OISS Photo Competition

To celebrate International Education Week (IEW) 2022, OISS hosted a mini 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!

Lunar eclipse. Moon visible as a red circle in the middle of the image. Background is otherwise blank, but a few stars are visible.

The winning photo was submitted by Daniela Najmias Lang, an undergraduate student (Jones College) from Costa Rica.

2nd place

A tree with multiple branches in front of a red and blue brick wall. Shadows of the branches are visible on the wall.
Photo submitted by Alice Wen, MBA student from Taiwan

Congratulations to the winners!

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

Group of students sitting in a sports stadium, posing for camera.
Photo submitted by Sara Szymaniak, undergraduate student from Poland
Beautiful landscape with multicolored cliffs and a valley.
Photo submitted by Sam Wu, DMA student from Australia
Blue water and blue sky, with a ship in the middle of the image.
Photo submitted by Asahi Obata, PhD student from Japan
City street crossing with a tall building in the opposite corner. Photo taken from a low angle.
Photo submitted by Ashish Veluguleti, Masters student from India
Two women in front of a mirror. Photo taken from a distance, showing women looking into the camera through the reflection.
Photo submitted by Saara Orav, undergraduate student from Estonia
Lovett Hall at night. Lights are on outside the building. Foreground has a lamppost with the light on.
Photo submitted by Yuan Yuan, Masters student from China
Hallway with bookshelves full of colorful books on both sides.
Photo submitted by Yuan Yuan, Masters student from China
Group of people huddled together in an outdoor patio. Central figure is serious, with the rest holding their face and pouting their lips.
Photo submitted by Carlos Daniel Llanos Rosales, PhD student from Peru
Two people seated at a desk, looking at notes.
Photo submitted by Carlos Daniel Llanos Rosales, PhD student from Peru
Black and white image with a praying mantis on a plant in silhouette in front of a circular moon or sun in the background.
Photo submitted by Mark Munyi, undergraduate student from Kenya
Landscape in silhouette with tree branches on the left and a building structure on the right. Sky is yellow.
Photo submitted by Mark Munyi, undergraduate student from Kenya
View of a city landscape at dusk with buildings in the foreground. Sky is yellow and red, with the sun visible in the center of image.
Photo submitted by Tanushree Dutta, Research Scientist from India
Several various lit candles on a table. Flames are reflected on the surface of the table.
Photo submitted by Tanushree Dutta, Research Scientist from India
Yellow scooter in the middle of the image, surrounded by trees. Brick building in the background.
Photo submitted by Chloe Nguyen, PhD student from Vietnam
Mushroom in sharp focus on the foreground, surrounded by foliage. Red car out of focus on the background.
Photo submitted by Mazin Zareef, Masters student from Saudi Arabia
Lovett Hall shot through the archway in front of Fondren Library. Statue of Rice is visible between the buildings, with a lone figure walking towards it.
Photo submitted by Aayushi Doshi, Masters student from India
A tree at sunset. Sky in the background ranges in color from blue, pink, orange to yellow.
Photo submitted by Shreya Gupta, PhD student from India
Tops of skyscrapers pictures through an opening at the top of a building.
Photo submitted by Shreya Gupta, PhD student from India
Statue of a person with an orange traffic cone on its head.
Photo submitted by Agnishom Chattopadhyay, PhD student from India
Front corner of an old, broken down white van. Rice Police markings are visible on the side of the vehicle.
Photo submitted by Agnishom Chattopadhyay, PhD student from India
Dark buildings visible at sunset.
Photo submitted by Aayushi Doshi, Masters student from India
Beautiful hilly landscape. A person seated in a lawn chair in the foreground, looking at the view.
Photo submitted by Christian Bernardi, Masters student from Argentina
Stretch of open road with colorful trees on both sides, under a clear blue sky.
Photo submitted by Christian Bernardi, Masters student from Argentina
Lovett Hall, lit up at dusk.
Photo submitted by Andres Guggeri, Masters student from Uruguay
Herzstein Hall lit up at dusk.
Photo submitted by Andres Guggeri, Masters student from Uruguay
Trees in the foreground, with bright stadium lights behind them. Sky is dark, with a crescent moon.
Photo submitted by Edwin Low, undergraduate student from Malaysia
Fondren library in the background, with drones in structured lines and rows on the ground in front of the building.
Photo submitted by Edwin Low, undergraduate student from Malaysia
Lilly pads and flowers in the water. Stones and green landscape in the background.
Photo submitted by Mingzi Niu, PhD student from China
Lit up city skyline in the dark. People taking photos of it in the foreground.
Photo submitted by Anonymous
Hallway with shelves full of books on both sides. Person stands in the middle with their back to the camera.
Photo submitted by Anubhav Rajauria, Masters student from India
Lovett Hall in the dark. Several people gathered in the foreground.
Photo submitted by Anubhav Rajauria, Masters student from India
A plant attached to a metal fence. Red building in the background.
Photo submitted by Salma Alhashim, PhD student from Saudi Arabia
A woman stands facing the camera in the Sallyport archway of Lovett Hall. Fondren Library is visible in the background.
Photo submitted by Shuxin Li, Masters 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.