2025 Photo Contest Winners RDP Abroad
International Tradition/Culture Category
WINNER –“Kinkaku-ji”
Photographer: Instructor, School of Trades & Technology
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Description: Golden temple, UNESCO world heritage sit
International Tradition/Culture Category
Runner-up –“An Evening Among the Stupas”
Photographer: Chantal Marchand, International Manager
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Description: As daylight fades, the temple grounds of Wat Pho radiate a quiet, spiritual energy. A visitor dressed in traditional Thai attire becomes part of the enduring cultural rituals and serene ambiance of this sacred site.
International Nature/Landscape Category
WINNER –“Stairway to Heaven”
Photographer: Krystle Pelto, Student, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Location: Inca Trail, Peru
Description: We were on day three of our four-day Inca trail trek to Machu Picchu and climbed up on the original trail in the cloud forest on the edge of a gorgeous mountain to our campsite overlooking Phuyupatamarca. The lighting and timing was just right to give this image the illusion of walking into the heavens and right off the edge of a mountain.
International Nature/Landscape Category
Runner-up –“Evening in Positano”
Photographer: Sadee Reinders, Student, Bachelor of Education
Location: Amalfi Coast, Italy
Description: This photo captures the beautiful town of Positano on Italy's Amalfi Coast as the dusk turns to night. I snapped this picture while walking back up to my hillside "home" after a wonderful dinner by the beach. Feelings of gratitude and sonder arrived as I realized I got to see this with my own bare eyes. A real-life postcard from Italy.
International City View/Life Category
WINNER –“Porto, the Undefeated City”
Photographer: Robbie Halonen, Dean, School of Arts & Education
Location: Porto, Portugal
Description: The Dom Luís I bridge shimmers in the golden light of sunset, its iron arches sweeping boldly across the Douro. Crowds drift along its span, their laughter and chatter rising above the river’s hush, mingling with the gulls’ sharp cries overhead. The city of Porto exhales, casting off the day’s sweltering heat as the city stirs awake and music and life spill into the streets.
International City View/Life Category
Runner-up
–“The Yellow Car”
Photographer: Brendan Shaw, Student, Bachelor of Applied Arts in Film Production
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: Shot in Lisbon, Portugal, on 35mm film. I used the Konica T3 and Porta 800 film stock. I love the amount of life this photo captures and the busyness within it. I feel like it gives the viewer a window into what the energy is like in Lisbon.