Organised by the SBC PR Department with sponsorship offered by Shanghai Culture Square, the SBC Photo Contest 2014 was held successfully from the 8th to the 31st of October. Titled “Put Your Lens on Shanghai”, the contest this year aimed to depict the city we live in as to its culture, tradition, people and the rapid urban development.
SBC students and staff were encouraged to demonstrate their views on Shanghai by sharing a particular moment that they had captured on their cameras or mobile devices. During the three-week competition, more than 50 pieces of photographic work were received, the majority of which were contributed by those students with special talent in photography.
The panel of judges included two professional photographers, Head of PR and the Head of Student Photography Society. In addition, Kristi Reed, Advisor to the Student Arts Societies was also invited to given comments on the works.
After rounds of discussions by the panel, with his work “Shanghai Panorama”, Wang Xudong, a Year 3 student studying Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering at SBC won First Prize. Taken on the roof of CITIC Plaza, one of the highest buildings in Puxi District, the winning photo depicts the city as a vigorous and colourful metropolitan city waiting for the sunrise before dawn.
The Second Prize photoswere taken by two other Year 3 Engineering students, Guo Fan and Yang Junyi. Guo took the photo at the Cool Docks on the bund during the Eco Design Fair, where a drummer was leading the audience to the beat of the music. The photo taken by Yang shows the Lujiazui Financial Area illuminated by a light show on a cloudy night.
A further eight students and one member of staff tookThird Prize with excellent photographic works, sharing different cultural perspectives and life experiences that they have had in the city.
Stella Han, Head of Public Relations and External Affairs at SBC said: “The works we have received for the contest are all surprisingly good. I’m especially pleased to see so many talented students at SBC who have a passion for art and photography.”
