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Photo Contest Winners

Spring 2008 Winners

Thank you to all of our sponsors to donated raffle prizes to the International Mingle!

** Palace Arts ** Cafe Pergolesi ** Zachary's Restaurant ** The Bagelry **

 

 

Congratulations to our winners!!

First Place Winners receive an Ipod Shuffle and EAP Gifts!

Second Place Winners receive travel books from Lonely Planet and EAP Gifts!

Third Place Winners receive UCSC bookstore gift certificates and EAP Gifts!

 

Category:  EAP Portraits

 

1st Place Winner: "Bula"

Photo By:  Darren Schreher EAP Australia Marine Bio Program

Location:  Fiji

Description:  I met some awesome kids on a small island

village in the Fijian island of Waya Lei Lei

2nd Place Winner:

"University of

West Indies Love"

Photo by:

Christine Twohig, EAP UWI Barbados student

Location: 

Paradise Beach, Barbados

Description:

These are EAP students spelling out their love for studying abroad at UWI.

 

3rd Place Winner:

"Happy Girl"

Photo By:  Rose Griffith, EAP India student, Fall 2007

Location: Pondicherry, India

Description: Happy girl making friends on the beach

 

Off the Beaten Path

1st Place Winner:  "The Tree Skeleton"

Photo By:  Alisa Albee, EAP South Africa, UKZN, Durban student, Fall 2007

Location: Sossusvlei, Namibia

Description: the “skeleton”of an

approximately 900-year-old dead tree in the Sossuvlei salt plan, which is located in the Namib-Naukluft National Park. The trees died but the wood does not decompose because it is so dry. Surrounding this tree are the tallest sand dunes in the world.

2nd Place Winnner:

"Pool of Sacred Fish Mosque"

Photo By:  Oliver Miller

Location:  Sanliurfa, Turkey
Description: This mosque, built in 1211 upon the supposed birthplace of Ibrahim (Abraham) now serves as a home to these sacred fish. Legend says that anyone who attempts to harm the fish will be stricken blind… needless to say, these are some of the best kept fish in all of Turkey!

3rd Place Winner:

"Keeping Watch for Mongolians"

Photo By:  Michael Daily EAP China, JPIS student, Summer and Fall 2007

Location: The Great Wall of China

Description: My friend and I hiked about three hours to this particular tower. We pitched a tent, and stayed for the night. This picture was taken at sunrise (about 6am). It was one of the few times in China that I was not surrounded by masses of people. It was tranquil and relaxing.