| Most Picturesque |
| 1st Place and Grand Prize Winner |
Joe Delamater
Flag flying at the Arc du Triumphe |
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| 2nd Place |
Lucas Sayre
Red lanterns at Xi'an |
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| 3rd Place |
Paul Gahwiler
Hiking in the Swiss Alps |
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| Favorite Experience |
| 1st Place |
Nasir Watts
My students greeting me in China |
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| 2nd Place |
Emily Coles
Horseback riding in Argentina |
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| 3rd Place |
Jessica Monday
Vatican City |
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| Most Unusual |
| 1st Place |
Jeannine Land
Bullet holes in Berlin |
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| 2nd Place |
Coleman Norris
Native Americans performing in Poland |
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| 3rd Place |
Nikki Mehdiyoun
Aboriginal woman with snake |
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| Cultural Adventure |
| 1st Place |
Terri Michener
A local girl walks her sheep in Salta |
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| 2nd Place |
Jessica Monday
Conversation with the Spanish Police |
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| 3rd Place |
Terri Michener
"crying mothers" protest the government |
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