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2008 MSU Global Focus Winners Gallery

2009 Global Focus People's Choice Award

Voting ends at 5:00 PM Nov. 19, 2009

Please vote once for your top choice in each photographer category, student, faculty/staff, alumni* .(Clicking an image will NOT enlarge it.)

All photographs in the Global Focus competition are protected by copyright laws. Any use of these images without the photographers permission is considered a copyright violation.

Work Is Life Vishnu Worshipper Greek Island Life in a Nutshell:  Motorbikes, Sea and an Exquisite View of Turkey

Mukteshwar, India

Varanasi, India

Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece
The Wall of a Thousand Wishes?or More Ancient Architecture Under Construction Infinite Sky Meets Endless Ocean

Virgin Mary's House, Izmir, Turkey

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Tobago, Trinidad
Paradise Beach Baseball Childhood Innocence

Tobago, Trinidad

Tobago, Trinidad

India
Prayers in the Wind From the Palace Gates Pure Water

Tibet

Mysore, India

Kyomizu, Kyoto, Japan
"Sashimi, Kudasai" Purification Sparty in Paris

Miyajima, Japan

Miyajima, Japan

Paris, France
Dancing House Sunrise at Stonehenge A Mountain Home

Prague, Dzech Republic

England

Haiti
The Blue Dress The Joyful Audience Multiple Perspectives

Haiti

Haiti

Stockholm, Sweden
Over-exposed Nightlife Let it Sink In Panaroma of a city

Florence, Italy

Arenal, Costa Rica

Istanbul
Sunset in Istanbul Suleymaniye Coconuts and Firewood

Istanbul

Istanbul

San Blas, Kuna Yala, Rep. Panama
Savanna Sunrise Floating Reed-House Eid Eve in Zanzibar

Ei Limon, Rep. Panama

Puno, Pero

Zanzibar, Tanzania
Talk of Tunis Hemingway in Arabic South African Shacks

Tunis, Tunisia

Ajman, United Arab emirates

Kya Sands, South Africa
Zebras in the Wild An Elephant in Tall African Grass Gift of Chalk

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Dumfries Village, South Africa
March of Penguins Dante Red Lanterns Decorating A Shingled Roof

Boulders, South Africa

Santa Croce, Florence, Italy

Yongding, China
Square Temple In A Circular Pavilion The Highest Good Is Like Water The Pearl of Kyrgyzstan

Yongding, China

Fenghuang, China

Issyk-Kul Lke, Kyrgyzstan
We Are Playing In Our School The Best Education A Chinese Farmer and His Goats

Aga Khan School, Osh City

Aga Khan School, Osh City

Hu Lu Dao, Liao Ning Province, China
A Volunteer "Hi, How Are You?" (Between Two Tibetan Monks and a Pupil) Getting That Haircut!

Tu Er Gan, Gan Su Province, China

Tu Er Gan, Gan Su Province, China

Banara, India
The Shirt Off My Back Working Class Hero A Flying Lantern:  Wisdom of Ages

Banaras, India

Kerala, India

Chiangmai, Thailand
Morning Ritual in Luangprabang Small hands will ride the future Donkey Huggs!

Luangprabang, Laos

Luangprabang, Laos

Mopti, Mali
A Day Hill of Crosses The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on the Nerl River

Segou, Mali

Suburbs Siauliai, Lithuania

Bogolyubovo, Russia
The Harbour in Stavanger Kikuyu Dance Cheetahs at Sundet

Stavanger, Norway

Nairobi, Kenya

Maasai Mara, Kenya
Maasai Children and Tree Zang Woman Funny Face

Maasai Mara, Kenya

Yunnan, China

Shanghai, China
Ginkgo In memories of lost time New Chinese Pub

Tonglu City, China

Xiamen City, China

Xiamen City, China
The Grand Palace Spirit of Lan Xang Begging for Freedom

Bangkok, Thailand

Luangprabang, Laos

Luangprabang, Laos
Lunch Time School Girls At Guard

Kumasi, Ghana

Kumasi, Ghana

Vatican City, Vatican
RunningThrough Madukkarai Smiles from Tamil Nadu Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

Coimbatore, India

Coimbatore, India

Cape Town, South Africa
Majesty - The City Palace of Udaipur Gahah, Idol of Lord Ganesh Journey:  Oppressed, Still Hopeful

Rajasthan, India

Pondicherry, India

Himachal Pradesh, India
Ponte Vecchio Painter Malian Masquerade Pagon Dancer

Florence, Italy

Mali, Africa

Mali, Africa
Guardians of The Nile Ugandan Smiles Recess in Rwanda

While Nile, Uganda

Gulu, Uganda

Kigali, Rwanda
The Corner of the Table Jump Stop and Stare

Cape Town, South Africa

Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town

Cape Town Flats, South Africa
Tranquility Itching to See Avebury Versailles

La Corbiere Lighthouse, Jersey, UK

Avebury, England

Chateau de Versailles, France
Wa Ser? (Come and Play) The Off Season Cooling Off

Porto Novo,

Panajachel, Guatemala

Panajachel, Guatemala
Daily Work Waiting for the Bus Time Out From Chores

Panajachel, Guatemala

Pisac, Peru

Sapa, Vietnam
Preparing For Sale Dancing Elephant Goa On A Rainy Day

Chinchero Market, Peru

Goa, India

Goa, India
The Beautiful Beast Giving Life To The Colorful Puppets Shilp Gram - Craftsman Village

Bongkok, Thailand

Rajasthan, India

Rajasthan, India
Shells Honk Actress in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Scottish Hydrangeas

Goa, India

Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Oban, Scotland
King London Eye Stained Glass

London, UK

London, England

London, England
Soldiers Alternate Use of a Pen Thai Transportation

London, England

Luang Prabang, Laos

Krabi, Thailand
In For The Evening Trinkets of the Andes Peruvian Sheepherder

Western Kenya

Nicamarca, Peru

Sacred Valley, Peru
Artisan of Ollantytambo Cape Coast Storm Going, Somewhere

Ollantytambo, Peru

Cape Coast, Ghana

Accra,Ghana
The Boy in Yellow Fruta La Noche

Ankaase, Ghana

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic
Windows The way of making tea Serenity

Dominican Republic

Xiamei, China

Xiamei, China
A tea plantation The River Thames Stonehenge Before the Storm

Mt. Wuyi, China

London, England

Stonehenge, England
Coliseum Resting under two trees in China Mexican bassists

Rome, Italy

Wuhan, China

Guanajuato, Mexico
Namibian farm worker children having fun Temple of Lord Shiva Carved Out of a Stone Bank of the River Krishna

Namibia

Khidrapur, Maharashtra, India

Khidrapur, Maharashtra, India
Stone Hopping on Water Rajasthani Desert

Khidrapur, Maharashtra, India

The Rajasthani Desert, India

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