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Title:
“A monument built
for love is now a ‘Wonder of the World’”
Location: Agra, India
Submitted by
Aishwarya Prakash
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“It is an
exquisite piece of architecture that is sure to take your breath away.
Scores of people throng to see the Taj every day. Actually looking at it
made me realize the enormity of the structure and the amount of work
that must have gone into building it. Set on the banks of the River
Yanuna, the Taj is definitely a grand structure made from pure white
marble.” |
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Title:
“The Abbey Cemetery”
Location: Bury,
England
Submitted by
Carolyn Helmberger
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“I think this
photo shows the mortality of all people.”
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Title:
“Ancient Indian
Temple”
Location:
Ganpatipule, MH, India
Submitted by
Avadhut Joshi
Category: Student/Resident
Description:
“This photo
is of a 400-year-old temple at Ganpatipule, 350 km south of Mumbai
(Bombay) along the west coast. Look at the fine artistic details carved
on the hard rock. A Hindu Priest is also visible in the picture.” |
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Title:
“Old and Young at
the Church Clinic”
Location: San
Jose, Costa Rica
Submitted by
Betsy Buschkemper
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“A local
pastor asked us to organize a clinic for the Nicaraguan refugees in a
poor squatters settlement. Sheets were hung in the church to enclose
exam and consultation areas. This old woman, who had lost sons and
grandsons in the war, denied health problems herself, but was worried
about her great granddaughters.”
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Title:
“The Few Remaining”
Location:
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda Africa
Submitted by
Cassie Cash
Category: Student/Resident
Description:
“Pictured
here are some of the people of the last remaining fishing village
inhabiting Queen Elizabeth National Park in northwest Uganda. When the
area was converted to a national park, the people of this tribe were
allowed to stay because they had been there for centuries. They survive
completely off the land and the river.” |
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Title:
“Desert Oasis”
Location:
Ma’in Spring, Jordan
Submitted by
Carolyn Nussrallah
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“The term
“natural wonder” barely describes one’s awe when arriving at these hot
mineral springs cascading down the desert mountains. It was quite
amazing, which prompted me to take this photo—seeing so much water
coming out of the mountains in such a desolate environment is truly
awe-inspiring.”
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Title:
“Moving Cattle”
Location:
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Submitted by
Chelsie Lammers
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“This boy
caught my attention because of how hard he was working and how thin his
cattle were.” |
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Title:
“Forefathers”
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Submitted by
Susan Mendez-Eastman
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“Alex stands
beside a memorial in Heartland of America Park – standing much the same
as his forefathers did for generations – looking at the river and
contemplating its path.” |
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Title:
“All Alone”
Location:
Seoul, Korea
Submitted by
Joshua Sappenfield
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“In the midst
of a busy market, I found this work of art. It didn’t seem to fit with
all the chaos going on around me. It seemed isolated.” |
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Title:
“Two brothers
relaxing after hard day of work on their farm”
Location:
Kashmir, India
Submitted by
Javed Iqbal Sofi
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“On my visit
to my homeland (Kashmir) in 2002, I went to visit a shrine of a local
saint. These two brothers were coming home after working in their farm.
Here the elder brother is smoking “hookah” (called Gajeer) and keeping
warm with “kangri,” an earthenware pot with hot coals.”
