Student Photo Contest

  

Winners Announced

2009 marks the year of the first Center for Japanese Studies Student Photo Contest.  Throughout the summer, undergraduate and graduate students collected expressive and insightful photographs that reflect Japan's rich culture and heritage.  The winners of this year's contest are:

Hiroe Saruya for her photograph May Day.  Hiroe is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology.  Her research interests include democracy and social movements in Japan, and her dissertation research focuses on the protests against the revision of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty in Japan in 1960.  

Joe Tolsma for his photograph Itsukushima Shrine: Floating Torii.  Joe is an M.A. student in Japanese Studies, focusing on Japanese language and culture.  With a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Joe hopes to start a career in international technology development after he graduates in April.

Jonathan Gregurick for his photograph Painting a New Torii Gate.  Jon graduated from the University of Michigan in August 2009 with a B.A. in History.  He is currently interning in public relations and marketing in Chicago, and plans to teach English in Japan through the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program in 2010.

Ji Fangyuan is a first-year M.A. student in Japanese Studies.  Her interests include modern history, China-Japan relations, and regional security.

Enter the 2009 CJS Student Photo Contest Gallery