2009 Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 international photo contest.  We received more than 300 submissions and selected the following 17 winners.

All winning photos will be displayed in Puryear hall and featured in the spring 2009 "Richmond International."  Photos entered in the contest may also be used for other university publications.

Faculty/Staff- Photo taken by me abroad

First Place
"Approaching Storm," Jonathan Wight, Economics Department, photo taken in Cumbria, England

International/Exchange Student- Photo taken by me in my home country

First Place and Best in Show
"Eiffel Tower by Night," Elodie Paris, exchange student from Université Catholique de Lille

Second Place
"The Tiger's Nest," Pin Thanesnant, '11, photo taken in Paro, Bhutan

 International/Exchange Student- Photo taken by me in the United States

First Place
"What's Wrong With You?" Elodie Paris, exchange student from Université Catholique de Lille,
Photo taken in Richmond, Va

Second Place
"American Flirt," Claire Lelievre, exchange student from MICEFA, photo taken in New York City

 International/Exchange Student- Photo taken of me in the United States

First Place
"Writing on the Freedom Wall," Shiren Siew, exchange student from Hong Kong University
Photo taken in Charlottesville, Va

Semester/Year Study Abroad Student- Photo taken by me abroad

First Place
"An Organic Day with Paw," Jackie Fan, photo taken in Surin Province, Northeast Thailand

Second Place
"Gutter Mouth," Luke Filipos, photo taken in Osaka, Japan

Semester/Year Study Abroad Student- Photo taken of me abroad

First Place
"Downhill Run," John Kendall, photo taken in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Second Place
"Train Rides," Alison Heslin, photo taken in Rajasthan, India

Semester/Year Study Abroad Student- Photo of student at host institution or in host city

First Place
"Quito Overview," Ben Weinstein, photo taken in Quito, Ecuador

Summer Study Abroad Students- Photo taken by me abroad

First Place
"After the Hailstorm," Emily Marie Ruzich, Photo taken in Lyons, France

Second Place
"Face of Wisdom," Karen Debonis, photo taken in Ayacucho, Peru

Alumni- Photo taken by me

First Place
"The Road," Dick Page,'92, photo taken in India

Second Place
"Burmese Fisherman," Brooke Garnett,'03, photo taken in Myanmar

Funny Bone (open to all entrants)

First Place
"Motorcycle Ducks," Brooke Garnett,'03, photo taken in Java, Indonesia

Second Place
"Sand Paper," Katie Losey,'02, photo taken in Erg Chebbi, Morocco

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