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Title:
“Iguazú Falls”
Location:
Iguazú Falls, Argentina
Submitted by
Jaclyn Schuurmans
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“This photo
was taken May 12, 2004 of one of the wonders of the world. This is just
one section of an over 2-mile waterfall located in Argentina. During our
visit, we took a boat ride under many falls and hiked an entire day
throughout the park. A truly eye-opening experience.” |
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Title:
“Latin American
Farmer”
Location: Costa Rica
Submitted by
Katalin Rabl
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“Costa Rica
is a poor but beautiful country. Filled with nature’s wonders, it also
has some interesting, ambivalent features…our air-conditioned minivan
just stopped for a short break when this local farmer showed up riding
his “vehicle,” a horse. I felt that a few minutes were stolen from the
tourist-crowded (see also the flags) 21st century by the 18th
century.” |
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Title:
“7th
Heaven”
Location: In
the sky, during a flight
Submitted by
Kurinji Singaravelu
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“This photo
was taken before landing with a manual camera (Minolta). The widespread
floor of clouds made it feel like walking on clouds; and hence, I wanted
to click a photograph of it.” |
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Title:
“Friends”
Location:
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Submitted by Laura Bashus
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“Despite
being from two different countries/cultures, these two Jamaican girls
were extremely warm and friendly, and genuinely excited at having a
newfound American friend. People have the same needs for warmth and
companionship wherever they are, regardless of country or nationality,
and this is often best observed through children.” |
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Title:
“The Chariot of the
Gods”
Location:
Konark, Orissa, India
Submitted by
Manjori Ganguly
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“Here the
language of stone surpasses the language of Man,” wrote poet
Rabindranath Tagore. The Sun Temple of Konark is a masterpiece of
medieval Indian architecture. The temple takes the form of the chariot
of the Sun God. Now partly in ruins, this temple is a world heritage
site.” |
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Title:
“Rush Hour in Hanoi”
Location:
Hanoi, Viet Nam in Summer 2004
Submitted by Magda Peck
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“Bicycles and
motorbikes swarm the streets of Hanoi at all hours, following traffic
conventions beyond my comprehension. Crossing the street is an act of
faith: you just step off, trusting that each knows to occupy his
destined space. I feel conspicuously wide, western and white, yet I am
invisible.” |
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Title:
“Antonia”
Location:
Dominican Republic,
Batey Contador
Submitted by Mark Hare
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“Antonia
lives by herself in Batey Contador and has done so for many years. I
asked if she would like a picture of her and her grandchildren…she
laughed. “You can’t fit them all into a tiny picture,” she says. Here
she is with four beautiful great grandchildren.” |
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Title:
“A Night Out in
Xian”
Location:
Xian, China
Submitted by
Margaret Schorn
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“We started
the evening sampling 25 different kinds of dumplings. We ended the
evening sampling the local culture.” |
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Title:
“Mind the Gap”
Location:
The Underground in
London
Submitted by Michael Sather
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“They say a
picture is worth a thousand words. It didn’t seem so when I first took
this picture. I just thought it was an interesting phrase that rang out
each time the subway stopped and was painted by the gap between the
platform and train. Since I first took the photo, I have heard the
phrase used in many contexts: HerHHeHto
describe age gaps between generations, knowledge that is lacking, gaps
between cultures, gaps between the rich and poor, and even as a way of
saying good-bye to someone. This picture truly does say a thousand
things; it speaks of all the gaps that we may encounter throughout
life.” |
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Title: Untitled
Location: Paris, France
Submitted by
Carolyn Helmberger
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“I took this
photo in October, 2004. It gives a slight idea of the immensity of the
Eiffel Tower. I think it shows that no matter what a person’s
background, we can all feel small and irrelevant in the sea of
humanity.” |
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Title:
“Peace in Nature”
Location:
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Submitted by Pankaj Singh
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“A peaceful
pair of ducks made me realize how beautiful the nature is. Uncontrolled
exploitation of our natural resources will render it unusable for all
the wildlife and our future generations will only have these pictures to
realize what the natural beauty used to look like.” |
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Title:
“Sliding Into
Summer”
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Submitted by Susan Mendez-Eastman
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“The glee of
a father and son experiencing the thrill of a slide ride in Gene Leahy
park can be seen at any angle. The small and large hands and feet are a
universal illustration of family, fun and the love of family.” |
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Title:
“Big Cherry”
Location:
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Submitted by Ronald Shikiya
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“On my
visit to Minneapolis, my cousin, shown in the picture, showed me around
Sculpture Park and the city.” |
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Title:
“Old man who has
seen it all”
Location: Kashmir, India
Submitted by Javed Iqbal Sofi
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“While on
vacation in Kashmir, I was driving from Phalgam to Aaaroo when I came
across this nomadic tribe (called Gujars) who roam with their cattle
from meadow to meadow in Hindu Kush mountains.” |
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Title:
“Discovering India”
Location:
Red Fort, New Delhi
(December, 2004)
Submitted by
Subhankar Chakraborty
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“The Red Fort
is the symbol of India’s golden military history, housing several
garrisons of soldiers. But, it also has its own seemingly inconspicuous
community of businessmen, guides and petty street side hawkers who make
a livelihood out of selling products to the thousands of tourists who
visit this monument every day!” |
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Title:
“Shared Notes Cross
Borders”
Location: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Submitted by Laura Bashus
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“This
Jamaican boy and American girl seemed to have swapped identities. The
boy looked every bit the part of an American, while the girl took on
typical Jamaican hair style and dress. Their involvement in a shared
note speaks of our common interests even though from different
cultures.” |
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Title:
“Sin Zapatos
(without shoes)”
Location:
Dominican Republic
Submitted by
Timothy Royal
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“This was
taken in a rural mountain village in the Dominican Republic. His feet
were particularly interesting, as he was walking down a limestone road
barefoot, without pain due to years of experience and calluses.” |
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Title:
“Capturing La Vie”
Location:
Hanoi, Viet Nam in Summer 2004
Submitted by Magda Peck
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“My work in
public health champions mothers and children. When I asked her if I
could take a picture of her baby, she made me wait until his face was
washed and Spongebob shirt smoothed down. Mothers everywhere want their
children to shine.” |
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Title:
“Smoke Break”
Location:
Petra, Jordan
Submitted by
Oluyemisi Odugbesan
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“These
policemen were enjoying a smoke break in front of the treasury in Petra
when they happened to notice their picture was being taken.” |
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Title:
“Want to learn how
to cook? Ask the experts!”
