During International Week 2006, the Office of International Programs sponsored a campus-wide photography contest. Students, faculty and staff submitted more than 100 entries that were displayed throughout Thomas Hall.

Members of the MC community viewed the photos and voted for the best.

Click here for the 2005 International Photography Contest winners.

First Place - People's Choice and People Category Tired Baby, by Megan Pinney Class of 2006, ILS major Tibet Meg took this photo on her way to Mt. Everest on a class trip during her recent study abroad experience in China.

First Place - Miscellaneous and Cultural Artifacts Category Bory Castle, by Dr. Janie Rees-Miller Director of International Programs Szekesfehervar, Hungary Dr. Rees-Miller visiting Kodolanyi Janos University, with which Marietta College has collaborated on informal exchange visits.
She visited Bory Castle in Szekesfehervar, which was built bit by bit during the first half of the 20th century by a Hungarian artist, sculptor, and poet and his wife. It is a fantasy of romantic forms built with modern materials. This photograph was taken inside a turret in the castle, looking up the staircase, which the poet's wife had painted.

First Place - Place Category Galapogos Island, by Gail Popp ESL Instructor Galapogos Island Ms. Popp took this photograph while on a guided tour of the Galapagos Islands. She says, “It was a wonderful experience” as she explained that the animals do not run away when humans are near because they have no fear of humans.

People Category Finalists

Green!, by Beverly Pereira Class of 2006, Int’l Business   and Communication Studies Barcelona, Spain	Untitled 1, by Megan Pinney Tibet	Untitled 2, by Megan Pinney Tibet	Blowing Out Pepa’s Birthday Candle, by Amanda Stewart Spain	Embera Drua Indian Child, by Bill White CEO, Offenberger & White,   Inc.; Lecturer, MGT 432 Embera Drua Village, Chagres   River National Rainforest, Panama

Miscellaneous and Cultural Artifacts Category Finalists

There’s no such thing as a free ride, by Elicia Banks-Gabriel Class of 2008, Ad/PR and Marketing Major,   Finance Minor Tokyo, Japan	Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, by Grace Johnson Erhai Lake, Dali,   Yunnan Province,   People’s Republic of China	Virgen de Espagnza (Virgin of Hope), by Amanda Stewart Spain

Place Category Finalists

uh...holy crap they built a town on the side of a volcano?, by Kevin Knoll Class of 2006, Physics and Math Major Santorini, Greece	Quiet Walk, by Adriana (Andrea)   Euser-Miller Location: France	Peace, by Tim Gilroy Resident Director Bunratty, Ireland