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2024-25 Augie Abroad Photo Contest winners

From majestic ruins in Greece to deep culture-sharing in the Amazon, Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students paint the world with vivid and unusual strokes. Winners of the 2024-2025 Augie Abroad Photo Contest offer a window into the creative exercise of photography and documentation, while enriching their global awareness.

Overall Grand Winner


 

Candid picture capturing the happiness of an elephant tossing dust over its back on a sunny day in Cambodia.

Sofia Versluis ¡¯26 
¡°Pearl of the season¡±
Candid picture capturing the happiness of an elephant tossing dust over its back on a sunny day in Cambodia.

 

Architecture and Design

 Poseidon¡¯s temple ruins in Greece.

Jaycee Bythewood ¡¯25 
¡°The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion¡±
This powerful image frames the classical beauty of Poseidon¡¯s temple ruins in Greece.
 

Nature

 hiking trip in Ecuador

Finnean O¡¯Higgins ¡¯28
¡°Route¡±
Taken on a hiking trip in Ecuador, this image shows winding paths, inviting the viewer to follow the unknown.

 

Culture and Celebration

 colorful traditions and vast knowledge of the Indigenous communities of the Amazon

Leslie Moreno ¡¯26
¡°Amazonian native giving a demonstration¡±
This intimate portrait pays respect to the colorful traditions and vast knowledge of the Indigenous communities of the Amazon.
 

Augie Abroad

 historic ruins of Chellah in Rabat, Morocco

Peter Deffenbaugh ¡¯25 
¡°Everyone say ¡®Chellah¡¯!¡±
Taken at the historic ruins of Chellah in Rabat, Morocco, this photo of a group of smiling Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students perfectly depicts living life boldly and building memories.
 


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