Thanks to everyone who took part in this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest! Most especially thank you to each of our talented entrants, our great judges, and to our Chancellor Dr. Kimberly Van Noort for supporting the contest and providing the grand prize. We had a generous outpouring of talent this year as you can see below. Although this was our first year bringing the contest back post pandemic, UNCA Study Abroad will be doing this contest annually so please keep your eye on their site (link) and social media (link) so you can participate for next year! We are now pleased to announce the winners of our 2023 Study Abroad Photo Contest!
Nature’s Beauty Category
1st Place: I Wanna Taste It! – Sveitarfélagid Hornafördur, Iceland – Rafael Aguilera
2nd Place: Highland Cow – Edinburgh – Callahan Meyer
3rd Place: Between Karwendal and Weiherburgbach – Innsbruck, Austria – Bea Bradley
Honorable Mention (tie): Via ferrata by the Norwegian fjords – Odda, Norway – Beatrice Faureng
Honorable Mention (tie): Winter in Iceland – Vik, Iceland – Anne Ogg
Cross-Cultural Category
1st Place: Bahia De Caraquez – Bahia De Caraquez, Ecuador – Rafael Aguilera
2nd Place: Risk – Maui, Hawaii – Aidan Hjelsand
3rd Place: Universal Game – Honduras mountains (Santiago community) – Vollie Barnwell
Honorable Mention: Abundance – Hanoi, Vietnam – Star Neorr
People Category
1st Place: Peace – Belize City, Belize – Rafael Aguilera
2nd Place: Love at Any Age – Steigen, Norway – Beatrice Faureng
3rd Place: Leather Tannery – Fez, Morocco – Anne Ogg
Honorable Mention: La Gente de Palomino – Palomino, Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia – Abby Jay
Reflections Category
1st Place: Muddy Sky – Chong Khneas Floating Village, Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia – Star Neorr
2nd Place: Niños de Palomino – Palomino, Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia – Abby Jay
3rd Place: Solemn – Honduras Mountains – Vollie Barnwell
Honorable Mention: La Città Eterna (The Eternal City) – Rome, Italy – Beatrice Bradley
Chancellor’s Purchase Award
Solemn – Honduras Mountains – Vollie Barnwell
We received many outstanding submissions this year and we want to congratulate and thank all of the students, staff, and faculty who entered. Our only regret is that there can only be one winner. Congratulations to Vollie Barnwell for receiving the Chancellor’s Purchase Award in the amount of $250!
