Congratulations to the Winners of the 5th Annual Celebrating Diversity Photography Competition!
On 22nd June 2021 Her Excellency Kara Owen, British High Commissioner, unveiled the winning entries of our 5th Annual Celebrating Diversity Photography Competition.
In a special virtual ceremony organised with AsiaWorks due to COVID-19 constraints, Her Excellency awarded the Most Popular, 3rd Prize, 2nd Prize and 1st Prize winners who will each win a cash prize sponsored by Swire Bulk, represented by Rob Aarvold, General Manager. This competition is a true community outreach activity, with participation from schools throughout Singapore, both MOE and international, our members and keen photographers.
Speaking ahead of announcing winners, H.E. Kara Owen said:
Only when we have complete inclusive societies and organisations, are we really going to find out the true power of what we can do together.
Hosting the event, Daisy Radford, Head of Operations and Delivery for BAE Systems, APAC D&I lead and Chamber committee member, gave an overview of the competition and the importance of continuing these important discussions despite the pandemic. Daisy then introduced Andrew Ashman, Head of Loan Syndicate at Barclays and Chair of BritCham's Diversity & Inclusion committee. Barclays has been the Official D&I Partner of the Chamber since 2014 and continues to support our activities in this area. The winners were announced in reverse order.
The Most Popular award, judged by votes on the online contest, was Natalie Yang, whose image showed different races celebrating National Day.
Photographer: Natalie Yang, Most Popular winner
Third prize went to Stanley Cheah, whose photograph showed Minister Grace Fu with a group of participants at Singapore's Race for Life.
Photographer: Stanley Cheah, Third Prize winner
Second prize was awarded to Ngan Pin Goh, whose photograph illustrated the difficulties less-abled people are faced with on a daily basis as they navigate pavements, crossings and buildings.
Photographer: Ngan Pin Goh, Second Prize winner
Finally, the first prize was awarded to Frederick Oplado, whose composition illustrates completing religions celebrated within Singapore. In the photograph, an ornate Hindu temple is seen alongside a more simple Catholic Church.
Photographer: Frederick Oplado, First Prize winner
Congratulations to all of the finalists who celebrated with us in this event. We would like to take this moment to thank our partners and the High Commission team, and all those who entered. We received 79 entries to shortlist and for the High Commissioner to subsequently judge for the winners. Thank you all for taking the time to consider the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion.
To see all the finalist photographs, click here.
To find out more about the competition and bookmark the entry page for future editions, click here.
To find out more about our Diversity & Inclusion committee click here.
To register for upcoming events, click here.
WATCH THE VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY IN FULL