Congratulations to our Winners in the 2025 Annual Photo Contest! Take a look at all the incredible experiences our students had while abroad. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest! Check out all the Finalists here!

The Grand Prize Winners for the contest are below:

1. Cultures, Customs, and Traditions: Camylin Blake, CC'26 | Global Columbia Collaboratory: The Gambia | Commerce: Everyday commerce and movement/interaction of Gambians
   

   

   Camylin Blake CC'26 | Global Columbia Collaboratory: The Gambia | Commerce: Everyday commerce and movement/interaction of Gambians

2. Free for All: Reese Yen, CC'27 | Columbia Summer Core in Paris: Art Humanities and Music Humanities | Famous white chalk cliffs and natural arches covered in a mist where the land meets the sea.
   

   

   Reese Yen CC'27 | Columbia Summer Core in Paris: Art Humanities and Music Humanities | Famous white chalk cliffs and natural arches covered in a mist where the land meets the sea.

3. Landscapes and Cityscapes: Pallais-Aks, CC'26 | SIT Argentina: Social Movements and Human Rights | "Grazing": A horse enjoying the grasslands at Laguna La Zeta, in Chubut, Patagonia.
   

   

   Sebastian Pallais-Aks CC'26 | SIT Argentina: Social Movements and Human Rights | "Grazing": A horse enjoying the grasslands at Laguna La Zeta, in Chubut, Patagonia.

4. Lions Abroad: Cynthia Ribustello, CC'26 | IFSA in Australia: University of Sydney | Great Barrier Reef Scuba Trip with Anna Nelson, CC'26.
   

   

   Cynthia Ribustello CC'26 | IFSA in Australia: University of Sydney | Great Barrier Reef Scuba Trip with Anna Nelson CC'26

5. Lottery: Ellen Lansing, CC'26 | SEMESTER Petition — SIT in Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management | Chameleon Descr: Chameleon spotted on a night walk in the rainforest.
   

   

   Ellen Lansing CC'26 | SEMESTER Petition — SIT in Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management | Chameleon Descr: Chameleon spotted on a night walk in the rainforest.

6. "Out of My Comfort Zone": Nicole Bastos, CC'26 | CIEE Spain: Liberal Arts in Madrid | Finding serenity in the Moroccan desert landscape, where a few trees bring life to the arid terrain.
   

   

   Nicole Bastos CC'26 | CIEE Spain: Liberal Arts in Madrid | Finding serenity in the Moroccan desert landscape, where a few trees bring life to the arid terrain.