Congratulations to the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s inaugural photo contest winners! With so many excellent submissions from faculty, staff and students, we are pleased to recognize an Ultimate Grand Prize winner, four Grand Prize winners, category winners and honorable mentions.
All below images will be framed and placed in the hallways of the Thad Cochran Research Center. The School of Pharmacy is thankful for all participants in our first-ever photo contest.
Ultimate Grand Prize Winner:
Amhiprion akallopisos, the skunk clownfish, is symbiotic with this anemone on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean (photo taken off Pemba Island, Tanzania)
Deb Gochfeld, “Friends on the reef: shared experiences diving on coral reefs”
Grand Prize Winners:
Photo of a male lion taken at the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya.
Kei Mamiya, “An imposing male lion”
Rock formation in Zion National Park.
Gary Theilman, “The Watchman”
A local Oxford resident takes in the view from the rooftop in Amroha, India.
Farjad Khan, “Taking in the view”
Photo taken at Rowan Oak, the former home of the famous writer William Faulkner and his family.
Scott Malinowski, “Rowan Oak”
Botanicals & Natural Products Category Winner:
Flowers of a Phalaenopsis hybrid growing at the Ole Miss Medicinal Plant Garden.
Vijay Raman, “Moth Orchid”
Pharmacy Category Winner:
This photo depicts a few of the historical “essentials” of pharmacy science and practice – a Remington’s reference book, antique pharmaceutical bottles, and a mortar and pestle. These were the classic tools of the pharmacist.
Scott Malinowski, “Pharmacy Essentials”
Oxford Landscapes & Landmarks Category Winner:
Image of The Lyric Oxford’s facade in black and white.
Betsabe Navarro, “The Lyric Oxford”
University of Mississippi Category Winner:
Robert Nkemdiche paying tribute to Chucky Mullins before a game.
Seph Anderson, “Remembering a Legend”
Travels Category Winner:
Peruvian Amazon sunrise.
Larry Walker, “Peruvian Amazon Sunrise”
Honorable Mentions:
Great Blue Heron flying along the seashore on the Gulf Coast of Alabama.
Nirmal Pugh, “Great Blue Heron”
Waterfall on Mt. Katahdin at Baxter State Park in Maine.
Lauren Rowlett, “Katahdin Waterfall”
A fruit stand that sits next to one of the highways in India.
Farjad Khan, “Vivid Roadside Fruit Stand”