At the beginning of June we asked you to show us how you’re enjoying Oxford this summer and to show that, despite restrictions, Oxford is an alive and thriving place to live, work and visit.

And so we partnered with Oxford City Council to launch a photography competition culminating in an exhibition across the city and at Oxford’s Covered Market in August 2021. 

We absolutely loved seeing all the entries and got plenty of inspiration for things to do and see – we hope you do too!
The winners have now been picked and between the 1st-31st August you can see the four winning images in the windows of 119-120 Fourth Avenue, Covered Market (the old Two Foot Nothing unit) and 37 runners up in bus stops all across Oxford.

Read on down for more information…

THE WINNERS

Rebecca Pomroy // WINNER: 18+

@letspackupandgo // WINNER: Instagram

Eloise // WINNER: 13-17

Enfys Horner // WINNER: 12 and Under

EXHIBITION AND MAP

1st to 31st August // 119-210 Fourth Avenue, Covered Market

You can see these four winning images on display in the Covered Market for the month of August.

There is also a large map on display with markers for 37 bus stops city wide where runners up have their images displayed. So why not take some time outside walking, bussing or cycling to find them.

Alternatively scroll down to download a copy of the map to take on your journey with you. 

THE RUNNERS UP…

1 Abby Cladingboel
2 Luca Toth
3 Alice Mackay
4 Daisy Powell
5 Frances Burton
6 Giuseppe Paolo
7 Jessica Farmer
8 Kristina Paramonov
9 Tera T Y Kwong
10 Anita Mansouri

11 Bob Weatherhead
12 Russell Antcliff
13 Katharina Saragih
14 Ben Gibbons
15 Madison Milne-Ives
16 Matteo Pischiutta
17 Mats van Es
18 Sandra Frith
19 Martha Woodley
20 Guiomar Nunez Granados

21 Wioletta
22 Becca Collacott
23 Kamila Cherniak
24 Iqra
25 Lucie JOHNSON
26 Matheus Bardemaker
27 Natalia
28 Saif Elsafany
29 @magicscapes_sandrina
30 @minuclicks

31 @chefbengibbons
32 @lostncompany
33 @oxford_inspires_andmore
34 @kryspin.93
35 @prettylittleoxford
36 @gothicsparkle
37 @alinadein54

PRIZES AND JUDGES

A huge array of independent businesses and attractions donated prizes and helped us with judging.

For the 18+ category, the prize was a the ultimate two days in Oxford – A two night stay with Oxfordshire Living, a 6 course tasting menu at The Folly Restaurant for two, coffee and cake for two at The Missing Bean, two City Sightseeing Oxford bus tours and two Cityzone day passes from The Oxford Bus Company, tickets to The Ashmolean’s summer exhibition, Tokyo: Art & Photography and two adult tickets for Blenheim Palace.

Four tickets to The Story Museum were donated for the the 12 and Under Category, a £50 voucher from Broad Canvas for the 13-17 category and for the Instagram category the prize was dinner for two at Gourdans Steak Frites Restaurant in St Clements, an A3 Doodle Map print by artist David Gee and two adult tickets to watch a film at The Ultimate Picture Palace on Cowley Road. 

Judges included Nick Cope and Hoyles of Oxford for the 12 and Under category, Yellow Submarine Café and Lizzy McBain, CEO of Ark-T for 13-17s and Esther Lafferty, Executive Director of Oxfordshire Artweeks and Sanders of Oxford for the 18+ main category.