Winners Announced for Best of BAM Photo Competition
23 Jul 2026
Thank you to everyone who took part in our
Best of BAM Photo Competition!
Our Best of BAM Photo Competition celebrates everyday moments that reflect how we work, connect, and succeed across BAM.
Thank you to everyone who submited photos from the past 40 years of BAM Conference, Events and Programmes, showcasing our people, values, and ways of working across our five categories.
Winning Entries
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Photo Competition:
Building our Community
Images of genuine moments of people connecting, exchanging ideas, and building professional relationships.
Category Winner - Dr King Omeihe
'We came together in this moment not just as colleagues, but as a community that genuinely supports, uplifts and celebrates one another. This photo captures the energy, diversity and shared pride that make BAM feel like a place where we truly belong and grow together.'
Category Runner Up - Neha Pathak
'From London, Mumbai, and Delhi, three co-authors on women's health finally embraced in person at BAM 2025, turning months of virtual collaboration into a moment of pure, joyful magic. And as if the universe was in on it too, we all showed up in beige.'
Participating
Images showcasing a moment where you are sharing insights, leading discussion, or communicating your expertise to an engaged audience.
Category Winner - David Sarpong
'My BAM conference name badges from the last 7years..... non-stop!'
Category Runner Up - Amadou Kuyateh
'A image reminiscent of my PhD journey at the University of Sussex. Through determination and perseverance, the dream of contributing to knowledge has come to reality. May the schemer of this summer forever dance across our pathways.'
Supporting our Wellbeing
Images that reflect moments of relaxation, balance, and activities that support attendees’ physical or mental wellbeing amid the Conference.
Category Winner - Santoshi Sengupta
'Amid insightful discussions and academic engagement during BAM conference - 2022, this playful moment with other participants (whom I met for the first time) from different continents, cultures and institutions reflects the joy, connection, and emotional support that conferences can foster.
This playful moment reflects how conferences can nurture emotional wellbeing by creating friendships, belongingness, and joyful memories alongside professional learning.'
Category Runner Up - Kate Black
'This photo of Ashley Roberts encapsulates moments of relaxation at University of Sussex, Brighton: a wander along the beach, combining fresh air, natural light, and the calming presence of the sea.'
Category Runner Up - Jenny Rodriguez
'This image captures an informal moment where we recharged and reconnected, which created a special memory of the conference.
The image shows us (Jenny, Steve and Stewart) at the BAM2018 Conference gala dinner held at the Concorde Museum in Bristol.'
Celebrating our Successes
Images that celebrate your successes – receiving Awards and recognition, completing a significant milestone, or celebrating a meaningful professional accomplishment.
Category Winner - Stephen Linstead
'BAM supported my groundbreaking work by recognizing film as a legitimate non-standard research output, with the Organizational Studies Conference Track awarding me Best Paper prize. This wonderful community support took me to Hollywood, where I won one of 12 Best Short Documentary awards at the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards (HIIDA). This is myself photographed with actress and presenter Dani Jae'
Category Runner Up - Wiam Idboumsoud
'When one wins, we all win.This candid and spontaneous photo shows colleagues from York St John University celebrating a Best Full Paper Award at the BAM Conference. The shared excitement makes it difficult to tell who the authors are, reflecting a supportive community that celebrates one another's achievements.'
Category Runner Up - Rebecca Beech
'The photo shows myself and my co-founder and co-lead Sahar Bakr, at the BAM2024 Conference in NTU holding our awards for contribution to the ECA community which both portrays the evidence of our building of the ECA Network and the community at BAM and our successes working as a team.'
BAM Bags Around the World
Images featuring any BAM Conference bags in different locations around the world.
Category Winner - Fariba Darabi
'Used in Sheffield, UK, this bag carries the essentials that nourish my garden and my wellbeing, reflecting how BAM has flourished through the giving and receiving of care, love, and support within its community. Here’s to another 40 years of growing with love.'
Category Runner Up - Hector Viveros Tapia
'This pic feature the 2024-2025 BAM bags framed by the Sydney Opera House (Australia). It reflects the international reach of BAM, showing how its global community connects across years and continents in one of the world’s most recognisable locations.'
Greg Bamber
'BAM Fellow Greg Bamber clutching his trusty BAM conference bag while visiting Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Would the driver of the Campus Services van of the neighbouring uni., Harvard, offer him a lift to his digs, as it starts to rain?'
