The College is delighted to announce that the winners of the 2024 College Photography Competition are Sean Ducie for Behind the Boar’s Head in the Queen’s Now category and Yu Hang Hui for A Taste of Summer or a Taste of Winter? in the Perception category.

A total of 63 photos were submitted to the competition by students, staff, Fellows, and friends of the College.  Prizes are awarded for first, second, and third places in both categories. Congratulations to all our winners!

We will be sharing a selection of the entries on our Instagram account in the coming weeks so follow along to see more: https://www.instagram.com/queenscollegeoxford/.  Thank you to our judging panel and everyone who entered.

Full list of winners

Queen’s Now

  1. Sean Ducie, Behind the Boar’s Head
  2. Shenghao Sun, Autumn Reflections: The Poetic View from the New Library
  3. Ziyang (Colin) Qi, The Queen and Moon

Perception

  1. Yu Hang Hui, A Taste of Summer or a Taste of Winter?
  2. Rivka Mitchell, Stairwell
  3. Sabrina Wang, Quiet Tuesday Afternoon: Light and Shadows at West Kensington Station

The winning images

1st place for Queen’s Now: Behind The Boar’s Head by Sean Ducie

A photo from behind two chefs carrying a tray with the Boar's Head on into the Dining Hall. 1st Place winner in the Queen's Now category, Title: Behind The Boars Head Sean Ducie

1st place for Perception: A Taste of Summer or a Taste of Winter? by Yu Hang Hui

A photo of three deckchairs covered in snow in the College garden. 1st Place winner in the Perception category. Title: A Taste Of Summer Or A Taste Of Winter Yu Hang Hui

The runners-up

A view up to the skylight from the New library showing the old library with stone eagle and autumn leaves on the glass against a bright blue sky. 2nd Place in the Queen's Now category. Title: Autumn Reflections The Poetic View From The New Library by Shenghao Sun
2nd place for Queen’s Now: Autumn Reflections The Poetic View From The New Library by Shenghao Sun
A black and white photo of the cupola at night with the moon shining through the cupola above Queen Caroline's head. 3rd Place Queen's Now category. Title: The Queen And Moon by Ziyang Qi
3rd place for Queen’s Now: The Queen And Moon by Ziyang (Colin) Qi
A black and white photo looking down a staircase. 2nd Place in Perception category. Title: Stairwell by Rivka Mitchell
2nd place for Perception: Stairwell by Rivka Mitchell
A photo of a woman standing in the light by a tube sign for West Kensington station. 3rd Place in Perception category. Title: Quiet Tuesday Afternoon Light And Shadows At West Kensington Station by Sabrina Wang
3rd place for Perception: Quiet Tuesday Afternoon Light And Shadows at West Kensington Station by Sabrina Wang

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