Photography
HWS Abroad Photo Contest
HWS students who have studied internationally are invited to submit images to the HWSabroad Photo Contest, held each spring semester. The Contest enables students to share their photos and stories with the campus community, providing insight into the range of experiences the students have while abroad. Winning submissions are recognized during a campus-wide event, featuring live performances, food, and prizes.
2020 Study Abroad Photo Contest
Rachel Yackel '21 takes second place in the Architecture category for her photograph of the Prague, Czech Republic skyline. The photograph was taken from Charles Tower.
Through a SIIF grant, Alyssa Capuano '21 explored the history and meaning of the Áo dài, a traditional Vietnamese dress. Here, Capuano wears an Áo dài in the city of Hội An.
Another third place winner, Djeneba Ballo '20 photographs a student at a local elementary school. Together, Ballo and the student planted trees. Ballo also won in the Street Photography category. She is pictured earlier in the TWIP gallery.
In first place in the Black & White category, Brandon Harding '20 photographs riders on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Brandon Harding '20 poses in the Mù Cang Chải mountains.
Bjørn Antell '21 won second place for his Black & White photograph of a harbor in Oslo, Norway. The image was taken by the Fram Museum.
While studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, Bjørn Antell '21 landed a SIIF grant to study waterfront and naval architecture throughout Scandinavia.
In third place, Joshua Wasserman '20 captures a freezing night in the Arctic Circle. The photograph was taken in Tromsø, Norway.
While traveling, Joshua Wasserman '20 (second left) meets up with Elizabeth Fajardo ’20, Madeline Fitzwilliam ’20 and Ally Bryan ’20 in Sintra, Portugal.
In first place in the Architecture category, Peggy Wagner '21 photographs Neist Point, an abandoned lighthouse on the Isle of Sky, Scotland. Wagner also won in the Landscape category.
Also in third place, Alyssa Capuano '21 takes a portrait of a young boy on stilts in Sa Pa, Vietnam.
Rachel Yackel '21, Shayla Meehan '21, Delia Lawver '21 and Ellie Burns '21 gather for a photo in Prague.
Tied for third place, Connor Solomon '20 takes a snapshot of the Chouara tannery in Africa's oldest medina, located in Fès, Morocco.
Connor Solomon '20 hikes in Fès, Morocco.
Also in third place, Shannon Smith '20 aims her camera up to capture the interior of Santa Maria in Portico Church. The photograph was taken in Lazio, Italy.
Shannon Smith '20 poses in front of the Amalfi Coast.
In first place in the People's Choice category, Samantha Buckenmaier '20 photographs women shelling argan tree shells in order to make argan oil.
Samantha Buckenmaier '20 is photographed in front of the Temple of Zeus ruins in Athens, Greece.
In second place in People's Choice, Joshua Wasserman '20 captures Brøndby IF fans celebrating a goal during a soccer match. Wasserman also won in the Black & White category. He is pictured earlier in the TWIP gallery.
Third place in People's Choice, Alyssa Capuano '21 photographs two women sewing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Capuano also won in the People's Choice category and is pictured earlier in the TWIP gallery.
Earning second place in Street Photography, Djeneba Ballo '20 captures an image of life in Gorée Island, Senegal.
Nicholas Stone '21 poses with his water gun team during the Songkran festival in Thailand.
Also in first place in the Landscape category, Ali Turner's '20 photograph of the rice paddies in Mù Cang Chải, Vietnam.
Ali Turner '20 hikes in the mountains of Mù Cang Chải.
Peggy Wagner '21 lands second place in Landscape for this image, taken on the summit of Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in Scotland.
Peggy Wagner '21 and Lea Filyk '21 pose in the Grand Place of Brussels, Belgium, where they studied abroad.
In third place, Meredith Fennell '20 captures this view of Wales from the vantage of Mount Snowdon.
Meredith Fennell '20 pauses for a photo on her way to the top of Mount Snowdon.
Chad Kilvert '20 wins first place for Street Photography. Kilvert captured an alleyway in Starigrad, Croatia.
Chad Kilvert ’20 studied abroad in Freiburg, Germany through an IES Abroad program in environmental studies. Through the Julius G. Blocker '53 Fellowship, Kilvert researched sustainability practices in the city.
In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we showcase winning photographs from the HWS Global Visions Photo Contest, and portraits of the students who took them. Tied for first place in the Landscape category, Nicholas Stone '21 captures Lake Bled in Slovenia.
Djeneba Ballo '20 studied abroad in Dakar, Senegal. While there, she took classes in Wolof and French, and maintained a blog - where she deconstructed myths about African life and culture.
Tolulope Arasanyin '21 wins third place in Street Photography for her snapshot of a man and his cyclo. Taken in Hanoi, Vietnam, the cyclo was first utilized during French occupation. It is now a popular way for tourists to see the city.
Through an SIIF grant, Tolulope Arasanyin '21 conducted independent research on pre- and post-war Vietnam. Titled, Humans of Hanoi: From Colonialism to Communism, Arasanyin conducted in person interviews with locals.
In the Portrait category, Elise Donovan '22 won first place for her photograph of entrepreneur and farmer Azing Lepcha in Hathidunga, Sikkim, India.
Elise Donovan '22 (center right) is joined by Al Sarker '20, Mary Healy '20 and Brandon Harding '20 while hiking in the Darjeeling hills in India.
For her portrait of a man in Transylvania hand whittling chess pieces, Rachel Meller '21 won second place in the Portrait category.
While studying abroad in Budapest, Hungary, Rachel Meller '21 received a SIIF grant to study the geopolitical history of Chimney Cakes, a traditional dessert.
Third place in the Portrait category was a three way tie. Here, Ali Turner '20 captures a proud local catching and releasing a fish in the village of Song De Vong, Vietnam. Turner also won in the Landscape category and is pictured earlier in the TWIP gallery.
Global Visions Galleries
