The following Anthropology students and faculty are winners in the 2011 annual "Anthropology in Action" Photo Contest. Each image remains the property of the student photographer; for any rights or image useage, please contact the associated individual. Back to the photo contest main page.

Woman with the Pink Hijab
I took this photo of a woman waiting in line to see mobile health team nurses as part of Lauren Carruth's dissertation research. (Ceelahelay, Ethiopia)
David Machledt
1st Place Winner
$300 Prize

Feeding Time
A herder provides supplemental nutrition to a goat kid. (Bayankhongor, Mongolia)
Annika Ericksen
2nd Place Winner
$200 Prize

Sunrise at the Volcano
Overlooking the immense caldera at one of Indonesia's most spectacular and sacred sites. (East Java, Indonesia)
Jonathan McLeod
3rd Place Winner
$100 Prize

Moving
A herding family preparing to migrate has taken down its ger (yurt) but has yet to pack up the contents. (Bayankhongor, Mongolia)
Annika Ericksen
4th Place Winner

Door to Nowhere
We came upon this ironically locked door which actually allows entry to a small corral fenced with acacia, on a walk outside town. (Ayasha, Ethiopia)
David Machledt
5th Place Winner

Maori Dancers in London
I was the creator and co-producer of the ORIGINS fesitval - brought indigenous theatre companies from the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia to London. (London, England)
Gordon Bronitsky
Honorable Mention

Digging into the Big Pit
Workmen reveal the earliest construction layers of a massive platform at Ceibal, Guatemala. (Ceibal, Guatemala)
Victor Castillo Aguilar
Honorable Mention

Working to Keep the Water Flowing
A rancher decides to build water fountains at each of his cattle troughs for the immigrants that pass through his property situated on the US/Mexico border, and spends hours each day maintaining them. (Arivaca, AZ)
Lindsay Raisa Feldman
Honorable Mention

Wall Graffiti Nanjing
I really liked to visit the Confucius temple quarter of Nanjing. One day I was almost there and noticed this new wall graffiti Chinese style. The 2 characters closest to the right say "Nan-jing." I though it was pretty neat and unusual for wht I had seen of China. I did not notice much graffiti other than here and in another small town. (Nanjing, China)
Katie MacFarland
Honorable Mention

Watering Hole
Teamwork helps to get water from the bottom of this hand dug well to the thirsty goats. (Ceelahelay, Ethipoia)
David Machledt
Honorable Mention

Archaeologist in the Rain
Arcaheologist oversees a large excavation on a rainy day at the Maya site of Ceibal. (Ceibal, Sayaxche, Peten, Guatemala)
Jessica MacLellan
Honorable Mention

Face Carving at the Mask Temple
While working at Lamanai; I got to explore the ruins in the early morning before the crowds arrived. This photo represents a quiet moment of reflection and connection with the past
Tracie Mayfield
Honorable Mention

Village Sugar Cane Production
A man tests the latest batch of sugar cane being boiled into a sugary froth. (East Java, Indonesia)
Jonathan McLeod
Honorable Mention

Small River View
I was comparing landscapes in Eastern Senegal that have not been impacted by the deleterious effect of industrial mining and the damaged ones. This place displays a pristine view of what used to be the current areas impacted by mining. (Kaedi, Mauritania)
Aminata Niang
Honorable Mention

Petionville Golf club
US Embassy employees tour the Petionville Golf club camp for Internally Displaced People(IDP). (Petionville, Haiti)
Charles Norton
Honorable Mention

A step to an ecology of mind
Yancey Orr taking a photo of a Balinese rooster to create an experiment to test holistic visual perception and fetish in Indonesia. (Bali, Indonesia)
Yancey Orr
Honorable Mention

Selling Bulk in Ho Chi Minh City
A woman sells bulk merhandise at a large indoor market near Chinatown in Ho CChi Minh City, Vietnam. (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Dana Osborne
Honorable Mention

Repurposed
A repurposed claw-foot bathtub serves as the soaking basin for a hot spring. (Monroe, UT)
Victoria Phaneuf
Honorable Mention

By the Skin of your Teeth
A female bison hide was doanted to the Hundon-Meng Bison Kill Site. While working there, we had an opportunity to de-flesh and tan the hide. She demonstrates how to de-flesh the bison hide using the "traditional" plastic pipe scraper. (Nebraska, USA)
Sarah Wolff
Honorable Mention

Oh no! After 130 Years, It is Empty!
A complete champagne bottle was found in the infantry brracks during an arcaheological excavation. Obvious photos ensued from discoverers. (Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY)
Anne Wolff
Honorable Mention