Photography
HWS Abroad Photo Contest
HWS students who have studied internationally are invited to submit images to the HWSabroad Photo Contest, held each spring semester. The Contest enables students to share their photos and stories with the campus community, providing insight into the range of experiences the students have while abroad. Winning submissions are recognized during a campus-wide event, featuring activities, food and prizes.
2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest
Nora Hanson '26 takes first in the Architecture category with her photograph looking upwards in a piazza near Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome, Italy.
Willow Lewmos '27 won first place in the Landscape category with this photo of Aoraki / Mount Cook and the surrounding mountanous lanscape of the Canterbury Region in New Zealand.
Elizabeth Krege '26 took home first in the Portrait category with this photo of a friend matching the Palácio da Pena in Sintra, Portugal.
Chloe Odell '27 won first place in the Street Photography category with this quintesential scene in Freiburg, Germany.
Winning first place in the Global Classroom category, this photo by Helen Walker '28 shows her tent during a program field work excursion in Girraween National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Nathan Deller '27 earned first in the Flora & Fauna category with this photo of vibrant toadstools, puddle reflections, and mist on a hike in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
With this photo, Paige Madison '26 won both the People's Choice prize and second in the Architecture category. It was taken in Kawloon Walled City Park in Hong Kong on the site of a former Qing Dynasty fort.
In second place in the Landscape category is Lina Hassini '26 with this photo of the Pinnacles Desert in Australia.
This photo of Marcus Peterson '26 in Ubud, Indonesia won second in the Portrait Category.
This photo of the brightly colored shops on the cobblestone streets in Edinburgh, Scottland by Elizabeth Krege '26 took home second in the Street Photography category.
Ada Bastedo '27 won second place in the Global Classroom category with this view of the vast shelves of Long Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
This photo of a green sea turtle off the coast of Heron Island was taken by Helen Walker '28 and won second in the Flora & Fauna category.
Leah Wiebe '27 won third in the Architecture category with this photo of the colorful reflections of the stained glass windows in the Votivkirche in Vienna, Austria.
Nathan Deller '27 took home third in the Lanscape category with this mountainous lanscape concealed by fog and clouds. This photo was taken in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France while hiking a ridgeline across the valley from Month Blanc.
In third place in the Portrait category is this joyful photo of Derek Abnoos '26 taken Willow Lewmos '27 at Cathedral Cove Beach in New Zealand.
Lex Searle '26 won third in the Street Photography category with this photo taken down the aidle of a late-night bus in Perth, Australia.
Tied for third place in the Global Classroom category, Ella Donaldson '27 took this photo while night snorkeling off Heron Island during a field work excursion in Australia.
Tied for third place in the Global Classroom category, Ella Donaldson '27 took this photo on a class hike on Vatnajökull Outlet Glacier in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.
Estelle Bignet '26 tied for third in the Flora & Fauna category with this close-up photo of a tiny dragonfly in Bali, Indonesia.
Tied for third in the Flora & Fauna category, Ariana Obrochta '26 took this photo of a koala in the wild on a hike around Magnetic Island, Australia.
Siena Bertolina '26 took this picture of the arch at Praça do Comércio in downtown Lisbon, Portugal.
While studying abroad in the summer of 2025, Jayne Pearson '27 took this photo of the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This photo of the rapidly melting Great Aletsch Glacier was taken by Chloe Odell '27 from the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland during the Summer 2025 program Sounding Climate Change.
Christopher Robles '26 (December) took this photo of the view of La Concha (Kontxa), El Centro, and Gros after following the suggestion of local residents to visit Monte Igueldo in San Sebastián, Spain.
Tim Trakhachov '26 looks towards St. Peter's Bascilica in Vatican City in this photo taken by Anthony Rodriguez '26.
This photo taken by Estelle Bignet '26 shows a Balinese dancer in the midst of a performance of this traditional artform.
Stephanie Ryan '26 snapped this photo of café-goers enjoying a coffee in the city center of Grenoble, France.
Jayne Pearson '27 visited this weekend food market in Plaza Francia during the Summer 2025 program Art, Culture, & National Identity in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elizabeth Krege '26 captured this peaceful scene in Dublin, Ireland while sketching in the park.
Nora Hanson '26 took this photo in the while touring the ancient Roman arachaeological sites in the Forum in Rome, Italy.
Abigail Cooper '27 took this photo of a green sea turtle on a sunset snorkel while on a field work excursion on Heron Island in Australia.
Estelle Bignet '26 captured this photo of a kangaroo while studying abroad in Perth, Australia.
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