It's not been easy but wih the help of our judges (see end of article), we've managed to select 20 photographs from over 200 submitted and entered into our Lockdown Photography Competition.  

The standard of the photography and the thought that has gone into all of the submissions has been quite amazing.

Take the article to view all 20. Enjoy!

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Lockdown Photography Competition: Top 20 photographs chosen by our judges


Lockdown Photography Competition: Top 20 photographs chosen by our judges


It's not been easy but wih the help of our judges (see end of article), we've managed to select 20 photographs from over 200 submitted and entered into our Lockdown Photography Competition.  

The standard of the photography and the thought that has gone into all of the submissions has been quite amazing.

Take the article to view all 20. Enjoy!


In 20th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Daniel Tonks Looking down Cornwall street towards Snow Hill.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Daniel Tonks

In 19th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Maria Reaney Confinement the walls are closing in.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Maria Reaney

In 18th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Fiona Probert social distancing hug with Grandad.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Fiona Probert

In 17th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Joy Batchelor Memorial Park Coventry 2020.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Joy Batchelor

In 16th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Karen Elizabeth Bucknall 1.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Karen Elizabeth Bucknall

In 15th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Jay Mason Burns University Lockdown.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer:  Jay Mason Burns

In 14th place ....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Damien Walmsley Rainy Days.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer:  Damien Walmsley

In 13th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Liam Nicholls.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Liam Nicholls

In 12th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Mac(1).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer:  Mac McCreery

In 11th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Rachel Dean St Philips Cathedral through New Cannon Passage Birmingham.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Rachel Dean

In 10th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Stephanie Jackson A riot of colour - Haden Hill Park.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Stephanie Jackson

In 9th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Julia Moyse Light in Dark Times New life brought hope in dark days.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Julia Moyse

In 8th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Sylwia Ciszewska-Peciak 1.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Sylwia Ciszewska Peciak

In 7th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/1st goodfellaj.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Goodfella

In 6th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Telly Vision NHS Mural.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: TellyVision

In 5th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Phil Hook 1 Simple reminders that there may be global chaos but if we stop and observe nature for a while we still live on a beautiful planet.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Phil Hook

In 4th place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Lets create 3a.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Tony Mayo

In 3rd place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Kev Maslin 11.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Kevin Maslin

In 2nd place....

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Charlie Tomlinson Lockdown life for a kid.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Charlie Tomlinson

And the winner is:

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Jack Crook The Road To Recovery.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photographer: Jack Crook

Our Judges

Many thanks to our judges who helped with the extremely difficult task of selecting our top 20 photographs.

  • Nicola Beckford, Presenter/Journalist, BBC News
  • Anita Bhalla, Chair, Performances Birmingham Limited
  • Councillor Ian Ward, Leader, Birmingham City Council
  • Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands
  • Rebecca Woods, BBC Online
  • Justin Varney, Director of Public Health, Birmingham
  • Earl Falconer, musician, UB40
  • Robin Campbell, musician, UB40
  • David Furmage, Creative & Cultural Lead, GBSLEP
  • Ruth Millington, art historian, critic & blogger
  • Albert Wallace, owner, the bmag

Exhibition and video of photography

When restrictions ease we hope to run an exhibition of the photography.  With the wonderful UB40 providing the backing music, we will also be pulling the brilliant images together in a video and memory of times during Lockdown. 

Competitions, programmes and initiatives and celebrations of Creativity, Culture and Community

To find out more about our ongoing initiatives and our forthcoming events and festivals, please contact Jonathan Bostock on 07432 637322 or email jonathan.bostock@yourplaceyourspace.net