Photography Competition

Am I eligible to take part?

If you are a current student for an undergraduate, master's or PhD programme in the Department of Sociology you are eligible to take part.

How many entries can I submit?

We will accept a maximum of three entries per person.

Can I submit an entry on behalf of someone else or that someone else has produced?

Any entries submitted to the competition must be your own original work. We will not accept submissions on behalf of someone else.

When is the deadline for submission?

The deadline is Friday 17 May at 5pm. Unfortunately we will not accept any submissions after this time.

Who will pick the winners?

Submissions will be anonymously judged by Faculty and Professional Services Staff from the department.

Where will the submissions be displayed?

We will display the winning photos around the department. We will also post selected competition entries on our website, social media and in print materials.

When will the winners be announced?

The winners will be announced in Spring Term.

Will the winners receive prizes?

Yes we will be offering the following prizes to the winning three submissions:

• First prize - Barbican vouchers worth £75
• Second prize - Barbican vouchers worth £50
• Third prize - Barbican vouchers worth £25

For any other questions you may have about the competition please email sociology.media@lse.ac.uk.

• The competitions commences at 9am on Monday 25 March 2024 and ends at 5pm on Friday 17 May 2024. LSE accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, ineligible, corrupted or fail to be submitted by the relevant closing date. Entries via third parties are invalid.
• This competition is only open to students who are enrolled as a student within the Department of Sociology at LSE.
• Submissions by another person on behalf of them will not be accepted.
• To participate entrants must send a photo of their interpretation of the theme ‘(Dis)Order’ via wetransfer to sociology.media@lse.ac.uk, with a brief caption of no more than 50 words.
• There is no entry fee for the competition.
• The winners will be the entries that the judges feel best represent the theme. Personal details, including names, will not be disclosed to the judges – only the photo and the accompanying caption will be made available to the judges.
• Prizes are non-transferable and no substitute will be offered.
• By submitting a photo entrants agree to the use of their name and photo in publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winners and any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party.
• By submitting a photo you are making a contribution to the LSE website. The LSE website’s Terms of Use therefore apply. Submission of a photo implies acceptance of these terms.
• By contribution an image (see Contributing an image to the website) you grant LSE a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use the photo. This requires that you own the copyright to the image and ensures that copyright remains with you as the contributor.