October 16, 2023
2023 CSEEES Photo Contest Winners
![2023 photo contest collage](/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_image/public/2023-10/professional_setup_photo_collage_canvas_print_in_brown_beige_collage_style.png?h=4362216e&itok=esjB4OCg)
The polls are closed and the votes are in! We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 CSEEES Photo Contest:
1st Place (21 votes): Gunel Alasgarova (Ohio State U.)
Great Caucasus Mountains and the Winter Resort (Shamakhi, Azerbaijan)
![Dry Qusar River bed because of seasonal irrigation and Global Warming in front of the Great Caucasus Mountains](/sites/default/files/styles/75/public/2023-10/great_caucasus_mountainsazerbaijan.jpg?itok=dAU7EZzF)
2nd Place (13 votes): Yasha Shatalov (Ohio State U. alumnus)
Monk (Tallinn, Estonia)
![Statue of a monk in front of a sunset in Tallinn, Estonia](/sites/default/files/styles/66/public/2023-10/ys_tallinn_estonia_monk.jpeg?itok=LDTqigI8)
3rd Place (12 votes): Siobhán Seigne (Ohio State U.)
Pollen on Lake Bled (Bled, Slovenia)
![Bled, Slovenia aerial view of pollen on Lake Bled](/sites/default/files/styles/75/public/2023-10/3.jpeg?itok=kgrtw5tp)
Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who participated in this year's contest. Keep your eyes and camera lenses open for information on our 2024 contest next year!