The International Week photography contest is another way that Edmonton and the world connect during International Week. The intent of the contest is to draw on the power of photographs to transport us to other places and bring us face-to-face with the awe-inspiring diversity of our world.

Thank you to the many photographers who submitted their work for consideration this year. The quality of the entries was so impressive that the selection committee created a runners-up category so that more of these superb photographs could be seen and appreciated. The award winners were selected from over 1,200 submissions. 

The winning photographs are featured:

• In the International Week 2008 Program Guide
• In the Global Education section of this website
• At the International Centre (runner-ups as well) in The World Next Door photo exhibition
• During the International Week concert as a slide show

The calendar photo winner's photograph will be featured in the International House 2008/2009 calendar.

Congratulations to the winners and runners-up!

Competition Winners

Gemma Armstrong (Calendar Photo Winner)
Smiling Sadhu
Kathmandu, Nepal

Reza Banaei Khosroushahi
Sunset at Urmia Salt Lake
Iran

Jenny Frogner
View from Victoria Peak
Hong Kong, China

Marina Ivanova
The Winter Palace
St. Petersburg, Russia

Aaron Lee
Freedom
New Dehli, India

Brandon Mewhort
Tuol Sleng Prison
Cambodia

Jorge Perez
Childhood
New York, U.S.A.

Mobil
Ouessant Island, France

Jen Richards
Mother and Child
ChiChi Guatemala

Shannon White
Me With Habibis
Bahrain

Runners Up

Gemma Armstrong
Primula Near Annapurna Base Camp
Nepal

Laura Franceschini
A Contrast of Cultures
Scotland

Mark Gallop
Easter Celebrations
Prague, Czech Republic

Amaan Giga
Tradition alive in Japan
Kyoto, Japan

Aaron Lee
Carpooling
New Dehli, India

Jennifer McKinnon
Let's Eat
Thailand

Brandon Mewhort
Town Centre
Lhasa, Tibet

Lee Miller
Schoolgirl
Accra, Ghana

Michal Mlynarz
The 'Grind' of Daily Life
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Alberta

Kathleen Reed
Wat Si Chum
Sukhothai, Thailand