Winners announced!
We are delighted to be able to announce the winners of the Oxford University Press Maths Photography Competition 2012. Once again please accept our apologies that it has taken us longer than we planned to announce the results, but it really has been incredibly difficult to choose from so many excellent entries. We would like to thank all who took part, we have loved looking at all your entries and really hope you won't be discouraged from trying again next year! And finally, our congratulations to the winners, listed below:
11-14 category
First prize:
- Charlotte Southwell, Elizabethan High School, Retford, Nottingham, for 'Big and Small'
Runners up:
- Lorna Doherty, Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith, London
- Horringer Court Middle School, Bury St Edmunds, for 'Windswept Triangle'
15-18 category
First prize:
- Amy Wilson, Saint Martin's School, Solihull, for 'Bull Ring Composition (Shape and Perspective)'
Runners up:
- Uddhav Vaghela, Yarm School, Stockton-on-Tees, for 'Infinity Bridge'
- Jessica Zheng, King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham, for 'Circles through circles'

My Width is the same as my height if I put my arm's out. This was discovered by Leornardo da Vinci
Lorna Doherty, Sacred Heart High School

Bedford Girls School

I made a chicken and ham pie but then used the left over pastry to make the pi symbol as a pun, ie pi equals 3.14159265
Luke Stapley

Here is a slinky twisted around into a circle, with all of the small circles inside it exactly the same size. I have made a representation in MSWLogo
Alexander Neilson, Wilson's School, Surrey

This lady here is my class's maths teacher Mrs Roy she has perfect symmetry along the y-axis
Christiane Busani, Sacred Heart High School

Algebretti - the mathmatics of Algebra made easy to digest
Claydon High School, Claydon High School, Ipswich

An algebraic equation demonstrated on pure icing cupcakes
Eleanor Thorn, age 13, Box Hill School

Can shape be defined?
Izzy Watson, Bedford Girls School

Ghostly skaters at the Tower of London. There are many different shapes in this picture
Jac Mansell, Roundwood Park School, Herts

Some of the skyscrapers in New York have reflective properties.
Ajay Ram, Year 10, RSA Academy, Tipton

Romanesco fractal cauliflower
Alastair Flynn, Peter Symonds College

The head of a sunflower shows a series of spirals which obey a naturally occurring sequence known as the Fibonacci sequence.
Andrew Watts, Year 11, RSA Academy

The frontages of the beach houses take the form of compound shapes; comprising rectangles and triangles.
Andrew Watts, Year 11, RSA Academy

The parallel lines of the train track make the image very interested.
Brandon Kowalski, age 17, Settle college

What if Pascal likes M&Ms?
Connie Choy, 18, Headington School

Simple, sweet, bright
Daisy Flemington , Guilsborough School

This is a picture of double rainbow I saw on holiday. They depict the arc shape of circle.
Elliot Fox, Bennett Memorial Diocesan School

I chose this image because I really like the parallel lines.
Freya Kowalski, age 15, Settle college, North Yorkshire

Trains are able to stay on track due to the parallel property of the tracks.
Jemma Nicklin, Year 11, RSA Academy, Tipton

Reflect on the maths around you and see the world go around
Jonathan Adams, age 13, Cedars Upper School, Leighton Buzzard

Meghan McCarthy-Hadaway, The King Edward VI School, Northumberland

Christmas shape star of mine
Misia Fajgier, St James Middle School, Bury St Edmunds

The parallel lines seem like they are getting closer as they get further away, why is this?
Rebecca Hunt, age 13, Pipers Corner School, High Wycombe

Tiernee McCall, 16, Mayfield School, Kent

The copper taurus in Brighton in the sun, a taurus is sphere with a hole through the centre.
Zara Court, age 12, St. James CEVA Middle School, Bury St Edmunds

Maths is easy you just need to have the right letters
Claydon High School, Claydon High School

The smartest way to make a smart bar graph
Claydon High School, Claydon High School

Want to know about shape smarties have the answer
Claydon High School, Claydon High School

I really like the symmetry of this octagonal tower at the Leeds Armouries Museum
Connah Wroe, Year 9, Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

A simple shape of an oval balloon in London
Hong Wing 'Ethan' Lo, age 15, Box Hill School

Approximately 12/41 vehicles on 48th avenue in New York are yellow taxis
Jamie Evans, age 15, Box Hill School

The statue of liberty is 151"11 and her tabletis 7x9 or 23"1
Jamie Evans, age 15, Box Hill School

The Brooklyn Bridge in New York statistically carries 43 vehicles every 30 seconds
Jamie Evans, age 15, Box Hill School

Just eating up those equations
Kyra Cook, age 15, Box Hill School

Fooling the eye using perspective, which can be described using algebra as y=a/x
Lily Brown, age 12, The Elizabethan High School

Life is a Game of Chance…..Or is it?
Megan Dickenson, Derby High School

My picture helps the viewer understand perspective, which can be described by mathematics
Olivia Hart, age 11, The Elizabethan High School, Notts

Susie Liddell,

Semi-circle
William Cole, age 12, Box Hill School, Dorking

A 200 million year old ammonite - a naturally occurring example of the 800 year old Fibonacci Sequence
Alexa Holroyd, year 12, The Marist Senior School, Berks

Concentric circles - Air conditioning unit vent pipe at Pipers Corner School
Anya Jessop, age 14, Pipers Corner School, High Wycombe

