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Category: Interpretive Eye

Congratulations to the winners of the interpretive eye category! Both JuliAnna Patino and Daniel Vasta won honorable mention. Congratulations to all!

Honorable Mention: JuliAnna Patino

COLOMBIA – As a first generation Colombian-American, Colombia is a strong part of my identity, but when I traveled there by myself for the first time this past summer, it created feelings of fear and isolation. This series explores those feelings in this place.


A street vendor passing my grandmothers house in Bello, Medellin, Antioquia.

A plancha that was in-between the kitchen and living room in my grandmother’s house.

Blanca Lia’s neighbor coming by to catch up in the afternoon.

Blanca Lia’s neighbor coming by to catch up in the afternoon.

Blanca Lia feeding a horse guanabana, which is a fruit that grows in her backyard.

A man taking a break near the old Limon train station.

Blanca Lia’s neighbor feeds her chickens in her yard in the early evening.

Maritza and her friends sitting on Jairo’s roof in my neighborhood.

A football field on the main road near my grandmother’s house. My friend Carlos and I would walk around at night and sometimes sit here.

Honorable Mention: Daniel Vasta

GENERATIONS – This series of images take a look at four generations of my family and their unique characteristics.