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The Views from Away Photo Competition is held every year. Three images taken by students who studied away in the previous year are chosen as prizewinners. You can see all the entries below, preceded by the names of the winners. Click on a thumbnail image for a larger version.

Views from Away, 2006-07

First place: Kaitlin Hammersley, "Surveying the Catch"
Runners-up: Amy Ahearn, "Eighth Standard Schoolgirls," and Carolyn Hricko, "My Bahini"

An honorable mention goes to all our finalists: Adam Karl, "Camels in the Shadow of Oldonyo Lengai," and to Kaitlin Hammersley (again), "Afternoon Chai," and Carolyn Hricko (again), "Two Hindu Sadhus."

Amy Ahearn (SITA, Madurai, India)


A roadside image from Kerala, India.	Fruit sellers in downtown Hyderabad, taken in the marketplace outside the city's largest mosque. Women in black burquas carefully select colorful fruit.	8th standard schoolgirls in the Madurai government school where I conducted my independent study project. The blackboard behind the girls reads: "Knowledge is Power".

Jillian Neary (IES, Barcelona, Spain)


Correfoc festival, Barcelona. This is a long procession/parade of fire crackers, flames, and people dressed as devils, held during the La Merce weekend.	At the Camp Nou soccer stadium for FC Barcelona. I am with my roommate from the program and we are wearing signature jerseys.	Artist hidden behind paintings. Taken on our orientation trip to Collioure, a small French port just over the Spanish border.

Kat Armstrong (Vassar-Wesleyan, Paris, France)


Oyster beds at L'Herbe village in Aquitaine, France (outside Bordeaux. My host family from Bordeaux brought me to L'Herbe to sample the best oysters in France.	Springtime in Provence, France; I drove past this field of planted mustard and typical Provencal village during a week of travel with friends in Southern France.	Looking up at the central spire of the Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France. My Parisian program took a day-trip to Rouen to see the world-famous cathedral.

Anne Cathcart (CET, Siena, Italy)


Riomaggiore: One of the Cinque Terre five hill-top towns at sunset	A view of Siena's Piazza del Campo from the top of the town hall's campanile (bell tower)	A window in the Tuscan town of Vinci

Kaitlin Hammersley (SIT, Tanzania, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation)


Afternoon Chai	Cheetahs in the Serengeti	Surveying the Catch: Fish from Lake Manyara

Avery Forbes (University of Tasmania, Hobart)


We were on a 3-day train trip across the empty red center of Australia. One morning the train stopped next to a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. A white "ute" was parked next to the tracks. An Aboriginal woman stepped off the train, got into the "ute", and drove off into the desert.	The view from the InterIslander Ferry in New Zealand as I crossed from the North to the South Island	A beach in the Abel Tasman National Park during low tide

Michael Glantz (ISLE, Kandy, Sri Lanka)


Phil falling. Phil Friedrich, our ISLE assistant, about to tumble down the face of Pidurangala, in the north near Sigiriya Rock. He isn't actually going to fall but I couldn't resist the coolness of the shot.	Podimaama. This is the breakfast table with my podimaama (younger uncle in Sinhala) overlooking our front yard. We are in the middle of my favorite breakfast, kiriappa, milk pancakes with palm honey and ginger.	Neighborhood. This is a footbridge in our neighborhood that my host father and I walked to on a regular basis. I just like how green everything is and how the bridge reminds me of Indiana Jones.

Bennett Haynes (CIEE, Khon Kaen, Thailand)


Breakfast before School	Grandpa and Charcoal	Silk

Andrew Steltzer (IES, Nagoya, Japan)


A few of the kids from the community taiko group that I joined while in Owariasahi	A taiko performance during the local festival in Owariasahi with the group I joined while studying at Nanzan	The KFC colonel all dressed up for Christmas in downtown Nagoya

Emily Krull (University College London)


Gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice	Sunset over Florence	Daffodils in St. James Park

Oliver Cunningham (Middlebury in Chile, Universidad Austral)


Neruda's head carved into the rock at the beach outside his house at Isla Negra, the most famous of his three houses and where he wrote the majority of his poetry	Torres del Paine in Southern Patagonia: the inspiration for my Watson fellowship	I spent the day learning about the indigenous education system with Mapuche students, who are here dancing the Cueca, the national dance

Joshua Miller (Tel Aviv University, Israel)


Israel at 59: Playing with Fire. A man shows off his fire-spinning skills in an impromptu performance at a large street party in Tel Aviv, Israel on Yom Ha'atzmaout, Israeli Independence Day. All over Israel people celebrate that their country, against all odds, has survived - and prospered - for 59 years	Old City of Acre. At the Old City of Acre, a fisherman ties a lure on his line as a little boy looks on. Tourists mingle at the port in the background as two kids play in the water.	Friends. A cow and a bird stand next to each other near rows of crops on Moshav Gan Ner, about five miles southeast of Afula, Israel.

Sarah Wissler (SIT, Australia, Multicultural Society)


Nighttime Melbourne	Sustainable smoothies. I enjoyed a bike-powered smoothie at Melbourne's Sustainable Living Festival, which raises awareness of the importance of environmental protection.	Two Apostles. At the end of the semester, my program director took my group to the Twelve Apostles rock formation on the Great Ocean Road.

