Location: Morocco
Date: March 2018
Photographer: Julia Mattis
Home Country: United States
University Affiliation: Undergraduate Student
Category: Places
Award: Honorable Mention
Facebook - Mysterious Morocco
"I stood atop a sand mountain facing 360 degrees of nothingness that is the Sahara Desert. As my friends and I embraced the overwhelming feeling of being seemingly alone in a world of 7 billion a person the size of an ant broke the horizon. I watched as slowly a line of camels appeared out of the sand. I captured this moment on camera to share a visual reminder that alludes to all of the unknown mysteries that our world has to offer."