2023 Annual Photo Contest Winners & Finalists

Congratulations to our winners and finalists in the 2023 Annual Photo Contest! Take a look at all the incredible experiences our students had while abroad. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest!

The Grand Prize Winners for the contest are below:

Cultures, Customs, and Traditions: Esther Mafouta, CC'24 | Spring 2023 | CIEE South Africa: Arts and Sciences in Cape Town | Spending time at the Boma Restaurant, a touristic yet traditional Zimbabwean restaurant in Victoria Falls
Free for All: Indigo Parlin, CC'24 | Spring 2023 | Columbia in Paris: English Program | Opulence in the veins of Palais Garnier in Paris
Landscapes and Cityscapes: Linnea Hopkins-Ekdahl, CC'24 | Spring 2023 | CIEE Czech Republic: Film Studies in Prague | Winter in Prague
Lions Abroad: MeiMei Graber, CC'24 | Summer 2023 | Columbia Summer Core in Paris: Art Humanities and Music Humanities | Enjoying a Parisian picnic with friends
Lottery: Lilienne Kilgore-Brown, CC'24 | Spring 2023 | Middlebury in Madrid | Rainbow in Dublin while visiting the Sandymount Strand
"Out of My Comfort Zone": Timothy Louis Simmons III, SEAS'25 | Spring 2023 | IFSA in New Zealand: University of Auckland | First time skydiving in Taupō, New Zealand (as a disclaimer, skydiving is a high-risk activity; please be aware of your health insurance coverage while abroad)

Cultures, Customs, and Traditions

Esther Mafouta spending time at the Boma Restaurant, a touristic yet traditional Zimbabwean restaurant in Victoria Falls

Min Bae standing in front of the Fushimi Inari Shrine and a giant metal fox sculpture guarding the gates

Abby King waiting for their crepes at a takeout counter in Paris, France

Free For All

Indigo Parlin capturing the gold interior and painted ceilings of the opulent Palais Garnier in Paris

Abby King looking at a marble scuplture in Versailles, France

Rachel Smith being dazzled by the 1113 stained glass windows of this jewel of the radiant gothic style in the La Sainte-Chapelle

Landscape

Hannah Huang capturing a street in the bustling neighborhood of Mong Kok, many minibuses park while drivers are not at work

Linnea Hopkins-Ekdahl took a photo of a small home in the countryside, while on a day trip to Karlstejn Castle in Czechia

Valerie Pires took the opportunity to visit the rooftop terrace of the Duomo di Milano in Italy to view the gothic structures

Lions Abroad

Ravneek Kaur spent most of the day biking Brighton and found their way to a hidden section of the beach with a quiet, private view of the sunset

MeiMei Graber enjoying a Parisian picnic with friends in front of the Effiel Tower

Indigo Parlin took a photo of Clara Hu and Danielle Eregie who pose in Monet's famed garden in Giverny

Lottery

Lola Simon walking along a cherry blossom pathway with friends

Lilienne Shore Kilgore-Brown standing under a rainbow in Dublin while visiting the Sandymount Strand

Out of my Comfort Zone

Timothy Louis Simmons III first time skydiving in Taupō, New Zealand (as a disclaimer, skydiving is a high-risk activity; please be aware of your health insurance coverage while abroad)

Ella Frederike Jacobs capturing a wild lion in the deserts of Africa

Esther Mafouta feeding a Giraffe for the first time ever!

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2023 Annual Photo Contest Winners & Finalists