The unusual picture of the brilliant Red Arrows shows parallel lines, triangle formation and symmetry
Charlotte Meyrick, age 15, Pipers Corner School, High Wycombe

This picture is linked with algebra as it shows a relationship between two people
Elizabeth Ogston, Teddington School, Richmond

When juggling you focus on drawing an imaginary shape in the air whilst concentrating on calculations of angles
Elliot Ross, Teddington School, Richmond

This photo clearly relates to the theme 'shape' as it is full of tessellations and triangles
Emma Cromey, Teddington School, Richmond

Immutable and eternal they stand together, stoic along the edge of Britain's coastline
Holly Sinclair, Roundwood Park School, Herts

This photo showing a dance routine represents shapes because he is striking a pose, the pose looks like an angle
Honor Danns, Teddington School, Richmond

The geometry of ice crystals on a frosty morning
Hugh Thomas, Roundwood Park School, Herts

Repetition of the same shadows created by pillars of Valhalla, Germany
Isobel Manley, age 15, Stafford Grammar School, Staffs

The lines on the ceiling of a gazebo gives us a clear picture of every angle
Isobel Manley, age 15, Stafford Grammar School, Staffs

Almost all of the picture is made of quadrilaerals. The door also with 90 degree angles
Isobel Manley, age 15, Stafford Grammar School, Staffs

This image is from the New Forest, it is a picture of ivy sprouting - geometry of the natural world
Jack Butler, Teddington School, Richmond

Everything here relates to number: the decay of the flowers, to the architecture of the building and to the curvature of the mountain in the distance
Jack Grealy, Teddington School, Richmond

Circles in hexagons with triangles in between, shapes within shapes are inescapable it seems
MN, age 17, Bolton School Girls' Division, Bolton

This photograph represents shape through the angles and perspective of both the shutters and the pavement
Patrick Forde, Teddington School, Richmond

Statistics - Metaphorically representing wealth distribution linking the ever increasing statistics of those being left in poverty while others indulge in unessential luxuries
Phoebe Stapleton, Teddington School, Richmond

Symmetrical seating
Rachel Richards, Groby Community College, Leics

I like how the simplicity of line in this image, of a collection of normally boring railings, creates a striking composition of shapes
Tom Woodard, Teddington School, Richmond

We went on our playarea. We looked at shape. I looked up at the fence.
Aaron Ryan, age 13, Regency High School, Worcester

Aeron Parsons, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Bell-tower of Bruges: 83 metres high, 83cm unbalanced, 366 steps, 47 bells weighing 27 tons
Alanna Mahoney, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

We went on our new playground before it was finished. We looked at shapes the turf was rolled up.
Alex Whiston, age 14, Regency High School, Worcester

Parallel lines in the city
Alice Mottram, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Celtic Gateway Bridge
Alish McGowan, age 16, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Bull Ring Composition
Amy Wilson, age 17, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Bull Ring Composition
Amy Wilson, age 17, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Bull Ring Composition
Amy Wilson, age 17, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Bull Ring Composition
Amy Wilson, age 17, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

This is an example of natural symmetry
Annabel Crown, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

This is a tower made up of CD cases. The smaller triangles made highlight the overall triangular shape
Belle Smith, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

My photography idea was to represent that maths everywhere is our lives without us even noticing. Such as Time, Ingredients (weight), Bus numbers (sequence), Room numbers etc. So we shouldn't take maths for granted. It helps the world go round.
Ceri Johnson, Bexleyheath Academy, Kent

Daisy Blundell, age 16, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

We went on our new playground before anyone else. We looked at shape. I liked this musical instrament.
Daniel Pitt, age 14, Regency High School, Worcester

Broadway Tower - Symmetrical shape
Ellie Wilmer, age 16, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

The Vatican Museum Dome
Emma McMullen, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Rose petals, which represent shapes of swirls and circles
Fabiha Sultana, age 16, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

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Jessica Wevill, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

We went on the new playground before it was finished. We looked at shape. I found triangles
Jordan Butler, age 13, Regency High School, Worcester

Katherine Ryan, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

3D radius line Fibonacci numbers: Each successive number is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Fractals in a leaf: It has self-similarity and a detailed pattern repeating itself
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Fractal Branching: Detailed pattern repeating itself
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Fibonacci numbers: At the top of the plant, each successive number is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Dendritic snowflake shape, 3-dimensional, Geometic pattern
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Hexagonal prisms in ice crystals: Highly symmetric shapes
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Spiral in a dahlia: A spiral shape in the way the petals are arranged
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Fractal buds in broccoli and division in flowers: Fractal because each bud is a clone of the last one
Katie Rider, age 16, St Leonard's Mayfield School, East Sussex

Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Kimmrendeep Sunner, age 16, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

What is the probabilitty of finding a 5 of hearts?
Leisha Bracher, Bexleyheath Academy, Kent

The London Eye. The structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft)
Lily Rayson, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

This close-up shot of this building represents shapes
Lucy Cullen, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Olivia Chambers, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

A picture from my holiday in Egypt: Question - How would you find the circumference of this circle if the diameter was 100cm?
Rosanna Hamilton-Briscoe, Bedford Girls School, Beds

We went on the new playground before it was finished. We looked at shape. This is the roof of the outdoor classroom
Ryan Jones, age 13, Regency High School, Worcester

Shape and number compostion
Susan Farhang, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Circular compostion
Terena Tam, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull

Butterfly wing - Shape and form
Zoe Miller, age 15, Saint Martin's School, Solihull





