LONDON, UK – 2^nd April 2024 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd: In an exciting partnership between Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and The British Photography Awards, the winners of the UK’s Mobile Photography Awards 2024 have been revealed.

For the month of February, a free-to-enter competition ran across the UK, inviting those with any mobile device to be in with a chance of winning Samsung tech and to have their work nationally showcased.

In six distinct categories, participants displayed their creative efforts, capturing everyday scenarios, straight from their smartphone of choice. These included Zoom In and Night Scenes, where Samsung Galaxy users in particular could maximise their devices’ incredible zoom and low-light capabilities.

The following entrants were crowned as winners on Saturday 23^rd March:

• Pet Category: Ross Paget, Bath Night
• Food & Drink Category: Margaret Jaszowska, Fresh Lemon Juice
• Landscape Category: Hayden Tomlinson, Hiking In The Clouds
• Zoom In Category: Sarah Smith – Queen V
• Night Scene Category: Alexander Howard – The Evening Rush
• Portrait Category: Dotun McAwhy – Two Heads, One Heart

Winning shots included participant Ross Paget’s dog in ‘Bath Night’ which he describes as ‘contemplating the meaning of cleanliness’, captured with a Samsung Galaxy device.

Another standout winning image was Norwich-based photographer Dotun’s ‘Two Heads, One Heart’, showcasing a scene of him and his son lying together, also shot with a Galaxy device.

Each category winner received the title of Mobile Photography Award Champion, a brand-new Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and was invited to a special workshop co-hosted by The British Photography Association and Samsung to further hone their skills. With the most megapixels on a Galaxy smartphone and AI processing, Galaxy S24 Ultra raises the bar for image quality every time you hit the shutter. What’s more, the new ProVisual engine recognises objects — improving colour tone, reducing noise and bringing out detail. It is the perfect choice for any budding smartphone photographer.

Annika Bizon, Director of Marketing, Omnichannel & Head of Ireland – MX Division said:

“We’re passionate about opening new audiences to our incredible technology with our partners. This collaboration with the British Photography Awards has been a great opportunity to showcase some of the nation’s best mobile photography. Having the right smartphone device can empower anyone to capture stunning photos, and Galaxy S24 Ultra is the ultimate companion. It boasts an incredible camera with industry-leading features to equip photographers with everything they need.”

The competition’s most captivating entries are on show in an interactive virtual gallery, and lead talent will be invited to exhibit their work at the prestigious BPA 2024 Gala.

To learn more about the competition and its winners, visit here: https://www.britishphotographyawards.org/2024-mobile-photography-awards/gallery

For more information about Galaxy S24 Ultra, please visit: https://www.samsung.com/uk/smartphones/galaxy-s24-ultra/buy/

LONDON, UK – Thursday 1^st February 2024 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd: Parents are grappling with how to parent digitally, with over half expressing concern for their child’s online safety (53%) – ranking just second to worries over their general health and wellbeing (67%).

Despite growing concerns, the research commissioned by Samsung, ahead of Safer Internet Day, has unveiled a knowledge gap when it comes to safeguarding a child’s first device. Studies show 91% of 11-year-olds now own a mobile^[1], but over a third of parents (35%) confess to their children knowing more about technology than them and almost a fifth (17%) are unaware of how to set up parental controls on smartphones altogether.

In fact, Google searches for how to set up safety features have peaked by over 5000% in the last three months. Further to this, 21% feel like their young ones are more in the know on AI^[2].

This year, celebrations and learning on Safer Internet Day (February 6^th) will highlight the importance of young people’s voices – understanding the changes they want to see online and what their perspectives are on new and emerging technology. To support this, Samsung has partnered with a local school and parenting influencers to ask them what they think about the issue.

Andrew Reedie, Class Teacher at King’s Cross Academy said: “A lot of parents haven’t necessarily grown up with the technology and digital opportunities we see today, and the rapid pace of development means they are essentially learning about it at the same time as their kids. It’s not hard to see how this can be scary, particularly when it comes to more complicated topics such as AI.”

Despite over 1 in 10 parents (12%) being unsure of how to have conversations with their child about online safety, it seems that Generation Alpha is more confident with life online than expected.  As part of the collaboration, Samsung asked children to express what AI meant to them via informal debate and digital drawings. Despite natural concerns from their elders, children were excited about the future of tech and the positive about the impact AI is having on their day-to-day lives, both in and out of education.

Indiana, 10 years old, Student of King’s Cross Academy said: “We already use AI in our everyday lives, it’s part of our learning at school for loads of different topics. While people can take advantage of it, you’ve got others using it for good things like taking care of crops. People should pay attention as in the future, it could help us to grow new species of plants.”

Ariella, 11 years old, Student of King’s Cross Academy said: “AI is weird but also super cool. I like that I can interact and get information from something that isn’t just a human.”

To support Safer Internet Day, Samsung is helping to plug the gap with a free workshop to further support children with understanding AI in the context of online safety.

Hosted at Samsung KX, in King’s Cross, London, this will be the first in a series of events as part of the commitment to the online safety of children and supporting parents throughout the UK.

Samsung has also renewed its partnership with Internet Matters for the fifth year, giving parents and carers throughout the nation easy access to a range of online safety guides and educational tools to use with their children through ‘The Online Together Project’.

James Kitto, Vice President, Head of MX Division at Samsung UK said:

“As a technology company, we have a responsibility to ensure our innovations have a positive impact on society as a whole, and our continued work with Internet Matters is a testament to our commitment to keeping children safe online. We are committed to supporting parents as their children navigate the online world, which includes providing education on the parental controls on our devices.

Jessie Soohyun Park, Head of CSR at Samsung UK said:

“As a parent, I know how important it is to understand the online space and what it can mean for children. But amongst everything else going on in our lives, it can be tricky to know where to start. Hearing from the children has been eye-opening, as it has shown this generation is hopeful for the future of technology when able to use it safely.”

Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy S24 series, which leads the way into a new era that will forever change how mobile devices empower users. AI amplifies nearly every experience responsibly, for example, anytime Galaxy S24 deploys generative AI to amplify an image, a watermark will appear on the image and in the metadata.

To find out more about Samsung’s commitment to online safety visit: https://www.samsung.com/uk/sustainability/online-safety/ 

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[1] Source: https://hyperjar.com/blog/what-age-should-a-child-have-a-phone-uk 

[2] Google Trends | Rising searches related to “parental controls” in the past 90 days