The Caltech Y Photo Contest finalists have been selected. Now it is time for you to vote for your favorites!
You can vote on our Facebook page by liking your favorite photos or fill in your vote here: https://forms.gle/Rb6V9x57tczmJF8FA
We're giving a $100 prize to the winner of each category! Voting closes at 12 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, June 18th.
ADVENTURE
1 - Chien-Chang Chen, Grad Student
Explore LA - Horse Riding
"War begins!"
2 - Tara Porter '21
India Ki Khoj Trip
"My friend Malia (‘21) outside the Gandhi ashram near Ahmedabad."
3 - Chien-Chang Chen, Grad Student
Red Rock Canyon State Park camping trip
4 - Kristina Stoyanova, Freshman
Yosemite Trip
"Log"
5 - Chien-Chang Chen, Grad Student
Mt Islip and Crystal Lake hike
"Crystal Lake is the only natural high mountain lake in the San Gabriels mountains. It looks like sapphire from Mt Islip, but it's green when you walk close."
SERVICE
1 - Alexandra Phillips, Grad Student
Rise Tutoring Program
"PUSD students being tutored in math and sciences by Caltech volunteers"
2 - Rupesh Jeyaram, Class of 2020
Union Station Food Service Trip
"Ready to Serve (Dinner)!"
3 - Evan Yeh, Class of 2020
LA River Cleanup
"Helping the Earth breathe"
4 - Alexandra Phillips, Grad Student
Rise Tutoring Program
"PUSD students being tutored in math and sciences by Caltech volunteers"
5 - Rupesh Jeyaram, Class of 2020
Union Station Food Service Trip
"Putting It All Together!"
PERSPECTIVE
1 - Kristina Stoyanova, Freshman
Yosemite Trip
"Knots"
2 - Saehui Hwang, Sophomore
India Ki Khoj Trip
"" Try it," I said to Tara.
" What is it?" She said as she suspiciously looked at the piece of Indian streetfood I was handing her
" Try it, it's Indian!" Everyone on the table burst out in laughter and it became our slogan for the rest of the trip. An inside joke of sorts. I think it captures well the overall theme of India Ki Khoj.
To completely immerse ourselves in an unfamiliar culture, and not being afraid to try something new. This picture is from that night, when the IIT students took us to a night market for fun. They were our guides and our translators, but most importantly they were our friends."
3 - Jorge Llop, G4
International Food Fair
"Spanish table at the International Food Fair. The Caltech Spanish Club served the famous Spanish recipe on their 32 inch pan"
4 - Kristina Stoyanova, Freshman
Explore LA: LA Zoo Lights
5 - Jillian Reed, Sophomore
Yosemite Trip
"Rising early after our first night of backpacking, we climbed the ridge over looking the lakes at the end of Ten Lake Trail in Yosemite. In this photo freshman Tyler looks out at the horizon."
6 - Saehui Hwang, Sophomore
India Ki Khoj Trip
"To my surprise, we became friends with the IIT students in no time. Rahul, Varad and Pratyush soon became my best buddies for the trip and we developed a friendship that will last a lifetime. As we ate Indian junk food and drank tea from street stalls together, we realized that though we came from different sides of the globe, we really wern't that much different from each other."
LEADERSHIP
1 - Jillian Reed, Sophomore
Yosemite Trip
"This photo was taken after hiking in Tuolumne meadows on one of our last days in Yosemite."
2 - Tara Porter '21
India Ki Khoj Trip
"Myra (‘20), one of the student leaders of India Ki Khoj, with the group during a chai break in the streets of Ahmedabad."
3 - Kristina Stoyanova, Freshman
Yosemite Trip
Winners will be announced on June 19th.
by Kristina Stoyanova
