Department of Geography CSULB
The 3rd Annual
Geography Awareness
Photo Contest
Winners 2005
BEST
OVERALL
Matt
Ebiner
"Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia"
Nambung
National Park,
Western Australia 2005 Minolta XTSi
These
bizarre
limestone pinnacles were originally formed below the sand
and gradually exposed through wind erosion.
FLORA
AND FAUNA
Jessica
Caric "Fish in the
Sky"
Croatia
2005 Casio 4
MP/Digital
"Fish in the Sky" is that it looks like the fish are actually in the
sky since the water is such an interesting color blue along with the
plant life
in the water framing the fish.
URBAN
LANDSCAPE
Nathaniel
Fu "Grass and
Stones"
The
Getty
Museum, California 2005 Canon Rebel
300d, 17-85 IS
USM EFS lens
This shows the
merging of grass and stones
together to create a single landscape.
PEOPLE/CULTURE
Ian
Boles "Calligraphy"
Beijing,
China 2005 Canon S501
The
geographical
significance of "Calligraphy" is purely cultural, in my
opinion. Chinese calligraphy is as much an art form as it is a
form of
communication. I feel lucky to have captured such a beautiful
example of
it.
RURAL
LANDSCAPE
Judith
Tyner "Desert
Raindrops"
Joshua
Tree National
Park,
Barker Dam 2005 Nikon
CoolPix S1 5MP
When rains in the
desert are vital for survival.
PHYSICAL
LANDSCAPE
Matt
Ebiner
"Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia"
Nambung
National Park,
Western Australia 2005 Minolta XTSi
These
bizarre
limestone pinnacles were originally formed below the sand
and gradually exposed through wind erosion.
GEOGRAPHY
IN ACTION
Jeff
Overbeek "On Top of
the
World"
Big
Bear Mountains, California 2005 FUJI
FinePIX E550
It was
surprising that from
our mountain top on a hot July afternoon, we could see snow across the
valley.
MIGRATION
(FLOATING CATEGORY)
Matt
Ebiner "A
Face of Untold
Hardships"
Peshawar,
Pakistan 1993 Olympus OM2S
This
Afghan refugee in a
Pakistani refugee camp had a haunted _expression which reflected the
struggles
faced by him and his compatriots, members of the world's largest
refugee group
due to the wars in his country.
Congratulations!
Thanks to everyone who participated either by submitting photos
or by
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contest!
BEST
OVERALL
Matt
Ebiner
"Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia"
Nambung
National Park,
Western Australia 2005 Minolta XTSi
These
bizarre
limestone pinnacles were originally formed below the sand
and gradually exposed through wind erosion.
PHYSICAL
LANDSCAPE
Matt
Ebiner
"Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia"
Nambung
National Park,
Western Australia 2005 Minolta XTSi
These
bizarre
limestone pinnacles were originally formed below the sand
and gradually exposed through wind erosion.
FLORA
AND FAUNA
Jessica
Caric "Fish in the
Sky"
Croatia
2005 Casio 4
MP/Digital
"Fish in the Sky" is that it looks like the fish are actually in the
sky since the water is such an interesting color blue along with the
plant life
in the water framing the fish.
URBAN
LANDSCAPE
Nathaniel
Fu "Grass and
Stones"
The
Getty
Museum, California 2005 Canon Rebel
300d, 17-85 IS
USM EFS lens
This shows the
merging of grass and stones
together to create a single landscape.
PEOPLE/CULTURE
Ian
Boles "Calligraphy"
Beijing,
China 2005 Canon S501
The
geographical
significance of "Calligraphy" is purely cultural, in my
opinion. Chinese calligraphy is as much an art form as it is a
form of
communication. I feel lucky to have captured such a beautiful
example of
it.
RURAL LANDSCAPE
Judith
Tyner "Desert
Raindrops"
Joshua
Tree National
Park,
Barker Dam 2005 Nikon
CoolPix S1 5MP
When rains in the
desert are vital for survival.
GEOGRAPHY
IN ACTION
Jeff
Overbeek "On Top of
the
World"
Big
Bear Mountains, California 2005 FUJI
FinePIX E550
It was
surprising that from
our mountain top on a hot July afternoon, we could see snow across the
valley.
MIGRATION (FLOATING CATEGORY)
Matt
Ebiner "A
Face of Untold
Hardships"
Peshawar,
Pakistan 1993 Olympus OM2S
This
Afghan refugee in a
Pakistani refugee camp had a haunted _expression which reflected the
struggles
faced by him and his compatriots, members of the world's largest
refugee group
due to the wars in his country.
2004 Winners
2003 Winners