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Photo Contest Archives

white lines on pavement in Copenhagen — Photo credit: Nadia Mansoor '21 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2019)

Below, check out the students' photo contest entries from previous semesters!

Back to OCS Photo Contests.

Spring 2022: Group Photo

Students with arms outstretched on boat

Winner: Group Photo

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Students at beach

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Students on sailboat

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Students jumping at beach

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Students in forest

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Students in front of castle

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Students in front of river

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

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Spring 2022: Local People

People sitting in field

Winner: Local People

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

People dining outdoors

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

People walking by building

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

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Spring 2022: Field Trip / Lab

Hoofed, furry animals with horns being fed hay

Winner: Field Trip / Lab

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Crops growing on farm field

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Bicycle handles facing road and sunset

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Colorful buildings by street

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Stairs to tower on mountain

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Seals on rocks by beach

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

View of sail facing sky

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Orange shell on ground

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Students walking by mountain

Photo by Olivia Stoetzer '23 (South Africa, GES, spring 2022)

Students leaving car by mountain

Photo by Olivia Stoetzer '23 (South Africa, GES, spring 2022)

Reflection of trees in lake

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

Students walking down stairs outdoors

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

Students walking up stairs

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

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Spring 2022: Program / Academic Setting

View of bridge behind pillar engraved with "London Bridge City"

Winner: Program / Academic Setting

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Taken in U.K.

Statue in front of clock tower

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Taken in U.K.

View of city from atop Ferris wheel

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Taken in U.K.

View of city through windows with colorful filters

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Angled view of buildings from outside

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Taken in U.K.

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Spring 2022: Natural / Built Environment

Flowers-covered building on mountain overlooking town

Winner: Natural / Built Environment

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Cliff overlooking sea

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Water in front of houses and mountains

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

View from snowcapped mountains of rooftops and mountain range

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Snowy road and river in front of town and mountains

Photo by Grace Twitchell '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022)

Road in front of water

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Photo taken in U.K.

Colorful city lights reflected in water at night

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Photo taken in U.K.

Statue of winged woman above flowery bush

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Photo taken in U.K.

Road with carriage in downtown

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Photo taken in U.K.

Colorful buildings in front of river with boats

Photo by William Huang '23 (Denmark, DIS, spring 2022). Photo taken in U.K.

View of cloud and ocean from airplane

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Sunlight breaking through branches in forest

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Rock in foamy seawater

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Rocky inlet by ocean

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Hazy sunset over field and distant mountains

Photo by Elena Lee '23 (CT, Williams-Mystic, spring 2022)

Student sitting on cliff

Photo by Olivia Stoetzer '23 (South Africa, GES, spring 2022)

Mossy cliff surface

Photo by Olivia Stoetzer '23 (South Africa, GES, spring 2022)

Crowd in stadium outdoors

Photo by Olivia Stoetzer '23 (South Africa, GES, spring 2022)

Student taking photo of giraffes

Photo by Olivia Stoetzer '23 (South Africa, GES, spring 2022)

Town lights reflected in river at night

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

Castle over water

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

View of town buildings from rooftop

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

White modern building with circular sections

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

Stained glass window in chapel

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

Birds on sill overlooking courtyard

Photo by Denny Tan '24 (France, APA, spring 2022)

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Fall 2021: Group Photo

3 students jumping in the air

Winner: Group Photo

Photo by Alyssa Berman '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Students at a game

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

3 students on a bridge

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

2 students on a street

Photo by Elise Layne '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Students in front of columns

Photo by Han Nguyen '22 (France, APA, fall 2021)

Group of students in the mountains

Photo by Ayleah Johnson '22 (Switzerland, SIT, fall 2021)

group of students making silly faces

Photo by Christina Wang '22 (Hungary, AIT, fall 2021)

Students around big letters that spell "Seoul"

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

3 students and a temple

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

group of students in front of a temple

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

students eating street food

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

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Fall 2021: Local People

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Woman in bright pink jacket

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

People on the street

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Young person in a hoodie

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Young person with blue jacket and many rings

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Woman on the street

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Man eating ice cream on the street

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Person protesting on the street

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Man in formal wear on the street

Photo by Jack Snyder '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

2 women in traditional dresses

Winner: Local People

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

Man making food

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

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Fall 2021: Field Trip / Lab

2 students in front of a building

Photo by Alyssa Berman '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Photo by Elise Layne '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

rooftops with dramatic sky and rainbow

Winner: Field Trip

Photo by Elise Layne '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

group photo in front of murals

Photo by Christina Wang '22 (Hungary, AIT, fall 2021)

