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<\/a>Students view images in the Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition during Mount David Summit on March 31. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n
Among other goals \u2014 such as providing a venue for students to share their abroad experiences \u2014 the annual Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition gives those students “who haven\u2019t yet had the chance to study off campus an opportunity to imagine themselves in these places and landscapes,” says Associate Dean for Off-Campus Study Tina Mangieri.<\/p>\n
“We hope that seeing such rich visual evidence of their fellow students’ experiences makes off-campus study more accessible.”<\/p>\n
Bates puts a premium on such accessibility<\/a>, and the numbers back it up. Last year, 69 percent of the Class of 2016 graduated with off-campus study credit.<\/p>\n The 14 students whose images appear below studied with nine different programs, including three distinctive Bates-sponsored programs: Bates Fall Semester Abroad, Phillips Student Fellowship, and Purposeful Work.<\/p>\n The annual photography exhibition, organized by David Das, assistant director of Off-Campus Study programs, is funded by the college\u2019s Barlow Endowment<\/a>, which supports a range of Bates-in-the-world opportunities for students and faculty, plus a special travel grant for alumni K-12 educators<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Amy Katz ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: My younger of two host brothers, Edson, smiles a toothless grin outside my Baba’s duka. This small shop not only served as my family’s main source of income but also as the meeting place for our family excursions. This particular day, I was meeting my Mama to get my hair done downtown in our small village of Ngaramtoni.<\/p>\n Amy Katz ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Alexa Adams ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: Frost-covered prayer flags criss-cross the summit of Gokyo Ri, elevation 17,575 feet, in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal.<\/p>\n Alexa Adams ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Adam Blau ’18 About the photograph<\/strong>: After a nine-hour drive from Marrakech through the High Atlas mountain range, we arrived at the camp where we would stay that night. We got on camels and trekked to see the Saharan sunset.<\/p>\n Adam Blau ’18<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer:<\/strong> Alyssa Dole ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: I passed by this house every morning on my way to the bus stop from my homestay. And every morning, I couldn\u2019t help but stop and admire it. I\u2019m not exactly sure what drew me. I think there was something about its vibrant colors and cottage-like style that reminded me of a house from a fairytale. I decided that I couldn\u2019t leave Denmark without taking a photo of it.<\/p>\n Alyssa Dole ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Bria Riggs ’18 About the photograph<\/strong>: Looking out from Santa Luc\u00eda Ecolodge at a one-of-a-kind sunset in the Ecuadorian cloud forest.<\/p>\n Bria Riggs ’18<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Emily Disler ’18 About the photograph: <\/strong>During my class trip to Scotland, we did a day hike up Conic Hill, on the West Highland Way. On our way up, we encountered this majestic Highland cow.<\/p>\n Emily Disler ’18<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Praneet Kang ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: The exhibit Shalekhet<\/em> (Fallen Leaves), on the floor in the Memory Void of the J\u00fcdisches (Jewish) Museum in Berlin, Germany, has 10,000 faces punched from metal discs, representing all victims of war and violence.<\/p>\n Praneet Kang ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Kathryn Cuthbert \u201917 About the photograph<\/strong>: For my independent study project, I traveled to the Enashiva Nature Preserve to study giraffe social structure and behavior. I took photos of each individual and named them to further individualize each member of the herd for more specific observation.<\/p>\n By the end of my monthlong stay, I could recognize each of the 79 individuals within the park almost immediately by sight, and because I was camping by myself the entire month I got way too close to them.<\/p>\n This individual is Nyeupe. He is an older male, usually seen in the calving herd at the edge of the grouping to allow him to see danger from farther off. I became really attached to him because of his gentle nature, and because he let me get as close as 30 feet! I miss my giraffes; they were my family for a month of my life.<\/p>\n Kathryn Cuthbert ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Gwen Muscato ’18 About the photograph<\/strong>: I took this photo while exploring the fjords of Norway. The entire day I couldn’t stop smiling. The vibrant colors of the leaves, the serene isolation of the towns \u2014 this is Aurlandsvangen \u2014 and the calm of the water made me feel at peace. I didn’t know that a place this beautiful existed.<\/p>\n Gwen Muscato ’18<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Katherine McNally ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: I took this photograph on an early morning in June 2016, when Richard Grains and Harvey Johnson let me join them on their creel boat while they packed crabs in the sea off the Shetland Islands. I was in Shetland during spring and summer of 2016 researching the local fishing culture, an experience that informed my honors thesis in anthropology.