Thank you, students, for sending so many incredible photos in the Fall 2024 Photo Contest, and offering us a unique window into your lives as anthropologists! We are pleased to announce this year's vote-favorites: Undergraduate 1st Place: Jordan Cutts Here, a student photographs the details of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, taking special notice of cultural impacts the high tourism rate has on the centuries-old marvel. Undergraduate 2nd Place: Amanda Wylie Learning about livestock practices during a study abroad in the small villages of Beqa Island, Fiji Graduate 1st Place: Sarieh Amiribeirami The past: Fog, Shepherd and dog This photo was taken in 2014, while I was in Republic of Azerbaijan as an ethnographic project member. Graduate 2nd Place: Evan DesRosiers forest fishies Congratulations!! There is a $100 award each to the vote-favorite undergraduate and graduate student submissions! The runner-ups in each category will receive cool swag! Undergraduate Student Photos Taylor Bankston The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, modeled after Classic architecture Taylor Bankston An example of modern material cultures interaction with nature. Jordyn Barnes How many archaeologists can fit in a hole? Turns out, quite a few! Captured at the Enfulletv-Mocvse Field School 2024 in Macon, Georgia. Jordyn Barnes Part-time Archaeologist, full-time grass enthusiast. Spotted in Okmulgee, Oklahoma during the Enfulletv-Mocvse Field School. Jay Boyd Krakow at Dawn Jay Boyd View from Wawel Jordan Cutts Here, a student photographs the details of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, taking special notice of cultural impacts the high tourism rate has on the centuries-old marvel. Jordan Cutts The Cathedral of St. Domnius, depicted here, is an impressive landmark of Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia. The Cathedral is known for its persistent use over the centuries, the eras marked by evident architectural changes. Zoe DeLuca This picture was taken at the Makah Reservation, which is a Native American reservationon the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. I was there on IFP (interdisciplinary field program) learning about the Makah people. This photo was shot with 35mm film on Kodak Portra 400. Zoe DeLuca This picture is of the Dungeness Ruins on Cumberland Island. I was there leading a 4 day backpacking trip for the UGA Outdoor Recreation Center and learned about the islands rich history, as well as visited some of the islands rich anthropological sites such as Dungeness and Plum Orchard Mansion. This picture was shot on 35mm film Ilford HP5 Annabelle Hartley Parliament of Budapest from Buda Castle Annabelle Hartley Wise Words of Budapest Hostel Emma Iracondo A view of Ponte Sant'Angelo bridge at night! Emma Iracondo A historic street in Sorrento, Italy. Josephine Green Apartments in Split, Croatia, dating back to the times of Roman rule Josephine Green An abandoned church in an old Roman settlement in Podgrade, Croatia Skip Johnson Alaska Avatar Present Tense - From a Southwestern Alaska dig on the Bering Sea known as Nunalleq (the Old Village) a few miles from the modern village of Quinhagak. These carved dolls could represent members of the community and perhaps could be sent as representatives to gatherings. If such an idea was reinstated committee meetings would be made much easier. Skip Johnson Learning About Our Ancestors - Kids from the Alaskan village of Quinhagak visit the dig site of Nunalleq. This is an excavation of a pre-contact site being impacted by climate change as the permafrost thaws and organic artifacts once perserved are being exposed and lost to Bering Sea storms. The local population took a lot of interest in the archaeological project an visited often. A museum for preparing and exhibiting the discoveries has been established in the town of Quinhagak and is a source of regional pride. Shelby Linton Almaty — The Father of Apples and Dreams Shelby Linton Сакский курган — A burial mound of the Saka tribe Cheyenne Mitchell An Entire World Made From Someone’s World Cheyenne Mitchell The Greeks Were Right About Aphrodite Eric Newman A View from the fortress-city of Obidos, City of Templars Amanda Wylie Learning about livestock practices during a study abroad in the