With photographs from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Zhari Namco and Nanchang County, China is featured in five images in the 2022 International Photography Exhibition. Three photographers who captured these images are international students from China.
2022 International Photography Exhibition
People Category
- Honorable Mention: Reflection, Meg Zeng, Undergraduate Student, United States and China
Places Category
- Honorable Mention: Lingyin Temple, Feiyang Chen, Undergraduate Student, China
- Honorable Mention: Boatman and Sunset, Shixuan Zhao, Graduate Student, China
Arts & Culture Category
- Honorable Mention: Mani heap, Zhengpeng Du, Undergraduate Student, China
- Honorable Mention: Lantern, Anya Zhang, Student, United States
The 2022 International Photography Exhibition features 40 original photographs taken overseas in 25 different countries by 35 Ohio State students, staff, faculty, visiting scholars and alumni. The exhibition features a diverse selection of images captured in Albania, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China (five images), Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ghana, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco (three images), Myanmar, Peru, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, and Thailand.
The Buckeye photographers featured in the exhibition are from 10 countries including: Austria, China, Ghana, India, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. The photographers include 11 alumni, one faculty, six graduate students, six staff and two visiting scholars and nine undergraduate students.
Photographs in the exhibition were first submitted in three categories to the International Photography Competition, an annual contest open to all members of the Ohio State community. 300 members of the Ohio State community submitted 600 photographs across three categories: People, Places and Arts & Culture. As part of the competition, Ohio State Buckeyes from 42 countries submitted photographs taken in more than 70 countries. The Places category had the most total submissions with 259 photos entered. Over 160 photographs were submitted in the People category and more than 175 images in the Arts & Culture category.
Organized annually by the Office of International Affairs, the international photography competition and exhibition has showcased Ohio State’s top international photography for more than 20 years. Visit International Photography Competition & Exhibition to view the current exhibition or browse past photography exhibitions.