The General Sociology Division at the NSU Economics Department is conducting a sociological photography contest for students and post-graduates. Photo submissions will be accepted until October 31st and winners will be announced on November 14.
This is the second NSU sociological photography contest. The organizers explain that participation allows us to look at everyday objects from another perspective through photographs. The “Water” correspondent provided more details about the competition and how to participate.
The competition is open to students (bachelors, specialists, Masters) and postgraduates in all disciplines not only at NSU, but any university in another city! So, do not hesitate to invite friends to participate, wherever they live. For those students who study “sociology", participation in the competition will be useful honing their skills in visual analysis.
The photo competition helps us draw attention to the visual, rather than verbal, way of recording information and ... conveyance of meaning. Today, based on the number of accounts, Instagram is the second largest social network in the world. This is just one manifestation of the growing volume of visual information, and, in my opinion, the development of methodology for sociological analysis will be determined not only by working with big data, but also with visual data.
"The photo competition helps us draw attention to the visual, rather than verbal, way of recording information and ... conveyance of meaning", explained Tatyana Cherkashina, Head of the Division of General Sociology at the NSU Economics Department, one of the contest organizers. She continued, “Today, based on the number of accounts, Instagram is the second largest social network in the world. This is just one manifestation of the growing volume of visual information, and, in my opinion, the development of methodology for sociological analysis will be determined not only by working with big data, but also with visual data”.
Contestants can submit single photo or a series of photographs. They must have taken the photos themselves and they cannot be staged. Works in color or black and white should be presented in electronic form. During the month open for the competition, organizers encourage you to not only take pictures for the competition, but also review your collections. Maybe, among them there are photos of good sociological subjects.
A jury will sel ect the winners and runners-up. In addition, anyone can take part in the selection process by visiting the VK site and voting for the category “Network Favorite”. Voting will take place fr om November 5 to 10 on the official contest group VK page.
