UFIC Global Culture Photo Contest 2008
Congratulations to the 2008 Global Culture Photo Contest Winners! The UF International Center and the Transnational and Global Studies Center held the Fourth Annual Global Culture Photography Competition during Fall 2008. Judges awarded a 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and honorable mentions in each of the four categories: Study Abroad Students; International Students; Faculty, Staff and Alumni; and UF Photography and Photojournalism Students. 1st prize winners received $200, 2nd prize winners received $100 and 3rd prize winners received $50.
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Study Abroad Students
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1st: "Look Inside"
by Brian Nelson
Merida, Mexico |
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2nd: "The Rowing Child" by Dawson Henry
Siem Reap, Cambodia |
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3rd: "Subsistence Comes from Weathered Hands" by Alex Theodore
rural Swaziland, near Ngonini |
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Honorable Mention:
“Flamenco in the Caves" by Nicole Birch
Granada, Spain |
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Honorable Mention:
"Father’s Hand and Son” by Elizabeth Freeman
Dublin, Ireland |
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Honorable Mention:
“Tibet Prayer Flags"
by Gesi Schilling
Tibet |
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Honorable Mention:
"Encima de la Colina… (On Top of the Hill…)"
by Sasha Rodriguez
Toledo, Spain |
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International Students
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1st: "Shaving on the Bus" by Tamas Kolos-Lakatos
Gainesville, FL |
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2nd: "Life on the Edge" by Tamas Kolos-Lakatos
Gainesville, FL |
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3rd: " Phoenix"
by Mujde Erten
Yosemite National Park, California |
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Honorable Mention:
"American Dream"
by Mujde Erten
Yosemite National Park, California |
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Faculty, Staff and Alumni
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1st: "Prayer for Tomorrow"
by Sarah Kiewel
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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2nd: "Fante Boy on Hyaman"
by Courtnay Micots
Ghana, West Africa |
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3rd: "Civilized Mirage"
by Wendy King
Panama City, Panama |
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Honorable Mention: "Stuck in the Past"
by Sarah Kiewel
Havana, Cuba
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Photography & Journalism Students
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1st: "Wander in the Memory of WWII"
by Chen Wang
Berlin, Germany |
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2nd: "From a Bucket"
by Jeremiah Stanley
El Modelo, Zacapa, Guatemala |
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3rd: "Caged from the Victory"
by Chen Wang
Berlin, Germany |
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Honorable Mention: "Red Labor"
by Jason Henry
Teculutan, Guatemala |
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Honorable Mention:
"A Boy and a Boat" by Jeremiah Stanley
Santa Maria (Iquitos), Peru |
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Honorable Mention:
"München Surfers" by Jasmine Luoma
Munich, Germany |
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