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IEW Photo Contest

The International Education Week Photo contest is on display during IEW from November 14-18 in Alden Library鈥檚 1st Floor International Collections

5 unique categories:

  • People: Children, adults, families, and self portraits
  • Crossing Cultures:  Cross-cultural interaction
  • Sense of Place:  Capture the essence of what makes a place unique
  • Bobcats: Near and Far: Subjects wearing OHIO attire or displaying Bobcat pride  
  • Global Impact: Share your insight about what is impacting our world and/or how we are addressing it

Join us for the Opening Reception on Tuesday Nov. 15 at 2:00 in Alden Library.

Winners have been invited to share more about their work and experiences in the context of these photos.

Photo Contest Winners

Sense of Place

Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France: Looking at the Arc de Triomphe from below 9/19/2022

"Arc De Triomphe" by Don Hackney

Location: Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
 
Looking at the Arc de Triomphe from below 9/19/2022
Siegfried Hall: Several plants sitting in front of a window, a rack with tattered cheesecloth sits next to them, and a storage cabinet underneath.

"Unnaturally Natural" by Carmen Chao

Location: Siegfried Hall
 
Several plants sitting in front of a window, a rack with tattered cheesecloth sits next to them, and a storage cabinet underneath.
Bradenton Beach: People enjoying a sunset in Bradenton Beach, Florida.

"Hues of Pink" by Ellie Habel

Location: Bradenton Beach, Florida
 
People enjoying a sunset in Bradenton Beach, Florida. 

Crossing Cultures

Washington, D.C.: Iranian flags fly past the United States Capitol as Marchers make their voice heard for Iran and the citizens who lost internet access.

"Capitol" by Emily Hanna

Location: Washington, D.C.

 

Iranian flags fly past the United States Capitol as Marchers make their voice heard for Iran and the citizens who lost internet access

S college street, Athens: from the homecoming parade

"Parade 2" by Joseph Dious

Location: S College Street, Athens

 

From the 2022 homecoming parade
 
Court street: Work hard, Fun harder

"Work hard, Fun harder" by Raghda ElShaloudy

Location: Court Street

 

Work hard, Fun harder

Bobcats: Near and Far

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa: HCOM represents in Southern Africa

"HCOM at Cape of Good Hope" by Dawn Graham

Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

HCOM represents in Southern Africa

Drottningholm, Stockholm, Sweden: Wearing my Bobcat hat at Drottningholm / Royal Palace in Sweden 6/1/2022

"Drottningholm" by Don Hackney

Location: Drottningholm, Stockholm, Sweden
 
Wearing my Bobcat hat at Drottningholm / Royal Palace in Sweden 6/1/2022
 
Hocking Hills, Ohio: On parents weekend 2022, my family all went to stay at a cabin in Hocking Hills. My mom who is photographed in the 51社区 sweatshirt, went to 51社区. My sister, who is photographed next to my mom, is planning on attending Ohio university In the fall of 2023. I am the one taking this photo, who is currently attending 51社区. We all have gone on different paths to get to this point, and 51社区 has played a role in that in each of our

"Mother and Daughter" by Mya Slaven

Location: Hocking Hills, Ohio
 
On parents weekend 2022, my family all went to stay at a cabin in Hocking Hills. My mom who is photographed in the 51社区 sweatshirt, went to 51社区. My sister, who is photographed next to my mom, is planning on attending Ohio university In the fall of 2023. I am the one taking this photo, who is currently attending 51社区. We all have gone on different paths to get to this point, and 51社区 has played a role in that in each of our lives.  We all feel connected to this university.
 

Global Impact

Cleveland, Ohio: Pictured is an orangutan. Humans share approximately 96.4% of their DNA with the spectacualr orangutan species. Illegal logging inside of protected areas have caused a major threat to the survival of orangutans causing all three species of orangutans to be endangered.

"The Diminishing Orangutan" by Ellie Habel

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Pictured is an orangutan. Humans share approximatly 96.4% of their DNA with the spectacualr orangutan species. Illegal logging inside of protected areas have caused a major threat to the survival of orangutans causing all three species of orangutans to be endangered.

Washington, D.C.: A little girl holds up a "Bans Off Our Bodies" flag during the Women's March in Washington, D.C.

"Bans Off Our Bodies" by Emily Hanna

Location: Washington, D.C.

 

A little girl holds up a "Bans Off Our Bodies" flag during the Women's March in Washington, D.C.

Radar Hills: The serenity of places like these combined with music is such a therapy for mental relaxation.

"Music and mental relaxation!" by Danushika Herath

Location: Radar Hills

 

The serenity of places like these combined with music is such a therapy for mental relaxation.

People

Akron, Ohio: Leah Habel kisses her golden retriever puppy, Bleu, on the top of his head in her home in Akron, Ohio. Bleu joined the Habel household during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. "He kept me company during a time when no one else could," says Habel.

"A Girl's Best Friend" by Ellie Habel

Location: Akron, Ohio

 

Leah Habel kisses her golden retriever puppy, Bleu, on the top of his head in her home in Akron, Ohio. Bleu joined the Habel household during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. "He kept me company during a time when no one else could," says Habel.

Washington, D.C.: A fragile woman hides in the crowd of the March for Mahsa Amini and the take down of the Iran Regime.

"Portrait of Elderly Iranian Woman" by Emily Hanna

Location: Washington, D.C.

 

A fragile woman hides in the crowd of the March for Mahsa Amini and the take down of the Iran Regime.

 

Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium: Two girls are chatting and enjoying autumn on campus, sunlight shines down with falling leaves.

"Chatting Girls" by Qiuyang Li

Location: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

 

Two girls are chatting and enjoying autumn on campus, sunlight shines down with falling leaves.