Megan Waterman (SIT, Australia, Multicultural Society)


Resting Koala. In the tall trees lining the road in Southern Victoria, many koalas rested. This one really smiled for me.	Melbourne Docklands. Melbourne's harbor is not nearly as glamorous as Sydney's with the Bridge and Opera House, but it offers a beautiful sunset after a meal at the Docklands.	Grace, the Ferocious Ninja Cat. Grace, my homestay sister, all dressed up for Halloween. Sometimes, it's just fun to wear a ninja outfit and paint whiskers on your face.

Adam Karl (SIT, Tanzania, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation)


Zebra in Serengeti National Park	Maasai Elder	Camels in the Shadow of Oldonyo Lengai. Oldonyo Lengai is an active volcano that means "The House of God" in kimaa. It is currently erupting.

Jake Stevens (University of St Andrews, Scotland)


The crazy highlander coo was just as amiable to visitors as the rest of Scotland was.	Typical of Scotland, sea fog descending upon the fishing village of Anstruther along the Firth of Forth coast, creating a mystical quality to the quaint harbour.	Further north, the beginning of a magical hike along the coast of the Isle of Skye in the Cuillin Mountains.

Janet Chan (Chinese University of Hong Kong)


Tian Tan Buddha, located on Lantau Island, is the largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha statue in the world.	This is one of the many lanterns on display during the Lantern Festival that took place on January 15th of the lunar calendar.	This is part of campus. The Chinese gazebo is where people can rest at and enjoy the scenery. This portrays a traditional garden dating back to the dynasty eras.

Leslie King (CET, Beijing)


Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. As the sky quickly grew dark, from the hiking trails of Tiger Leaping Gorge we could see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.	I took this picture in the early morning as we were travelling from Kunming to Zhongdian (claimed to be the real Shangri-La).	The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China

Liana Wolk (Queen's University, Belfast)


The Bot is a favorite pub of students at Queen's University - there must have been a rugby game on that night, judging from the lines!	The Duke of York. I was lucky enough to play lots of traditional Irish music with wonderful local musicians while I was in Belfast.	My history/politics class went to Stormont, the Northern Irish Parliament, days before the devolution announcement; it was possible that Stormont would be shut down shortly.

Rebecca Genauer (The Swedish Program, Stockholm)


Skansen at Djurgården in Stockholm. Swedish horse and old house at the world’s first open-air museum.	Finnhamn. The island was deserted during orientation in January. But in the summer, Stockholmers flock to the archipelago to enjoy allemansrätten, the right of public access.	Under the fountain at Sergels torg. Stockholm is a city of modern Scandinavian design and baby prams.

Alicia Velez (IES, Salamanca)


A trip to Morocco. We were crossing the dunes of Marzouka that start the Sahara desert. This was one of the Berbers walking on the dunes during sunset.	The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca during Semana Santa

Steve Holleran (Sydney Film School, Australia)


Image of a passerby in the lens element of my 16mm camera on a movie set in Sydney	Sunrays above a grove of eucalyptus trees in the Blue Mountains during a location scouting hike for one of my films	A school friend enjoying a beautiful view during a weeklong journey up the coastline of Australia

Katie Hyman (ISLE, Kandy, Sri Lanka)


A small boy gazes up at the Buddha's image, at the Maligawa Temple in downtown Kandy	An evening silhouette on a beach in the south coast village of Ambalangoda	The Ella Gap

Charles Russell-Schlesinger (Loyola Chicago, Rome Center)


Looking out over the ruins of Ostia Antica during a history class taught on-site.	Some friends and I pause for an Abbey Road moment during a study trip to Pompeii.	My friends and I decided to walk to the Vatican ... at 1AM.

Carolyn Hricko (Pitzer College, Darjeeling, India)


My bahini, little sister, playing in the curtain of the doorway of our home	Two Hindu sadhus, religious devotees, at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal with hands raised in gesture of a blessing	Students painting mandalas (designs usually found on monastery ceilings, that guide one through meditation to enlightenment)

Laura Belden (DIS, Copenhagen)


A Center of Bicycle Culture. When crossing the streets, it was bikes you had to be cautious of, not cars!	Frederiksborg Palace. Built as a royal residence for King Christian IV, it is now the Museum of National History. Just ten minutes away from my house.	Freetown Christiana. A semi-legal community, completely independent of Danish government and the cause of much political and social debate.

Brittany Ogden (University of Edinburgh)


Sir Walter Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland	A Scottish family silhouette alongside Edinburgh architecture. Taken atop Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh.	Taken from Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland after a fierce wind storm. Calton Hill provides a 360-degree view over the entire city of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth.

Michael Ardolino (IES, Siena)


A long-exposure night shot of Milan's famous Galleria contrasting its majestic style with the energy of the people filling it	A perfect Tuscan sunset reflected in a wine glass	Flags representing each of the neighborhoods (contrade) of Siena being sold on the Campo, the main square of the city

Jessica Horstkotte (Pitzer College in Botswana)


The river	Dividing the wedding dowry	Dropping the RADs (Remote Area Dwellers) off at home at the end of the school term

Liz Leiwant (SIT, Chile, Education and Social Change)


Santiaguinos celebrate international workers day in Chile's capital. I was able to convince security guards to allow me on to the press platform to take photographs.	Eight-year old Christopher, a student at the rural school where I did my independent study, stands in the trash heap that the school is turning into an herbal medicine garden to teach the children about the healing powers of plants.	My Mapuche host sister makes Zopapilla, a fried dough eaten in the winter.