The votes have been tallied and we're happy to announce the winners for this year's Photo Contest. Thank you to all who submitted entries. Also, a special thanks to our judges!
HOKIES GO GLOBAL
INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS
Photographer: Matthew Lacey
This was about halfway through our 4 hour trip down the Shiripuno River to Siripuno Lodge. The motorized canoe snaked from bank to bank, swerving to miss submerged logs that clogged the river. This was the longest canoe commute of our trip but it was breathtakingly beautiful. We were punging deep into the territory of the Huaorani indigenous tribe, one of the last truly uncontacted peoples. Everyone was on the edge of their seats scanning the banks for caiman, anaconda, macaws, and jaguars. (Chiripuno River, Ecuadorian Amazon - Tropical Ecology, Ecuador program)
WHERE IN THE WORLD
MAGYAR TRAM
Photographer: Kaitlin Greenleaf
Magyar means Hungary in the Hungarian language. The yellow trams run all around Budapest. This one captures one crossing the Green Bridge over the Danube river. (Budapest, Hungary - Virginia Tech Exchange Program, University College Dublin)
WORLD IN MOTION
THE WALLED CITY
Photographer: Anna Pendleton
One of our first stops on our trip was to Avila, Spain. The city is frozen in the past with its walled barrier. The entire town is encased in a wall that was used as protection. Before entering into the city, we stopped outside to see it from above. There was a painter at the same spot painting the city. (Avila, Spain - VT Camino program)
SPIRIT OF UT PROSIM: THAT I MAY SERVE
A GROWING MIND
Photographer: Meredith Moreno
One of my brightest student, Queen, learns the words for different types of weather in English. (Rilima, Rwanda - Lugano, Switzerland program)
FACULTY AND STAFF
KICHWA DANCERS IN STREET FESTIVAL
Photographer: Ryan Stewart
Returning from Laguna de Cuicocha, our study abroad group encountered the main road through Quiroga closed due to a town parade. The students and I took the opportunity to witness many of the traditional dances and customs of the Kichwa people that live in this portion of Ecuador, including colored-dressed young women seen dancing here through the rain-slickened streets. (Quiroga, Ecuador - Ecuador Wintermester)
INSTAFAMOUS TRAVELER
DESERT, BRICK, AND SKY
Photographer: Michael Folta
The building is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dabi. I took it during a trip as a student representative for the Solar Decathlon in Dubai, UAE. (Abu Dabi, United Arab Emirates - Solar Decathlon Opening Ceremony)
The photos will be appearing in displays throughout campus, so be on the lookout and see them in person. Even though the contest has come to a close, please continue sharing your photos with us! Instagram: @vtabroad or email vtabroad@vt.edu.
