With 63 entries to consider, our judges didn’t have an easy task of selecting winners for the 2014 Photo Contest: The Wonders of Oceania. The judges remarked that the photos certainly represented AUIP’s experiential programs very comprehensively.

After scrutinizing each entry though, the results are in, and we’re excited to share with you this year’s photo contest winners as follows:

Experiential Classroom

First: Learning on the Trail into Mt. Cook by Taylor Yeates from Buckeyes Abroad New Zealand program (pictured left)

Second: Hiking in Hidden Valley Gorge by Olivia Cheney from Wake Forest University’s Australia program

Third: Snorkeling at Barefoot Island by Hannah Kunz from Aggies Abroad Fiji program

Natural Attraction

First: Adelies Away! by Amanda Wilson Carter from the Hokies Abroad Antarctica program (pictured right)

Second: Blue Painted Sky over Port Douglas Shore by Georgia Parks from the Aggies Abroad Australia program

Third: The Otago Peninsula just before Sunset by Hannah Berry from Wolfpack Abroad New Zealand program

And, at the time People’s Choice Award voting closed, the AUIP extended community elected winners to be:

Experiential Classroom with 116 votes: To experience and report on the world “down under”, my classmates and I swam down under off the coast of Lady Elliot Island in Australia by Rachel Robillard from The University of Texas at Austin’s Journalism in South Queensland, Australia program

Natural Attraction with 140 votes: Neature by Hannah Kunz from Aggies Abroad Australia program

All winners are asked to please email donna@auip.com their postal mailing address for delivery of their prize.

AUIP wishes to thank the generous sponsors, City Lodge Auckland, Cape Tribulation Beach House Resort, Calypso Coaches, Murrays, Hexagon International, Downunder Farmstays, Pinewood Lodge and Bungalow Bay. The sponsors provided the winners for both categories these prizes:

First Place: Apple iPad mini (valued at $300) donated by City Lodge Auckland in New Zealand and Cape Tribulation Beach House Resort in Australia

Second Place: GoPro HERO3: White Edition camera (valued at $200) donated by Calypso Coaches and Murrays, both in Australia

Third Place: Chaco Yampa sandals (valued at $100) donated by Hexagon International in Fiji and Downunder Farmstays in Australia

People’s Choice Award: North Face duffel bag donated by Pinewood Lodge in New Zealand and Bungalow Bay in Australia

Thanks to all our alumni who participated in the contest. And please keep sharing and liking photos on our AUIP page, as regardless of whether a contest is happening or not, we love to see alumni memories from our programs!