small villages of Beqa Island, Fiji Amanda Wylie Exploring sustainable farming practices in New Zealand with my ANTH 4271 class Graduate Student Photos Sarieh Amiribeirami The past: Fog, Shepherd and dog This photo was taken in 2014, while I was in Republic of Azerbaijan as an ethnographic project member. Sarieh Amiribeirami Alone among the crowd This photo was taken in 2014, while I was in Republic of Azerbaijan as an ethnographic project member. Rui Bai Bell tower of Tang Dynasty, China Rui Bai They are the monsters that guard the ancient tombs. Loyal guardians. Raul Basilio The scent of salt, sea, and sun. If I had to guess, that's what that flower would smell like. Raul Basilio Anything can happen at a beach day in Rio de Janeiro. Anything! (on the right is my friend, Roberta. The dog in the back is Jubileu, he is never on a leash). Hannah Boone Mount Shasta from a wide-open field in the middle of nowhere, northern California. Hannah Boone Fresh raindrops on pine needles at a lake in central Oregon. I stopped on my drive back from doing interviews to eat lunch by the water and got the Oregon special-- fog, rain, and a lot of beauty. Justice Britton “Water is the Best Medicine” (Fagan Spring - Huntsville, Alabama) Fagan Spring is fed by an underground river flowing through a network of sinkholes and sinking streams. This special place heavily influenced my desire to study the relationships between Cherokee people, caves, and water. Marcie Demyan The Oklahomie Marcie Demyan A day on Ossabaw Island Evan DesRosiers forest fishies Evan DesRosiers vacant developments Sophie Forbes Genesis Project, Ossabaw Island Gabrielle Langhorn Felicidade (Happiness): a farmer from Northeast Brazil Gabrielle Langhorn Coastal Countryside in Northeast Brazil Louisiana Lightsey Frontier Assemblages: Historic abandoned "trapiche" (sugar cane mill) merging with nature in a frontier town, Ecuadorian Amazon. Louisiana Lightsey Shaman preparing Ayahuasca, the hallucinogenic "soul-vine" brew, in the Ecuadorian Amazon Bronwyn Matlick Riverside view of Oradea, Romania Bronwyn Matlick Canal near the Panzio in Vesztö, Hungary Alejandro Najera Pacific seahorse stranded on the beach Alejandro Najera Edible and medicinal mushrooms from the Sierra Tarahumara, México. Brett Parbus I'm Spiraling... This little guy is a species of single-celled organisms called foraminifera. They only live in saltwater environments and despite creating relatively complex shells similar to mollusks, are only about the size of a white blood cell! Brett Parbus The Underlying Symmetry: This mesmerizing creature is what is known as a diatom, a microscopic microalgae sometimes called the "jewel of the sea" due to its opalescent colors and satisfying geometry. Fun fact: diatoms generate roughly half of all the oxygen on the planet! I just think they're neat! Olivier Pilette One of the rare palaeohistoric rock shelters of Southern Québec. A curious single event occupation. Olivier Pilette Eating moose stomach as a collaborative practice in archaeology Aoife Kate Pitts Howler monkey with a snack: this orphaned monkey now enjoys a life of comfort and celebrity while being cared for in an indigenous reserve near Leticia, Colombia. Aoife Kate Pitts Invasive cows: cattle in the Amazon aren't great for the environment but sometimes they look cute and idyllic Asif Ali Sandeelo Boats along the Sindh coast awaiting their next fishing trip in the Arabian Sea. Bruno Ubiali Adilson roasting manioc flour in his flour mill at the Boa Esperança community in Santarém, Pará, Brazilian Amazon. Bruno Ubiali Presentation of the Borari cabocla at the Çairé folk festival in Alter do Chão, Pará, Brazilian Amazon. Dominique Valentine "Greek Olive Tree" A farmer's truck rests beside the gnarled trunk of an olive tree, capturing the essence of tradition and culture in the Greek Islands. Here, olive trees play a vital role in mythology, the economy, and daily life Dominique Valentine "The Blue Spot Hairstreak" The Blue Spot hairstreak butterfly delicately perches on a pistachio bush. With its distinctive blue spot near the tail and striking black-and-white striped clubbed antennae, this butterfly truly stands out in the Greek ecosystem. Tuğçe Yalçın The resurrection of St. Nicolas in the 21st century Tuğçe Yalçın Sadness in the eyes of colobus
