Social justice photography competition 2020 winners announced

The winners of the Social Justice Photography Competition have officially been announced. The competition asked students to submit a photo relating to a social justice issue that matters to them.

Finalists were revealed for the first time online, via The University of Manchester Volunteering Facebook page as part of this year’s Volunteer of the Year Awards. The annual event celebrates staff, student and alumni volunteers.

The shortlist of five photos went to a vote on Instagram and Facebook. Despite being unable to hold a physical exhibition, 5,960 votes were collected from staff, students and the public, so a huge thanks goes to all of you who took part and helped to make the competition a success.

The Grand Prize of £400 has been awarded to Marie Guest from the School of Social Sciences for her photo ‘Stand by Me, I’ll Stand by You.’ (shown in the righthand column).

Prize Winners

  • Grand Prize – £400 – ‘Stand by Me, I’ll Stand by You’ by Marie Guest, School of Social Sciences
  • Second Place – £200 – ‘A Plastic Refuge’ by Adil Ahmed, School of Natural Sciences
  • Third Place – £100 – ‘Splendour at a Cost’ by Kashif Sohail. School of Engineering
  • Runner Up – ‘Coronaracism’ by Muhammad Zakwan Bin Haji Mohtadza, School of Engineering
  • Runner Up – ‘Beggars to Choosers’ by Sajid Ali, School of Health Sciences

View the photos and captions

The competition promotes the Social Justice Challenge, an online activity for 2nd year undergraduates, which covers a range of topics such as homelessness and mental health, through to higher education. Students have until Friday 12 June to complete the Social Justice Challenge. This forms part of the University’s signature Ethical Grand Challenges program which aims to create more socially responsible graduates.

(Note: all images were taken either before or in line with current social distancing regulations)