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Fall 2021: Program / Academic Setting

Students in a classroom

Winner: Program / Academic Setting

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

students working in a lab

Photo by Bailey Jones '22 (Sweden, DIS, fall 2021)

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Fall 2021: Natural / Built Environment

student and bridge

Photo by Alyssa Berman '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

sunset and bridge

Photo by Alyssa Berman '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

xmas tree with presents

Photo by Alyssa Berman '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

street with student

Photo by Christina Wang '22 (Hungary, AIT, fall 2021)

buildings and water

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

house and patio

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

fountain on street

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

blue sky with sun

Photo by Elise Layne '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

city from above

Winner: Natural/Built Environment

Photo by Elise Layne '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

Photo by Bess Markel '22 (UK, University of Oxford, fall 2021)

Photo by Bess Markel '22 (UK, University of Oxford, fall 2021)

water and green plants

Photo by Bess Markel '22 (UK, University of Oxford, fall 2021)

2 people in hallway

Photo by Erin Cronin '22 (Denmark, DIS, fall 2021)

city view from above

Photo by Bess Markel '22 (UK, University of Oxford, fall 2021)

Photo by Han Nguyen '22 (France, APA, fall 2021)

river with bridge

Photo by Bess Markel '22 (UK, University of Oxford, fall 2021)

trees and constructed water fountain

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

small city alley

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

flowers and balcony

Photo by Han Nguyen '22 (France, APA, fall 2021)

lake and side of a lake house

Photo by Fenja Tramsen '23 (Ghana, SIT, fall 2021)

lake with a lake cabin

Photo by Fenja Tramsen '23 (Ghana, SIT, fall 2021)

small boat on beach

Photo by Fenja Tramsen '23 (Ghana, SIT, fall 2021)

view of lake with houses through an open window

Photo by Fenja Tramsen '23 (Ghana, SIT, fall 2021)

woman selling goods

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

part of a cathedral

Photo by Han Nguyen '22 (France, APA, fall 2021)

view of mountainy beach from above

Photo by Christina Wang '22 (Hungary, AIT, fall 2021)

city view with blue sky

Photo by Atziri Marquez '22 (Scotland,University of Edinburgh, fall 2021)

Photo by Atziri Marquez '22 (Scotland,University of Edinburgh, fall 2021)

lake with dramatic sky

Photo by Atziri Marquez '22 (Scotland,University of Edinburgh, fall 2021)

with of rocky beach line with dramatic sky

Photo by Atziri Marquez '22 (Scotland,University of Edinburgh, fall 2021)

river and buildings

Photo by Atziri Marquez '22 (Scotland,University of Edinburgh, fall 2021)

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, fall 2021)

Photo by Han Nguyen '22 (France, APA, fall 2021)

part of a colorfully lit cathedral

Photo by Han Nguyen '22 (France, APA, fall 2021)

trees and waterfall

Photo by Fenja Tramsen '23 (Ghana, SIT, fall 2021)

bird eye view of mountainous area

Photo by Nora Santiago '23 (South Korea, CIEE, fall 2021)

royal palace and royal garden in madrid

Photo by Lisa Garcia '22 (Spain, Tufts-Skidmore in Spain, fall 2021)

part of the Segovia aquaduct

Photo by Lisa Garcia '22 (Spain, Tufts-Skidmore in Spain, fall 2021)

Photo by Lisa Garcia '22 (Spain, Tufts-Skidmore in Spain, fall 2021)

alley with flowers

Photo by Lisa Garcia '22 (Spain, Tufts-Skidmore in Spain, fall 2021)

photo taken from a boat in a city canal

Photo by Lisa Garcia '22 (Spain, Tufts-Skidmore in Spain, fall 2021)

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

street with cars, houses, cloudy sky

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

students walking in nature

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

small town view

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

student with a friend, ocean in the background

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

bay seen from above

Photo by Jessica Sang '23 (Sweden, The Swedish Program, fall 2021)

houses in mountain

Photo by Ayleah Johnson '22 (Switzerland, SIT, fall 2021)

kid feeding a goat

Photo by Ayleah Johnson '22 (Switzerland, SIT, fall 2021)

birds eye view of bridge and city

Photo by Ayleah Johnson '22 (Switzerland, SIT, fall 2021)

beautifully decorated market place

Photo by Ayleah Johnson '22 (Switzerland, SIT, fall 2021)

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