Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies

Photography Prize

Deadline: April 11, 2023

The Jane's Photography Prize is awarded annually to a student for the best photograph from Latin America or a Latinx community. It carries a $200 cash prize.

Deadline and Submission

Deadline for submission is April 11, 2023, before midnight. Please upload your submission to this folder. Please write the title, name and caption in the body of the email only. File names should include title. Please submit up to five photographs, only the winner(s) will be notified.

Photography Winners

sunset with two paddleboarders in the water

2022: "Te Alcanzo"

Photo Credit: Delaine Gneco La Cruz

View of back of a person with hands up in surrender in front of military trucks

2021: "I surrender," Santiago, Chile

Photo Credit: Xuantong He

Beautiful image of a small house up in a valley of Peru overlooking the field.

2020: "Un paseo de bote de miles de colores en Xochimilco que no se debe perder."

Photo Credit: Ruby Carlon ‘20

Beautiful image of a small house up in a valley of Peru overlooking the field.

2019: "La casita y su valle;" Peru

Photo Credit: Ethan Stone '19

Colorful skull or calaverita earrings hanging on a display.

2018: "Calaveritas;" Mexico

Photo Credit: Nina Rosenblatt '19

Two blue tethered boats with motors floating in a lake surrounded by mountains.

2018: "Soñando en Azul;" Mexico

Photo Credit: Nina Rosenblatt '19

Pack of alpacas wandering in a mountainous landscape.

2017: "Pac of Alpacas;" Pitumarca Province, Peru

Photo Credit: Sophie Grutzner '18

Llamas grazing in a colorfully mountainous area.

2017: "Llanas con Llamas;" Pitumarca Province, Peru

Photo Credit: Sophie Grutzner '18

Man getting a shave at a barber shop.

2017: "Barbero;" Havana, Cuba

Photo Credit: Alex Ashley '19

Bicycle taxi driver resting and smoking.

2017: "Fumando;" Havana, Cuba

Photo Credit: Alex Ashley '19

Scenic view of a lake with a snowcapped mountain in the distance.

2016: "Lago Chungara;" Chile

Photo Credit: Rebecca Groner '17

Barber cutting a man's hair in a salon.

2016: "Tijeras;" Waltham, MA

Photo Credit: Alex Ashley '19

A cactus surrounded by small grey blocks in the afternoon fog.

2015: "Huaca Pucllana in the Lima Afternoon Fog;" Lima, Peru

Photo Credit: Adam Gamwell, PhD'18