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Department of Sociology

 

Each year the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge hosts a photography competition aimed at students in Years 10-13.

Below you'll find links to the winning entries and runners-up.  

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2025 "Real Utopias"

Entrants were invited to capture in a photo real utopias in the world around us.  They were asked to think about the big or small ways that real utopia exists in the world around us and capture their interpretation of the term in photographic form. 

2025 results

 

 

2024 "Sociology of Hope"

Entrants to our 2024 competition were invited to create images on the theme of hope, focusing on how hope can point us to opportunities for tackling injustice, and show us how positive assets within societies and communities - such as inclusion, equality, dignity and human rights - can be nurtured.

2024 Results

 

 

 

2023 "Sociology of Inequality"

Entrants to our 2023 competition turned their lenses on inequality in the world around them. They were asked to consider some of the big or small ways that inequality manifests in their everyday contexts and how, if at all, it might be challenged or alleviated.

2023 Results

 

2022 "Sociology of Resistance"

The 2022 entries showcased creativity in their interpretation of 'Sociology of Resistance' as they displayed the different ways that people "resist", by challenging institutions, power structures or social norms.

2022 Results


2021 "Future Sociologies"

Entries in our 2021 competition envisioned different futures and questioned the condition of the world being handed to future generations.

2021 Results

 

Winners 2017-2020