SPRING 2005 CONTEST WINNERS: SOUTHWESTERN STUDY ABROAD STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place Winner of Spring '05 Photo Contest
submitted by Kelsey Shipman

Place of Study: Ghana

*River Boats A young boy watches colorful fishing boats dock at one of the Volta River's many shores. Fishing is the only income for the small Ghanaian town of Ada and its surrounding island communities, forcing many youths to leave school early and search for work in other areas.

2nd Place Winner of Spring '05 Photo Contest
submitted by Billy Ramos

Place of Study: Athens, Greece

This is a photo of the ancient site of Perachora, where the Cult of Hera "On the Heights of the Rocks" was worshiped. Across the water way, is ancient Corinths, where Paul gave his sermons and where the seat of power for the Roman Empire was during the 1st cen. A.D.

3rd Place Winner of Spring '05 Photo Contest
submitted by Ryan Ubias

Place of Study: Barcelona, Spain

The solar collector on the roof of the Reichstag

Honorable Mention in Spring '05 Photo Contest
submitted by Jacob Schrum

Courtyard Fountain

Honorable Mention in Spring '05 Photo Contest
submitted by Kelsey Shipman

Ada Child

Honorable Mention in Spring '05 Photo Contest
submitted by Rachael Kincade

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem