{"id":3088,"date":"2013-09-09T23:11:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T11:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auip.wordpress.com\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2013-09-09T23:11:30","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T11:11:30","slug":"what-next-winners-awarded-in-2013-auip-photo-contest-exploring-the-south-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/what-next-winners-awarded-in-2013-auip-photo-contest-exploring-the-south-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"What Next: Winners awarded in 2013 AUIP Photo Contest: Exploring the South Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven\u2019t noticed lately, our AUIP Facebook fan page<\/a> has been a hive of activity with entries for the 2013 AUIP Photo Contest: Exploring the South Pacific<\/a>. With more entries than ever before, our judges faced a particularly challenging task of voting.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s entries included an abundance of incredible underwater photography, ranging from scuba diving with sea turtles<\/a> to up-close looks at reef creatures<\/a>. Plus, we received a vast selection of amazing landscape shots from the typical New Zealand countryside<\/a> to both the sunrise<\/a> and sunset<\/a> in Fiji.<\/p>\n

With the votes tallied and totaled, we can proudly announce this year\u2019s photo contest winners to be:<\/p>\n

\""Nothing<\/a>

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained” by Courtney Hughes<\/p><\/div>\n

Student Immersion<\/b><\/p>\n

First: Nothing ventured, nothing gained<\/a> by Courtney Hughes from Florida Down Under<\/a> Fiji program (pictured right)<\/p>\n

Second: Paddle Board Mango Bay<\/a> by Kaitlyn Luskin from Buckeyes Abroad<\/a> Fiji program<\/p>\n

Third: Fox Glacier Hike<\/a> by Aimee Gottlieb from Illinois Abroad<\/a> New Zealand Adventure Tourism program<\/p>\n

\""Sun<\/a>

“Sun Rays” by Reed Arce<\/p><\/div>\n

Back to Nature<\/b>
\nFirst: Sun Rays<\/a> by Reed Arce from the North Queensland, Australia program<\/a> (pictured left)<\/p>\n

Second: Swimming with Sea Turtles<\/a> by Kayla Noble from Wolfpack Abroad<\/a> South Queensland, Australia program<\/p>\n

Third: Petermann Island<\/a> by Jancarla Ocampo from Hokies Abroad<\/a> Antarctica program<\/p>\n

And, at the time People\u2019s Choice Award<\/b> voting closed, our extended community elected winners to be:<\/p>\n

Student Immersion <\/b>with 110 votes: My loving Fijian family in Votua Village<\/a> by Sammie Cline from Florida Down Under<\/a> Fiji program<\/p>\n

Back to Nature <\/b>with 324 votes: Hay!<\/a> by Heather Hodge from Lions Abroad<\/a> Australia program (pictured below right)<\/p>\n

Thanks to our generous sponsors, Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas<\/a>, Hexagon International<\/a>, Calypso Coaches<\/a>, City Lodge Auckland<\/a>, Awesome Adventures Fiji<\/a> and EvoShield<\/a>, this year\u2019s winners for both categories receive:<\/p>\n

\""Hay!"<\/a>

“Hay!” by Heather Hodge<\/p><\/div>\n

First Place<\/b>: Starwood Preferred Guest 10,000 points plus an exclusive Kate Spade tote (valued over $500) donated by Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas<\/a> in Australia<\/p>\n

Second Place<\/b>: GoPro HERO3: White Edition camera (valued at $200) donated by Hexagon International<\/a> in Fiji and Calypso Coaches<\/a> in Australia plus an EvoShield training hoodie and hat (valued at $65) donated by EvoShield <\/a><\/p>\n

Third Place<\/b>: Osprey Comet daypack (valued at $100) donated by City Lodge Auckland<\/a> in New Zealand<\/p>\n

People\u2019s Choice Award<\/b>: Amazon $150 gift card donated by Awesome Adventures Fiji<\/a><\/p>\n

Plus, if that\u2019s not enough, our friends over at <\/b>Lonely Planet<\/a> have donated guidebooks for all our winners!<\/p>\n

Thanks to each and every one of our contest entrants for participating, and we look forward to seeing more impressive alumni<\/a> photos in next year\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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