PHOTO CONTEST
Thank you to everyone for your submissions!
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos! We received such a positive response, each category was overflowing with creative, unique, and thought-provoking images, as well as a dash of humour and envy inducing scenery!
And the winners are...
Winners 2022-23
In four categories: Literary Escape, Journey of Languages, Intercultural Moments and Grand Prize Winner
Grand Prize Winner
"The Braid”
Category: Intimate Spaces Across Cultures
By Aditi Khasa
“The subjects are my mother and grandmother. My mother was injured and couldn't braid her hair and asked my grandma to do it for her. I was glad to witness this beautiful moment between them.”
“Para Los Ojos De Oro”
Category: Literary Escapes
By Anthony Tran
"I took this photo at a school for blind and deaf children in Holguín. The school's name is "La Edad de Oro", which means "The Golden Age".
“A Band in Old Morro Castle”
Category: Journey of Languages
By Hannah Frattini
“Finding Home Away From Home”
Category: Intercultural Moments
By He Yeon Jennifer Jang
Winners 2020-21
The Department of Languages and Cultures 2020-21
Photo Contest
Categories
Study Abroad: What images caught your eye while travelling as a Western student? Share your experiences (and don't forget to include the name of the course)!
Literature as Inspiration: Is reading a passion? How can a book or a poem 'look'? Can an image help us reminisce about a favourite verse or a passage?
Portraits of Language: Simply an excuse to think about language and communication...but visually.
Intercultural Moments: A snapshot that captures the interconnectedness of the world that we live in.
Selection Process
Photos for each of the four categories were evaluated and judged by a jury panel consisting of various members of Languages and Cultures and/or the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (faculty and staff). The 'People's Choice' winner was determined by physical ballot during the exhibition phase.
Intercultural Moments Category
Snapshots that capture the interconnectedness of the world that we live in.
“Joy is a universal language that transcends all barriers.”
First place: Ashley Zimmerman
Category: Intercultural Moments
Description: Even though we may speak different languages, there are universal things that can help us overcome those language barriers and connect with each other - especially everyday emotions such as joy, and happiness.
Honourable mention: Holly Granken
Title of photo: Paper Cranes
Category: Intercultural Moments
Description: The photo was taken at the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of Rice, and is made up of thousands of "Torii gates" that go as far back as the 8th century, with the names of individuals/businesses inscribed upon the monuments. It’s amazing to hike through the shrine and learn more about Japanese culture through the history of shrines built around the mountain (that the shrine is on). It is also interesting to learn about where the Japanese written language system originated from (i.e. Chinese characters) from the language script used to write the donor names on older pillars (i.e. Referred to today as "Kanji").
Literature as Inspiration Category
Is reading a passion? How can a book or a poem 'look'? Can an image help us reminisce about a favourite verse or a passage?
“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.”
First Place: Jacqueline Shi
Category: Literature as Inspiration
Description: The reflection in this photograph shows the rich and powerful world that literature produces. The literature-world often appears more realistic than reality itself, which can reveal hidden truths in our everyday lives.
Honourable Mention: Aranyah Shanker
Name of photo: My Sanctuary, My Home
Category: Literature as Inspiration
Description: “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, As long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.”- Love You Forever, Robert Munsch. Doesn’t matter where in the world you end up, the people you choose to be your family will forever be your home. Your safety net, your sanctuary. This picture from my travels to Malaysia and India, reminded me of the books I read in my childhood, where the messages were always clear and poetic - nothing more needed to be said! Definitely brought a smile to my face!
Portraits of Languages Category
Simply an excuse to think about language and communication...but visually.
“The Power of a High Five.”
First Place: Natasha Ana-Gabriela Coakley
Category: Portraits of Language
Description: Not supplied (photo taken in Cuncani, Peru)
Honourable Mention: Gavin Krohman
Title of photo: Visuals
Category: Portraits of Language
Description: It baffles me when people say street art isn’t real ‘art’. It is a form of visual communication, no different than a painting or a photograph. It tells a story and allows for creative expression. Unlike most art in galleries, street art isn’t typically commercialized either. Anyone who walks by a piece can interpret it in their own way and doesn’t have to pay a cent to see it.- Melbourne, Australia
Study Abroad Category
Images or experiences that caught your eye while travelling as a Western student.
Honourable Mention: Cassandra Lena Kell-Cattrysse
Title of photo: Movie Moments
Category: Study Abroad
Description: “Within the first few weeks of being in Melbourne, I joined a group of other international students at the Queen Victoria Market. Under the fairly lights, listening to local music, browsing the shops, and enjoying multicultural food- this market is made for the movies. Catching wind of some folk music I grabbed the hand of my friend, after knowing each other for only two weeks. We danced barefoot at the front of the crowd. Alive, and present- "Here and now." Now months later, this new friend has become one of the most influential people in my life, and we continue to talk every day, from opposite ends of the earth.”
Canadian fauna
First Place: Marius Humeau
Category: Study Abroad
Description: We are three European exchange students on our way to Killarney Provincial Park during reading week. We embarked on our journey to Algonquin National Park, driving on stunning Canadian roads. Passers-by got the chance to see some unusual fauna. Lucky them! Killarney is a great place to hike and camp, and this picture is a great representation of our week.
People’s Choice
“Easter Sunrise Scripture Reading.”
Tess Shoemaker
Description: The Bible is the inspired Word of God that both fuels our passion and inspiration for seeking and finding truth.