Photo Contest 2023: Photography exhibition & student voting

The VSE International Office invites you to the exhibition of the student photographs from the Photo Contest 2023, which is open to all VSE students, who spent exchange study period or internship abroad in the AY 2022/2023.

A total of 104 students took part in the Photo Contest this year and submitted 287 photos taken during their exchange stay or internship. Finally, 62 photos by 51 authors got to the second round. You can also view these photographs online.

The exhibition is taking place in the Atrium RB from November 28 until December 17, 2023 and it is organized in cooperation with VSE Marketing and PR Office.

On November 29th, 2023, the best photographs chosen by the expert jury represented by Doc. Ing. Stanislav Horný, CSc were announced on at the International & Study Abroad Fair 2023. The prizes of the International Office and the Marketing and PR Department were also awarded. (see below)

The student voting for the best photograph will be open throughout the duration of the exhibition. All current VSE students and employees can vote via this form. The winner of the student voting will be announced after the end of the exhibition.

 

Winning photographs according to the expert jury and special prizes:

  • 1st place:  Michaela Svatošová (FFA) – „Being in a Couple“ (France, Neoma Business School, FS 2022)

Author’s comment: My first alone trip to Madrid, Spain was magical. I felt strong as I did it all by myself but at the end you miss somebody to share with. Somebody who is your couple.
  • 2nd place:  Kateřina Hrušková (FBA) – „Sunrise in OZ“ (New Zealand, University of Otago, SS 2023)

Author’s comment: This photo was taken during my trip to Australia. Chilling with kangaroos while enjoying sunrise on the beach is one of my favourite memories.

 

  • 3rd place:  Tereza Klimentová (FIS) –  „The city of contrasts and casinos“ (Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, SS 2023)

Author’s comment: Macau is a city where you can find the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Venice, a huge number of casinos and luxury hotels, Portuguese architecture, but also a lot of poor and ruined houses, all in a few square kilometers. To capture this picture I decided to come back to Macau for the second time, because in my opinion it perfectly symbolizes the city.
  • Honorable mention:  Marie Zákostelecká (FBA) – „Contemporary art“ (Germany, internship in Galleri Heike Arndt DK – Berlin, SS 2023)

Author’s comment: Nasan Tur explores the political and social conditions that define our times. His works are experimental arrangements that draw attention to ideologies, social norms and behavioural codes and expand our options for individual action.
 

International Office voted for: 

  • Int. Office Prize:  Egor Nefedov (FBA) – „Concrete Canopy“ (Peru, Universidad del Pacífico, SS 2023)

Author’s comment: As the bustling city stretches its architectural arms skyward, a unique vantage captures the confluence of urban life and nature’s vast expanse. From below, the towering buildings frame the heavens in a perfect circle, creating a dramatic portal to the azure above. Poised at the center, alone airplane gracefully cuts across this window, embodying mankind’s ceaseless ambition and our yearning to touch the skies. The juxtaposition of solid concrete and ethereal space makes a profound statement: while we might build barriers around us, the universe’s infinity is always within reach.

 
Marketing and PR Department voted for: 

  • Marketing and PR Prize:  Gabriela Brachtlová (FFA) – „Mysterious Man“ (South Korea, Konkuk University, SS 2023)

Author’s comment: Photo was taken in Macau during a rainy day as I was visiting old mandarin’s house.

You may find all the winning photos here.

We would like to thank all the students who sent us their photographs to the Photo Contest 2023 and congratulations to all winners!