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Augie Abroad Photo Contest 2023-2024 winners announced

July 10, 2024

Emma Watts '25 was the grand prize winner for the Augie Abroad photo contest for 2023-2024.

The contest was open to all Augustana students who went on a study abroad trip or term between summer 2023 and spring break 2024. There were four categories: architecture and design, nature, culture and celebration, and Augie student abroad.

**Winner, Architecture & Design: Abbey Ellis '25**
*Cuenca, Ecuador*
*Ecuador Summer Language*
"Pictured are the domes of the 'Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción' (In English: 'Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception'). After climbing 150 steps of a spiral staircase, the view of both the architecture and the city layout was rewarding."

**Winner, Nature: Madeleine Grude '25**
*Sweden/Norway/Denmark*
*Swedish World Language & Culture*
"This picture was taken at the burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala. These mounds were made from around the sixth to the twelfth centuries and where three members of royalty are buried. While it was cloudy, the snow beautifully camouflaged them a bit, they are massive symbols of how people of the past wanted to honor their loved ones."

**Winner, Culture & Celebration: Mackenzie Norville '25**
*Kingston, Jamaica*
*Education in Jamaica*
"This picture features two Augustana students, Mackenzie Norville and Sara Heiser, and the classroom and students they worked with in Kingston's Alpha Primary School. The students are second graders."

**Winner, Augie Student Abroad: Celeaciya Olvera '24**
*Holden Village, Washington*
*Creators, Creations, and Callings*
"Left to right: Celeaciya Olvera, Ava Coussens, Sylvia Hughes, and Emerson Lehman. The snow and wind practically cover the entire scenery of the surrounding mountains. The paths were clear and the snow was perfect for snowball fights."

**Honorable mention, Architecture & Design: Ava Jackson '26**
*Paris, France*
*American Writers in Paris, 2024*
"Taken at this Musée d'Orsay, this photo captures an old train station-converted museum. The sculptures at the bottom are illuminated through the glass panels at the top, highlighting the wealth and diversity of creations from the past. Furthermore, the architecture highlights the hope to connect our past and present. Once a train station, Gare d'Orsay built a bridge for newcomers to travel through. Once the use became obsolete, the building sat empty for years. I see this building as an inspiration, that we can find use in once-useless things, and that we can show off creations for generations to learn from."

**Honorable mention, Architecture & Design: Grace Carlson '24**
*Antigua, Guatemala*
*Risk & Resilience: Childhood in Guatemala*
"This photo is of a historic building in the city center of Antigua, Guatemala. I was able to catch the light bouncing off the building just right."

**Honorable mention, Architecture & Design: Morgan Schroeder**
*Dusseldorf, Germany/Museum Island, Berlin, Germany*
*Neuro-Philosophy in Germany*
"View from the Kolonnadenhof museum to the Berlin Cathedral on Museum Island (Berlin)."

**Honorable mention, Nature: Bailey Hacker '25**
*Guatemala*
*Risk & Resilience: Childhood in Guatemala*
"This photo captures the view of beautiful Lake Atitlán located in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. In this photo, you can see part of the lake surrounded by the volcanoes Atitlan, San Pedro, and Toliman (all of which are dormant). In the foreground, vibrant greenery and florals can be seen surrounding the bay of the lake, on the lake itself, many boat docks can be seen in the water, glistening from the hot sun, and In the background, a view of some of the homes and businesses built surrounding Lake Atitlan; which seem small in comparison to the large mountain and volcanoes towering behind them."

**Honorable mention, Nature: Narita Lambert '24**
*Lagos, Portugal*
*Seville, Spain with SSA*
"This photo was taken in Lagos, Portugal at Ponta da Piedade. I was fortunate to experience these breathtaking cliffs and coves during sunset. At this moment, the sun and ocean worked in tandum to produce the wildest blues and greens that I have ever witnessed in nature. The golden rocks and pearly ocean foam added further beauty to the scene. This area of Lagos, has many footpaths and overlooks to view the mysterious coves below. During my visit, I was able to navigate the natural stone arches and explore some of the tranquil beaches that meet the waves of the Atlantic."

**Honorable mention, Culture & Celebration: Madeleine Grude '25**
*Sweden/Norway/Denmark*
*Swedish World Language & Culture*
"Our group spent about five days in Uppsala, Sweden. During that time, we went on a small rune stone tour. This rune was a memorial that talked about how a mother built a bridge in her late daughters memory."

**Honorable mention, Culture & Celebration: Bridget Wunderlich '25**
*Kingston, Jamaica*
*Education in Jamaica*
"This mural depicts Bob Marley singing and playing the guitar. It is located in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, on a block that is full of other vibrant murals."

**Honorable mention, Culture & Celebration: Lazlow Ziebel '25**
*Japan*
*Japanese Culture and Society*
"This photo portrays Jizo (womb of the earth) statues on the descent up a mountain in Koyasan, Japan. Jizo statues protect the spirits of children who have passed away."

**Honorable mention, Augie Student Abroad: Isabella Olalde '25**
*Guatemala*
*Risk & Resilience: Childhood in Guatemala*
"This photo is of the Augie students traveling the streets of San Juan. Take note of the dog on the bottom left corner. His name is Scratch and he is a stray dog that followed us through the town for the entire day, he quickly became a part of our study abroad family."

**Honorable mention, Augie Student Abroad: Ella Randolph '25**
*Holden Village, Washington*
*Creator, Creation, and Calling*
"A group of Augustana Students entered a sea turtle into the Snow Sculpture contest in Holden Village's Annual Winter Olympics and won Second place."

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