The annual UC Davis Study Abroad Photo Contest aims to recognize and celebrate student photography taking place on the many study abroad programs offered throughout the year at UC Davis. Over 300 photos were submitted this year. Thank you to all students who contributed their photos! Below are the 2022 finalists, broken up into two categories: Places and People.
Congratulations to our 2022 contest winners: Joshua Hoye ’23 (winning photo, 'Palm Sunday Bull Fight at the Mecca of Spanish Bullfighting,' in the PLACES category) and Esther Perez Paz ’23 (winning photo, 'Walking to Waterfalls,' in the PEOPLE category)!
2022 Finalists – PLACES
**Palm Sunday Bull Fight at the Mecca of Spanish Bullfighting** (WINNER)
- Student: Joshua Hoye ’23 (@joshhoye)
- Major: International Relations
- Program: UCEAP France, Social Justice and Activism in Paris
- Location: Plaza de las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
![Photo of a large stadium where people are gathered to watch a Spanish bullfight](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-hoye%20joshua-lr.jpg)
Portal
- Student: Jackson Mills ’24 (@jacksonmills02)
- Major: Community and Regional Development
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad, Sustainable Cities of Norther Europe
- Location: Solna Centrum Metro Station, Stockholm, Sweden
![Photo of a an underground subway with a sea of red engulfing a set of escalators.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-mills-jackson-lr.jpg)
Glimpse of Hope
- Student: Kasey Morales ’24 (@kaseyymorales)
- Major: Art
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad Italy, Design and Fashion Internships
- Location: Vatican City, Italy
![Photo of the inside of Saint Peter’s Basilica, showing beams of light glistening through the windows.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-morales-kasey.jpg)
Empty Cloisters
- Student: Arden Siadek ’23 (@theardengnome)
- Major: Theater and Dance
- Program: UCEAP Scottish Universities
- Location: Glasgow, Scotland
![Photo of the inside of an old building in Scotland. Massive arches and pillars fill the room.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-siadek-arden.jpg)
Cool Down Coffee
- Student: Kenyan Branscomb ’22 (@kj_kuya)
- Major: Design/Technology Management
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad, Design in Europe
- Location: Liverpool, England
![Inside of a local coffee house in Liverpool, England.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-branscomb-kenyan-v2.jpg)
2022 Finalists – PEOPLE
Midnight Soccer
- Student: Isabella Bianchi ’22
- Major: Biological Systems Engineering
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad Iceland, “Thermodynamics in the Land of Fire and Ice”
- Location: Álftanes, Iceland
![Photo of students playing soccer at sunset](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-bianchi-isabella.jpg)
Heart-Shaped Fireworks on the Beach! But, Not Really...
- Student: Barry Nguyen ’23 (@Ben_.guyen)
- Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Program: UCEAP South Korea, Yonsei University
- Location: Gwangalli Beach, Busan
The Best Napping Spot
- Student: Sofia Kanayama ’23 (@sofie.kanayama)
- Major: Design
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad, Design in Europe
- Location: Whitby Abbey, United Kingdom
![A photo of a student lying on the grass with the Whitby Abbey's gothic ruins in the backdrop.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-kanayama-sofie.jpg)
**Walking to Waterfalls** (WINNER)
- Student: Esther Perez Paz ’23 (@esther.pxd)
- Major: Animal Science
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad Internships Costa Rica, Wildlife, Conservation, and Veterinary Medicine
- Location: La Fortuna, Costa Rica
![Photo of a student walking across a wooden bridge in the Arenal Volcano National Park in La Fortuna, Costa Rica](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-esther_0.jpg)
Woman in Tiwanaku
- Student: Madeleine Payne ’22
- Major: Psychology
- Program: UC Davis Summer Abroad Internships, Pediatric Health Bolivia
- Location: La Paz, Bolivia
![A woman is using traditional technique to make yarn out of raw materials.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk15866/files/media/images/uc-davis-global-learning-contest2022-payne-madeleine.jpg)