The Sophian

Issue date: 10/23/08 Section: Arts

Schlosser grew up surrounded by the Redwood forest and took the time while abroad in a city to explore the natural countryside. "While each place had distinct character and landscape, I was amazed to find the sense of peaceful belonging that I associate with home in the midst of an unfamiliar countryside," she said.

Fascinated by photography since high school, Schlosser finds that not until she looks back on the picture will it "draw [her] attention to something significant about the moment or place that the photograph was taken."

Rebecca Reyes '09 won the architecture category for a photo taken in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Reyes describes the city as "completely planned," as it was intended to be modern. She "took the picture because of the repetition of the pairs - the two candangos and the two congressional buildings." She said a "candango" is someone who comes to live in Brazil but was not born there.

Reyes calls herself a photographer but is not interested in photography professionally. She is a Portuguese/Brazilian studies major and engineering minor. Reyes, a Mexican, did not choose to study in Mexico because she wanted to experience a place where she would challenge herself, being unfamiliar with the language.

The winner in the sense of place and culture category is Louisa Sullivan '09. While studying abroad in Copenhagen last year, Sullivan had January off and took her winning photograph in the center of the old city in Prague, next to the Charles Bridge. Sullivan said, "The charming old city was something of a playhouse, set down in the middle of a modern one, where tourists congregated. There was a visual disconnect between the structure and the people within." The winning photos can be seen online at http://www.smith.edu/studyabroad/photocontest08.php. All of the photos submitted for the contest are currently on exhibit along with the winning entries in the Nolen Lounge in the Campus Center. A reception will follow on Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. in Campus Center Room 103, when Fish will talk about the winning

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