Julie Schwartz Wins Award in Wes in the World Photo Contest

2017 Dec 1

In November, Julie Schwartz was among the winners of the Wesleyan Fries Center for Global Studies' 2017-18 Wes in the World Photo Contest.

More than 200 Wesleyan students, staff, faculty and alumni voted on 56 images in five different categories, including landscape, people, contemporary issues, daily life and sports. Photographs were submitted by international students and U.S. students who studied abroad.

Schwartz's photo of the Eiffel Tower, titled, "Love is Love," was named best in the category of Contemporary Issues.

“I took this picture after the terrorist attacks in Orlando. The Eiffel Tower was lit up with the colors of the Rainbow flag in solidarity with the victims. From where I was standing, the view was breathtaking, and all I could see was how beautiful the tower looked with these colors,” she said. “Some people around me were singing and lighting candles: they made me feel very hopeful for a better future. When terrible events like the one in Orlando happen, I remember this feeling I had when looking at the tower and I find hope again.”