Hobart and William Smith Colleges

While studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, Bjørn Antell '21 landed a SIIF grant to study waterfront and naval architecture throughout Scandinavia.

Third place in People's Choice, Alyssa Capuano '21 photographs two women sewing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Capuano also won in the People's Choice category and is pictured earlier in the TWIP gallery.

For her portrait of a man in Transylvania hand whittling chess pieces, Rachel Meller '21 won second place in the Portrait category.

Elise Donovan '22 (center right) is joined by Al Sarker '20, Mary Healy '20 and Brandon Harding '20 while hiking in the Darjeeling hills in India.

In the Portrait category, Elise Donovan '22 won first place for her photograph of entrepreneur and farmer Azing Lepcha in Hathidunga, Sikkim, India.

Meredith Fennell '20 pauses for a photo on her way to the top of Mount Snowdon.

Third place in the Portrait category was a three way tie. Here, Ali Turner '20 captures a proud local catching and releasing a fish in the village of Song De Vong, Vietnam. Turner also won in the Landscape category and is pictured earlier in the TWIP gallery.

While studying abroad in Budapest, Hungary, Rachel Meller '21 received a SIIF grant to study the geopolitical history of Chimney Cakes, a traditional dessert.

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we showcase winning photographs from the HWS Global Visions Photo Contest, and portraits of the students who took them. Tied for first place in the Landscape category, Nicholas Stone '21 captures Lake Bled in Slovenia.

Chad Kilvert ’20 studied abroad in Freiburg, Germany through an IES Abroad program in environmental studies. Through the Julius G. Blocker '53 Fellowship, Kilvert researched sustainability practices in the city.

Chad Kilvert '20 wins first place for Street Photography. Kilvert captured an alleyway in Starigrad, Croatia.

Through an SIIF grant, Tolulope Arasanyin '21 conducted independent research on pre- and post-war Vietnam. Titled, Humans of Hanoi: From Colonialism to Communism, Arasanyin conducted in person interviews with locals.

Tolulope Arasanyin '21 wins third place in Street Photography for her snapshot of a man and his cyclo. Taken in Hanoi, Vietnam, the cyclo was first utilized during French occupation. It is now a popular way for tourists to see the city.

Djeneba Ballo '20 studied abroad in Dakar, Senegal. While there, she took classes in Wolof and French, and maintained a blog - where she deconstructed myths about African life and culture.

Ali Turner '20 hikes in the mountains of Mù Cang Chải.

Peggy Wagner '21 lands second place in Landscape for this image, taken on the summit of Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in Scotland.