International Photo Contest Winners

1st Prize

Grace Rexroth, Cairo, Egypt

While roaming through a market in Cairo I came upon this beautiful little girl. Her eyes were so big and I asked her mother if I could photograph her. Her mother ran into the house and I thought I'd lost the shot, but she emerged a few minutes later with a head scarf.

Grace Rexroth, Cairo, Egypt

2nd Prize

Jillsa Aringdale, Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Jillsa Aringdale Louvre Museum, Paris, France

3rd Prize

C.Sidney Clewe, Tanzania

Girl with bike

C. Sidney Clewe, Tanzania

4th Place

Huanyu Qiao, Tibet, China

My parents had worked in Tibet for 8 years. They lost millions of personal development opportunities. However, they said they did not regret about it and were still missing their friends there and the time they spent there. Last year, Our family trip made me to understand the feeling of my parents. Yes, Tibet is still poor even today. But Tibetan people's spiritual life is rich.

Huanyu Qiao, Tibet, China

5th Place

Jessica Barr, Mitre Peak, New Zealand

Mitre Peak, is special to me because of its resemblance of Switzerland's Matterhorn, an idyllic mountain if there ever was one. The ferocious wind was blowing the glaciated peak's snow off its sickle like summit and I got quite lucky with the picture to say the least.

Jessica Barr, Mitre Peak, New Zealand

6th Place

Elin Franzen, Medano Ranch, Mosca, Colorado, USA

Description: This photograph was taken while doing field work in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. This herd is managed by the Nature Conservancy who are trying to restore a natural herd to the area.

Elin Franzen, Medano Ranch, Mosca, Colorado, USA

7th Place

Todd Stoffer, Paris, France

This photo was taken this summer while I was backpacking through Europe on my way to study abroad in Prague.

Todd Stoffer, Paris, France

8th Place

Chris Anderson, San Francisco, Peru

Description: Sunrise over Lake Yarinacocha in the Peruvian Amazon. The canoeist is a Shipibo Indian in a traditional boat.

Chris Anderson, San Francisco, Peru