A Dazzling View of the World, Courtesy of the BU Community

The first-place winner in the General category: a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge, taken by Lauren Lee (COM’22).

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A Dazzling View of the World, Courtesy of the BU Community

More than 500 photos were submitted for the Global Programs eighth annual contest

June 18, 2020
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For those of you with canceled vacations and traveling nowhere soon, we apologize for the yearning, maybe even jealousy, these photos will probably cause.

More than 500 photos depicting scenes from around the world—before the coronavirus pandemic halted traffic and canceled BU’s Study Abroad programs—vied for the top prize in BU’s Global Programs annual photo contest. The two winning shots were taken by students, one in New York, one in Morocco.

Now in its eighth year, the contest was open to all BU students, faculty, staff, and alumni, not just those in BU Study Abroad programs. The submitted photos captured the adventures of Terriers across 59 countries and territories and 23 US states. All of BU’s schools and colleges were represented in the mix.

Willis Wang, vice president and associate provost for Global Programs, says this year’s contest was again successful in bringing BU’s global community together through the power of photography. “When we selected this year’s theme, Changing World, we had no idea how dramatically and quickly we would all be experiencing change in our lives; the theme has resonated strongly with our students, faculty, and staff,” he says. “While every community in the world is fighting to overcome an unprecedented global health crisis, we hope these photos bring our community joy and remind us of our shared humanity during these trying times.”

Photo taken by Lu Ping (ENG’24) atop a camel in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. A person dressed in blue white a white head covering is seen leading the camel in the orangey desert sand.
Lu Ping (ENG’24) won the top prize in the People category for her photo of the Sahara Desert.

Submissions were divided into two categories—General and People. Winners were chosen by 13 judges, including Cydney Scott, a BU Photography photojournalist, and Billie Weiss (COM’16), Boston Red Sox manager of photography, who did not know the photographer’s name or affiliation or the photo location beforehand. 

The winner of the General category is Lauren Lee (COM’22), for a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset. Lu Ping (ENG’24) took a photo from atop a camel in the Sahara Desert in Morocco to win the People category. Contest runners-up photographed images on the Inca Trail in Peru, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and a monkey atop a motorcycle in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

View 11 of the 18 finalist images in the gallery below. To see all of the finalists, visit the Global Programs website.

Photo of a person wearing a wide brimmed hat using a tool to move and turn what looks like rice or a grain. The golden grain surrounds the person.
Photo of snow covered pine trees. In the distance, a castle and snowy mountains are seen.

Left photo by Tim Song (Questrom’21), Filadelfia, Guatemala. Right photo by Jason Fox (CAS’16, GRS’21), Schwangau, Germany

Black and white photograph of a smiling women with curly hair. She glances downward and wears a striped shirt.
Photo by Tim Song (Questrom’21), Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Photo of a monkey sitting on a motorcycle. Trees are seen in the background.
Photo of stone walls and a tree with very tall mountains and a blue sky in the background.

Left photo by Hailey Hart-Thompson (CAS’21), Kampala, Uganda. Right photo by Seana Jelley (CAS’20), Machu Picchu, Peru

Photo of a man in a pink shirt and blue shirt laying on the ground with an umbrella in his hands. His body is framed by white lines on the ground.
Photo of what looks like the same young man three times in black and white. He wears a hoodie, covers his face, and has his face in his hands.

Left photo by Robin Hamman, BU London faculty, London, England. Right photo by Drew Rein (Questrom’22), Shanghai, China

Photo of a series of buoys and markers in water. The sky is very gray and misty.
Photo by Stephen Hume (COM’21), Venice, Italy
Photo of a hand drawn image of a vase with pink flowers against the backdrop of a graffiti covered wall. "You are all that makes the day beautiful" is written to the right of the drawing.
Black and white photo of a young man looking up from one of the floors of the Guggenheim's central staircase.

Left photo by Katie Han (COM’22), SoHo, New York City.  Right photo by Davina Kang (SPH’20), Guggenheim Museum, New York City

Black and white photo of Grindelwald Cliff Walk, Switzerland. Two people look out towards the distant mountains.
Photo by Stephen Hume (COM’21), Grindelwald Cliff Walk, Switzerland

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  3. Thank you for these fabulous photographs! It is hard to imagine a more varied array of people and places. They reflect extraordinary expertise and sense of beauty.

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  4. Beautiful photos that make me realize how much I miss traveling. Makes me determined to get up and resume my adventures of meeting other people in other cultures, A stimulating relief from the restraints on our movements. Thanks

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