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HOPE & INSPIRATION AROUND THE WORLD

HOPE & INSPIRATION AROUND THE WORLD. 2009 Cross- Cultural Photo Contest People’s Choice Award. PLEASE SELECT THE PHOTO THAT YOU LIKE MOST… * Write down your Student or Employee # * Write down the number next to the title of the photo you would like to vote for . Beautiful girl 2.

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HOPE & INSPIRATION AROUND THE WORLD

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  1. HOPE & INSPIRATION AROUND THE WORLD 2009 Cross- Cultural Photo Contest People’s Choice Award PLEASE SELECT THE PHOTO THAT YOU LIKE MOST… * Write down your Student or Employee # * Write down the number next to the title of the photo you would like to vote for.

  2. Beautiful girl 2 SOUTH INDIA- A RANDOM YOUNG CHILD SITTING OUTSIDE OF HER HOME, SO I SNAPPED A SHOT!

  3. WORK ETHIC 3 INDIA- WEAVING IN TEXTILE VILLAGE IN SOUTH INDIA

  4. VENIZIA 4 ITALY- THE HARBOR VIEW OF VENICE.

  5. Swiss tradition 5 THIS IS A TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL WHERE THE “OLD NEW YEAR” IS CELEBRATED. THE LOCALS DRESS UP AS “TREES” AND TAKE TO THE STREEETS AND VISIT EVERY FARM IN TOWN. IN THIS PHOTO IS MY GODCHILD ENJOYING THE COSTUMED MEN.

  6. GUARDING HEAVEN 6 MT. TAISHAN LOCATED IN QUTU, CHINA IS ONE OF THE FIVE SARED MOUNTAINS. A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM LOOKING UP TO WHERE ONE PAYS HOMAGE TO HEAVEN

  7. Hope in the darkness 7 LAS VEGAS- THIS IS A PHOTO SHOWING THE HOPE OF A YOUNGER GIRL RIDING IN A CAR AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SEEING A WORLD OUTSIDE OF HER OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE RESTS ON HER MIND AND THE HOPE OF SUCCESS TO BE FOUND IN A NEW PLACE.

  8. Nuns at st. peter’s 8 VATICAN CITY- NUNS TAKING PHOTOS OF THEMSELVES IN FRONT OF ST. PETER’S BASILICA.

  9. Hope through housing 9 BUILDING HOUSES IN A TOWNSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL- SOUTH AFRICA

  10. A classroom IN BANNOI, THAILAND 10 THAILAND- A CLASSROOM FULL OF THIRD GRADERS.

  11. UTILI 11 HONDURAS- AFTER A ROUGH BOAT RIDE, THE ROATAN ISLAND BASEBALL TEAM DRIVES OFF TO A SATRUDAY AFTERNOON GAME AGAINST THE NEIGHBORING HOME TEAM OF UTILA. ROATAN WON OVERWHELMINGLY, TO THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF PROUD UTILANS.

  12. PALACE 12 CHINA- THIS PHOTO IS TAKEN IN A PARK IN ZHUHAI, GUANGDONG. THE ENTIRE PARK IS MODELED AFTER YUAN MING YUAN, A ROYAL PALACE IN BEIJING THAT WAS BUILT DURING THE QING DYNASTY. IT WAS REALLY VERY FORTUNATE OF ME TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF THE LAKE WITHOUT DISTURBANCE OF A WIND OR A SINGLE BOAT. THE GLITTERING PALACE REFLECTED CLEARLY ON THE LAKE, LINKING THE MAGIC-WATERS WITH MAGNIFICENT SCENERY ABOVE.

  13. BABY 13 SOUTH INDIA- GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSEKEEPER. HER NAME IS BABY. SHE’S HERE CUTTING CURRY LEAVES FOR DINNER.

  14. SCHOOL 14 INDIA- SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SUNDIPATTY INDIA, WHERE MY FATHER WAS RAISED.

  15. ST. MARK’S SQUARE 15 ITALY- ST. MARK’S SQUARE AND CATEHDRAL

  16. ANGEL 16 VATICAN CITY- MY WIFE HEATHER INSIDE ST. PETER’S BASILICA STANDING IN THE SUNLIGHT CAST FROM THE SKYLIGHT.

  17. AN AMERICAN GIRL IN A CHINESE GARDEN 17 CATHERINE HOWERTER DEEP IN THOUGHT IN THE BONSAI GARDEN. BONSAI GARDEN HAS 500 BONSAI TREES ON DISPLAY LOCATED IN THE FAMOUS LINGERING GARDEN, SUZHOU, CHINA.

  18. A world of inspiration 18 MISSISSIPPI- THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE INSPIRATION THAT COMES FROM SEEING HOW BIG THE WORLD IS AND WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE. THERE IS SO MUCH OUT THERE THAT IS BIGGER THAN ANY OF US AND THESE THINGS ARE INSPIRING TO ACHIEVE ALL THAT WE CAN. THIS PICTURE SHOWS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LOOKING OUT ON THE GULF IN BILOXI, MS.

  19. GHIBERTI IN HIS GATES OF PARADISE 19 ITALY- SELF “PORTRAIT” OF LORENZO GHIBERTI, THE SCULPTOR WHO MADE THE NORTH DOORS OF THE FLORENCE BAPTISTRY CALLED THE GATES OF PARADISE.

  20. WATCHING WITH WONDER 20 A SMALL CHILD WATCHING US BUILD HOUSES IN THEIR SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP.

  21. CHILDREN PRACTICING THEIR “WAI” 21 THAILAND- YOUNG CHILDREN PRACTICING THEIR “WAI,” A THAI HAND GESTURE USED TO DENOTE RESPECT.

  22. RED PEPPER 22 SOUTH KOREA- HOT RED PEPPER VENDORS WATCH OVER THEIR WEARS, KEY FLAVORING IN MOST KOREAN COOKING.

  23. TEAPOT 23 CHINA- DRINKING MORNING TEA IS A WELL-KNOWN TRADITION IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE. “MEET UP WITH SOME CLOSE FRIENDS, INFUSE A POT OF TEA, EAT SOME SNAKCS AND ENJOY A WONDERFUL MORNING” HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LIFESTYLE OF THE ELDERLY IN GUANGZHOU. IN THE PICTURE IS THE TEAPOT USED FOR THE MORNING TEA. IT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FIST, MADE FROM CHINA, A NAME REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH THE MATERIAL AND THE COUNTRY. BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL, DELICATE TEAPOT AND THE MIST FROM THE TEA, YOU CAN ALMOST SEE INTO THE MYSTICAL YET FASCINATING CHINESE CULTURE.

  24. People’s choice award winner will win:$25 Rebel cashand publication of their winning photo

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