Winners of Global Culture Photo competition announced

October 27, 2011

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida International Center has announced the winners of the 8th Annual Global Culture Photo competition.

Category 1: Study abroad students
1st Place, Lake Titicaca by Lauren Van Cavage (Puno, Perú)
2nd Place, Abba by Tommy Budd (Lalibela, Ethiopia)
3rd Place, Tierra del Fuego by Quynh-Le Nguyen (Ushuaia, Argentina)

Category 2: International students
1st Place, A Race to Infinity by Sagar Bhandare (Daytona, Fla.)
2nd Place, American Symbol II by Xiao Wang (New York, N.Y.)
3rd Place, Little Havana by Diana Bejar Diaz (Miami, Fla.)

Category 3: Faculty, staff and alumni
1st Place, Three Young Monks by William John Grisaitis (Myanmar (Burma)
2nd Place, Artigas Rides On by Joan Flocks (Montevideo, Uruguay)
3rd Place, Looking to the Future by Sarah Kiewel (Rugerero, Rwanda)

Category 4: Photography and photojournalism students
1st Place, Lady’s Man by Lyn Kramer (Berlin, Germany)
2nd Place, Source of Life by Jocelyn Lemus (Sahara Desert, Africa)
3rd Place, Created by Kayla Hauge (Paris, France)

To view all winning photos please visit http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/pd/photocontest.html
An opening reception will be held at 3 p.m. Nov. 14 in Grinter Gallery as part of International Education Week 2011. Winning photographers will join us to share the story behind their photos. An exhibit featuring this year’s winning photographs will be held at the Grinter Gallery from Nov. 14 to Dec. 2.