Congratulations to our 2018-2019 GEO Photo Contest winners, and thanks to everyone who submitted photos this year! We received a record number of photos - nearly 1,000! Although it was tough to narrow down, we are so excited with the winning photos. Continue to tune into GEO's Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to keep updated on all things study abroad. If you submitted photos to the contest, you may even see your photos being used for social media posts!
#InstafamousTraveler | Reid Mauer
Caption: The Milky Way looms over a tent in the Australian Outback Location: Mungo National Park, Australia Program: University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Spring 2018 VT Bilateral Exchange
Hokies Go Global | Ashton Sotiro
Title: Pure Bliss Caption: That moment when you can't believe that you are actually here. That this is actually happening. That this is your life. Jasmyn, a new friend I made while on our trip, was experiencing that moment just as we were riding a gondola under a bridge in Venice. Her pure bliss captured in this photo is the perfect way to describe our experience studying abroad. Location: Venice, Italy Major: Hospitality & Tourism Management, Marketing Program: Pamplin: International Business in Lugano: Combining Theory and Practice
World in Motion | Sydney Delbridge
Title: Just a little game of foosball Caption: Local kids partake in an intense game of foosball as tourists watch over. Location: Manarolla, Cinque Terre Major: Interior Design - Architecture and Urban Studies Program: CAUS: Interior Design in Florence
Spirit of Ut Prosim | Michaela Estes
Title: Take Me if You Need Caption: It was our group’s first day of 300 km of walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. That afternoon, sitting on a trail marker we came across a pair of boots left by a stranger with the words, “take me if you need,” written on its heel. Already hurting from the hiking that day, our spirits were immediately lifted knowing that pilgrims on the trail had each other’s backs and embodied Ut Prosim, an idea we value so much at home. Location: Chozo de Abajo, Spain Major: Spanish and Neuroscience Program: Camino de Santiago, Spain, Summer Session I 2018
Where in the World | Brent Miller
Title: Taj - Beyond Belief Caption: A rare opportunity of an uncrowded wonder of the modern world framed by perfectly timed bird flights and captures the essence of the Taj's marble warmth. Location: Taj Mahal - Moon Garden Major: MBA, Pamplin College of Business Program: Pamplin: International Marketing and Hospitality in Emerging Economies - A Comparative Global Perspective in India and Dubai
Faculty/Staff | Jennifer Clevenger
Title: Room with a View
Caption: In May, I took students on study abroad to China. We visited the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, also known as the Heroes section. While walking on the wall, I came to one of the towers and looked out onto the vast Great Wall and surrounding scenery.
Location: Guilin, China
