7 Representing modern engineering Competition photos challenge misconceptions of engineering Winners of our Engineering and Technology Photographer of the Year 2018 competition were announced during Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2018 (5-9 November). Supported by Amateur Photographer magazine and fronted by the Gadget Show’s Georgie Barrat, the IET launched the competition in May last year. It was open to any photograph of an engineering-related subject that captured the dynamic, creative and progressive face of engineering and engineers today. We received over 400 photos from young people and adults across the world, who submitted images to categories spanning engineering and technology sectors. Mike Glendinning, from Gilmerton in Edinburgh, won the Adult Environment & Energy category and was named overall winner for his photo ‘Engineers are hot stuff’. This captures an engineer in a facility at Leonardo, which provides extreme environmental testing on complex electronic systems. Commenting on winning, Mike said: I’m fascinated with engineering and technology – and interested in the incredible activities I’m fortunate to witness through my work. Winning this photography competition fills me with pride that I get to share this experience with as many people as I can.” Engineers are hot stuff Mike Glendinning Reflections on a spacecraft Kathryn Graham Engineering, why should the sky be the limit? James Birchall MIET Virtual reality, a bright new frontier Callum Woodford Dawn on a new aircraft Peter Thomas More adult category winners Other category winners included Callum Woodford, who captured a girl using a virtual reality headset to explore an architectural environment at the University of Sheffield, and Peter Thomas with his photo of a Boeing 787-8 dream-liner at British Airways Cardiff. James Birchall’s winning photo featured the Subaru Telescope above the clouds on the Summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Engineers are vital to the design, construction and operation of the telescope, which helps further our understanding of the universe. Kathryn Graham’s photo focused on a satellite, LVP1, which reflected some of the team who built it at Surrey Satellite Technology. For each of the categories, we also selected youth winners who are named on our website. At the time of the winners announcement, the winning and highly commended photos featured in a temporary exhibition at the British Science Museum. They are now on display at our London headquarters, Savoy Place. To view all the winning and highly commended photographs, please visit theiet.org/mn-photo- competition Member News March 2019