THE FACE OF MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN TODAY - WINNERS ANNOUNCED - 14th July 2005

After weeks of entries pouring in, the winners for the Barnardo's photographic competition entitled 'The Face of Multicultural Britain Today' have now been confirmed. Entries have flown in from all corners of the UK, from all ages and cultural backgrounds, each showing an interesting and diverse perception of multicultural Britain today. The winners are:

Categories:
¢ 10-15 year olds
¢ 16-25 year olds
¢ 25+

Winners:

10-15 age category
¢ Daniel Heineman - North London
¢ Naomi Kendal - North London
¢ Ben Giordano - North London

16-25 age category
¢ Natalie Dybisz - Leeds
¢ Alina Kisina - Edinburgh

25+ age category
¢ Chris Mole - West Sussex
¢ Michael Melia - Kent
¢ Alexandra Conil-Lacoste - South West London
¢ Raj Ghai - Middlesex
¢ Richard Joyce - Liverpool

Capturing 'The Face of Multicultural Britain Today' Panel of Celebrity Judges Announced - 15th June 2005

One hundred years on, the UK's largest Children's Charity, Barnardo's is celebrating its Centenary year with various activities to help support children just like they did THEN. As part of this activity, a photographic competition now in its final stage, was launched in February. The panel of celebrity judges for the competition has now been announced, as the final week for entries is approaching.

The photographic competition entitled "The Face of Multicultural Britain Today" is supported by local communities. In order to enter the competition, participants have been asked to capture a natural image of what they perceive to be multicultural in today's British Society. The judging panel includes Meera Syal, Floella Benjamin, Missy D, Poulomi Desai and Errol John.

Meera Syal is best known for her television roles in 'Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee' and 'The Kumars at No 42'. Meera is not only a successful writer but also a fantastic actress with various awards under her belt and an MBE awarded to her in 1998. Floella Benjamin, Vice President of Barnardo's, is best known for her presenting days on BBC's pre-school programme 'Play School'. She has also appeared in various dramas and theatre productions. MissyD the well-known radio personality of Club Asia is also a trained professional photographer with a keen interest in photojournalism, and has assisted on various fashion shoots for magazines such as Attitude and Loaded. Poulomi Desai's photographic and performance work has spanned over 15 years, with work exhibited all over the world including Calcutta and New York. Her work has been published by Dazed and Confused, Phaidon and her recent monograpgh Red Threads. And finally Errol John new opportunities Manager for Barnardo's who is the driving force behind the increased awareness of the Charitiy's work with Black and minority ethnic communities including the Babyfather Initiative and the photographic exhibition highlighting issues around domestic violence, "Behind Closed Doors".

Winners will get the chance for their work to be published in the 2006 Barnardo's official calendar to be launched in November. Entries will be judged from three age categories: 10-15 year olds, 16-25 year olds and 25+.

With one week left, get your entries in! There are no excuses, anyone can enter young or old, amateurs or professionals. Entries should be received by 27th June 2005 to Barnardo's Photographic Competition, 3rd Floor Howarine House, 5-6 Empire Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0XA. All proceeds from the sale of the Calendars will go towards helping the thousands of underprivileged children and their families in the UK.