<\/p>\n In the Shetland Islands, fishing is literally and metaphorically about family. The potential loss of fish, due to climate change and marine food web degradation, would be more than a loss of profit for Shetland fishing communities. It would be a loss of home.<\/p>\n Katherine McNally ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Denali Nalamalapu ’17 About the Photograph<\/strong>: I spent every Saturday, my day off, exploring the Kathmandu Valley. The lush hills, sprawling forest, and ancient temples offer escape from the city.<\/p>\n Perched on a hilltop in the valley, Swayambhunath overlooks the city. Prayer flags gather in the sky and wave gently in the breeze, generating an atmosphere of spiritual tranquility. It was near impossible not to feel compelled by the direct, painted stare of the Buddhist stupa.<\/p>\n Denali Nalamalapu ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer: <\/strong>Sophie Wagener ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: During my spring break, I traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia, and caught the sunrise over Angkor Wat. The 4 a.m. wake-up and freezing tuk-tuk ride were well-worth it!<\/p>\n Sophie Wagener ’17<\/p><\/div>\n Photographer<\/strong>: Emma Marchetti ’17 About the photograph<\/strong>: I was with a group of students in Canoa, Ecuador, during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 16, 2016. Amid the terror, death, and devastation that we experienced that night, we also witnessed human kindness and resiliency.<\/p>\n Those who lost so much did whatever they could to help those who had lost even more. In the absence of doctors and police, there were many selfless actions \u2014from performing first aid to moving fear-filled people to higher ground in case of a tsunami \u2014 that helped locals and tourists endure that night and the following days.<\/p>\n While this picture doesn\u2019t show any people, the two perfectly made beds at the top of the photo remind me of those who survived. Everything may have fallen down around them, but the beds remain together, intact.<\/p>\nNgaramtoni, Tanzania<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Durango, Colo.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Environmental studies
\nProgram: <\/strong>SIT Arusha \u2014 Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSolukhumbu District, Nepal<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Williamstown, Mass.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Anthropology
\nProgram<\/strong>: SIT Kathmandu, Nepal \u2014 Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples<\/p>\n<\/a>The Sahara, Morocco<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Pacific Palisades, Calif.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Politics, economics
\nProgram<\/strong>: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nCopenhagen, Denmark<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Wellesley Hills, Mass.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Psychology, art and visual culture
\nProgram<\/strong>: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nNanegal, Ecuador<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Truckee, Calif.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Environmental studies
\nProgram<\/strong>: SIT Quito, Ecuador \u2014 Comparative Ecology and Conservation<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBalmaha, Scotland<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Richmond, Va.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Biological chemistry
\nProgram<\/strong>: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBerlin, Germany<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Somerset, N.J.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Biology
\nProgram<\/strong>: Bates Fall Semester Abroad Berlin<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nEnashiva Nature Refuge, Tanzania<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Minneapolis
\nMajor<\/strong>: Biology, environmental studies
\nProgram<\/strong>: SIT Arusha, Tanzania \u2014 Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAurlandsfjord, Norway<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Dover, N.H.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Biology
\nProgram<\/strong>: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nShetland Islands, Scotland<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Deep River, Conn.
\nMajor<\/strong>: Anthropology
\nProgram<\/strong>: Bates Phillips Fellowship<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nKathmandu Valley, Nepal<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Falmouth, Maine
\nMajor<\/strong>: English
\nProgram<\/strong>: Purposeful Work \u2014 Bates in Asia<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSiem Reap, Cambodia<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge, Calif.<\/span>
\nMajor<\/strong>: Biology
\nProgram<\/strong>: CIEE Khon Kaen, Thailand \u2014 Community Public Health<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nCanoa, Ecuador<\/h3>\n
\nHometown<\/strong>: Whitefish, Mont.
\n<\/span>Major<\/strong>: Environmental studies
\nProgram<\/strong>: IES Quito, Ecuador \u2014 Area Studies and Language<\/p>\n