OISS Photo Competition

To celebrate International Education Week (IEW) 2024, OISS hosted a photo competition open to all members of the Rice international community. The winner was selected by a popular vote by the Rice international community and was awarded lunch for two at the Rice University Faculty Club.

1st place!

View of dark night sky at dush. A comet can be seen in the middle of the image, its tail clearly visible.

The winning photo was submitted by Shuying Chen, PhD student from China.

2nd place

A jellyfish with a blue water background.
Photo submitted by Anwar Khaddaj, PhD student from Lebanon

3rd place

Decorative stone structure is partially visible behind a lush green plant. Trees in the background beneath a blue sky.
Photo submitted by Swarna Nallam, Masters student from India

Congratulations to the winners!

Here are the other competition photos, in the order in which they were submitted.

Sunset over a lake.
Photo submitted by Cecilia Xue, Research Specialist from China
The Gateway Arch.
Photo submitted by Cecilia Xue, Research Specialist from China
A lush green card in front of partially visible buildings.
Photo submitted by Leah Li, Masters student from China
A squirrel splooting on stone tiles.
Photo submitted by Marcelo Videa Vargas, Academic Visitor from Bolivia
Lit up buildings at night time.
Photo submitted by Marcelo Videa Vargas, Academic Visitor from Bolivia
Narrow pathway of a canyon. Sunlight filters in from the top of the image.
Photo submitted by Tina Yao, PhD student from China
City skyline with multiple skyscrapers.
Photo submitted by Tina Yao, PhD student from China
A skyscraper viewed upside down, descending from top left corner of image. Right side of picture shows a reflection of a sidewalk with a pedestrian.
Photo submitted by Shuying Chen, PhD student from China
Part of a campus building with a medical center tower visible in the background and tree in front.
Photo submitted by Jingbin Qian, Masters student from China
Campus building.
Photo submitted by Jingbin Qian, Masters student from China
A flock of birds in water. Stones can be seen on the bottom through the clear water and there are mountains on the background.
Photo submitted by Bhumshikgyal, PhD student from China
New green growth coming up from a tree stump.
Photo submitted by Bhumshikgyal, PhD student from China
View into a bedroom, partially in shade. Bed on the right, window through which a green yard can be seen on the left.
Photo submitted by Zac Hall, Undergraduate student from the UK
Black and white image of a group of people looking up towards the sky, wearing eclipse glasses.
Photo submitted by Gabriel Sallum Pentagna Guimaraes, Research Technician from Brazil
A house in the distance in front of a sky at dusk with a full moon.
Photo submitted by Anonymous
Group of people dancing.
Photo submitted by Selvalakshmi Selvaraj Anand, PhD student from India
Collage of photos reflecting a Rice archway, Rice shield, image of the sky, the mirror sculpture and a squirrel.
Photo submitted by Juyoung Oh, Postdoctoral Associate from South Korea
A collage of images reflecting squirrels and a plush toy owl.
Photo submitted by Juyoung Oh, Postdoctoral Associate from South Korea
Tree stands behind tall grass.
Photo submitted by Swarma Nallam, Masters student from India
Group of people smiling for the camera.
Photo submitted by Jason Liu, Masters student from China
Collage of three photos, from top to bottom a black and white closeup of a flower, a colorful plate of food, and a black and white picture of an empty street lined by trees.
Photo submitted by Anindita Dash, PhD student from India
A couple with their backs to the camera stand in front of a sunset view over water.
Photo submitted by Tao Li, PhD student from China
Solar eclipse.
Photo submitted by Tao Li, PhD student from China

Thank you to all the participants and to everyone who voted!

For more information on International Education Week, please see https://oiss.rice.edu/iew.