Education Abroad

2018 Photo Contest

Seeing the World: City life, nature landscapes, global differences

  • 2018 Winner: “Toho Theaters Guardian” by Dalton Lyons (Japanese in Japan). “Photo of Godzilla over Toho theater and the busy crowd of Shinjuku.”

Dalton Lyons

  • 2018 Runner up: “Natural Imitations” by Adryan Phillips (Japanese in Japan). “I learned this in an unrelated art-history class, but only fully understood it while visiting Japan; Asian culture’s have a unique view of beauty that is not common in more western countries. The more simple and natural looking something is, the more beautiful it is.”

Embracing New Cultures: Food, cultural lifestyles, local traditions and activities

  • 2018 Winner: “Friend Request” by Katherine Cox (Health, Food Systems, and the Environment in Cuba). “This was a candid photo taken in Old Havana of a working man and colorfully dressed woman engaged in a friendly conversation. Although she is holding a cell phone, it is unlikely she is using the internet because Wi-Fi is difficult to come by in Cuba. I noticed that Cubans were more comfortable socially interacting with each other; my theory is the lack of internet influences this culture of warmth and connection.”
  • 2018 Runner up: “Experiencing New Cultures” by David Prescott (Sociology in Bolivia). “This picture was taken July 8, 2018 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. This is the tallest statue of Jesus in the world. When building it the deliberately made it 6 inches taller than the very famous one in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I later felt a sense of shame for being Catholic in Bolivia after I learned of all their hard work to colonize.”
    A male student wearing dark blue jeans, a red shirt, a gray Nike sweatshirt, brown shoes, and glasses with a string is holding his hands in prayer in front of the large, white Cristo de la Concordia statue of Jesus Christ in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Self-Discovery: What you’ve learned about yourself through your travels or your academic course

  • 2018 Winner: “La Sagrada Família” by Destiney Baker (Film Studies in Spain). “This gorgeous structure is the inside of a catholic church in Spain called La Sagrada Família. Though I stray from religion myself this experience was unlike anything I’ve felt in a church. From the art to height of the building itself this is the place to be when in Spain.”
    Inside of La Segrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain. The photo is taken inside the cathedral looking up at the roof. The room is largely dark on the sides but light shines through the roof.
  • 2018 Runner up: “Self-Discovery” by Emory Neer (Health, Food Systems, and the Environment in Cuba). “This is a picture that got taken at Zenit Tattoo in Santa Fe, Cuba by Latinta magazine; Cuba’s first body art magazine. I sometimes get social anxiety, and tend to feel like my presence is a burden and I suck at socializing. I went to this tattoo shop last minute, completely on a whim, and ended up making friends with everyone there and hanging out into the night. Apparently I have social skills.”
    Four women sitting in a square pattern on the sidewalk in front of a red concrete brick wall with paint scratched off in the middle of the wall. The woman in the left foreground has a tattoo of a ship on her left leg and a tattoo of a rose on her right arm. She is wearing a white T-shirt that says Viernes and white-rimmed red sunglasses, and has dyed blue hair. In the right foreground, a woman with dyed red hair is wearing a black t-shirt and sitting sideways. In the left background, a woman with curly brown hair has her hand cupped over her mouth and is holding a white paper cup. In the right background, a woman with black hair and brown eyes is looking at the camera and is seen wearing a black shirt and white tennis shoes.