ages 8-11
Iris R.
Highly Commended Ages 12-15
Evie Foster
Highly Commended Ages 12-15
Fitim Misini
Highly Commended Ages 12-15
Oscar Parker
Highly Commended Ages 16-19
Katy Rose Burns
Highly Commended Ages 16-19
Magalena Ivkovic
Highly Commended Ages 16-19
Emily Michael
Highly Commended Ages 16-19
Bamila Sathyatharmakulaseelan
Highly Commended You Made Us Smile
Joshua S.
Highly Commended You Made Us Smile
Finlay Smith-Lees
As you can see from the brilliant photographs above, the judges were looking for photographs which have impact and show creativity, that told a story, conveyed an idea, a message or a thought on the theme of Life in the Age of Lockdown and made effective use of photographic techniques like lighting, composition and colour.
Thank you to our judges for their great work:
- Gregor Forrest of Gregor Forrest Photography (Instagram @gregor.forrest) is a semi-professional photographer with an interest in photographing people in fun and naturally captured settings such as music festivals and sport.
- Francesca Glover is a Young Reporter for Potential Plus UK, aged 17, her special interests are in wildlife and macro photography.
- Amanda McKim ( Facebook m.beckmckim ) is a visual artist who has worked in schools and the community for 25 years. Amanda has had a long association with Potential Plus UK, acting as a provider at our Big Family Weekends. Since Covid her work has taken a new direction with a series of reportage digital illustrations of covid life.
- Zacchia Moore is a 16-year-old A-level photography student. She was recently selected to exhibit her photographs in the UK Black Female Photographers Exhibition: âWe are Hereâ at Walsall Gallery in Birmingham and recently ran a vPlus Session for Potential Plus UK.
- Chris Page of Page Photography has been a professional photographer for 15 years. Chris specialises in portraiture â particularly school and large group photography â and is particularly interested in creative lighting techniques.
- Hazel Plater is a family member of Potential Plus UK. Her photography focuses on documentary, street and landscape photography. Hazelâs work is currently featured in an exhibition space that has been closed since the first lockdown!