SAIS Perspectives is now accepting entries from students, faculty, staff, and alumni for our 2021/22 Photo Contest! Winners will have their work featured on the SAIS Perspectives website and on campus, and will receive cash prizes of up to $150!

This year, we are looking for contributions centered around development, climate, and sustainability. While we do not have a ‘Theme’, we hope entries can capture what these three words represent, as SAIS shifts its programming to the new DCS concentration.

Email your submission(s) with a 30-200 word description including location and context to sais.perspectives@gmail.com by Friday, October 8. Feel free to reach out with any questions. Thank you!

2020 Photo Contest Winner: Lonely Hikes - Nature as a refuge for a pandemic

By Simone Weichenrieder

Description: With increasing stress one recognizes the value of lonely paths, small hikes or abandoned national parks in the time of social distancing. These two hikers seek abandonment on one of Iceland's long-distance hiking trails, the Laugavegur Trail. Only with their tents it leads them through the abandoned highlands, Islands past volcanic landscapes and hot springs. Iceland was one of the first Nordic countries to welcome foreign hikers back with joy as early as June 2020 and, despite Corona, wanted to revive its outdoor tourism with great effort and safety measures.