Location:
Bangalor, India
Submitted by
Aishwarya Prakash
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“In a
developing country such as India, no one would expect to see billions of
centers for the disabled and the under-privileged. This is not true. In
the recent years, these children have learned to cook and study at the
same time and can speak English and many other languages better than
most of us. Volunteering at an institute like this one made me a better
person.” |
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Title:
“Dearly Departed”
Location:
Seoul, Korea
Submitted by
Joshua Sappenfield
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“I was
invited to observe a ceremony for a previously departed father. Besides
for showing respect for their ancestor, there was a great sense of
connection as a family.” |
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Title:
“Argentinean Garbage
Truck”
Location:
Parana, Argentina
Submitted by
Jaclyn Schuurmans
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“This photo
captures the sole garbage system that exists in Argentina today. I took
this photo mostly because it was hard for me to believe this system is
still used.” |
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Title:
“Taj”
Location:
Agra, India
Submitted by
Kurinji Singaravelu
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“This is one
of the views of the great Taj Mahal in Agra India. The Taj Mahal, one of
the seven wonders of the world, is an amazing place to visit.” |
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Title:
“Holy Dip”
Location:
Kali Temple of Dakshineswar, Calcutta, India
Submitted by
Manjori Ganguly
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“The Kali
Temple of Dakshineswar is visited by thousands of pilgrims every day.
The devotees take a holy dip in the River Ganges before offering prayer.
Viewed from a boat on the river, the activity on the bathing ‘ghat’
revealed the age-old flow of humanity that continues to thrive there.” |
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Title:
“Aged Cane Worker”
Location:
Dominican Republic, Batey Contador
Submitted by Mark Hare
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“In the
countless Bateys of the Dominican Republic there live many men and women
who traveled from Haiti to work in the cane fields. These men and women
worked countless hours under the most extreme conditions with nothing
but a machete to harvest a sea of cane. The broken down physique of this
man brought home to me the consequences of a life spent harvest to
harvest, most likely transplanted far from home.” |
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Title:
“Hadrian’s Wall”
Location:
Northern England
Submitted by Michael Sather
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“Driving
through the northern parts of England from London in our English rental
car being certain to drive on the left, we happened upon this beautiful
site. It is an ancient fortified wall from 122 AD ordered by Emperor
Hadrian to mark the northernmost extent of the Roman Empire.” |
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Title:
“Punting on the
River Cam, Cambridge”
Location:
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Submitted by Pankaj Singh
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“People
punting along the river to enjoy the summer and the architectural
glories of the riverside colleges.” |
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Title:
“Japan & Peru”
Location: Lima, Peru
Submitted by Ronald Shikiya
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“Two
Japanese girls were visiting Peru and this is their first experience
with Peruvian typical instruments.” |
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Title:
“Ageless Wisdom”
Location:
Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India (August, 2004)
Submitted by
Subhankar Chakraborty
Category: Students/Residents
Description:
“He was a
village elder who seemed curious about the camera in my hand. His
critique upon seeing his own photograph was “It could have come out
better!” Taken during a medical camp conducted in August 2004 at Araku,
a place 3000 feet above sea level.” |
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Title:
“Camel Driver”
Location: Petra, Jordan
Submitted by
Oluyemisi Odugbesan
Category: Faculty/Staff
Description:
“This
tiny tot was actually responsible for renting camel rides to tourists.
Using his tiny legs, a switch, and barely audible Arabic, he somehow got
the camel to do what it was supposed to do.” |
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