2020 Gateway International Education Photo Contest Entries | Global Education

Photo by Tito Mazzuchi, Class of 2022. “I took this photo three years ago when I was in Athens, Greece. This is from a restaurant in the downtown area near the Acropolis where people would socialize during all hours of the night. I stayed in Athens for a few nights while I was waiting for a boat to Lesbos, Greece. I was going there to work with ReFOCUS Media Labs, a European NGO, to teach Photo and Video classes for refugees in the Moria Refugee camp.”

Photo by Lindsey Klingberg, Class of 2024. “This photo was taken in Hong Kong in 2018. I took this photo while on vacation.”

Photo by Charisma Tesch, Class of 2023. “A sunset taken on the North Sea in Norway, 2017. I took this photo while on vacation visiting some friends.”

Photo by Angelina Gioffreda, Class of 2024. “Rocky Mountains, CO; July 9, 2017; vacation”

Photo by Jasmine Ramirez-Soto, Class of 2021. “This picture was taken while I was studying abroad in Ecuador in the spring of 2020. This is a very popular swing called El columpio del fin del mundo (the end of the world swing) and which is located in the city of Baños, Ecuador.”

Photo by Tito Mazzucchi, Class of 2022. “This is a photo taken along the docks in the city of Mitilini, Greece after dinner.”

Photo by Lidia Gebrekirstos, Class of 2021. “This picture was taken in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Aug 10 2020. It’s a picture of መድኃኔዓለም ቤተክርስትያን (Medhanialem Church), an Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and it’s surrounding landscape. Its the largest cathedral in Ethiopia and the second largest in Africa It’s name roughly translates to savior of the world. I took this picture while vacationing there.”

Photo by Keiona Fulton, Class of 2021. “Osaka, Japan. 11/2019 on Dontonbori Street, one of the most famous streets in Osaka. During exchange program.”

Photo by Christina Winbigler, Class of 2021. “This is a photo of the Parliament of Budapest (Országház) in Hungary taken on 6/17/19 from a boat on the Danube River.”

Photo by Katarina Weingart, Class of 2022. “This photo was taken during a tour of the Gap of Dunloe in Ireland from a July 2018 vacation.”

Photo by Angelina Gioffreda, Class of 2024. “July 6, 2018; vacation”

Photo by Maya King, Class of 2024. “I traveled to New Zealand this past winter to study the culture and attend my uncle’s wedding. I went to a cultural event with the local māori tribe, and this is a photo of the tribe doing and a nice thing cultural ceremony intended to instill fear in neighboring tribes. The men sticking their tongues out are making eye contact with the people they plan on killing in the upcoming battle. I managed to capture the photo as the front man looked me in the eyes. I love this picture and everything it captures.”

Photo by Professor M Soledad Caballero.”Sabbatical research trip, the Atacama desert in Chile.”

Photo by Karen Gauriloff, Class of 2022. “Photo taken on Waterfront in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI in May of 2020. I took it after being sent home to the island.”

Photo by Sophia Russel, Class of 2022. “This picture was taken in Chang Mai, Thailand on June 14th, 2019. The temple that I’m standing in front of is called the Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple, also known as the Golden Temple. I was traveling on the weekends, which were like mini-vacations, when I was volunteering for a conservation program to rehabilitate elephants who have existed the tourism industry.”

Photo by Lindsey Klingberg, Class of 2024. “This photo was taken just outside Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2018. I took this photo during a vacation.”

Photo by Professor M Soledad Caballero. “Looking down on Bergen, Norway, presented at International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference in fall 2018.”

Photo by Katarina Weingart, Class of 2022. “This photo was taken on Slea Head Drive in Ireland while studying abroad in May of 2019 through Sacred Heart University.”

Photo by Manasvi Bantawa, Class of 2024. “Godavari, September, 2020. Radio Nepal Transmission Station.”

Photo by Manasvi Bantawa, Class of 2024. “Godavari, September, 2020. Radio Nepal Transmission Station.”

Photo by Elizabeth Rybka, Class of 2024. “StoneHenge was one my favorite landmarks on the 17-day trip across Europe sponsored by my high school. I spent as much time photographing the ravens and crows as the stones themselves. We traveled through Ireland, Scotland, Wales, London, and Paris. This was my Sophomore year, 2018.”

Photo by Professor Laura Reeck. “I took this picture as night was falling in Chinatown Paris. This part of Paris is known for its street are and large-scale murals, one of which you see here. This part of Paris is one I return to when I go to Paris for summer research. I spent my last sabbatical year in this neighborhood.”

Photo by Stephanie Bramwel, Class of 2021. “Mediterranean Sea near Zikhron Ya’aqov, Israel. June, 2020. Study abroad at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.”

Photo by Kara Travers, Class of 2021. “This photo was taken at the Copenhagen Opera House where there was a lightshow that flashed in tune with the opera songs being played. The photo was taken in the spring of 2020 when I studied abroad at Lancaster, England, although I was in Denmark for the week. Taken 2/14/2020.”

Photo by Kara Travers, Class of 2021. “This photo is of Tower Bridge in London, taken right outside of the Tower of London. This photo was taken during my semester abroad in spring of 2020 in Lancaster, England, although I was in London for a few days. The photo was taken 1/17/2020.”

Photo by Stephanie Bramwell, Class of 2021. “View of the Dead Sea from Masada. Israel, June 2020. Study abroad at the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies.”

Photo by Elizabeth Russo, Class of 2022. “May 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Visit to Addis Mercato which is an open air market. From the Ethiopia EL.”

Photo by Yadira Sanchez-Esparza, Class of Class of 2021. “Small Gaucho town outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Study Abroad Fall Semester 2019).”

Photo by Yadira Sanchez-Esparza, Class of 2021. “Downtown Querétaro, México (Study Abroad 2020 Spring Semester).”

Photo by Elizabeth Rybka, Class of 2024. “I got to see the Eiffel Tower lit up on the last day of a 17-day trip across Western Europe sponsored by my high school. We visited Scotland, Ireland, Wales, London, and ended with Paris. This was 2018, my Sophomore year.”

Photo by Professor Elizabeth Ozorak. “Traditional Icelandic food. Taken on a food tour in Reykjavik, Iceland; June 2019.”

Photo by Mae Held, Class of 2024. “This photo was taken on a family trip to Australia to visit my brother on a study abroad while he was in law school. This was taken on November 22, 2019. The photo is at Bondi Beach and the surfers in the photo are protesting oil drilling that could effect the surrounding environment and the rare Blue Whale. Mick Fanning, a world champion surfer, and Simon Baker, an actor, joined many surfers as they paddled out to protest the drilling.”

Photo by Mae Held, Class of 2024. “This photo was taken on a boat while scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. The photo was taken on November 24th, 2019 and was the first time that I scuba dived. Ive wanted to be a Marine Biologist ever since I was little and this was the first experience and I did it with my family. We were on a vacation to Australia to visit my brother who was studying abroad while in Law school.”

Photo by Professor Elizabeth Ozorak. “The Skógafoss, Iceland. Taken on adventure tour in Iceland, June 2019.”

Photo by Professor Laura Reeck. “I took this picture while I was visiting Mumbai with two Allegheny students after we presented on the Global Citizen Scholars program at a GLCA conference in Pune, India. We were staying in the Chippi Chawl market district; this is the Zakaria Masjid (mosque). It is a street shot that gives a feel for the streets early in the morning, at a very calm time of day. Chippi Chawl is more typically bustling with activity, including vendors, people on foot, taxis, rickshaws, etc.”