Emily Kask (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Gold | Interpretive Eye
Bhutanese Mourning Ceremony
The grandfather of deceased Prem Thapa, 17, of Erie, Pa., stands in Prem's bedroom on Aug. 4, 2014. Prem's body was found floating in the waters of Presque Isle Bay in Erie on July 26. The Thapa family, who are Bhutanese refugees living in Pennsylvania, held a traditional 13 day mourning ceremony in Prem's bedroom to prepare Prem for the afterlife. The men in the family who lead the ritual are only allowed to wear white clothing during the 13 day period. This image was made using the iPhone app Hipstamatic.
Tianchi Chen (Ohio University)
Silver | Interpretive Eye
Deer
A deer passes the road and is lit by the car light in the early morning.
Sam Owens (Ohio University)
Bronze | Interpretive Eye
Snow Blanket
The road leading to an overlook at Coopers Rock State Forest is covered in a blanket of fresh snow, Wednesday afternoon, November 27, 2013, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.
Erin Kirkland (University of Michigan)
Award of Excellence | Interpretive Eye
Cruisin'
A woman drapes her hand over the passenger window as she cruises down S. Saginaw St during the Back to the Bricks Rolling Cruise on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 in Grand Blanc, MI. Participants cruised through Genesee County while winding through Flint, Burton, Grand Blanc Township and Grand Blanc.
Alicia Afshar (Brooks Institute of Photography)
Award of Excellence | Interpretive Eye
Detached
Multi-instrumentalist and music producer, Connor Bush, lounges on a bed in an empty house wearing a traditional Japanese Kabuki mask in Newport Beach, Calif., Saturday afternoon, Jan. 25, 2014. Music helped Bush get through the toughest of times in his childhood. He uses many different instruments to make music of the future in hopes to give back to those in need of solace. Bush conceals his identity because he believes in creating this music for the experience and not the recognition.