Global Month Photo Contest: North America
The FIUTS Global Month Photo Contest - a part of UW Global Month - is a weekly opportunity for members of the FIUTS global community to share images from different regions around the world. The first week of the contest features North America, and we received many beautiful photos taken by photographers from around the world.
There were many great submissions, and it was difficult for the FIUTS staff to choose just three winners! Thank you to everyone for sharing your pictures – continue on to see photo entries and contest winners..
1st place
“Colchuck lake at sunrise, surrounded by the North Cascade mountains in the Enchantments.”
Christina Purschke // Hometown: Seattle, Washington
2nd place
“A combination of summer flowers in the foreground and snowy mountain range in the background, together with the little bee, forms my memory of the first summer trip to Mt. Rainier.”
Yifan Lin // Hometown: Guilin, China
3rd Place
“Hiking + little rock climbing. Mount Si, Washington”
Muhammad Anas // Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HERE ARE ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE SUBMISSIONS WE RECEIVED - ORDERED RANDOMLY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FIUTS PHOTO CONTEST!
- We are excited to reveal next week’s theme at the end of this blog -
“This photo was taken in Emerald Bay State Park in California.”
Boyoung Park // Korea
“I took this while visiting my grandma in Sedona, Arizona during thanksgiving last year. It had snowed and the huge rock formations in the landscape surrounding the city looked like ice cream with sprinkles”
Emerson Goss // Seattle, Washington
“I took this photo while hiking on a trail close to Mount Rainier over the summer! I guess something interesting is when trying to find the trail head entrance, make sure to carefully look around for the signs that point you where to go because we got lost for 30 minutes since the sign blended in with the road.”
Alvin Duong // Santa Clara, California
“This is my first hike after the pandemic. We went to the chain lakes loop and took this photo of Mt.Baker. Another great thing about the hiking was that everyone wore masks and kept distance :)”
Ningxin Ma // Seattle, Washington
“This is a photo that I took on the field trip with my family around Hunan, China area. We were out of gas at this very moment and I snap this pic with my phone super quick before we took off. It’s a wonderful moment and one of my favorite photo, especially those birdie fly through the rooftop.”
Shenlan Guan // Guangzhou, China
“On top of Mount Rainer”
Sachin Nayak // Seattle, Washington
“Rainbow over Niagara Falls”
Keerthi Gangula // Seattle, Washington
“The first photo is from Kerry Park, looking out over the city of Seattle. The second and third are from my house and neighborhood, showing the Olympic Mountain Range and Puget Sound. My house is near Ballard. I have hosted many FIUTS students. The fourth photo is from the river near Cougar Rock campground in Mt. Rainier National Park, showing Mt. Rainier at sunset from Nisqually River.”
Cathy Farrar // Washington
“When summer and winter are being friends. If you miss snow during summer time, Mt. Rainier is a perfect place to visit. We still can enjoy dan play with snow in summer time in Mt. Rainier.”
Rita Ismail // Jakarta, Indonesia
“This photo featured my first trip to the Mount Rainier Area with one of my hiking buddies. The photo was taken at the Grand Park during early October. It was a bit cold but the weather and scenery are spectacular! There is a gorgeous lake on the way, highly recommended as well! We were amazed by the wildlife in Washington and started to try out different hikes every year.”
Steven Hsu // Ningbo, China
Next Week’s Theme: Central america, South America, and the caribbean
Laguna Quilotoa, Ecuador
Next week’s photo contest theme is “Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.” To enter, please submit scenery photos you took anywhere in these regions.
Who: Anyone can participate!
Prize: FIUTS merchandise (can only be delivered locally)
Timeline: November 9th - November 13th
Deadline: November 13th @ 11:59 pm PDT