Meredith Hammans, a UNMC College of Medicine student, is the grand prize-winner in the third annual International Photography Contest, sponsored by UNMC International Studies and Programs.
Her prize-winning photo, titled “Quelle Visage,” was taken in the Dominican Republic.
“While playing games and singing songs with children of illegal Haitian immigrants, I turned to spot this set of dramatic eyes,” Hammans said. “Quite captivating. Her barrio is extremely poor, but as evidenced by her hair and earrings, this is a proud group of people.”
The winning photos will be on display today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Study Abroad Information Session in the Durham Outpatient Center second floor atrium (near Cornerstone Gifts). The photos also are available on the IS&P Web site at http://www.unmc.edu/isp.
Hammans also took top honors in last year’s contest with her photo of a woman looking out a window in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Other 2003 winners are:
First Place Faculty/Staff
Title: Mexican Cemetery
Photographer: Amy Albers, University Medical Associates
Description: “The very first thing I noticed while on the tour was the little boy. He was just wandering the cemetery and I remember wondering why he wasn’t in school. I was in awe at how the graves are above ground.”
Second Place Faculty/Staff
Title: Pelican Brief
Photographer: Sinjan De, International Studies and Programs
Description: “Traveling through the Wildlife Safari in Ashland, NE and showing my uncle and aunt visiting from India the beauties of the U.S., this sight was a breathtaker. Be it in India or the USA, the sight of pelicans on a swamp remains unchanged. The picture depicts that wildlife encounters anywhere in the world have the same awe and charm.”
Third Place Faculty/Staff
Title: Colors of Omaha
Photographer: Sinjan De, International Studies and Programs
Description: “Departing Omaha after six years was probably one of my most depressing events, almost equaling my airport separation in Calcutta. Omaha still stays colorful and evergreen. Although its history extends back over a century, it will always be a fast growing city — the city that gave the doctoral ticket to my life.”
First Place Students/Residents
Title: Moms in Waiting
Photographer: Meaghann Weniger, Medicine
Description: “When I hear patients at the suburban clinic complain of wait times, I am reminded of the days Nigerian women spend camped outside of the prenatal clinic. The line wraps twice around the hospital complex. During the lunch hour, the maternity lines were my lessons in Nigerian culture as I munched on pounded yam, watched women weaving traditional baskets and beadwork, and learned maternal terminology in Hausa.”
Second Place Students/Residents
Title: India
Photographer: Joshua Black, Medicine
Description: “A young Hindu girl going down to a nearby river to complete her early morning chores. I believe this image captured essence of the Indian lifestyle and juxtaposes her simple life to the bustling cauldron of humanity that is India.”
Third Place Students/Residents
Title: Pausing for Rejuvenation
Photographer: Elizabeth Rogers, Medicine
Description: “This little boy stops to rest his tiring shoulder. As he pauses, he reads the poem along the side of this vividly colored health clinic displaying Mother Earth’s bounty.”