The Through a Global Lens Photography Competition invites students to submit original photographs that showcase their international experiences both in Canada and around the world. The theme of the 2023 competition is “The Beauty of Culture Around the World”.

The Winning photo for 2023:

A photo of sand dunes with footprints and a person in the far distance.

13 – The Guru and The Dune

Congratulations! Ehsan Taheri. The Photo was taken in Iran.

Top 15 Finalists from 2023

2023 Photos and Artists

  1. Dynasty by Xiangyu Wang (Photo taken: China)
  2. Fall’s Watercolor Palette by Mona Ahmed (Photo taken: Canada)
  3. Hanging Temple by YuJia Ji
  4. Inside an Indigenous Maori Village by Addison Jalbert (Photo taken: New Zealand)
  5. Lost Island by Eleonore Kern
  6. Midnight Sunset at the Kesämökki by Mia Patterson (Photo taken: Finland)
  7. Powdered Sugar by Lea Homann
  8. Ripples of Youth by Doga Erdemisik (Photo taken: Cambodia)
  9. Row of Meditating Buddhas by Marcella Holmer (Photo taken: Thailand)
  10. Sounds of Silence by Siyao Ma (Photo taken: Australia)
  11. Starry Night over the Seine by Lilly Neang (Photo taken: France)
  12. Sunset Silhouette by Mohamed Badr (Photo taken: Egypt)
  13. The Guru and The Dune by Ehsan Taheri (Photo taken: Iran)
  14. Through Wolf’s Eye by Naman Walia (Photo taken: India)
  15. Welcome to the Top by Torin Kuhl

2022 (last year) Winning Photograph

Persian Gulf by Niloofar Sabat