SOAS photo competition winners announced
11 March 2013
Thank you to everyone who participated in the SOAS photo competition. More than 1,400 entries were received capturing some incredible pictures from around the world and of SOAS life.
The winners and runners up are:
London Life
Winner: Colin Shafer, Notting Hill, London
Runner up: Kriti Bajaj, St. Paul's Cathedral, London
Africa
Winner: Maximilian Konstantin Lohnert, Benin
Runner up: Yeonhwa Yuko Yoshizumi, Tamale, Ghana
Asia
Winner: Arthur Thompson, China
Runner up: Akanksha Mehta, Tea Seller, Jaipur, India
Near and Middle East
Winner: Rocio Corrales, Nizwa Goat Market, Oman
Runner up: Leena Al Belooshi, Ghardaia, Algeria
SOAS Life
Winner: Colin Shafer, Nayela (Student of Persian)
Runner up: Joyce Lam, SOAS JCR, SOAS Life
Professor Graham Furniss, chair of the photo panel, said: “We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in the SOAS photo competition. We were amazed at the professional standard of pictures received – SOAS students and staff really made this competition incredibly exciting. Congratulations to all the winners and runners up!"
You can still view the final 24 photographs on the SOAS facebook page.
