Study Abroad Photo Contest 2010
Cultural Adventure
1st Place & Overall Grand Prize Winner!
Matthew Rodgers, "Cape Coast", Cape Coast, Ghana
While we were taking a tour of the Cape Coast Castle, I slipped aside to snap this picture of a young boy near the ocean. He was one of the many children who were playing in the water near the fishermen.
2nd Place
Sirida Hamilton, "Graduation Ceremony", Oyama City, Japan
A graduating senior was thrown up in the air by all his juniors. Graduating girls dressed up in hakama, a traditional Japanese costume. Most Japanese graduates start looking for jobs in their junior or senior year in college.
3rd Place
Jessica Sacks, "Market Day on the Dominican/ Haitian Border", Dajabon, Dominican Republic
A Haitian woman carrying eggs on the Dominican side of the border pushing her way through the wall of people back toward the border crossing and Haiti.
Most Picturesque
1st Place
Sirida Hamilton, "Gone Fishing", Lake Kawaguchi, Japan
A fishing boat leisurely floats in Lake Kawaguchi during the full-bloom cherry blossom season, with Mount Fuji in the background.
2nd Place
Alex Dykes, "Twisted View of History", Berlin, Germany
It was taken at the Holocaust Memorial located in central Berlin.
3rd Place
Megan Addair, "Sunset Morocco", Rabat, Morocco
My first day in Morocco. This was the walk home from the Souk (market) and the sunset peeked through this tree to say hello.
Most Unusual
1st Place
Jeannie Sego, "Sheep Catch", Ecuador
On the way to Cotacachi, Ecuador, we stopped in a small village. We were entertained by a woman playing Catch with her sheep.
2nd Place
Jean Pratt, "Unusual Fountain II", Nurnberg, Germany
Fountain in Nurnberg, Germany.
3rd Place
Ashley Henke, "Polish "I Love You" Apples", Wroclaw, Poland
Apples at a market in Wroclaw, Poland show their affectionate side by displaying “I Love You” in both English and Polish.
IUPUI Students Abroad
1st Place
Timothy Moffett, "The Siq Trail", Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve, Jordan
This photo is of the study abroad group hiking the Siq Trail in the Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve in Jordan.
2nd Place
Ben Pidgeon, "Sao Paulo Skyline at 6:00am", Sao Paulo, Brazil
We had a whirl-wind of events scheduled for the day in Sao Paulo with meetings at Natura and Eaton and a plane to catch. We had to get up at 5:30 to pack our bags. On a chance we headed up to the top floor to see if it was open and found a beautiful 360 view of the entire city from a top the Blue Tree hotel.
3rd Place
Stephanie Richard, "Modibo and His New Friend", Ayutthaia, Thailand
Modibo poses with his new elephant friend.