International Photo Competition Fall 2020
Congratulations to the winners of our second UCI International Photo Competition. The Office of Global Engagement, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, and the Study Abroad Center are honored to share with you the inspiring winning photographs.
UCI domestic and international students and alumni contributed photos that share and illustrate their experiences.
Now you can share in their experiences by seeing the world from a range of different and valuable viewpoints. Please take this opportunity to explore the photos and gain insight into the experiences available through studying and living while immersed in another culture.
UCI Alumni
Category: COVID-19 How this has impacted people in the places where you are living
1st Place: Marina Krivonossova, ’19
Nyhavn Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark
2nd Place: Marina Krivonossova, ’19
Leiden, Netherlands
Category: Culture What gives life meaning, such as religious customs, rituals, meditation, sacred places
1st Place: Chan Omaree, ’20
Milan, Italy
2nd Place: Chan Omaree, ’20
Milan, Italy
3rd Place: Chan Omaree, ’20
Milan, Italy
Category: Daily Life People from the host culture and how they live
1st Place: Chan Omaree, ’20
St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City
2nd Place: Chan Omaree, ’20
Innsbruck, Austria
3rd Place: De’Von Jennings, ’19
Sapporo City, Hokkaido Island, Japan
Category: The World is Your Classroom Your experience learning in another environment
1st Place: Marina Krivonossova, ’19
Ronnede, Denmark
International Students
Category: COVID-19
1st Place: Xuan Xie, ’22,
Irvine, CA
2nd Place: Lokesh nandni Sood, ’21
Antelope Valley, Lancaster, CA
3rd Place: Brandon Esquivias, ’23
Irvine, CA
Category: Culture
1st Place: Boyang Gan, ’24, Fuzhao City, Jiangxi province, China
2nd Place: Lokesh nandni Sood , ’21, Pathankot, India
3rd Place: Xuan Xie, ’22, Irvine, CA
Category: Daily Life
1st Place: Xuan Xie, ’22, Boracay, Philippines
2nd Place: Ivy Zhang, ’24, Guangdong Experimental High School, Guangzhou, China
3rd Place: Lokesh nandni Sood, ’21, Redondo Beach, CA
Category: People
1st Place: Xuan Xie, ’22, Irvine, CA
2nd Place: Boyang Gan, ’24, Shenzhen, China
3rd Place: Brandon Esquivias, ’23, Huntington Beach, CA
Category: The World is Your Classroom
1st Place: Xuan Xie, ’22, Santa Ana, CA
2nd Place: Brandon Esquivias, ’23, Salton Sea, CA
3rd Place:Lokesh nandni Sood, ’21, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India
Students Study Abroad
Category: COVID-19
1st Place: Veronica Gonzalez, ’23, Phuket, Thailand
2nd Place: Claire Chaisson, ’21, Troy, NY
Category: Culture
1st Place: Bethany Urbano, ’21, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto, Japan
2nd Place: Veronica Gonzalez, ’23, Ayuthaya, Thailand
3rd Place: Veronica Gonzalez, ’23, Ayuthaya, Thailand
Category: Daily Life
1st Place: Veronica Gonzalez, ’23, Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico
2nd Place: Irene Morales, ’21, Venice, Italy
3rd Place: Claire Chaisson, ’21, Delft, Netherlands
Category: People
1st Place: Michael LoBasso, ’22, Kisii, Kenya
2nd Place: Shweta Karkee, ’21, Sol, Madrid, Spain
3rd Place: Claire Chaisson, ’21, Corona del Mar, CA
Category: World is Your Classroom
1st Place: Irene Morales, ’21, Arno River, Florence, Italy
2nd Place: Irene Morales, ’21, Castello Odescalchi, Bracciano, Italy
3rd Place: Shweta Karkee, ’21, Begnas Lake, Pokhara, Nepal
People’s Choice Awards
UCI Alumni People’s Choice Award, Chan Omaree,
“Photographer that slayed the hardest!”
Students Study Abroad People’s Choice Award, Bethany Urbano,
“We Stan This Photographer!”
International Students People’s Choice Award, Xuan Xie,
“Life under COVID…Periodt!”