2024 ESC Photo Contest Winners
The votes are in! We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 ESC Photo Contest. These contributors received the top 3 scores. We received 14 submissions and 42 beautiful photos from across Europe and Eurasia.
Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who participated in this year's contest.
Keep a watch out for our 2025 contest next year!
First Place: Dasha Maliauskaya
Dasha Maliauskaya, Yale European & Russian Studies MA Student
- Photo 1: "Affection," taken in Novogrudok, Belarus
- Photo 2: "Calmness," taken in Lepel, Belarus
- Photo 3: "Freedom," taken in Zaslavl, Belarus
Second Place: Katherina Frangi
Katherina Frangi, Yale PhD student in Spanish & Portuguese
- Photo 1: "Kirkja", taken in Búðaklettur, Iceland
- Photo 2: "Lighthouse", taken in Snæfellsjökull National Park, Iceland
- Photo 3: "Long exposure foss", taken in Skógafoss, Iceland
Third Place: Xuyang Mi
Xuyang Mi, Yale University
- Photo 1: "Our History" taken in Velyki Sorochyntsi, Ukraine
- Photo 2: "The Pushkin Museum Has Gone Underground" taken in Odesa, Ukraine
- Photo 3: "Come in for Coffee" taken in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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