International Center University of Florida

Global Photo Contest 2024 Winners

Category 1     Study Abroad & Service Learning Students

1^st Place           Curious Eyes of the Wild by Andrés León (Cachuela Esperanza, Bolivia)

2^nd Place           Pearlescent Horizons by Madeline Sgan (Dubrovnik, Croatia) 

3^rd Place            La Vida Vibrante by William Haxton (Valparaíso, Chile)

Category 2      International Students, Scholars and Employees

1^st Place            We are humans; monks are also humans. by Yik Yui Xie (South Korea)

2^nd Place            Indigenous Resistance by Rebeca Leal (Brasília, Brazil)

3^rd Place             A Portal to Remembrance by Sanad Mirza (Gainesville, FL)

Category 3      Faculty, Staff and Alumni

1^st Place           Happy Musician by John G. Freeman (Rome, Italy)  

2^nd Place          Serenity in Salzburg by Glenn Kepic (Salzburg, Austria)

3^rd Place          Sunrise Wedding at Angkor Wat by Kristina Danka (Siem Reap, Cambodia)

This year, six judges reviewed over 115 photo entries. To ensure the selection process remained entirely impartial, the photos were presented to them without the photographers' names. The judges evaluated each submission based on technical merit, composition, and how well the photo conveyed a "Global Culture" message.

Please check out our winners at https://internationalcenter.ufl.edu/home/about-ufic/ufic-global-culture-photo-contest

Congratulations to all winners of the Global Culture Photo Competition 2024!